Question

【题目】John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didn’t，the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago，in a Florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边)．The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind．

In front of the book，he discovered the name，Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he got her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touch．

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail．A romance started．John requested a photograph，but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like．Later they agreed on their first meeting—7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．

“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote，“by the red rose I’ll be wearing my coat.” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．

A girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost uncontrollably came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．

He did not hesitate(犹豫)，saying，“I’m John，and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

【1】John was attracted by Miss Hollis Maynell because ________.

A. John believed her one of her old friends

B. she took good notes with a soft handwriting

C. John thought her a considerate and thinking lady

D. she was beautiful with a slim figure and blue eyes

【2】Why did John uncontrollably go up to the young girl in the green suit?

A. Because he knew it was Miss Hollis Maynell.

B. Because she was the very lady he was waiting for.

C. Because he was drawn to her beautiful appearance.

D. Because John didn’t want to meet Miss Hollis Maynell

【3】We can find John was a person who ________.

A. was easy to change his mind

B. was casual and independent

C. judged a person by his looks

D. valued a person’s inner spirit

【4】What’s the theme of the story?

A. The wisdom is shown in one’s action.

B. Love can be met by chance if you like.

C. You should never judge a book by its cover.

D. A noble heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

【1】根据第一段最后一句The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind．可知约翰认为这是一个有思想的女孩子，并因此被吸引，故选C。

【2】根据第五段第一句A girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．可以看出这个女孩子很美丽，同时根据后文内容可以判断女孩是故意设置这样一个考验给约翰的，想要看他对外表是否美丽非常看重，所以女孩子本身应该是很美丽的，故选C。

【3】第六段中，约翰毫不犹豫的就走向了那位妇女，只因为她的衣服和约定中一样，从而通过了女孩设置的考验，说明约翰不是一个仅看外表，而更看重内心的人，故选D。

【4】根据本文最后一句The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. 可知全文的主旨就是：心灵的本质是从其对不美的事物的态度中反映出来的，故选D。