Question

On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.

Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.

Bob Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.

That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.

All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.

1.When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?

A. On February 9th, 2013 B. On February 10th, 2013

C. On February 18th, 2013 D. On February 22nd 2013

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Billy is living with a generous person.

Billy has found his brother.

Billy bought a diamond ring.

Billy appeared in the news report

3.The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代) “________”.

A. returning the ring B. setting up a page

C. living in the streets D. receiving money

4.What’s the best title of the passage ?

A. Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life

B. Kind Man Set Up Special Page

C. Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring

D. Many People Donated Much Money

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一个诚实的流浪汉归还了一位女士Sarah无意间给他的一枚钻石戒指，而他的这份善良也给他自己带来了回报。他不仅从人们那里得到了很多捐款，而且找到了他失散多年的哥哥。

1.th, 2013, 在2013年2月9日的这一天，Sarah给了Billy，这个流浪汉一些零钱，她也不小心把她的钻石戒指给了他。再根据短文第二段的第一句话Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring until the following morning. 可知，在第二天早上她才意识到这件事。故应该是2013年2月10号。故选B。

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考点：社会现象类短文阅读。