题目内容
One day I was driving to a business appointment and, as usual, I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroad where the stoplight had just turned red.
A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road. Each of them had a white cane(手杖). They were overcoming the most feared blindness. I held my breath when I noticed that the couple was not walking on the crosswalk, but was instead stepping directly into the middle of the crossroad. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of the oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening. Then I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”
Amazed, I noticed that everyone’s attention was also fixed on the couple. Suddenly the driver to my right reacted. He yelled, “To your right.”Other people followed, shouting, “To your right!”Trusting their elite canes and the calls from some concerned citizens, they made it to the other side of the road. I could judge they had no idea what was really going on around them. Yet I immediately felt smiles appeared on everyone’s face. The driver to the left of me was saying, “I can’t believe it!”
I thought all of us were deeply moved by what we had just seen. Here were human beings stepping outsides themselves for a while to help other people in deed
- 1.
When the author drove to work, he saw_________
- A.some drivers were driving their cars very fast
- B.a couple failed to cross the road as usual
- C.most drivers drove in the same direction
- D.A blind couple was walking into the driveway
- A.
- 2.
What does the underlined word “miracle” in paragraph 2 refer to?
- A.Everybody told the blind couple to go to the right
- B.The blind couple avoided many cars by themselves
- C.The blind couple kept calm in danger
- D.Every car stopped for the blind couple
- A.
- 3.
It can be inferred from the text that________
- A.people felt a relief after the couple crossed the road
- B.the author was amazed at the expressions on the couple’s faces
- C.the couple’s quick crossing of the road surprised everyone
- D.calls from everyone made the couple realize their danger
- A.
试题分析:文章讲述作者开车上班的路上看见一对盲人夫妇走到了机动车道上的。令人惊讶的是所有的司机都停下来等他们走过。等盲人夫妇过马路了,人们都松了一口气。
1.细节题:从第二段的句子:A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road 可知在作者开车上班的路上看见一对盲人夫妇走到了机动车道上的。选D
2.猜词题:从后面的句子:Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”可知这个奇迹是指所有的司机都停下来等他们走过。选D
3.推理题:从第三段的句子:I Immediately saw smile appeared on everyone’s face,说明盲人夫妇过马路了,人们都松了一口气。选A
考点:考查故事类短文
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God,Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
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A.He wanted to be famous in the future. |
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B.The job was quite easy for him. |
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C.His mother had high hopes for him. |
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D.The competition for the job was fierce. |
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.
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A.excited |
B.interested |
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C.ashamed |
D.disappointed |
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
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A.She forced him to continue. |
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B.She punished him. |
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C.She gave him some money. |
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D.She changed her plan. |
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
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A.The war between the boy’s parents. |
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B.The arguing between the boy and his mother. |
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C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers. |
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D.The fight between the boy and his father. |
5.What is the text mainly about?
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A.The early life of a journalist. |
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B.The early success of a journalist. |
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C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
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D.The important role of the writer in his family. |