Question

  Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister,Julie. Their parents passed away long ago. Sam took care of Julie by himself.

   One day,Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone,Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house,Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy (冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold.

   The poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However,there were no extra blankets,so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat. It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. Sam wrote a short note. “Sir,I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father's coat. I hope it fits you well. ”He put the note in a pocket of the coat,and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later,both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father's coat.

   That afternoon,Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However,Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house,and Julie shouted to Sam ,“Brother!He's our grandfather!” 

   The grandfather smiled and said ,“Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”(江苏省无锡市新区2013 —2014学 年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题)

() 6. How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?

   A. Hot and sunny   B. Rainy   C. Icy and cold   D. Windy

() 7. Sam's morning job was to.

   A. take care of his ‘sister   B. go to school

   C. send newspapers   D. look for his grandfather

() 8. “Their parents passed away long ago” means “Their parents long ago”.

   A. died   B. went on   C. left home   D. passed by

() 9. Sam covered the old man with his father's coat because .

   A. his father's coat fitted the old man well

   B. the coat was the only thing that his father had left

   C. he knew the old man was his grandfather then

   D. he had no extra blanket

() 10. What's the story mainly about?

   A. Father's coat was missing.

   B. Sam found his grandfather through an act of kindness.

   C. An old man was too cold to live on.

   D. Sam took care of his sister by himself.

Answer 1

6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B

阅读提示:本文是记叙文，介绍了生活贫困的Sam兄妹，从小相 依为命，善良的Sam因为帮助一位老爷爷找到了自己的亲爷爷，赞 扬了 Sam乐于助人的高贵品质。

6. C细节理解题。由第二段中的最后一句“It was an icy (冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold ”可知故事发生在一个冰冷的早 晨，老人看起来冷，说明天气冷。

7. C细节理解题。第二段中的第二句“Sam left their little house to send newspapers. ”可知。

8. A 句义翻译题。由第三段中的“It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. ”可知：Sam的父亲去世了。A项与其意 思相符。

9. D细节理解题。由第三段中的第三句“However,there were no extra blankets,so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat. ”可知没有多余的毛毯了。

10. B主旨大意题。由短文最后一段可知Sam通过帮助老人的善举帮助他找到他的爷爷。