Question

Year of Giving

Yesterday I started the Year of Giving, my first day of a year-long journey into exploring the act of giving and the meaning of charity. I chose December 15 as the starting date, which marked three years since my mother died from heart disease. She was one of the most generous people that I have ever known. She always thought of others first and certainly serves as an inspiration to me.

I had a rather busy day yesterday, ironic (具有讽刺意义的) for someone who is unemployed right now. In the morning I went to the gym, and unsuccessfully got the phone call from the unemployment office for some job searching. Before I knew it, it was noon. I grabbed a quick lunch and rushed down to a meeting. On my way to Connecticut, I wondered if I would see someone that I would feel forced to give my first $ 10 to. I was running late and decided to do it afterwards.

After the meeting I had about half an hour to find the first person of my Year of Giving! I decided to check out DuPont Circle. I had met a guy there named Jerry once and thought he would willingly accept my $ 10. He wasn’t there, but I did see a man sitting by himself who looked really lonely, so I approached him. Now I had to figure out what I was going to say, I think I said something like, “Hi, can I sit down here?” “I would like to know if I could give you $ 10?” He asked me to repeat what I had said, I did, then he looked at me funny, got up and left.

I then started walking south where I spotted a man standing by the bus stop on Connecticut Ave. He appeared to be in his 60s. I don’t know what drew me to him, but I thought I would make my second attempt. I was a bit nervous and asked him which bus came by that stop. Then I explained that I was starting a year-long project to give $ 10 to someone every day and that I wanted to give my $ 10 for today to him. The gentleman, I later found out that his name was Ed, responded without hesitation that he could not accept my offer and that there were many people more deserving the money than him. This was exactly one of the things that I hoped would happen. People would think of others before themselves.

1.The author set the starting date on December 15 to ____.

A. help the charity   B. remember his mother

C. make an explosion  D. fulfill a wish of his mum

2.In the author’s first attempt to give away the money, ____.

A. he was considered ridiculous

B. he hesitated for a long time

C. he was forced to donate the money

D. he had no time to take action

3.In the author’s second attempt, the gentleman refused his offer because ____.

A. he didn’t need other’s help

B. he thought more for others

C. he didn’t care about money

D. he wanted to get more money

4.We can infer that the author was inspired by ____.

A. true friendship      B. his own kindness

C. generous donations   D. human’s good nature

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：从昨天开始，我开始了与人玫瑰的一年，我选择日期12月15日开始，这是因为三年前我的母亲在这一天死于心脏病，我的母亲十分乐于助人，我决定把她的精神传承下去。

1.B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“I chose December 15 as the starting date, which marked three years since my mother died from heart disease.”可知作者将12月15号定为开始日期去纪念他的妈妈。故选B。

2.A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“He asked me to repeat what I had said, I did, then he looked at me funny, got up and left.”可知在作者第一次尝试捐钱的时候，他被认为是荒唐的。故选A。

3.B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的句子“The gentleman, I later found out that his name was Ed, responded without hesitation that he could not accept my offer and that there were many people more deserving the money than him.”可知在作者第二次尝试的时候，这个绅士拒绝了他，因为他更多地想到别人。故选B。

4.D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的句子“She always thought of others first and certainly serves as an inspiration to me.”和最后一段的句子“This was exactly one of the things that I hoped would happen. People would think of others before themselves.”可知作者是受到人类的善良的天性的激励。故选D。

【学法指导】

事实询问题，这类试题通常以疑问词what/who/when/where/why/how引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源。同时要注意题目和文章中的暗示作用，特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。比如23小题B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的句子“The gentleman, I later found out that his name was Ed, responded without hesitation that he could not accept my offer and that there were many people more deserving the money than him.”可知在作者第二次尝试的时候，这个绅士拒绝了他，因为他更多地想到别人。故选B。其实第23小题中暗含着一个why引导的问句。

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