Question

    Not long ago, I answered a telephone call from an old friend who I’d not heard from for a long time. “Hi, my good friend,” said the voice on the end. “I just wanted to see how you’re getting long.”

At the end of the conversation, he said, “if you need me in any way, I’ll be happy to help out.” And he meant it! That call came at just the right time. I needed those words of encouragement (鼓励). I hung up the phone and felt very warm in my heart.

And that day I relearned something important about life: Life is first about people, not to-do lists and a million tasks left undone—it’s about people.

To love and to know that we are loved is the greatest happiness. And happiness seems to be something that too many of us are short of (缺少)! My friend reminded (提醒) me that it is never enough just to love; we must also express (表达) it.

George William Childs put it like this: “Do not keep the box of your love and friendship closed up until your friends are gone. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be made happier.” Happiness may be just a phone call.

1.The writer’s friend called the writer because ________.

A.he wanted the writer to help him

B.he wanted to help the writer out

C.he knew the writer needed those words of encouragement

D.he just wanted to know how the writer was getting along

2.How does the writer feel after he received the phone call that day?

A.Encouraged. B.Excited.

C.Angry. D.Sad.

3.From this passage we know the greatest happiness is _______.

A.to love others B.to be loved

C.to love and to be loved D.to express our love

4.What does the phrase “hung up” mean?

A.挂断 B.稍等 C.吊起 D.闲逛

5.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 tells us _________.

A.to put our love in the box

B.to show our love to our friends

C.not to express our love and friendship

D.when our friends go, give them our love

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了很久不联系的一个朋友突然打电话和我联系，并且告诉我如果需要帮助可以随时找他。我因为这些话语受到鼓励，振作起来，明白了人生的真谛：爱要勇敢大声说出来。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“I just wanted to see how you’re getting long.”可知，朋友打电话是来了解我的近况的，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后两句话“I needed those words of encouragement (鼓励). I hung up the phone and felt very warm in my heart”可知，朋友的话给予我以鼓励，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句话“To love and to know that we are loved is the greatest happiness”可知，爱别人并且知道别人爱自己是最大的幸福，故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第一句话“I answered a telephone call from an old friend”可知，我和朋友是在通电话，打完电话需要挂断电话，故选A。

5.主旨大意题。结合文章第四段最后一句话“My friend reminded (提醒) me that it is never enough just to love; we must also express (表达) it”可知，划线句子是在比喻，呼吁我们要学会将爱意表达，故选B。