Question

“We are good mothers,” I said to my friend, as we sat on our comfortable beach chairs under our beach umbrella and watched our children playing in the waves.

Out of nowhere, the children took off running. About fifty yards from us, a man—maybe in his fifties—was fishing. The children stood next to him and watched with their little mouths hanging open as he cast the fishing lines. He smiled at them. They ran back to us—all except my three-year-old daughter, Drew.

My heart beat fast with horror. “Drew! Come here! Play with your friends!” I shouted, very aware that my speeches about not talking to strangers weren’t working. It seemed that many parents heard of horrible stories about children being taken away by strangers. Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place. So I felt relieved (松口气) when Drew ran towards me and took hold of a shovel (铲子). Then she looked me in the eye: “I want to be with the person.”

Again, she approached the middle-aged man, and started digging next to him.

Several seconds later, she returned, waving something shiny.

“Look, Mommy! A toy fish!”

It was, indeed, a toy fish—yellow and rubber. This must have been what he was using to attract the fish. And he’d given it to Drew. The three other children were deeply impressed, and they didn’t try to hide how jealous(妒忌的)they were—clearly, they all wanted the fish.

“My friend gave me that fish!” Drew shouted loudly. The sand in front of the umbrella turned into a preschool cage match with a yellow rubber fish flying through the air. I felt like I might cry myself.

Unexpectedly, there he was: the man, standing right next to us with three more rubber fish in hand. He handed them to each of the children. By their faces, you would have thought he was actually the really kind big brother.

“Thank you,” I said, realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers.

1. How did the author feel when Drew stood beside the man?

A. Relieved  B. Angry   C. Concerned   D. Calm 

2. The author thinks good mothers should _______.

A. be around their kids

B. warn their kids of danger

C. teach their kids to behave well

D. devote themselves to helping their kids 

3.The author was at a loss （迷茫）when_______.

A. Drew handed her the toy fish 

B. the kids fought for the toy fish

C. the toy fish was covered with sand

D. the stranger appeared from nowhere 

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Give a kid a fish

B. We are good mothers

C. The world is dangerous

D. Teach kids to be kind

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是“陌生人给孩子一个玩具鱼”的故事，作者起初不知所措，最后意识到生活中有好的、善良的陌生人。

1.C推理判断题。根据第三段第一句My heart beat fast with horror. 我的心跳加快，我很害怕。可知作者“担忧”Drew的处境，故选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第三段第四句Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place. 负责任的妈妈应该教他们的孩子,世界是一个危险的地方。故选B。

3.B推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句I felt like I might cry myself.我感觉我可能要哭了。可知作者的无奈和不知所措。故选B。

4.A主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句“Thank you,” I said, realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers. 我意识到有好的、善良的陌生人。这个故事是由“陌生人给孩子一个玩具鱼”所引起的，可知A项符合题意。

【名师点睛】

抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心

要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第28小题A主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句“Thank you,” I said, realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers. 我意识到有好的、善良的陌生人。这个故事是由“陌生人给孩子一个玩具鱼”所引起的，可知A项符合题意。

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