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【题目】 Old Dawson had the best apples in town, but kids knew they mustn’t go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, even off the ground, because Dawson, a badtempered (坏脾气的) man, they said, would come after you with his gun.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. Like most of the children, Janet was scared of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.

Amy said that Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, a big smile changed his whole face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little friend with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree.

As they walked on, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. Why was he so nice to us?”

Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn’t very friendly and she was afraid of him, but she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he half smiled back at her.

After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her. Just a “Hello” at first, then more. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.

We’re always trying to achieve so much, and it’s so easy to get caught up in (被卷入；陷入) everyday life that we forget we can bring cheer to ourselves and others simply. Giving a smile takes so little effort; let’s smile to others.

【1】Kids were afraid of Dawson because ________.

A.he disliked childrenB.he was a bad tempered man

C.he always took a gun with himD.he was a policeman

【2】On that day, when Old Dawson saw Amy getting close to his house, he was ________ .

A.very madB.quite happyC.really scaredD.rather worried

【3】From the passage, we can know that ________ .

A.Amy wasn’t afraid of Dawson before

B.Janet never heard about the stories of Dawson

C.Dawson offered each of the two children an apple that day

【4】The underlined sentence “he started smiling real smiles” means “Mr. Dawson ________”.

A.got to like Amy’s smile day by day

B.didn’t know how to smile until he met Amy

C.started to accept Amy as a true friend with real feeling

D.often smiled to children in the town

【5】The best title for the passage may be ________.

A.Smile Brings a Big SuccessB.Smile Improves the Relationship

C.Smile Changes the EnvironmentD.Smile Means Health

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文通过Dawson和Amy的故事告诉人们，微笑可以改善人与人之间的关系。

【1】细节理解题。根据“because Dawson, a badtempered (坏脾气的) man, they said, would come after you with his gun.”可知，Dawson 的脾气很坏，如果孩子去了他的院子他就拿枪追他们，因此孩子们都很害怕他，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“but when he saw it was Amy, a big smile changed his whole face，”当 Dawson 看到走近他房子的是 Amy 的时候，脸上露出一个很大的笑容。可知，那天，当Dawson看到艾米走近他家时，他非常高兴。故答案选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据“Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn’t very friendly and she was afraid of him, ”艾米解释说，当她第一次经过他的房子时，他不是很友好，她害怕他。可知艾米以前害怕Dawson，所以A选项不符合文意。根据“Janet was scared of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him. ”珍妮特害怕那个老人，因为她听说过关于他的故事。可知珍妮特以前听说过Dawson的故事，所以B选项不符合文意。根据“Dawson told them that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree. Dawson”告诉他们这听起来很有趣，并给他们每人一个从他的树上摘下来的新鲜苹果。可知C选项：那天，Dawson给两个孩子每人一个苹果，符合文意。故答案选C。

【4】词句猜测题。根据“but she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he half smiled back at her.”以及She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.”可知，Amy 一直在向 Dawson 微笑，当时间久了，Dawson 也由开始的不友好逐渐向 Amy 展露笑容，逐渐接受 Amy 是他的朋友，并最终非常友好。结合选项，可知C选项“开始接受艾米并把她作为一个真正有感情的朋友。”符合题意，故答案选C。

【5】标题归纳题。根据“we forget we can bring cheer to ourselves and others simply. Giving a smile takes so little effort; let’s smile to others. ”可知，微笑并不会花费我们多大力气，但是却可以给自己和他人带来鼓励，改善人际关系。同时文章也用 Dawson 和 Amy 的故事告诉我们，微笑可以改善人与人之间的关系。所以B选项符合题意，故答案选B。