Question

【题目】It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion(激情) is to life.

That day I went with my mom to drive my sister to the library.I was bored.Then，as my mom stopped at a red light，someone on the side of the road caught my attention.It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服)．He was homeless.That didn't interest me，for I had seen many like him before.

But in some way he was different.This man was not sitting down with a sad expression.He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.

“Mom，why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless？” I asked.

“He bought it，” she answered.I was still confused.

“But if he's homeless，why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes？He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”

“Well，Sarah，sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things.We need happiness，too.”

That man must care enough about music，so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.I soon realized that happiness is the key to life.Without it，there's nothing to expect.A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.

Since then I've never spent a day without thinking of what's truly important.A home，a meal，clothes—these things are not the only things that make up our lives.What's often forgotten is that we all need a joy and a light in a dark day.We all need a passion.

【1】What was the man doing when Sarah saw him？(不超过10个词)

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【2】How Sarah felt at first for the homeless man？(不超过5个词)

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【3】What's the passage mainly about？(不超过10个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He was dancing to the music.

【2】She felt confused./Confused.

【3】A passion for something can make a person live happily.

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要通过一位衣衫褴褛、无家可归、食不果腹的男人在无钱购买衣服、食物的情况下去买来一个收音机并伴随着音乐翩翩起舞的故事及母女俩的对话，说明激情对生活的重要性。

【1】细节理解题。根据He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.可知，当Sarah看到那个男人的时候他正在随着音乐跳舞，故答案为：He was dancing to the music.

【2】细节理解题。根据she answered.I was still confused.，可知，虽然妈妈对Sarah的问题作了回答，但Sarah起初对流浪汉的感受还是困惑的，故答案为：She felt confused./Confused.

【3】主旨大意题。通过对整篇文章的理解，以及文章开头第一句It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.“不久前，我才第一次意识到拥有激情对生活的重要性。”和最后一句We all need a passion.“我们都需要激情。”可知，本文主要讲的是对某事的热情可以使一个人生活得快乐，故答案为：A passion for something can make a person live happily.