Question

When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no difference from beggars (乞丐). Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.

Mark was a kind man, so he gave some changes to him without thinking. The old man told him to pick something he liked. Mark didn’t choose anything and left.

But the old man followed him closely. AT first, Mark didn’t think a lot, just supposing he wanted to go home. But when he went out very far saw the old man still following him, he was a bit tired, thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.

Mark turned back and told him not to follow him because he hadn’t much money. But the old man seemed not to understand what he meant, still following him. The bag on his back made him sweat (流汗) all over.

Mark happened to meet his Thai colleague (同事) in the street and his colleague heard this. The colleague turned to ask why the old man was following his friend.

The old man said out of breath, “My son, you gave me money, but didn’t want my things, so I have to give you something. I see you are a foreigner, likely not to familiar with here. I just want to follow you and show you the way. All I can do for you is this.”

Mark was shocked. He said he didn’t know why, when he felt the old man was just like his father.

1.What did Mark do when he first found the old man following him?

A. He didn’t think a lot and went on walking

B. He asked the old man why he was following him

C. He was shocked and asked his colleague to come.

D. He gave him more money without thinking.

2.The old man followed Mark closely         .

A. because he wanted to go back home

B. because he wanted to sell more things to Mark

C. because he wanted to beg more money

D. because he wanted to show Mark the way

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mark didn’t like this old man at all.

B. The old man was Mark’s father.

C. The old man sold something cheap to make a living.

D. Mark didn’t give the old man anything at the beginning.

4.How did Mark feel about the old man at last?

A. He felt the old man was kind and warm.

B. He felt pity for the old man.

C. He felt angry with the old man      

D. He felt doubt if the old man was a thief.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】短文大意：文章讲述Mark第一次到泰国时遇到的一件令他震惊的事，Mark遇到一位老人，给了他一些零钱，但老人却进最其后，希望能给予Mark帮助的故事。

1.由文中第三段At first, Mark didn’t think a lot, just supposing he wanted to go home.可推断出答案应选A。

2.由文章第六段中老人的一段话中I just want to follow you and show you the way。可推断出答案应选D。

3.由文章内容可知A.B.D是不正确的，而C项句意“老人以卖便宜的东西为生”。在文章开头已交代，所以可推断出答案应选C。

4.根据文章的最后一段Mark觉得这位老人像他的父亲可推断出答案应选A。