Question

It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked me for some money so he could get something to eat. I’d read the sign: “Don’t give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept marching.
I wasn’t prepared for a reply, but he said, “I am really homeless and I am really hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!” But I kept on marching.

The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn’t have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a freezing cold night, I still assumed the worst of the fellow human being.

Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn’t help thinking of him. I tried to seek excuses for my failure to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you’re not supposed to give money to beggars.

Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for the Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean’s Café, a soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to Bean’s Café?

Before long my idea took off. People would fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. And relief for my conscience.

As more and more people started working with the “Plant a Row” concept, many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo, which also arose in national gardening publications. Row markers with the “Plant a Row” logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their “Row for the Hungry”.

It is unexpected that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in America—and we’re seventy million strong—plants one row for the hungry, we can lower the number of neighbors who don’t have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.

1.Why did the author turn down the beggar’s request?

A. He was previously reminded not to do so.

B. He was eager to march back to the hotel.

C. He thought that it was beyond his duty.

D. He was short of money at that moment.

2.Which of the following is the closest to the underlined phrase “took off” (Paragraph 6)?

A. We eventually took off at 11o’clock and landed in Seattle safely.

B. To take off pounds, you have to cut down the number of calories.

C. On hearing the news, he took off at once and headed back to the hotel.

D. His business has really taken off owing to his advanced management.

3.What did the author do after the beggar’s incident?

A. He felt guilty but couldn’t help him.

B. He started a project to help the hungry.

C. He ran a blue kitchen to supply the hungry with soup.

D. He still supposed it was unwise to give the hungry with soup.

4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. Plant a Row for the Hungry

B. Lend a Hand to Beggars

C. Never Hesitate to Help Others

D. Plan a Gardening Project

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者因为碰到一个乞丐而萌发为饥民种一排蔬果的想法，并将该想法付诸实施，取得很好的效果。

1. 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句I had money in my pocket and it wouldn’t have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a freezing cold night, I still assumed the worst of the fellow human being.可知，作者口袋里有钱，即使他被骗几元钱也不会因此失去生命，作者拒绝提供帮助的原因在于他认为乞丐可能是骗子。故选A。

2. 推理判断题。根据第六段中People would fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. And relief for my conscience.（当地人在带东西过来的时候会先给我发传真或是打电话。全职花农把鲜花捐献出来。这（指当地民众捐献东西这种行为）简直是精神食粮/心灵鸡汤，使我的内心倍感宽慰。）可知，不久由于他的先进管理，他的生意真的腾飞了。故选D。

3. 细节理解题。根据第三、四、五、六段的描述可知，他开始着手一个帮助饥饿的人的项目。

4. 主旨大意题。文章讲述的是作者因为碰到一个乞丐而萌发为饥民种一排蔬果的想法，并将该想法付诸实施，取得很好的效果。故选A。

【名师点拨】

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。9小题D推理判断题。根据第六段中People would fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. And relief for my conscience.当地人在带东西过来的时候会先给我发传真或是打电话.全职花农把鲜花捐献出来.这（指当地民众捐献东西这种行为）简直是精神食粮/心灵鸡汤.使我的内心倍感宽慰. 可知不久由于他的先进管理，他的生意真的腾飞了。故选D。

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