Question

【题目】Frederick Callison has been posting up outside of a Sacramento Smart & Final grocery store for the past two years and his method of looking for help has finally paid off.

Michael Marteen noticed Callison while shopping with his family on Feb. 24. Used to seeing homeless people ask for food and money, Marteen found it refreshing to see someone making an effort to find work in such difficult situations.

When Marteen approached him, he noticed Callison was sitting on a sleeping bag with several resumes(简历)neatly laid out, along with a sign that read“need work and food.”

“When I asked if I could see his resume, he stood right up to hand one to me and then started telling me all about his experience as if it were an interview,”Marteen toldTODAY. “I’ve been in situations where I had nothing and had to try extremely hard to get work, and there he was doing that, so I have a lot of respect for him.”

Marteen bought him a bottle of water and some ravioli（馄饨）and then took a picture of his resume to post on Facebook, not knowing if anything would come of it.

Sure enough, someone came across his post and offered Callison a job as a cook at a downtown restaurant called Pizza Rocks.

“He was excited about landing a job and very grateful for the opportunity,” Marteen said. “He was up the night before studying the menu for hours.”

The restaurant gave him clothes to wear and a friend is providing Callison with a place to stay until he can get back on his feet.

“It’s easy to look at someone and not see anything but a homeless man, but after talking to him I realized he’s so much more than that,” Marteen said. “He’s a well spoken, cool and friendly guy who knows what he wants and is going after it.”

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Homeless Callison landed a job.

B. Homeless Callison was helped by Facebook.

C. Homeless Callison dreamed big.

D. Homeless Callison lived a hard life.

【2】What makes Callison different from other homeless people?

A. He begged at the same place for two years.

B. He had a sleeping bag with him.

C. He is friendly, cool and well spoken.

D. He was looking for a job while begging.

【3】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Pitiful. B. Unforgettable.

C. Strange and interesting. D. Unbelievable.

【4】What can we infer about Callison after he was offered a job?

A. He was offered clothes by the restaurant.

B. He took his job seriously.

C. He couldn't walk properly.

D. He would soon become rich.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Marteen发现一个名叫Callison的无家可归的流浪汉不放弃，努力寻找工作，并且成功找到工作的故事。Marteen认为Callison是一个努力生活，对比其他流浪汉，具有闪光点的人。解题时，紧扣事情线索，抓住Marteen的态度，可顺利解题。

【1】主旨大意题，文章主要介绍了Marteen发现一个名叫Callison的无家可归的人找到工作的事情，Callison通过努力找到了一份饭店的工作，并且很努力，有自己的追求，Marteen从他身上看了不一样的闪光点。故A选项正确。

【2】细节理解题，根据文章第二段“Used to seeing homeless people ask for food and money,Marteen found it refreshing to .......”Marteen对这样一个处境困难，无家可归的人努力找工作感到新奇，而他过去常常看到流浪汉只是乞讨。同时由下文可知Callison通过自己的努力找到工作，而且积极追求生活。可见Callison与其他流浪汉有不同之处，他一直在努力寻找工作。故选D。

【3】词义理解题，根据划线词上下文可知，Marteen看到流浪汉拼命努力工作，与其之间看到流浪汉只是乞讨，两种产生了巨大的反差。Pitiful可怜的，Unforgettable难忘的，Strange and interesting惊奇又兴奋，Unbelievable难以置信的。结合Marteen下文的态度，他对Callison表示尊重，从他身上看了希望。所以他的态度应该是振奋人心的。故选C

【4】判断推理题，根据文章下文信息，Callison对于获得工作很感激，并且非常认真，“He was up the night before studying the menu for hours”可由此推出他会严肃认真对待工作，而D选项He would soon become rich，文并未下此定论。故选B.