Question

    It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion(激情) is to life.

That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the library. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my attention. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服).He was homeless. That didn't interest me, for I had seen many like him before.

But in some way he was different. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.

“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless？” I asked.

“He bought it,” she answered. I was still confused.

“But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things. We need happiness, too.”

That man must care enough about music, so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there's nothing to expect. A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.

Since then I've never spent a day without thinking of what's truly important. A home, a meal，clothes—these things are not the only things that make up our lives. What's often forgotten is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.

1.Where did Sarah see the homeless man?

A.At the library. B.At a red light.

C.At a music hall. D.At a radio station.

2.What was the man doing when Sarah saw him?

A.He was eating some food. B.He was buying a radio.

C.He was sitting down sadly. D.He was dancing to the music.

3.The underlined word “precious” in the passage means “________”．

A.loved and important B.old and cheap

C.loved but unimportant D.expensive but unnecessary

4.What the homeless man did made Sarah ________ at first.

A.bored B.crazy C.confused D.interested

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.In general，homeless people like music very much.

B.Homeless people can also afford a radio.

C.We should care about music rather than food or clothes.

D.A passion for something can make a person live happily.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文介绍了作者看到一个无家可归的人手里拿着一台收音机，随着音乐欢快地跳舞。作者很困惑。妈妈告诉她，生活一定要有激情，生活才能拥有幸福感。最后作者明白了，活着，幸福才是生活的关键。

1.细节理解题。根据“Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my attention. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless.”然后，当我妈妈在红灯前停下时，路边的一个人引起了我的注意。那是一个衣衫褴褛的人，他无家可归。可知，莎拉是在等红灯时，见到那个无家可归的人。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.”他手里拿着一台收音机，随着音乐欢快地跳舞。可知，莎拉看见那个人时他在跟着音乐跳舞。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据“He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.”他手里拿着一台收音机，随着音乐欢快地跳舞。以及下文的“That man must care enough about music，so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.”那个人一定很在乎音乐，所以他买了一台收音机，而不是食物或衣服。可知，对于一个无家可归的人来说，连吃饭都是问题，别说买收音机了。而此时的这个无家可归的人竟然买了一个收音机，因此这个收音机对他来说就是最珍贵的。因此推出此处的precious应该是“珍贵”的意思。故选A。

4.细节理解题。bored无聊的；crazy疯狂的；confused困惑的；interested感兴趣的。根据““He bought it,” she answered. I was still confused.”“他买的，”她回答。我还是很困惑。可知，那个无家可归的人所做的事一开始使莎拉感到困惑。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文内容可知，作者看到的这个无家可归的人喜欢音乐，并买了收音机，并没有说无家可归的人都非常喜欢音乐，买得起收音机。此处的homeless people是指一类人。因此A/B不对；根据“That man must care enough about music, so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.”那个人一定很在乎音乐，所以他买了一台收音机，而不是食物或衣服。可知，此处是说这个无家可归的人关心音乐，而不是食物或衣服。短文却没有提到我们应该关心音乐，而不是食物或衣服。因此C错误；根据“A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.”一种激情给人一种幸福感，他们需要继续前进。可知，对某事的热情能使一个人幸福地生活。因此D正确。故选D。