10．One rainy evening I went to fill up at the gas station．A poor boy came up to my car and asked me for money to help him and his mother stay in their hotel for another week．He had to leave if they did not come up with 25．Having worked in social services before，and being a little skeptical，I asked why his mother hadn't asked social services for help．The boy said that they needed to remain in their hotel for one more week until his grandmother，who lived out of town，could take them in．I gave the boy what I had--5．He thanked me and continued to ask others for help．I got my gas and drove away．Weeks before，a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn't have any though I did because I didn't believe him．Later，I knew the boy was really poor．"This time，"I thought，"I'll do it differently．"I went to my bank and got 20，then I returned to the gas station．The boy was still there．I handed him the 20 bill．He reached through my car window and gave me a huge hug．His hug told me all I needed to know--that finally this kid could get out of the rain．
21．Why did the boy ask for some money？A
A．Because he needed to pay for the hotel．
B．Because he wanted to buy some food．
C．Because his mother was ill and needed to see a doctor．
D．Because he wanted to buy some nice toys．
22．What did the writer tell the boy to do？B
A．Ask others for help．B．Get help from social services．
C．Visit his grandmother．D．Stay in a social service．
23．What happened to the writer weeks before？D
A．He helped another boy．
B．He couldn't help a boy because of shorting of money．
C．He met another boy in the same gas station and helped him．
D．He refused to help a poor boy．
分析 讲述了作者在加油站帮助一个乞讨孩子的故事．25美元就能垫付一晚的房费，给一对母子一个温暖的歇脚的地方．
解答 21．A 细节理解题．根据句子A poor boy came up to my car and asked me for money to help him and his mother stay in their hotel for another week．要钱是为了他和他的妈妈下星期能住在宾馆里，支付宾馆的费用，所以答案选A．
22．B 细节理解题．根据句子I asked why his mother hadn't asked social services for help．为什么不寻求社会福利事业的帮助呢？所以答案选B．
23．D 细节理解题．根据句子Weeks before，a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn't have any though I did because I didn't believe him．几个星期前一个男孩向我要钱我对他说没有钱因为我不相信他．所以我拒绝了他的要求，所以答案选D．
点评 故事类文章在阅读过程中，我们一直在某个线索的引导下，随着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末，因此会感到比较轻松．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力． 阅读故事类文章时，应注意把握主旨大意，弄清主要情节，立足文章的内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据文章的情节展开合理的想象，从而达到解题的目的．
