Question

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A. Before Christmas Day. B. After New Year's Day.

C. On Christmas Day D. On New Year's Day.

2.What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A. His gifts were stolen. B. He broke his basket.

C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.

3.Why did the writer want to say '’thank you" to the woman?

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B. Because she always paid money for others.

C. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

D. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

4.What's the best title for this passage?

A. A big supermarket B. A kind woman

C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了男孩Mark一直在为家人买礼物攒钱，但是在买完礼物结账时发现钱丢了，这时一位妇女帮助了他，并希望他能够把这个“帮助”继续传递下去。

1.“The third Saturday in December”的描述可知，这个故事可能发生在圣诞节前。故选A。

2.判断推理题。根据短文“reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money.”的描述可以推知，Mark把钱给丢了。故选C。

3.推理判断题。从文章中的最后一段可知，Mark在接受了那位妇女的帮助之后，努力地帮助那些需要帮帮助的人。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。联系上下文的描述可知，整篇文章都是围绕礼物来写的。因此短文的最佳题目应该是“一件意想不到的礼物”。故选D。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。