Question

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.

“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”

1.The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”, because _______.

A.he was thinking about the words B.he didn’t understand the words

C.he wanted to talk to his dog D.he liked talking to himself

2.What made the boy start his new life?

A.The people laughing at him. B.The kind words spoken to him.

C.The hard life. D.His lovely dog.

3.He was feeling ______ when he whistled to his dog.

A.funny B.sad C.lonely D.excited

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

A.He never took good care of his friend, Tiger.

B.He usually had many friends around him.

C.He helped a young lady when her bag dropped.

D.He often washed his dirty face in the lake.

5.What’ s the best title of this passage?

A.A Dog and a Boy B.A Poor Boy’s Childhood

C.A. Businessman and a Boy D.The Power of Kindness

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述一个成功的商人吉姆的童年经历。他是一个孤儿，别人总是嘲笑他，只有小狗与他为伴。一天他帮助一位妇女的包，妇女的话感动了他，这句温暖的话改变了他的人生，最后成为一个成功的人士。

1.细节理解题。根据第3段第1句“A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard.”可知以前从未有人夸奖过他，所以他重复这句话说明他喜欢这句话，他才考虑这句话。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第5段中 Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”可知“对他说的善良的话使这个男孩开始了新的生活”，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据上文“A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.（他有一种特殊的感觉。这是他听到的第一句好话。他看着她直到她走远，然后他对狗吹口哨，直接到附近的河边。）”可知他向狗吹口哨时感到很兴奋；故选D。

4.细节题。根据第2段第3和4句“As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her.”可知当一位年轻女士的包掉下来时，他帮助了她，可知C正确，故选C。

5.标题归纳题。整篇文章主要讲述了善良的语言改变某人的一生，可知本文的标题是“仁慈的力量”；故选D。