Question

Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they  began to quarrel (争吵  ) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face. They kept on walking,  and at last,  they found a river.  So they decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里 ). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.

Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”

Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Thus wind of forgiveness (宽恕 ) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.”

1.When did the story happen?   _____________________________

2.What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?   ________________________

3.Did Jim say anything when he was hit?  _________________________

4.Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?  ____________________

5.Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?  ________________

Answer

1.Many years ago

2.Small matters

3.No,he didn’t

4.On a stone

5.Mike

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一对好朋友之间的矛盾和互助的故事。故事告诉我们当有人伤害你时，你应该记在沙子里，这样宽恕之风会将它吹走。但当有人对你好时，我们必须铭刻在石头上，然后没有风能把它吹走。

1.Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were

walking through the desert. 可知故事发生在很多年前。

2.Somehow they began to quarrel (争吵 ) about small matters. 可知Mike 和 Jim为了小事儿争吵。

3. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing.可知Jim没有说什么。

4.After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend

saved my life. 可知Jim 被Mike救了之后，把话写在了石头上。

5.Jim 说“当有人伤害你时，你应该记在沙子里，这样宽恕之风会将它吹走。但当有人对你好时，我们必须铭刻在石头上，然后没有风能把它吹走。”可知Mike会被深深打动。

考点：故事类短文阅读。