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2025-2026高二学英语报套题22

During this past year, I’ve had three instances of car trouble. Each time these things happened, I was sick of the way most people hadn’t bothered to help. One of those times, I was on the side of the road for close to three hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows, big signs that said NEED A JACK (千斤顶), and offered money. Nothing. Right as I was about to give up, a Mexican family in a small truck pulled over, and the father bounded out.

He sized up the situation and called for his daughter, who spoke English. He conveyed through her that he had a jack but that it was too small for the Jeep, so we would need something to support it. Then he got a saw (锯子) from the truck and cut a section out of a big log on the side of the road. We rolled it over and put his jack on top, and we were in business.

I started taking the wheel off, and then, if you can believe it, I broke his tire iron. No worries: He handed it to his wife, and she was gone in a flash down the road to buy a new tire iron. She was back in 15 minutes. We finished the job, and I was a very happy man.

The two of us were dirty and sweaty. His wife prepared a pot of water for us to wash our hands. I tried to put a $20 bill in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up to the truck and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I asked the little girl where they lived. Mexico, she said. They were in Oregon so Mommy and Daddy could work on a fruit farm for the next few weeks. Then they would go home.

When I was about to say goodbye, the girl asked if I’d had lunch.

After they left, I got into my Jeep and opened the paper bag.

When I was about to say goodbye, the girl asked if I’d had lunch.

①版本1：Not until then/ Only then did I perceive that I had consumed nothing for hours. 版本2：It suddenly dawned on me/ occurred to me/ hit me/ struck me/ crossed my mind that I hadn’t eaten anything for hours.

②版本1：Considering it improper (inappropriate) to bother again/ Reluctant (unwilling) to bother again, I shook my head but insisted that I wasn’t hungry at all, which was, however, betrayed by my rumbling (grumbling) stomach/ only to be exposed (revealed) by my growling stomach.

③Noticing my embarrassment/awkwardness, the girl chuckled/ giggled, then seemingly prepared/ packed/ gathered something in the car while consulting her mom on something secret/ whilst her mom whispered something secret to her, and returned with a paper bag in hand.

④“Here you are!/ Take it!” beamed the girl, with sincerity registering on her face/ her face glowing with sincerity.

⑤版本1：Clutching the bag firmly, I extended my genuine gratitude to them, “Had it not been for your timely assistance, I would have still been trapped in despair/ struggled with the car trouble,” thankful but reluctant to bid farewell to the warm-hearted family. 版本2：Grabbing the bag tightly, I conveyed my heartfelt appreciation for the family’s selfless help, without which I wouldn’t have escaped from the predicament, my eyes brimming with tears when it was time for their departure/ as they turned to leave/ at the moment of their departing.

After they left, I got into my Jeep and opened the paper bag.

①Inside the bag were some Mexican homemade delicacies and the $20 bill.

②No sooner had I discovered/ recognized that they helped me out without expecting anything in return/ without seeking any reward than tears of thankfulness blurred my vision, leaving me unable to utter a single word.

③While savoring every mouthful of the delicious food, I couldn’t help but reflect on the touching experience--never could I have imagined what might have happened if I hadn’t encountered such a kind-hearted family!

④It was the first time that my previous negative assumption/ mistrust of strangers had been replaced with rekindled/ reignited hope of humanity.

⑤With this act of kindness engraved in my memory, the encounter would remind me of extending/ lending a helping hand to those in need, as the Mexican family had done, for the spread of kindness.