Question

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.

He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in the strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.

Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A. Go shopping B. Join his family

C. Find a house D. Take a vacation

2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from_______.

A. a friend of his family B. a letter in his papers

C. a Sydney policeman D. a stranger in Sydney

3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Showed B. Sent out

C. Gave back D. Delivered

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a New Country.

C. In Search of New Friends. D. Turning Trash to Treasure.（财富）

5.Who found the pile of papers?

A. the author himself B. the young daughter

C. the author’s wife D. the parents of the strangers

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者一家经历的一件事情。作者的丈夫不慎丢失了文件包，正当着急的时候，有人打电话给送了回来，原来是那家人发现他们家的小孩在垃圾桶旁边发现了这些文件，然后给送还了回来，通过这件事作者一家又找回了对人们的信任。

1.细节理解题。根据文章首段Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house可知Rashid独自一人到了悉尼后住在旅馆中，同时到处去给家人找房子住，故答案选C。

2.根据文章倒数第二段At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.可知陌生人一家是通过作者丈夫文件中的一封信里的内容得知他的电话号码的，故答案选B。

3.词义猜测题。据文章倒数第二段My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.可知那家人把捡到的文件替作者的丈夫保存着，然后送还给他，由此判断该词意思是“归还”，故答案选C。

4.主旨大意题。文章讲述了作者的丈夫丢失的物品被扔到了垃圾箱，但是有一个好心的家庭却把那些文件等规整好送还给作者的丈夫，这些别人眼里的垃圾对作者的丈夫来说非常重要。而选项D的内容（把垃圾变成财富）更符合大意，故选择D。

5.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers.可知，是这个家庭的小女儿发现了这些文件。故选择B。

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