Question

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

1. The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

A. stopped himself                  B. came to life

C. trapped himself                   D. lost one’s balance

2. It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

3. What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness.          B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will     D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

4. From the passage we can learn that    _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

5. Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life1.D

Answer 1

D

C

A

B

B

解析:

1.猜测词意题。根据上下文而作出正确判断。通过此句后“…and dropped all of  the books he was carrying…”的意思,可以看出, stumbled是“绊倒; 失去平衡”的

意思, 所以D为正确答案。

2.C 推理判断题。由最后一段中 “But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I  had killed myself, I would missed that time and so many others that might follows.”可以推出Bill非常珍惜与Mark交往的那些日子。A，S，D三项文中均示涉及到。

3.A 推理判断题。由最后一段可知作者强调的是人与人之间的友谊和一颗好心。故A为正确答案。

4.B 细节理解题。由第一段中“he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.” 最后一段中“ I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit 

suicide(自杀)  ”可以判断B为最佳答案。

B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Mark通过一件小事，无意中拯救了Bill的生命，说明友谊的重要性,哪怕是浅浅的一丝微笑，微不足道的行为，很简单举动，只要是善意的，都可能对别人产生莫大的鼓舞或动力，所以B为正确答案。