Question

    I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky-blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation(救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.

I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray(餐盘).I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down, my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”

On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS--NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”

1.Why did the people around the author back away?

A.Because the second man stood playing with his hands.

B.Because the two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.

C.Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.

D.Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.

2.After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.

A.regretted and cried B.turned in her project

C.went back to her husband and son D.talked with them for a while

3.What kind of woman do you think the author is?

A.Lovely. B.Mature.

C.Over-curious. D.Caring.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.

B.The author felt we should know how to heal people.

C.The author’s husband was very proud of her.

D.What the author did to the men touched many people.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文为夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍作者是一位给予人关爱的女性。告诉我们不仅要知道去救助需要帮助的人们，同时我们也需要被别人救助。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. 我们正排着队等着上菜，突然周围的人都开始往后退。我转过身，发现站在我身后的是两个可怜的流浪汉，身上有一股可怕的“肮脏”气味。由此可知，作者后面站着两个可怜的无家可归的人而且身上还散发出一阵阵臭味，让周围的人都后退了。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第五段第一句I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.可知，作者把餐盘递给两个年轻人后加入了丈夫与儿子的行列中。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据作者给穷人赠餐及最后两个段落的描述可知，作者是一位很有爱心的女性，懂得关爱他人。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中...we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.可知，我们不仅要知道去救助需要帮助的人们，同时我们也需要被别人救助。故B选项“作者认为我们应该知道如何救助人”表述不正确。故选B。