Question

I live in New York City, and my “neighbors” are people I don’t know. My city, neighborhood and block are filled with people who don’t know me, don’t care to know me, and don’t talk to me. I find that it’s pretty hard to love people you don’t even know. And sometimes, we all, myself included, use that as an excuse not to try.

One day, Brendan, a young man in New York, was coming home to his Brooklyn apartment when a homeless woman called Jackie asked him for money. He said that he had no money. By the end of the week, she asked two more times, and each time he answered “No.” The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”

Brendan got the job and carried out his promise. That was when their friendship began. They built a strong friendship by supporting each other and spending their birthdays, holidays and tough times together, over a period of eight years. When Brendan’s heater broke, Jackie made him a blanket. Two days later when he told her that he had lost his job, she disappeared, returning minutes later, bringing him food to eat. She continued to do throughout the winter. Even with so little, she never hesitated to give back.

Over these years, Jackie moved from the streets and subway stations, into a halfway house, and is now moving into an apartment. To celebrate it, Brendan wanted to do something special for Jackie. He went with her to Target, and helped her to pick out everything she’d need for her new apartment.

May Brendan’s story encourage us to find a new way to honor, serve and love the people around us.

1.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?

A. He often stays indoors.

B. He cares about his neighbors.

C. He is good at making friends.

D. He hardly talks to his neighbors.

2.What did Brendan do when Jackie asked him for money?

A. He was angry with her.

B. He didn’t give her any.

C. He offered her some food.

D. He gave her some spare change.

3.What does the underlined words “his promise” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Giving Jackie some money.

B. Helping Jackie find a place to live in.

C. Taking Jackie out for Chinese food.

D. Making a blanket for Jackie.

4.What happened after Brendan and Jackie had the meal together?

A. They became good friends.

B. They became colleagues.

C. They fell in love with each other.

D. They became neighbors.

Answer

his promise ☞C项 Taking Jackie out for Chinese food。

【解析】试题分析：文章讲述了Brendan帮助无家可归的陌生人最后成为好朋友的故事。Brendan帮助了无家可归的Jackie，后来他失业，Jackie一直照顾他帮助他，他们成了好朋友。通过这个故事作者告诉人们要尊重，帮助和爱周围的人。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的句子my “neighbors” are people I don’t know和最后两句I find that it’s pretty hard to love people you don’t even know. And sometimes, we all, myself included, use that as an excuse not to try.可知，作者感觉到爱周围那些不认识的人很难，总给自己找不去尝试的借口，因此推断他几乎不与邻居交谈。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句By the end of the week, she asked two more times, and each time he answered “No.”可知，当Jackie向Brendan要钱时，他没有给她。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”可知，Brendan向Jackie许愿如果他有了工作，将带她出去吃中国食物。因此推断“his promise”指的是“带她出去吃中国食物”。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段中That was when their friendship began. They built a strong friendship可知，Brendan带Jackie出去吃饭是他们友谊的开始，他们建立了深厚的友谊，成了好朋友。故选A。

【名师点睛】

词义猜测题可以是一个单词的意义猜测，也可以是一个短语或句子的意义猜测，既可以是生词意义，也可以是熟词新意；还可以是对替代词所替代内容的判断。在阅读理解题中，所考查的词或短语的意义往往不停留在字面上，要根据短文提供的语境，通过阅读上下文，根据已知的信息或常识来推测尚不熟悉的词或词组的含义。

词义猜测主要的解题策略有：语境猜测、语法猜词和常识猜词。语境即上下文，由于上下文中的生词不是孤立存在的，其词义与句中其它词的词义或具体的语境有着密切的联系。因此在阅读过程中，许多生词的词义可以充分利用上下文中相关的词汇、短语并结合具体的语境来推测。

小题3就属于猜测词义题。需要依据上下文语境来推测词义。

【答案定位】根据第二段最后一句The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”可知，Brendan向Jackie许愿如果他有了工作，将带她去吃中国食物。

【推理关系】题干What does the underlined words “his promise” in Paragraph 3 refer to?☞文章内容If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food. Brendan向Jackie许愿如果他有了工作，将带她去吃中国食物。