Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded (提醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills (安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more._____________________”
小题1:When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark ________.
A．didn’t notice that
B．went away quickly
C．carried all the things for him
D．helped him pick up the things小题2:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Mark was a warm-hearted boy.
B．Bill and Mark were in the same school.
C．Bill was good at all of his subjects.
D．Bill loved video games, baseball and history.小题3:At Bill’s home, they didn’t ________.
A．drink some Coke
B．play video games
C．have a pleasant talk
D．watch TV小题4:Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he ________.
A．hoped to go on holiday together
B．wanted to kill himself again
C．hoped to have lunch together
D．wanted to tell him his story小题5:What would Bill probably say at last?
A．You saved my life.
B．I should die.
C．You did a good job.
D．You helped me a lot.
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
题目分析：
小题1:D 细节题。根据第二段第一行Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things.说明Mark帮助他捡东西。故D正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.说明一些学科他不擅长，故C的说法错误。
小题3:B 细节题。根据Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk.说明ACD都是他们所做的，只有B项不是他们做的内容。故B符合要求。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章最后两段说明Bill是想告诉Mark他的故事。故D正确。
65.A 推理题。So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more.说明正是Mark让他认识到世界上还有很多事情他没有做。所以Mark捡起了他的书，也是救了他的命。
点评：文章讲述了Mark帮助Bill捡东西，实际上救了他一命的故事。告诉我们要与人为善，也许我们不经意的一个行为就会对别人产生很大的影响。以推理题的考查为主，不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点，最主要的方法是根据词义关系推断具体细节。