Question

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps(脚步) and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people they were lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story. The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can. The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

1.What did the boy do on the street?

A. He sold his old hat.         

B. He begged (乞讨) for money.

C. He was busy collecting coins.  

D. He showed his good handwriting.

2.How did the man help the blind boy?

A. He took the boy’s sign away.  

B. He gave the boy a lot of money.

C. He changed the words on the sign.

D. He asked other people to help the blind boy.

3.What does the underlined word "recognized" mean?     

A. 辨认出    B. 看到C. 承认    D. 注意到

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The man did nothing to help the blind boy except changing the words on the sign.

B. Before the man changed the words, the hat had been full.

C. Without the man’s help, the blind boy couldn’t get so much money.

D. The kind man was very thankful to the blind boy.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A kind and clever man.       

B. A blind boy in the street.

C. Let’s help the disabled people. 

D. Different words make a difference.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个失明的男孩坐在脚边放着一顶帽子的台阶。他举着一块牌子，上边写着，我是盲人，请帮帮我。帽子里仅有几枚硬币。一位男士走过，从口袋里拿出几枚硬币放进帽子里，然后把牌子拿过来，转过牌子写上了几个字。不一会儿，帽子了开始满了，很多人开始给这位盲人钱。

1.He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” 他举着一块牌子，上边写着，我是盲人，请帮帮我。故选B。

2.wrote some words 和Soon the hat began to fill up.他写上了几个字。不一会儿，帽子了开始满了。故选C。

3.词意猜测题。根据The boy recognized his footsteps(脚步)男孩是盲人只能通过脚步辨认出，故选A。

4.题目要求那一项是正确的，根据文章意思，Without the man’s help, the blind boy couldn’t get so much money.没有那个男人的帮助，这位盲人不能得到如此多的钱。故选C。

5.故事围绕牌子上不同的话，产生不同的结果而展开的。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。