Question

Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken care of Julie by himself.

One day, Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of  their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very cold.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket （毯子）.However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Sam wrote a short note.“Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However, Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said,“Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

1.How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?.

A. Hot and sunny    B. Rainy

C. Icy and cold    D. Windy

2.Sam’s morning job was to .

A. take care of his sister    B. go to school

C. send newspapers    D. look for his grandfather

3.“Their parents passed away long ago.” means “Their parents long ago.”

A. died    B. went on

C. left home    D. passed by

4.Sam covered the old man with his father’s coat because .

A. his father’s coat fitted the old man well

B. the coat was the only thing that his father had left

C. he knew the old man was his grandfather then

D. he had no extra blanket

5.What is the story mainly about?

A. Father’s coat was missing.

B. Sam found his grandfather through an act of kindness.

C. An old man was too cold to live on.

D. Sam took care of his sister by himself.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】文章主要讲述了男孩萨姆的一次善举无意中找到了自己的亲爷爷的故事。15岁的萨姆和他的小妹妹一起生活，一天凌晨三点，萨姆像平常一样出去送报纸，看到一位老人躺在门外，回家拿了家中仅有的一件他父亲留下来的大衣，给老人盖上，并在衣袋里留了一张纸条。下午，萨姆匆忙赶回家，发现妹妹这和那位老人在一起，原来老人是他们的爷爷。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段最后一句"It was an icy morning and he looked very cold．"可知那是一个寒冷的天气，故答案选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中的"…Sam left their little house to send newspapers．"可知，萨姆早上的工作是送报纸，故选C。

3.A 词义猜测题．die"死"；go on"继续"；leave home"离开家"；pass by"经过"．根据上下文意思Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister，Julie及Sam had taken care of Julie by himself等内容可推知，Sam的父母很多年前去世了，独自照顾妹妹，和妹妹相依为命，所以pass away意为"去世；消失"，与die意思相同，故答案为A。

4.细节理解题。根据However，there were no extra blankets，so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat可知因为没有额外的毯子，所以把爸爸的大衣盖在了老人的身上，故答案选D。

5.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了男孩萨姆的一次善举无意中找到了自己的亲爷爷的故事。一天凌晨三点，天气很冷，萨姆发现了一位可怜的老头，就用父亲留下来的大衣盖在这位老人的身上取暖，并在衣袋里留了一张纸条。老人通过这张纸条，确认萨姆就是自己的亲孙子，亲人相认。故答案选B。