Question

Seed（种子）of Kindness

Jim， a successful businessman， told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12， his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink， but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street， a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up， she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you， dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly， smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away， and then he whistled （吹口哨）to his dog happily and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you， dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog， “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.

“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said， “Well， Tige， I won’t say unkind words to you anymore.” Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on， he had a new life.

After telling this， the businessman stopped for a while， and then he said， “Ladies and gentlemen， this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”

1.Who was Jim’s only friend?

A. The dog.

B. The businessman.

C. The young lady. 

D. The gentleman.

2.One day as Jim walked down the street， ______ .

A. he said kind words to the lady

B. he looked at himself in the river 

C. he saw a young lady dropped her bags

D. he told the experience of his childhood

3.Jim was feeling ______ when he whistled to his dog.

A. funny    B. excited    C. sad     D. lonely

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Jim usually had many friends around him.

B. Jim often washed his dirty face in the lake.

C. Jim never took good care of his friend， Tige.

D. Jim thought the woman planted in him the first seed of kindness.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：Jim是一个成功的商人，讲述了他儿时的故事。12岁的他父母双亡，没有人对他好，只有他的狗Tiger。这天他带着狗在街上帮助一位女士拾起包得到表扬很开心。从此改变了他的生活。如果你对别人善良，你就是一个有能力的人 。

1.A细节理解题。根据His only friend was a dog named Tige.故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据One day as he walked down the street， a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up， she dropped other bags.故选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据上文吉姆介绍及短文第六段吉姆对小狗的行为，可知他的心情是激动的，故选B。

4.， this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness.故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。