Question

It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were warming up their cars，Peter，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．When he arrived，he parked his bike outside the backdoor as he usually does．After 10 hours’work，he returned to find his bike gone．

The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport．Peter used it to get to work and daily life．Our life depends on this bike．1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．

1.The story happened               ．

A．in summer                         B．after Christmas

C．on Christmas Day                   D．in winter

2.The bike was so important to the couple because               ．

A．the man’s job was bike racing        

B．the family has nothing but this bike

C．it was a nice Kona 18 speed          

D．Peter used it for work and daily life

3.People got to know the couple’s problem from               ．

A．radio broadcasts                 B．a newspaper

C．TV news                          D．a stranger

4.From their experience，the couple have learnt that               ．

A．strangers are usually of little help      

B．one should take care of their bike

C．news reports make people famous      

D．an act of kindness can mean a lot

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章讲述了一对夫妇的故事。这对夫妇有一辆自行车，每天要靠这辆自行车上下班。但是有一天却被偷了。所以他们就把自己的故事发到了报纸上。结果很多人帮助了他们。

1.细节理解题。句意：故事发生在什么时候？根据文中It was a winter morning，那是一个冬天的早晨，故选D。

2.细节理解题。句意：这个自行车对这对夫妇如此的重要是因为什么？根据文中：The bike was our only transport．Peter used it to get to work and daily life．Our life depends on this bike。这个自行车是我们唯一的交通工具。皮特骑它去工作。我们的生活依赖这辆车。所以，最适合的应该是B。

3.细节理解题。句意：人们从哪里知道了这对夫妇的麻烦？根据文中：I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help．我写信给报纸告诉他们我们的故事。在那之后不久，我们社区的几个人主动提出帮助。故选B。

4.细节理解题。句意：从他们的经历，这对夫妇学到了什么？根据文中：No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares．不论大或小，你的善举都向有困难的人显示了至少有人关注他。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。