Question

When I talked to some businessmen earlier today, one fellow asked me, “Would you give money to a homeless person, even when you know he’s going to use it to buy alcohol?” I replied, “If all I was giving was money, it’ll be one thing. But for me, whenever I do give money, that’s just the wrapping (包装纸) . The real gift is hidden inside—it’s love. And I haven’t ever found any reason to limit gifts of love.”

      By the end of the night, I decided to get some pizza. In front of me in line was a homeless-looking man. He was counting the few dollars bills in his hand, over and over again, until it was his turn to order. Just then, he told the young woman behind the counter, “I’ll have the full cheese pizza.” “Full?” she asked. “It’s really big,” she added, although what she really meant to say was that it’d be too expensive for him. “Yeah, the full” “$18.65,” she submitted. The bills he was counting weren’t going to make it. I wasn’t intending to get the whole pizza for him. But thinking back to my conversation with the business man, I realized that money was really just the wrapping.

      I made my move. “Can you charge that pizza with my order” I said to the cashier. “Really?” the homeless-looking man said. “Really?” the young woman behind the counter repeated. “Yes, really.” That confused man and I had a sweet silent moment. To his silent question of why I was doing it, I added, “Just pay it forward for someone else.” And he said, “Well, you know what? I was actually treating these five homeless guys out there.” He was actually paying it forward, in the first place. What an unexpected fortune to get a chance to be a part of a man’s act of kindness.

1.What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?

A. He believes it’s not money but love that matters.

B. He is mean with his money.

C. He cares little about money.

D. He seldom gives money to the poor.

2.What made the author decide to help the man?

A. The request from the homeless-looking man.

B. His sympathy for the homeless-looking man.

C. His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier that day.

D. The urgency from the young woman behind the counter.

3.Why did the homeless-looking man want to buy the whole pizza?

A. Because he was too hungry.

B. Because he wanted to pay it forward.

C. Because he wanted to treat his own five children.

D. Because he wanted to help some homeless people.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Paying it forward    B. Helping a homeless man

C. A talk with a businessman    D. Money was just the wrapping

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文作者认为帮助他人花掉的钱只是一张纸，真正重要的是隐藏在里面的爱。作者买披萨时帮助了一位男士，并告诉他希望这种爱心能够一直传递下去。最后知道这位男士也是为了帮助街上无家可归的人，他也是传递爱心的人。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“But for me, whenever I do give money, that's just the wrapping (包装纸) . The real gift is hidden inside — it's love. And l haven't ever found any reason to limit gifts of love.”可知，作者认为钱只是一张纸，真正重要的是隐藏在它里面的爱心，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句“I wasn't intending to get the whole pizza for him. But thinking back to my conversation with the business man, I realized that money was really just the wrapping.”可知，作者原本没打算帮助这个人买披萨的人，但是回忆起先前与商人的谈话，意识到钱只不过是一张纸，于是决定帮助这个人。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“And he said, ‘Well, you know what? I was actually treating these five homeless guys out there.’”可知，这个看起来无家可归的人买披萨是因为他想帮助另外五个无家可归的人。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了一个爱心传递的小故事，作者帮助了别人，并希望这个人把爱传递下去，而这个人也是为了帮助别的人，他才是第一个传递爱心的人。因此推断，A项“把爱心传递下去”为最佳标题。故选A。