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【题目】 I want to share with you a story from 28 years ago. My dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for an auction (拍卖会). Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it at the auction.

One day I was riding with my dad when he noticed a hitch-hiker(搭便车的人) with a backpack. Without hesitation, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name, and proceeded to talk to him about all sorts of things. Dad asked him where he was going. The hitch-hiker told him that he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make that decision. He talked about the tragic events that occurred to him several years before. He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.

We drove 45 minutes before the hitch-hiker got off. We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitch-hiker a twenty-dollar bill. The guy smiled. He nearly lit up right there on the cold, dark highway.

We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I had just witnessed. I was always told by everyone never to pick up a hitch -hiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.

【1】What made the hitch-hiker become less upset?

A.The writer’s father offering him a free ride.

B.The writer’s father really listening to him.

C.The writer’s father agreeing to drive him to his destination.

D.The writer’s father talking to him about all sorts of things.

【2】The underlined words “that decision” in Para. 2 refer to______.

A.catching the carB.heading for the west

C.talking about his experiencesD.driving 45 minutes

【3】Which of the following words CANNOT be used to describe the father?

A.Willing to help.B.Easy-going.

C.Far-sighted.D.Full of sympathy.

【4】The author wrote the text mainly to ______.

A.show his respect for his fatherB.tell a story of his father

C.prove his father is the best teacherD.advise people to learn from their father

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲了作者和父亲在去参加拍卖会的路上，遇见一个要搭便车的人，父亲搭载了那个人并给他钱的故事。也让作者明白，仅仅一个善行就可以改变一个人的一生，父亲的行为成就了那个穷人的一天。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第二段中He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.可知他情绪低落，但我看得出来，那个搭车者的态度正在改变，因为有人真的在听他说话。由此可知，作者父亲的用心倾听让搭便车的人变得不那么沮丧。故选B。

【2】

词义猜测题。根据第二段中The hitch-hiker told him that he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make可知爸爸问他要去哪里。那个搭车的人告诉爸爸他要往西走。我不记得为什么，但他告诉了爸爸很多他想到的事情，以及是什么说服他做出了往西走这个决定。由此可知，“that decision”指的是“往西走”。故选B。

【3】

推理判断题。根据文章讲述的父亲毫不犹豫让人搭便车，认真倾听对方的悲惨，还给了对方20美元这些行为，可推知作者的父亲是一个乐于助人、随和且充满同情心的人，只有C选项“有远见的”在文章中并未体现。故选C。

【4】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.可知当我回想起这个故事时，我开始明白，仅仅一个善行就可以改变一个人的一生，我相信我父亲的行为成就了那个穷人的一天。结合本文讲了作者和父亲在去参加拍卖会的路上，遇见一个要搭便车的人，父亲搭载了那个人并给他钱的故事。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章主要是为了讲述他父亲的故事。故选B。

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