Question

    About six years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to a woman who was extremely energetic. I was tired and wanted to take a nap, but she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.

"Hi, my name is Helga."

As we talked, it came up that I had started an organization in high school called R.A.K.E. (Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and said to me, "There is nothing more important in the world than kindness."

I was curious about what she had said, and as the plane took off. she began telling me a story about the last time she had flown.

It was three years ago and she was heading back to her hometown because her father had become very ill.

Just as the plane was about to leave, her father's doctor called to inform her that her father had suddenly passed away. For the three hour plane ride, she sat in stunned(受惊的) silence,.

When she arrived at the airport in her hometown, she walked to the nearest bench(长椅),sat down and cried.

For two hours, she sat and wept while thousands of people just walked on by.

"Not a single person stopped and asked if I was OK that day. It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal. "

Helga's words have stuck with me for all these years. I'm reminded all the time that for many of us, kindness is not usually our "default setting (默认设置)".

We spend so much time worrying about our own problems that we walk by or ignore other people in need of a bit of kindness.

So, I've made it my mission to do my part in making kindness "normal".

Now, I travel to schools all across the US to speak about compassion(同情),empathy(同感),and love.

I' m proud to share my stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character, compassion, and kindness.

Providing young people with practical ways to exercise kindness makes my job more satisfying than any other I can think of.

And when I give my talks, I always have my conversation with Helga in the back of my mind.

1.We can know from the first four paragraphs that the author___________.

A.was always eager to make friends B.was angry to be disturbed by Helga

C.found Helga a very serious person D.was interested in Helga's story

2.During Helga's trip to her hometown, she___________.

A.couldn't help but cry on the flight B.blamed the doctor for not calling her earlier

C.came to realize the value of kindness D.received help from passengers beside her

3.How did Helga' s story influence the author?

A.He found a better way to exercise kindness.

B.He realized that most people were nice and kind.

C.He realized the importance of using stories in speech.

D.He began teaching others about kindness and found it rewarding.

4.The author wrote this article mainly to___________.

A.show why kindness isn't normal. B.explain how he developed his kindness career

C.give advice on how to practice kindness D.share a touching story about kindness

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章讲述了六年前作者在飞机上与Helga的一次谈话一直留在他心中，在此谈话影响下，他开始了现在的事业——通过演讲推广善行。

1.推理判断题。根据前四段可知,作者在飞机上一开始打算睡一会儿，但是Helga主动和他聊天，作者和她聊到自己曾经创建的R.A.K.E组织时，Helga 说"There is nothing more important in the world than kindness"，而作者此时was curious about what she had said(对她的话很好奇)，由此可见，作者对Helga的故事很感兴趣。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第五、六、七、八段可知，Helga 在回家路上没有人停下来去询问和关心她，再根据第九段中Helga说的"It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal"，可知在她意识到了善行在世界上并不是很常见，因此更意识到善行的宝贵。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后七段内容可知，作者一直记着Helga的话，并且努力想要使善行变得更常见。作者通过到各地学校做演讲，让学生、老师和家长们意识到我们对善行的需要，并给年轻人提供一些去实践善行的方法。而作者自己也认为自己的工作非常"satisfying (令人满意的)"。故选D。

4.写作目的题。文章先从六年前作者在飞机上与人的一次谈话说起，接着说这次谈话一直留在他心中，因此他开始了现在的事业——通过演讲推广善行。所以整篇文章是在讲述作者是如何开始了自己的"kindness career"。故选B。