题目内容
One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from a far place, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the church and then left tightly holding the bread,
He was an orphan(孤儿), whose parents were killed in World War II leaving him alone in the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the house, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.
John believed God to be real, so every Sunday morning in any case he would go to the church to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reading the Bible. He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly calculating the times. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe(踮着脚尖) for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was the small boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands shaking.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust.
"Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face turning red, John said nervously, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he lowered his head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them and put them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark small hands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all children are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning greeting the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous cook in Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet the sunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us
- 1.
The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph is ______________
- A.presenting contrasts (对比)
- B.showing causes (原因)
- C.offering analyses
- D.providing explanations
- A.
- 2.
Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the church?
- A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor
- B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church
- C.He was sorry for his dirty clothes and identity as a thief
- D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following questions did John reply certainly?
- A.“Are you John?"
- B."Do you see, John?"
- C."So you believe in yourself?"
- D."Do you believe in God?"
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following can best describe the pastor's great effect on John?
- A.John became a famous cook
- B.John admitted his bad behavior. (行为)
- C.John believed God to be real
- D.John spread warmth to other orphans
- A.
- 5.
According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in hands can bring ________
- A.cheers and confidence
- B.dreams and imagination
- C.courage and kindness
- D.forgiveness and satisfaction
- A.
试题分析:本文主要讲了一个可怜的孤儿是一个小偷,但他热爱上帝,牧师通过自己的行为感化了这个孤儿,最终这个孤儿成了一位名厨,并以自己的力量温暖着别人。
1.文中使用了对比的方法,使得故事的情节得以发展,故选A。
2.根据But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.故选C。
3.根据John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded."Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust."Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.可知答案为D。
4.根据Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.可知答案为D。
5.根据And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness.可知答案为C。
考点:故事类短文阅读理解。
点评:先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易,根据问题找到相关问题的段落或句子,便可选出答案。
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1.Because of the accident, the writer _______.
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A.lost both of his hands. |
B.lost one of his eyes |
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C.was paid a lot of money |
D.knew he was not a good driver |
2.According to Paragraph 2, when the writer heard the bad news, _______.
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A.he decided to refuse the fake eye |
B.he accepted the fact immediately |
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C.he decided to live a happier life |
D.he felt extremely sad |
3.What can we learn from the passage?
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A.The writer got his old job back |
B.The writer can’t see things clearly |
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C.The writer is not strong-minded |
D.The writer has got over the accident |
4.By writing his story, the writer most probably wants to _______.
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A.tell us his unusual experience |
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B.ask people to help the disabled |
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C.advised us to be positive(积极乐观的) about life |
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D.tell us that accident can happen anytime |
My new secretary was very quick; she ________ a lot of work in one morning.
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A.got over |
B.got across |
C.got round |
D.got through |