Question

    About six years ago, I was on a plane next to a talkative woman. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into “Ignore mode”, she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself and I knew she was called Helga.

While talking with Helga, I mentioned 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 told me that she thought “there was nothing more important in the world than Kindness.” I was curious why she was so enthusiastic and, as the plane took off, she talked about her last fight to Arizona three years ago. Just as the plane was about to leave for Phoenix, her father’s doctor called to inform her that her dad had suddenly passed away. For the three hour plane ride, she sat in stunned silence around strangers. When she arrived the airport in Arizona, she walked to the nearest wall, sat down, and cried.

And here is the part I’ll never forget about Helga’s story. For two hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and from at the airport. Helga looked at me and said, “Houston, nobody stopped and asked if I was okay that day. Not a single person. It was that day that I realized Kindness Isn’t Normal.”

Kindness Isn’t Normal. That has stuck with me all these years — especially now that I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy, kindness and love. I’m reminded all the time that, we spend so much time worrying about our problems and our lives that we walk by or ignore people in need of kindness every day. I’m often so worried about ME that I’m really bad at taking care of YOU.

So, I’ve made it my duty to do my part in making Kindness Normal. I share stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character and compassion. I provide young people with practical ways to exercise Kindness (they don’t always know what it looks like!).

1.If you go into “ignore mode” you ______.

A.pay no attention to others B.introduce yourself voluntarily

C.refuse to answer any questions D.start talking with other people

2.Why did Helga cry at the airport?

A.She knew that her father died. B.She felt sick after a long flight

C.She was surrounded by strangers. D.She arrived at a completely new city.

3.Helga’s story helps the author to_______.

A.teach more people in need B.set up the organization R.A.K.E.

C.pay more attention to his problem D.realize the present situation of kindness

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.A Kind Woman B.Ways to Be Kind

C.Welcome to R.A.K.E. D.Make Kindness Normal

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者的故事告诉人们“让善良正常”。作者认为自己的使命是尽自己的一份力量，与学生、老师和家长分享我们对个性和同情心的需求。总是在寻找每天围绕着自己做一些好事的小机会。

1.

词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句But before I could go into “Ignore mode”, she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself and I knew she was called Helga. (大约六年前，我在一架飞机上，旁边是一个健谈的女人。我很累，想睡个午觉。但在我进入“Ignore mode”之前，她拍了拍我的肩膀，介绍自己，我知道了她叫赫尔加)可推断，作者坐飞机时很累想要睡午觉，因此推断是进入“忽视模式”，也就是不关注别人的状态。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段的Just as the plane was about to leave for Phoenix, her father’s doctor called to inform her that her dad had suddenly passed away.可知，就在飞机即将飞往凤凰城的时候，她父亲的医生打电话告诉她，她父亲突然去世了。因此可知，Helga在机场哭是因为她知道她父亲去世了。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据第三段的And here is the part I’ll never forget about Helga’s story. For two hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and from at the airport. Helga looked at me and said, “Houston, nobody stopped and asked if I was okay that day. Not a single person. It was that day that I realized Kindness Isn’t Normal.”可知，当Helga到达亚利桑那州的机场时，她走到最近的面墙前，坐下来哭了起来。作者永远不会忘记赫尔加的故事。她坐在那里哭了两个小时，而成千上万的人在机场走来走去。赫尔加看着作者说休斯顿，没有一个停下来问她那天是否还好。就是在那一天，作者意识到善良并不是正常的。因此推断，Helga的故事让作者意识到善良目前的状况。故选D。

4.

主旨大意题。通读全文和最后一段内容可知，本文作者通过讲述Helga的故事，阐述了善良现在并不是正常的，作者认为自己的使命是尽自己的一份力量，与学生、老师和家长分享我们对个性和同情心的需求。总是在寻找每天围绕着自己做一些好事的小机会。由此可知，“让善良正常”可以做本文最佳标题。故选D。