Question

One day, as two little boys were walking along the road, they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples.

The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired, so they said, "Are you going to town? If you are, we will carry your basket." "Thank you," replied the woman, Then she told them that she had a disabled son. She lived in a small house three miles away, and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden. She needed the money for their living.

"We are going the same way you are," said the boys and they took hold of the basket, one on each side, and trudged along with merry hearts. The poor woman looked glad, and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them. "Oh, no," they replied, "our mother has taught us to be kind to others, and to be useful in any way that we can."

The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help. "No, thank you. We want nothing for what we have done," said the boys. When the woman got home, she told her son what had happened on the road, and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys.

Another day, the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel, which he threw into the dustbin. "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk," said the son. “Someone may walk upon it, and fall.” “That is right, my dear,” she said. "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done, but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate."

1.Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket?

A. They wanted to eat some apples.

B. Their teacher told them to do that.

C. Their mother taught them to be helpful.

D. They were asked by the woman to help her.

2.Which of the following sentences is True?

A. The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden.

B. Everyone can begin with small things to help others.

C. The woman didn't have money to send her son to school.

D. Poor people were in need of more help than rich people.

3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to ________.

A. walked

B. danced

C. Jumped

D. climbed

4.What can be a title for the passage?

A. A Basket of Apples

B. Mot her and Her Son

C. Small Act of Kindness

D. On the Way to the Town

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 【解析】文章大意：本文講述了兩個(gè)小男孩在路上幫助一位婦人背蘋果到市場(chǎng)去，這位婦人非常感謝他們，并提出給他們幾個(gè)蘋果，但兩個(gè)男孩謝絕了。婦人回家后把這件事告訴了她的殘疾兒子。然后有一天，婦人看見他的兒子撿起了一塊橘子皮扔進(jìn)了垃圾箱，并且說：“希望人們不要在人行道上仍橘子皮，有人可能會(huì)踩到它，然后摔倒”。婦人告訴兒子做得對(duì)，并表揚(yáng)了兒子。 ...

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