Question

When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. It was a very cold night. As my friend and I were walking to my car, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman pushing a *stroller  with a child inside. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t *zipped. The man began to tell us that he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel …out of the cold. He had a job but no place to live and was waiting for his first *paycheck. He said he could get our address and send the money back to us.

My friend reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the man was holding his hand out to take the money. I put my hand on my friend’s hand and said, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”

I told him about how my mother works in Seattle and every day people ask her for money. She said they make more money than she does, simply by *begging for money. These people were scamming those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child, they would have at least zipped his jacket or covered him with his *blanket.

My friend said “Michelle，I know there are people that take advantage of (占便宜)others. I also know there are people that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give money to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is *worth it.”

I am now 37 years old. But I do remember that the experience changed the way I look at different situations.

1. The man borrowed money to ___

A. find a hotel for his wife and child

B. buy food for his wife and child

C. let his child join in the dance club

D. pay some bills

2. What does the underlined word “scamming” in Paragragh3 probably mean?

A. 挽救           B. 帮助        C. 欺骗          D. 理解

3. Michelle’s friend didn’t accept（接受）his advice because he____

A. thought that someone might really need help.

B. had enough money to give away to others

C. didn’t think that the man tell a lie (谎言)to him

D. had pity for the kid in the cold weather

4. What lesson did Michelle learn from his friend?

A. Some poor people often tell stories to win pity.

B. Never believe what a stranger says to you.

C. Look with pity instead of only thinking someone might be telling a lie.

D. The homeless need love rather than money.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了米歇尔知道有些人占便宜，也知道有些人是没有薪水无家可归的人。如果把钱给10个人,其中只有一个真正需要它,正确使用它,那是值得的。

1.细节理解题。根据The man began to tell us that he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel out of the cold.可知选A。

2.细节理解题。根据She said they make more money than she does, simply by *begging for money. These people were scamming those with soft hearts. 她说他们赚的钱比她多,只需乞讨。这些人欺骗那些心软的人。

可知应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据My friend said “Michelle，I know there are people that take advantage of (占便宜)others. I also know there are people that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give money to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is *worth it.” 我的朋友说:“米歇尔,我知道有些人占便宜。我也知道有些人是没有薪水无家可归的人。如果我把钱给10个人,其中只有一个真正需要它,正确使用它,那是值得的。”故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据My friend said “Michelle，I know there are people that take advantage of (占便宜)others. I also know there are people that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give money to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is *worth it.” 我的朋友说:“米歇尔,我知道有些人占便宜。我也知道有些人是没有薪水无家可归的人。如果我把钱给10个人,其中只有一个真正需要它,正确使用它,那是值得的。可知故选C。

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