题目内容
My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
【小题1】If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____
A.be punished | B.be offered another job |
C.put off the training class | D.lose his job |
A.the trainer | B.the older man |
C.the writer | D.Robert |
A.He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them. |
B.He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself. |
C.He told the older man that he could save money and return it later. |
D.He told the older man that he had no way to send them back. |
A.Proper clothes for a stranger | B.Fight against strict rules |
C.A strange employer | D.An unbelievable thing |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:本文是篇记叙文,这篇文章主要写了Robert的老板对员工衣服要求严格,Robert的一位同事由于没有钱买合适的衣服,面临被开除的危险。作者和朋友Robert担心这位老人由于衣服原因被开除,为老人买了合适的衣服的故事。
【小题1】根据When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman,故选D。
【小题2】根据I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.故选C。
【小题3】根据Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie.故选D。
【小题4】这篇文章主要写了作者和朋友Robert担心一位老人由于衣服原因被开除,为老人买了合适的衣服的故事,故选A。
考点:记叙文阅读理解。
点评:这篇文章非常简单,先看问题,再带着问题仔细阅读短文,理解了全文内容,很容易选出正确答案。阅读注意事项:1、关注连词,分析文章逻辑结构。2、聚焦代词,明辨指代关系。3、抓住关键词语,利用平行结构、上下文(包括定义、释义、举例、对比、标点)进行判断与推理。4、了解一些构词法,从词根的特殊含义入手。
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “ 36 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 37 .”
As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 39 and landed in the grass.
My 40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 42 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found 44 during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 47 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 48 those who helped you make it through those 49 years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 50 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 53 me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 54 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
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My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 37 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 38 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 39 she knew they would have a(n) 40 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the 41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 42 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 43 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 44 . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 45 voice asked. She 46 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 47 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 48 card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 50 held my sister until her calmness 51 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling 53 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 54 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 55 disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
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A. conversation |
B. difficulty |
C. accident |
D. quarrel |
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A. paying |
B. caring |
C. calling |
D. looking |
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A. left |
B. offered |
C. read |
D. discovered |
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A. although |
B. as |
C. when |
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A. other |
B. empty |
C. safe |
D. different |
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A. sad |
B. strange |
C. amazing |
D. perfect |
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A. for |
B. to |
C. from |
D. by |
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A. seizing |
B. holding |
C. keeping |
D. grasping |
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A. spot |
B. stair |
C. area |
D. home |
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A. firm |
B. proud |
C. cold |
D. soft |
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A. walked |
B. turned |
C. decided |
D. woke |
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A. question |
B. shock |
C. regret |
D. upset |
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A. harmful |
B. special |
C. wrong |
D. right |
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A. pulled |
B. caught |
C. sent |
D. protected |
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A. quietly |
B. tightly |
C. strongly |
D. seriously |
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A. disappeared |
B. went |
C. arrived |
D. returned |
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A. failure |
B. idea |
C. loss |
D. death |
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A. shocked |
B. angry |
C. happy |
D. hopeless |
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A. task |
B. time |
C. favor |
D. job |
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A. responsibility |
B. sympathy |
C. guilt |
D. hurt |