题目内容
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性)as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
【小题1】Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A.They used it for work and daily life. |
B.It was their only possession. |
C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed. |
D.The man's job was bike racing. |
A.go very far to see someone |
B.walk out on foot to greet someone |
C.help someone |
D.enjoy the moment with someone |
A.From a stranger. |
B.From a newspaper. |
C.From TV news. |
D.From radio broadcasts. |
A.Strangers are usually of little help. |
B.One should take care of their bike. |
C.News reports make people famous. |
D.An act of kindness can mean a lot. |
A.Terrible Suffering |
B.Lasting Smile |
C.Ask strangers for help |
D.Spreading Effect of Acts of Kindness |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
解析试题分析:本文通过讲述自己家的自行车被偷,然后很多人都主动来帮助自己的故事告诉我们要把善良的行为传播开去,让更多的人感受到世界的美好。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据文章第二段The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.可知这辆自行车在我的家里起着很大的作用。故A正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据本句It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before以及本段内容说明在我们遇见困难以后很多人都主动来帮助我们,故该部分应该是指帮助的意思,故C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第三段第一行I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.说明B正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据最后一段1,2行People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.说明善良的行为的含义更为深远,故D正确。
【小题5】D 主旨大意题。本文通过讲述自己家的自行车被偷,然后很多人都主动来帮助自己的故事告诉我们要把善良的行为传播开去,让更多的人感受到世界的美好。故D正确。
考点:考查人生百态类短文阅读
点评:本文告诉我们要传递这个世界上美好的精神,文章基本上是考查细节题,对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词,然后以此为线索,运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节,找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍,仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别,在准确理解细节的前提下,最后确定最佳答案。
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
【小题1】Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A.It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. |
B.It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. |
C.It was a typically wealthy family. |
D.It had an artistic atmosphere. |
A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater. |
B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. |
C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. |
D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. |
A.Envy. | B.Sympathy. |
C.Emptiness. | D.Admiration. |
A.Yeats’ literary achievements. |
B.Yeats’ historical influence. |
C.Yeats’ artistic ambition. |
D.Yeats’ national honor. |