Question

Tim was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Tim knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Tim knew that the boy’s name was Sam. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Sam’s home first. Tim was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Tim went home.

They continued to see each other at school and had lunch together once or twice a week.

Three days before they finished high school, Sam asked Tim if they could talk. Sam reminded Tim of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’’ asked Sam. “You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Tim, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. ______”

1.When Sam fell down on his way home, Tim       .

A. didn’t notice that    B. helped him pick up the things

C. carried all the things for him    D. went away quickly

2.Which of the following is true?

A. Tim and Sam were brothers.    B. Tim and Sam were in the same school.

C. Sam was good at all of his subjects.    D. Sam finally killed himself.

3.What did they do at Sam’s home except?

A. playing video games    B. drinking some Coke

C. having a pleasant talk    D. watching TV

4.Three days before graduation, Sam asked Tim to talk because he       .

A. hoped to go on holiday together    B. wanted to kill himself again

C. hoped to have lunch together    D. wanted to tell him his story

5.What would Sam probably say at last?

A. You saved my life.    B. I should die.

C. You did a good job.    D. You helped me a lot.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Tim放学回家的路上，碰巧帮助了一个同学Sam捡起掉在地上的课本，后来他们成为了好朋友。Tim没想到的是，恰恰是这一件小事打消了Sam轻生的念头，让他感受到关爱和生活的美好，是Tim救了他的命。

1.B。细节理解题。开头的一、二两段说到，当Sam绊倒，掉落了书和其他物品，Tim弯腰帮他拾起。

2.B。细节理解题。文中有几处细节：首先他们相遇在放学回家的路上。倒数最后两段也说起，他们在学校经常见面，一周一两次一起吃午饭。还有三天他们就毕业了，Sam想找他聊聊。综上，他们是在同一所学校。选B。

3.A。细节理解题。Jim帮助了Sam，于是被邀请到家玩，在家他们喝可乐，看电视，还聊的很尽兴，很快就成了好朋友。排除B、C、D项。

4.D。细节理解题。毕业前夕，Sam找到Tim想跟他聊聊，在这个时候跟他聊起他们第一次相遇的时候Sam的处境和遭遇。

5.C。推理判断题。根据故事的发展，Sam讲起最初遇到Tim的时候，是自己情绪最为消沉的时候，甚至做好了自杀的准备，是Tim无心的帮助让他重新感受到了关爱，感知友谊的美好，如果不是Tim，他就不会有如此美好的感受，因此是Tim小小的举动救了他的命。