Question

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A．On Christmas Day.                       B．Before Christmas Day.

C．On New Year’s Day.                     D．After New Year’s Day.

2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A．by himself                             B．with the writer

C．with the woman                        D．with his friends

3.In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?

A．His gifts were stolen                     B．His basket was broken.

C．He lost his money.                       D．He lost his way.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. B．Helping others.

C．Enjoying gifts                           D．Saying thank you.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A broken pocket                        B．A kind woman

C．A happy family                         D．A wonderful gift

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了自己的儿子在三年级的时候，买东西时发现钱丢了，一个女人及时的帮助了他。从而决定在以后的生活中将这种精神传递下去。

1.从The third Saturday in December可知发生在圣诞节前,选B.

2.根据第二段Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car.描述，可知他独自进入了超市，故选A。

3.联系下文... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.可知可能是他的钱丢了，故选C。

4.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是帮助他人这件事，故选B。

5.四个选项分别为大超市、好心的女人、幸福的一家和精美的礼物，通过阅读短文可知，本文通过一个礼物的问题，讲述了一个人生道理，这更是一个精美的礼物。故选D。

考点：生活类记述文阅读