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One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．

On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．

"Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, passing．Then I turned back．"I really owe you a debt of thanks," I said softly．

His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．

“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”

   “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure!"

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．n

1.Why did the author leave the store angrily?

                                                        A．He couldn't buy what he wanted．

B．The clerk treated him unkindly．

                                                        C．The clerk didn't speak English．

D．The store's goods were too dear．

2.By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _        _.

                                                        A．he smiled back at the young man                        B．he did not want to smile

                                                        C．he would thank the young man                            D．he was still in a bad mood

3.．The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man         .

                                                        A．had helped the author before                               B．taught the author how to smile

                                                        C．taught the author a valuable lesson                   D．was a kind employee of the store

4.．In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should __   ___.

                                                        A．be generous to strangers B．practice smiling every day

                                                        C．help people in trouble                                             D．smile at other people

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】试题分析：

1.根据文章第一段。He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．可知服务员对他表现并不热情。

2.根据第二段。I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．可知，作者看到这个年轻人的笑脸时，自己心里的不快和郁闷也消逝了，他也感到高兴起来了，脸上露出了笑脸。

3.最后一段。I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．作者很感激那位再未谋面的人，作者感激他，那天给自己上了一堂珍贵的课，使作者变成了一个在潜意识里爱笑，对人生充满乐观的人。

4.最后一段，作者体会到了笑的威力之大，决定以后也会对别人多微笑。故选D。

考点：记叙文

点评：本文讲了作者在一次购物中，由于服务员的不热情，自己心生闷气，出来后碰到了一个并不认识的人，作者被他的笑感动了，使作者的人生观有了很大的改变。文章并不难，把握好一点，即所有题目都要在文章中找出相应的答案，时刻遵循作者意思答题。