Question

    One day, as two little boys were walking along the road, they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples.

The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired, so they said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will carry your basket.” “Thank you,” replied the woman. Then she told them that she had a disabled son. She lived in a small house three miles away, and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden. She needed the money for their living.

“We are going the same way you are,” said the boys and they took hold of the basket, one on each side, and trudged along with merry hearts. The poor woman looked glad, and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them. “Oh, no,” they replied, “Our mother has taught us to be kind to others, and to be useful in any way that we can.”
       The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help. “No, thank you. We want nothing for what we have done,” said the boys. When the woman got home, she told her son what had happened on the road, and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys.

Another day, the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel, which he threw into the dustbin. “I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk,” said the son.” Someone may walk upon it, and fall. “That is right, my dear,” she said. “It is a little thing for you to do what you have done, but it shows that you’re thoughtful and considerate (体贴的).”

1.Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket?

A.They wanted to eat some apples.

B.Their teacher told them to do that.

C.Their mother taught them to be helpful.

D.They were asked by the woman to help her.

2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden.

B.Everyone can begin with small things to help others.

C.The woman didn’t have money to send her son to school.

D.Poor people were in need of more help than rich people.

3.What can be a title for the passage?

A.A Basket of Apples B.Mother and Her Son

C.Small Act of Kindness D.On the Way to the Town

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了两个乐于助人的孩子，帮助一位女人提篮子的故事，最后女人想给他们苹果，但是他们没有接受，一切都是为了帮助别人，而女人最后和自己的儿子将这种助人为乐的精神传传承下去了。

1.细节理解。They wanted to eat some apples. 他们想吃些苹果；Their teacher told them to do that. 他们的老师叫他们那样做；Their mother taught them to be helpful. 他们的母亲教导他们要乐于助人；They were asked by the woman to help her. 那女人请他们帮助她。根据文中“Our mother has taught us to be kind to others, and to be useful in any way that we can.” 我们的母亲教会我们善待他人，并尽我们所能做有用的事情。故选C。

2.推理判断。根据文中“She lived in a small house three miles away, and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden” 她住在三英里外的一所小房子里，现在要去集市上卖她小花园里唯一一棵树上长的苹果。可知选项A“The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden.”说法错误；根据文中“Then she told them that she had a disabled son…She needed the money for their living.”可知，她需要他们的生活费。选项C“The woman didn’t have money to send her son to school.”说法是错误的；这篇短文主要是两个孩子帮助一位女人提篮子，他们不要回报，从而他们这种助人为乐的精神传传承下去了。文中并没有说“穷人比富人需要更多的帮助。”选项D错误。故选B。

3.主旨大意。A Basket of Apples一篮苹果； Mother and Her Son母亲和儿子；Small Act of Kindness小善举； On the Way to the Town在去镇上的路上。这篇短文主要讲述了两个乐于助人的孩子，帮助一位女人提篮子的故事，最后女人想给他们苹果，但是他们没有接受，一切都是为了帮助别人，而女人最后和自己的儿子将这种助人为乐的精神传承下去了。整篇文章围绕“小的善举”这一中心展开，故选C。