Question

One morning, my newspaper wasn’t delivered on time. Since I always brought it to work, it upset me that I would have to pick one up on my way to work. After breakfast, I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried.

As I pulled into the parking lot of the store, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be struggling. “Someone else will stop and help him,” I thought.

However, no one stopped. I got out, and walked over to see what the trouble was.

“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. It was then that I noticed he wasn’t able to speak, and was still struggling with the chair.

I looked down at the chair and noticed that the clamps (夹具) holding the electronic keyboard had apparently become loose causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.

I pulled it back into place and then re-tightened the clamps. He hit a key on the keyboard. An electronic voice told me, “Thank you.” He then found the control that steered (操纵) the chair, turned and left.

I got back in my car and headed off to work, completely forgetting my newspaper. As I drove, I felt a deep gratitude (感激). I was truly blessed to have the physical abilities that allow me to live a normal life. Here was this young man who relied on machines to get around and communicate. He probably dreamed about doing all the things that I thought were normal and simple.

It’s funny; fifteen minutes before that happened, I was whining because my morning paper hadn’t arrived on time. I was glad I helped the young man, because he helped me gain a new viewpoint on everything I had in my life.

1.Why did the author stop at the store?

A. To do his job.    B. To have breakfast.

C. To buy a newspaper.    D. To drive a colleague to work.

2.What was the young man trying to reach?

A. The clamps.    B. The car key.

C. The wheelchair.    D. The electronic keyboard.

3.What does the underlined word “whining” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Complaining.    B. Worrying.

C. Arguing.    D. Crying.

4.What did the author learn from the experience?

A. Treasure what we have.    B. Treat the disabled nicely.

C. Technology has changed our lives.    D. Don’s get annoyed over small things.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】本文讲述了作者由于早上没按时收到晨报而抱怨，不得不在上班路上寻找一个商店买报纸。在停车场，他帮助了一个残疾年轻人，这让他认识到我们应该要珍惜自己目前所拥有的东西，而不是抱怨那些没有的。作者很庆幸遇到并帮助这个残疾的年轻人。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“One morning, my newspaper wasn’t delivered on time. Since I always brought it to work, it upset me that I would have to pick one up on my way to work”可知，作者的报纸没有送到，他又经常习惯性的带着它上班，因此，他选择上班路上选择一家商店买报纸。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段“I looked down at the chair and noticed that the clamps (夹具) holding the electronic keyboard had apparently become loose causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.”可知，作者发现年轻人轮椅上的支撑电子键盘的夹具松动使电子键盘滑落下来，年轻人够不到。可见，年轻人是在挣扎着拿掉落的电子键盘。故选D。

3.词义推测题。根据文章原句“I was whining because my morning paper hadn’t arrived on time（我因为我的晨报没有按时到而……）”，根据第一段内容One morning, my newspaper wasn’t delivered on time. Since I always brought it to work, it upset me that I would have to pick one up on my way to work，再结合四个选项A. Complaining抱怨；B. Worrying担心；C. Arguing争论；D. Crying哭泣，报纸没到作者应该是抱怨。故选A。

4.推理预测题。根据文章“I was truly blessed to have the physical abilities that allow me to live a normal life”可知，作者在帮助残疾的年轻人之后，很庆幸自己拥有一个正常的生活，而最后一段“It’s funny; fifteen minutes before that happened, I was whining because my morning paper hadn’t arrived on time”提到，作者之前还抱怨自己的晨报没到，但是那位残疾的年轻人可能正梦想着作者所拥有的。据此可推知，作者在帮助了年轻人之后明白，要珍惜自己目前所拥有的东西，而不是抱怨那些没有的。故选A。