问题 阅读理解

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of work, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货),saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our city offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger(陌生人) would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it made our confidence in humanity(人性)stronger as a whole. And it has also influenced us to be more mindful(在意的) of ways we can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be continuing for ever.

小题1:Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A.They used it for work and daily life.

B.It was borrowed from their friend.

C.It was a nice Kona18 speed.

D.The man's job was bike racing.小题2:We can learn from the text that ________.

A.the couple worked60 hours a week.

B.people were busy before Christmas

C.the stranger brought only the bike.

D.life was hard for the young family.小题3:How did people get to know the couple's problem?

A.From radio broadcasts.

B.From a newspaper.

C.From TV news.

D.From a stranger.小题4:What do the couple learn from their experience?

A.Strangers are usually of little help.

B.One should take care of their bike.

C.News reports make people famous.

D.An act of kindness can mean a lot.

答案

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:B

小题4:D

题目分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了一对艰辛度日的年轻夫妇,在丢失家里唯一的一辆自行车后,登报求出,得到许多人帮助的故事。告诉我们,有时候一个善意的行动可能对别人意味着很多事情,爱是能够传递的。

小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第二段描述,可知这对这两自行车是这家人工作生活的唯一交通工具。故选A。

小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第一段While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.及第二段描述,可知这个年轻的家庭并不是很富有,故选D。

小题3:推理判断题。根据I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. 描述,可知人们是从报纸上得到这个消息的。故选B。

小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段描述,可知这对夫妇从他们的经历中认为到,一个善意的行动可能对某些人意味着很多事情。故选D。

阅读理解

阅读理解。

     When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known.

He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.

     When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it

a forest.

     The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I

asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would

grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early

on.

     He talked about how watering trees made for shallow (浅的) roots, and how trees that weren't watered

had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.

     So he never watered his trees. He'd planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he'd beat it

with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

     Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at

the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They're very big and strong now. I planted

some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too

much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

     Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray (祈祷) that their lives will be easy.

But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties.

There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep

into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten

down.

1. We know from the reading the doctor ______.

A. didn't know how to plant trees at all

B. wasn't good at his own medical job

C. had his own ways of planting trees

D. had nothing to do but plant trees

2. When Dr. Gibbs said "... pick out the weaker trees early on.", he meant that ______.

A. some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning

B. he would choose the weak trees to w ater earlier

C. the weak trees would be sent to his patients later

D. he would not plant weak trees so early anymore

3. The passage tells us that the writer ______.

A. should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper

B. didn't often water his trees

C. didn't have a large field

D. took too much care of his trees

4. The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that ______.

A. his trees will be stronger than Dr. Gibbs'

B. his trees will not be beaten down

C. his sons will be better at planting trees

D. his sons will be able to face difficulties

5. Which can be the best title of the reading?

A. Watering Trees

B. Growing Roots

C. Doctor and his Neighbor

D. Father and his Children

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