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阅读题型讲解 5. The story of Amy and Jed tells us _____________. A) Love online is hard to survive (生存) in real life. B) Her illness made them live together. C) It is hard for strangers to live together. D) It is impossible to find true love online. 阅读题型讲解 Passage 2 Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance. Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race? The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up. Another story tells of a little train that had to climb a steep hill. The hill was so steep that the little train had a hard time trying to get over it. But the train just kept pulling, all the while saying, “I think I can, I think I can.” At last, the train was over the top of the hill. “I thought I could, I thought I could,” chugged the happy little train. 阅读题型讲解 Compassion may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible describes a man who showed compassion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and robbed. The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive cycle. In fall 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians hit by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida returned the favor. In less dramatic ways, millions of Americans are quietly passing along the kindnesses shown to them. 阅读题型讲解 Great moral stories can build character. The success of The Book of Virtues in 1993 shows that many Americans still believe in moral values. Moral values are invaluable. 阅读题型讲解 6. According to the author, “perseverance” means ________. A) “I think I can.” B) it doesn’t matter if we are slow. C) never to give up. D) to experience a hard time. 阅读题型讲解 7. According to the author, compassion may be the queen of American virtues because ________. A) it is the virtu