题目内容
One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from a far place, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the church and then left tightly holding the bread,
He was an orphan(孤儿), whose parents were killed in World War II leaving him alone in the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the house, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.
John believed God to be real, so every Sunday morning in any case he would go to the church to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reading the Bible. He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly calculating the times. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe(踮着脚尖) for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was the small boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands shaking.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust.
"Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face turning red, John said nervously, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he lowered his head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them and put them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark small hands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all children are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning greeting the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous cook in Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet the sunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
【小题1】The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph is ______________
A.presenting contrasts (对比) | B.showing causes (原因) |
C.offering analyses | D.providing explanations |
A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor |
B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church. |
C.He was sorry for his dirty clothes and identity as a thief. |
D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him. |
A.“Are you John?" | B."Do you see, John?" |
C."So you believe in yourself?" | D."Do you believe in God?" |
A.John became a famous cook. |
B.John admitted his bad behavior. (行为) |
C.John believed God to be real |
D.John spread warmth to other orphans. |
A.cheers and confidence | B.dreams and imagination |
C.courage and kindness | D.forgiveness and satisfaction |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:本文讲述的是一位牧师对一个男孩一辈子的影响,教育他要把上帝的爱和善良传播给那些需要帮助的人。
【小题1】A 在本文中作者运用了对比的写作方法来组织全文,用孩子的肮脏的手来比较,用他前后人生的巨大差异来进行比较。故A正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第四段第4行But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.他知道自己身上很脏,所以不想进去。故C正确。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust."Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.说明D项正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据倒数第四行Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage.说明他经常施舍给那些孤儿,正是牧师对他的教诲,要让他把上帝的爱传播下去。故D正确。
【小题5】C 细节题。根据. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness.说明有两样事物:勇气和善良。故C项正确。
考点:考查人生百态类短文
点评:本文讲述的是一位牧师对一个男孩一辈子的影响,教育他要把上帝的爱和善良传播给那些需要帮助的人。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读任务。
Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?
A.He went up to work by train. |
B.He walked to his office. |
C.He went to his office on foot unless it rained. |
D.He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine. |
2. Mr. Grey liked walking from the station to his office because ________.
A.he couldn’t afford the buses |
B.he wanted to save money |
C.he wanted to keep in good health |
D.he could do some exercises on the way |
3.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to______.
A.give him a start in life |
B.help him on the way to success |
C.make him rich |
D.gain more money |
4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______.
A.wanted to return Mr. Grey the money |
B.again asked Mr. Grey for money |
C.would like to make friends with him |
D.told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then |