Question

Once again, God seems to have put a homeless person in my path. Lately, I have regularly come into contact with people that I just can’t ignore .

His name is Mark and I was surprised to hear that he is only three years older than me. He looks so much older! He was on the counter, asking for money. I parked my car and plonked(砰地放下) myself down on the curb(路边) to talk. People were driving by and looking at us, but I didn’t care.

He told me about his life. How much of his story I believe, I don’t know. He told me he was dying----that part I believe, for he could hardly walk and had trouble catching his breath.

I asked what I could do to help him. He said all he wanted was a slice of pizza. I gave him $3, the only cash I had . He said he wanted to go to get the food himself, but he was stopped from the shopping center for begging. I said I would get it for him and asked if he wanted something to drink .

Then he asked for a(n) ride to the trail in the woods where he had his tent. Usually I don’t give rides to strangers, but this was just up the street, and quite honestly he had no physical threat to me. When we parted, he held my hand for a long time and we just looked at each other wordlessly for a few moments.

At that time, he wasn’t a homeless man and I wasn’t a sufferer .We became just two souls making a human connection I don’t know if I will ever see him again, but I know I will never forget him. God bless you, Mark, and your beautiful blue eyes and gentle soul.

1.“ignore” in the first paragraph may mean ___________.

A. notice    B. pay no attention to    C. care for    D. forget

2.Why did the writer agree to give Mark a free ride ?

A. Because he wanted to help the homeless person without any doubt.

B. Because he was willing to help anyone.

C. Because he thought Mark was not strong enough to harm him.

D. Because he thought Mark was gentle.

3.The passage shows what Mark was like through the use of ________.

A. description of his thoughts.    B. description of his dialogue.

C. description of his looks and actions    D. people around him

4.Paragraph 5 is mainly about _________.

A. How to help Mike    B. Mike’s influence on the writer

C. Why the author agreed to help Mike    D. How the writer felt about Mike’s own stories

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

【解析】短文大意：本文讲述了作者帮助一个陌生的乞讨者马克的故事。作者通常不会搭载陌生人，但是马克身体很差，可能不久于人世，不会对作者造成人身伤害，最后作者与马克握手无言道别，灵魂相汇。

1.B词义猜测题。根据本句句意：最近，我经常和那些不能忽视的人接触。所以“ignore”是“忽视”之意，与“pay no attention to不关注”意思相符，故选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Usually I don’t give rides to strangers, but this was just up the street, and quite honestly he had no physical threat to me.可知，原因在于作者认为马克不会对他造成人身威胁。故选C。

3.C总结归纳题。根据第二段He looks so much older!及倒数第二段When we parted, he held my hand for a long time and we just looked at each other wordlessly for a few moments.等处的描述可知，文章通过马克的相貌和行为来刻画马克是一个什么样的人。故选C。

4.C细节理解题。在第五段中，主要讲述了作者帮助陌生人马克，重点阐明帮助马克的原因。故答案为C。