Question

Grandpa worked as a carpenter(木匠) in downtown Chicago. He loved life—especially when he could play a trick(玩笑) on somebody. At those times, his large body shook with laughter while he pretended(伪装) innocent surprise. But on a cold Saturday, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and Grandpa wasn't laughing.

On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved fruitless.

Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand-new glasses were heading for India!

The Great Depression(经济萧条) was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It's not fair,” he told God as he drove home in sadness. “I've been very faithful in giving my time and money to your work, but now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the workers in the church.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your boxes arrived. When my coworkers removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, I was able to see things clearly again. It was as though the glasses had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that！”

The people working for the church listened, happy for the amazing glasses, but they thought the director surely must have confused(混淆) their church with another; they knew that there were no glasses on their list of items donated(捐赠) overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized God had used him in an unusual way.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa according to the passage?

A. He was an outgoing man.    B. He had a large family to support.

C. He sent the glasses to India on purpose    D. He believed in God.

2.The people in the church except Grandpa felt surprised at what the director said because ______.

A. Grandpa didn't tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D. the glasses were not included in the donation list

3.What does the underlined word “custom-made” mean mostly?

A. made specially    B. made by a church

C. made with the director’s agreement    D. made by a carpenter

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. Grandfather's Life    B. The Helpful Donations

C. The Perfect Mistake    D. An Impressive Speech

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者的外公不小心把自己的眼镜装入捐赠衣物的箱子里送了出去，这副眼镜是外公新配的，当时家境并不富裕的外公感到很失落，希望把眼镜找回来。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand-new glasses were heading for India!”可知，祖父的新眼镜不小心滑落到要发送到印度的箱子里，并不是故意把眼镜发送到印度去的。故C选项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“but they thought the director surely must have confused(混淆) their church with another; they knew that there were no glasses on their list of items donated(捐赠) overseas.”可知，主任一定感到很疑惑，他们想，在送往海外的物品名单中并没有眼镜。故D选项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句子句意“这副眼镜好像是专门为我定制的!”可知，画线词custom-made意为“定制的”。故A选项正确。

4.标题判断题。通读全文，本文主要讲述了外公不小心把自己的眼镜送往了海外的孤儿院，却阴错阳差地帮助了别人，获得了感激的故事，所以C选项“The Perfect Mistake”（完美的错误）适合做本文最佳标题。故C选项正确。