Question

One day, as two little boys were walking along the road, they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples.

The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired, so they said, "Are you going to town? If you are, we will carry your basket." "Thank you," replied the woman, Then she told them that she had a disabled son. She lived in a small house three miles away, and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden. She needed the money for their living.

"We are going the same way you are," said the boys and they took hold of the basket, one on each side, and trudged along with merry hearts. The poor woman looked glad, and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them. "Oh, no," they replied, "our mother has taught us to be kind to others, and to be useful in any way that we can."

The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help. "No, thank you. We want nothing for what we have done," said the boys. When the woman got home, she told her son what had happened on the road, and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys.

Another day, the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel, which he threw into the dustbin. "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk," said the son. “Someone may walk upon it, and fall.” “That is right, my dear,” she said. "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done, but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate."

1.Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket?

A. They wanted to eat some apples.

B. Their teacher told them to do that.

C. Their mother taught them to be helpful.

D. They were asked by the woman to help her.

2.Which of the following sentences is True?

A. The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden.

B. Everyone can begin with small things to help others.

C. The woman didn't have money to send her son to school.

D. Poor people were in need of more help than rich people.

3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to ________.

A. walked

B. danced

C. Jumped

D. climbed

4.What can be a title for the passage?

A. A Basket of Apples

B. Mot her and Her Son

C. Small Act of Kindness

D. On the Way to the Town

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 【解析】文章大意：本文讲述了两个小男孩在路上帮助一位妇人背苹果到市场去，这位妇人非常感谢他们，并提出给他们几个苹果，但两个男孩谢绝了。妇人回家后把这件事告诉了她的残疾儿子。然后有一天，妇人看见他的儿子捡起了一块橘子皮扔进了垃圾箱，并且说：“希望人们不要在人行道上仍橘子皮，有人可能会踩到它，然后摔倒”。妇人告诉儿子做得对，并表扬了儿子。 ...

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