Question

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of(用光) money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬) me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

1.The young man was travelling across the country in 1971 to ________.

A. look for a good restaurantB. improve his life

C. show his new car to othersD. hand out dollars

2.The underline sentence implies that the young man got to know that ________.

A. it was very lucky of him to get his lost money back.

B. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

C. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feeling

D. another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

3.From the end of the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the man did carry out his promise

B. the man was not successful in the end

C. the owner was paid back the money

D. Santa give the man money each year

4.The message of the story is“________”.

A. One good turn deserves another

B. Where there is a will，there is a way

C. He who travels far knows much

D .Give love wings(翅膀) and it may fly higher

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个饭店的老板用很善良的行为帮助了一个年轻人的故事，告诉我们给予别人帮助，别人也会把我们的好意传播出去，让生活变得更美。

1. 细节题。根据文章第一段中In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself可知，他这样做是为了让生活有一个新的开始，提高他的生活。故B正确。

2. 推理题。根据On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did.Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.说明，他已经知道了那20元钱就是老板故意给他的，给他留有尊严。故C正确。

3. 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”和最后一段Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man.Now he lives near Kansas City.Each year he gives away thousands of dollars.He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants.Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.可知，他信守了诺言，一直都在帮助穷人。故A正确。

4. 主旨大意题。本文讲述了帮助别人，别人也会把你的好意传播出去，让生活变得更美。故D项内容正确。

【名师点评】本文讲述了一个饭店的老板用很善良的行为帮助了一个年轻人的故事，告诉我们要多给予别人帮助，我们的生活才会更美好。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。

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