Question

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we saw a man holding a piece of paper that said, “Lost my job. Family to feed.”

At this store, a scene like this is not normal. My 10-year-old son noticed him and made a comment(评论) on how bad it must be to have to stand outside in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to pick something they thought our “friend” there would like. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old son suggested giving him a gift card. I thought about it. We didn’t have much money ourselves, but … well, sometimes giving from our need instead of our abundance(充裕) is just what we need to do! All the kids declared(宣称) something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of food, he lit up and thanked us with wet eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need, his eyes were filled with tears.

This has been a wonderful experience for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can help! Things would have played out so differently if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have money to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in need, it also gave my kids the sweet taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. giving him some food    B. giving from our need

C. giving him a postcard    D. giving from our abundance

2.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. The man was thankful with tears.

b. Each child picked some food for the man in the store.

c. A poor man lost his job and asked people for help.

d. All kids did away with something and gave him a gift card.

e. They saw the poor man outside the supermarket and took pity on him.

A. c-e-d-b-a    B. c-e-b-d-a    C. e-c-d-b-a    D. e-c-b-d-a

3.What can we infer(推测) from the last paragraph?

A. They will try their best to help more people in the future.

B. They won’t help more people because they can't afford to do so.

C. They had helped many people before offering this poor man help.

D. If mother had said NO, the kids would have helped in a different way.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了发生在自己身边的一件事。周末的时候作者和孩子们去超市的路上遇到了一个站在寒风中寻求帮助的人，并引导孩子们奉献爱心，快乐自己。通过这次经历，作者诠释了“赠人玫瑰，手留余香”的真谛。

1.推理判断题。根据下文中的句子“sometimes giving from our need instead of our abundance(充裕) is just what we need to do! ”可知，从我们的需求中给予才是我们真正需要做的，故答案为B。

2.句子排序题。a. The man was thankful with tears.那个男子感到的留下泪水；b. Each child picked some food for the man in the store. 每个孩子都在店里为那个人挑选了一些食物；c. A poor man lost his job and asked people for help. 一个穷人丢了工作，向别人求助；d. All kids did away with something and gave him a gift card. 所有的孩子都能尽一份力并给了他一张礼物卡。e. They saw the poor man outside the supermarket and took pity on him. 他们在超市外面看见那个可怜的人，怜悯他。根据故事情节可知，答案为B。

3.推理判断题。根据文中句子“For days the kids have been looking for others we can help! Stepping out not only helped a brother in need, it also gave my kids the sweet taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.”可知，作者引导孩子们奉献爱心，诠释了“赠人玫瑰，手留余香”的真谛，希望他们将来会尽力帮助更多的人。答案为A。