Question

    Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from even the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to the shop to get supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave, when a piece of paper on the ground caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully.

It was a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owners payment of her Vehicles Registration fees. At first I thought that I could find the owner. So I waited there for about an hour. Although the receipt had been borne on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owner? I looked over the receipt for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag or telephone number. I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the name of the owner and pocketed the paper. I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.

By the end of the week, I received a beautiful "thank you " letter from a very grateful and happy woman containing a handwritten message and a gift card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind snatched (夺去) her receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.

It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that at first glance(一瞥) seemed little and unimportant.

1.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Lesson I Will Never Forget B.Never Lose Heart or Give up

C.Little Things Still Mean a Lot D.Think Carefully Before You Act

2.What can we learn about the author?

A.He lives downtown in Hawaii.

B.He goes to the shop to get supplies once a week on foot.

C.He is too poor to have basic supplies for his family.

D.He is patient and willing to help others.

3.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 most probably refers to_______.

A.the receipt B.the license tag

C.the telephone number D.the personal data

4.How did the woman lose her receipt?

A.She forgot where she had put it. B.A strong wind blew it away.

C.A thief took it away. D.She left it in the parking lot

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述给作者给丢失收据的人邮寄收据这件小事来说明：事情看似很小，但对于别人来说也许至关重要。

1.

主旨大意题。根据第一段中Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot.可知最近，我经历了一次奇妙的经历，让我明白了，微小的事物仍然意义重大。以及最后一段中It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that at first glance(一瞥) seemed little and unimportant.可知我帮助别人做了一件乍一看无足轻重的事情，从而避免了损失，这让我感觉很好。结合文章通过讲述给丢失收据的人邮寄收据这件小事来说明：事情看似很小，但对于别人来说也许至关重要。故选项C“微小的事物仍然有很大的意义”最符合文章标题。故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据第一段中At first I thought that I could find the owner. So I waited there for about an hour.可知起初我以为我能找到失主。所以我在那里等了大约一个小时。以及I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the name of the owner and pocketed the paper. I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.可知我查了一下日期，付了钱，记下了主人的名字，把报纸装进了口袋。我得出的结论是，最好和最容易采取的步骤是把收据放在一个信封里，第二天早上首先把它寄给失主。由此可推知，作者在地上发现了一张收据、在原地等失主等了一个小时没有等到，决定将收据寄给失主，说明作者是一位有耐心并乐于助人的人。故选D。

3.

词义猜测题。根据上文I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send可知作者得出的结论是，最好和最容易采取的步骤是把收据放在一个信封里，第二天早上首先把它寄给失主。由此可知，it指代的是“the receipt”。故选A。

4.

细节理解题。根据第三段中In the letter, the woman explained how the wind snatched (夺去) her receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door.可知在信中，这位女士解释了大风是如何从她车门的口袋里刮走她的收据的。由此可知，一阵大风把收据吹走了，让女士丢失了收据。故选B。