Question

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did, he would not say hello to neighbors or passers-by, but simply glare at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man.

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.

“Uh, sir, I uh am selling these magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one.”

The old man just stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines (小雕像) on the fireplace. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked.

“Yes, I have many collectibles in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have.”

The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul. “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.”

The old man was ready to close the door and said: “No, boy, I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”

The little boy was sad for the old man because he was alone in the big house. Then he thought of a little dog figurine that he had got some years earlier from an aunt. The boy headed back down to the old man’s house with it. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.”

“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a gift.” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face lit up.

The old man was surprised and said: “Boy, you have a big heart. Why are you doing this?”

The boy smiled at the man and said: “Because you like dogs.”

From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and greeting people. He and the boy became friends.

This simple nice act changed both of their lives forever.

1.How did the boy feel when he first knocked on the old man’s door?

A. Excited.      B. Sad.

C. Frightened.    D. Silly.

2.What can we learn from the article about the old man?

A. He preferred dog figurines to real dogs.

B. He longed for (渴望) friendship with others.

C. He found his neighbors unfriendly.

D. He was sad because he felt alone.

3.When the boy knocked on the door again, ________.

A. the old man was impatient with him

B. the old man refused to open the door

C. he didn’t think the old man would open it

D. he wanted to sell a magazine to the old man

4.With the story, the author tries to show us that _______.

A. smiling is the best way to make others feel comfortable

B. we should help strangers if they are angry

C. being kind to others can have a positive effect on our lives

D. you need to do something special if you want to make friends

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个小男孩向一位孤独的老人卖杂志，老人拒绝了，男孩看到老人收集小狗雕像，就送给老人自己的雕像，温暖了老人孤独的心的故事。

1.The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man男孩敲门并等待，因为害怕老人而流下恐惧的汗水，可知男孩第一次敲老人的门，他感到很恐惧，故选C

2.When he did, he would not say hello to neighbors or passers-by, but simply glare at them和倒数第二段From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and greeting people. He and the boy became friends，当老人出门，他也不会同邻里或过路人打招呼，因为他们只会盯着他。从那天起老人就经常出门问候人们，并和男孩成为朋友，可知老人是十分渴望他人的善意，渴望他人的友谊，故选B

3.Boy, I thought I told you no magazines男孩我告诉过你我不要杂志，可知老人十分不耐烦，故选A

4.This simple nice act changed both of their lives forever，小小的善意行为，改变了两个人的生活，可知作者认为对他人善意对我们的生活会有积极的影响，故选C

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