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. However, there were no extra blanket. 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.The underlined words“passed away”mean“___________”.

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.he had no extra blankets

C.the coat is very warm D.the coat was the only thing that his father had left

5.Who was the old man? ______________________.

A.He was Sam's brother B.He was Sam's teacher

C.He was Sam's father D.He was Sam's grandfather

6.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.B

5.D

6.B

【解析】

本文讲述了山姆父母去世了，他和妹妹住在一起。有一天，凌晨三点山姆出去送报纸时，发现一个老人睡在门前，他拿了父亲的大衣给这个老人盖上了，下午山姆放学回家后发现老人和妹妹在门前，妹妹告诉山姆，老人是他们的爷爷，这件大衣是他以前送给他儿子的。通过一个善举，找到自己的爷爷。

1.细节理解题。根据“ It was an icy morning and he looked very cold.”可知那是个寒冷的早晨，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. ”山姆离开他们的小房子去送报纸，故选C。

3.词义猜测题。died死；went on继续；left home离家；passed by通过；根据“Sam had taken care of Julie by himself.”萨姆一个人照顾了朱莉，可知是去世，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据“Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blanket.”没有多余的毯子，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据“The grandfather smiled and said, “Sam, thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. ”可知是Sam的爷爷，故选D。

6.推理判断题。根据“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!””可知是这件大衣让他的爷爷认出了自己的孙子，故选B。