Question

A woman baked bread for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passer-by. She kept the extra bread on the window-sill (窗台), for whomever would take it away.

Every day, a hunch-back (驼背的人) came and took away the bread. Instead of expressing thanks, he said the following words as he went his way: "The evil (邪恶) you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!"

This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated the words. One day, the woman felt angry and decided to do away with him. She added poison (毒药) to the bread she prepared for him !As she was about to place it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?" she thought...As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. His clothes were torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom ,it's a wonder I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. I would have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole bread.

As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale and red. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life!

It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do remains with you. The good you do,comes back to you!"

1.Why did the women decide to do away with the hunch-back finally?

A.Because she no longer had enough bread.

B.Because the hunch-back came every day.

C.Because her son world come back soon.

D.She was angry with the hunch–back.

2.What happened to the son on his way back home?

A.He was robbed of his money.

B.He was weak because of illness.

C.He was almost starved to death.

D.He survived by begging all the way.

3.How did the mother feel when she heard her son 's words?

A.Frightened and ashamed.

B.Frightened and excited.

C.Relieved but ashamed.

D.Relieved and excited.

4.The passage is meant to ________.

A.show how kind it was of amother to put bread on the window-sill

B.tell people how akind hunch back saved a hungry young man

C.encourage people to do good even if it's not appreciated at that time

D.show why the mother changed her mind at the last moment

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了善有善报恶有恶报的故事，告诉我们要多种善事，善待他人，就是善待自己。

1. 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句One day ,the woman felt angry.可知，这样的事情继续，这个女人感到很生气。故选D。

2.While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. I would have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by.可知，儿子又饿又虚弱，差点饿死。故选C。

3. 推理判断题。根据第六段第一句As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale and red.可知，当妈妈听到那些话时，她吓得脸色苍白同时因羞愧而变红。故推知知妈妈又害怕又羞愧。故选A。

4. 推理判断题。根据句中The evil you do remains with you .The good you do ,comes back to you !（善有善报，恶有恶报。）可知，本文的目的是鼓励人们要善待他人。故选C。

【名师点评】本文讲述了一个善待他人，就是善待自己的故事。本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

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