Question

I live in the center of the city and there is a large parking lot full of parking spots nearby．Rain is a rare occurrence in LA，so cars easily collect pollutants and dust．Together with my friends，I decided it should be a kind gesture to surprise the owners with a car wash．So we bought car washing supplies and brought out all the bath towels we could find．With all the supplies in hand，we were able to convince another roommate to help out as well and we began watering down the cars．

Every once in a while，someone would come by and asked us seemingly stupid men，“Who told you to wash the cars?”or，even better，“who paid you to wash their cars?”We explained we just wanted to do something kind．But our response was often me with an even more confused look．

As the afternoon went on，some other friends that came by understood our goal of the spontaneous event and started helping out with some of the duties．First one friend then two，and by the time we had cleaned the entire lot，we had an entire car washing crew with independent individually assigned tasks and duties．

I wasn't cleaning cars to be able to afford a new phone．I was cleaning cars simply because I wanted to offer the car owners kindness．There was no equipment to weigh our value created．We couldn’t measure our success in dollars earned over the time spent washing cars when we could have been earning twice as much at work．

I now realize，first hand，that there is a special energy created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in service of others and maybe，like me，you’11 find it’s actually the greatest gift you’ you’ll ever get．

1.What attitude did passers-by show towards the author’s behavior?

A. Curious and puzzled．    B. Doubtful and fearful．

C. Moved and respectful．    D. Supportive and appreciative．

2.Why did the author decide to wash the cars?

A. To earn money to buy a phone．

B. To do a good deed for the car owners．

C. To set a good example to his friends．

D. To remind the drivers of their dirty cars．

3.How did the author complete cleaning the cars?

A. With the permission of the drivers．

B. By cooperating with his friends．

C. By attracting strangers to join them．

D. Under the leadership of one of his friends．

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. There is a lack of rain in the city the author lives in．

B. The car owners felt grateful to the author and his friends．

C. Some of the author’s friends stopped cleaning the cars halfway．

D. The author and his friends clean the cars willingly day and night．

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和朋友们想做点好事，所以他们决定去停车场免费擦车以及作者对这件事的感悟。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Every once in a while，someone would come by and asked us seemingly stupid men”及“But our response was often me with an even more confused look”可知，路人问作者为何这么做，作者的回答又让他们一脸困惑，由此可知，路人对作者的行为既好奇又不解，故A项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“We explained we just wanted to do something kind”可知，作者决定擦车是为了做点好事，故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“First one friend then two，and by the time we had cleaned the entire lot，we had an entire car washing crew with independent individually assigned tasks and duties”可知，当完成全部工作的时候，作者他们已经有了一个独立的洗车小组，各司其职，由此可知，作者是和朋友一起完成擦车工作的，故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第一中的“Rain is a rare occurrence in LA，so cars easily collect pollutants and dust”可知，洛杉矶很少下雨，所以汽车很容易沾上污物和灰尘，由此可知，作者所居住的城市很少下雨，故A项正确。