Question

On February 9 th，2013，Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris．She reached into her change purse，emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man．Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives．

Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning．She and her husband，Bill Krejci，rushed to see if they could find Billy．The homeless man was not only in the same place，he also immediately returned the ring．The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had．

Bill Krejci，a web designer，felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly

honest man．So on February 18th，he set up a special page to raise money for him．In just four days，Billy received over $ 85，000 and there seems to be no end yet．

That is not enough．Billy is 1iving with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets．And that’s not all—thanks to the news report，he got together again with his older brother，Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years．

All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him．

1.When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?

A．On February 9 th，2013．

B．On February 10th，2013．

C．On February 18th，2013．

D．On February 22nd，2013．

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Billy is living with a generous person．

B．Billy has found his brother．

C．Billy bought a diamond ring．

D．Billy appeared in the new report．

3.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life

B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page

C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring

D．Many People Donated Much Money

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是一个人在施舍给一个乞讨者时，不小心把钻石戒指给了这个人。后来这个乞讨者归还了戒指，并因此受到一笔很大的捐款，还找到了自己失散多年的兄弟。可以说这一切都是诚实带来的好运。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章“On February 9th, 2013, Sarah ……didn’trealize that she had given Billynot only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. ”的描述可知，在2013年2月9日的第二天Sarah才意识到自己把钻石戒指误给了乞讨者。结合选项可知应选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文“ That is not enough．Billy is 1iving with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets．And that’s not all—thanks to the news report，he got together again with his older brother，”的描述可知，A、B、D的叙述是符合原文内容的，C选项叙述错误。故应选C。

3.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要讲述了一个人在施舍给一个乞讨者时，不小心把钻石戒指给了这个人，并由此引发的一系列故事。结合选项可知应选C，无家可归的人归还了金戒指。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。