【題目】 I want to share with you a story from 28 years ago. My dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for an auction (拍賣(mài)會(huì)). Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it at the auction.

One day I was riding with my dad when he noticed a hitch-hiker(搭便車(chē)的人) with a backpack. Without hesitation, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name, and proceeded to talk to him about all sorts of things. Dad asked him where he was going. The hitch-hiker told him that he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make that decision. He talked about the tragic events that occurred to him several years before. He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.

We drove 45 minutes before the hitch-hiker got off. We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitch-hiker a twenty-dollar bill. The guy smiled. He nearly lit up right there on the cold, dark highway.

We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I had just witnessed. I was always told by everyone never to pick up a hitch -hiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.

【1】What made the hitch-hiker become less upset?

A.The writer’s father offering him a free ride.

B.The writer’s father really listening to him.

C.The writer’s father agreeing to drive him to his destination.

D.The writer’s father talking to him about all sorts of things.

【2】The underlined words “that decision” in Para. 2 refer to______.

A.catching the carB.heading for the west

C.talking about his experiencesD.driving 45 minutes

【3】Which of the following words CANNOT be used to describe the father?

A.Willing to help.B.Easy-going.

C.Far-sighted.D.Full of sympathy.

【4】The author wrote the text mainly to ______.

A.show his respect for his fatherB.tell a story of his father

C.prove his father is the best teacherD.advise people to learn from their father

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。本文講了作者和父親在去參加拍賣(mài)會(huì)的路上，遇見(jiàn)一個(gè)要搭便車(chē)的人，父親搭載了那個(gè)人并給他錢(qián)的故事。也讓作者明白，僅僅一個(gè)善行就可以改變一個(gè)人的一生，父親的行為成就了那個(gè)窮人的一天。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.可知他情緒低落，但我看得出來(lái)，那個(gè)搭車(chē)者的態(tài)度正在改變，因?yàn)橛腥苏娴脑诼?tīng)他說(shuō)話。由此可知，作者父親的用心傾聽(tīng)讓搭便車(chē)的人變得不那么沮喪。故選B。

【2】

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段中The hitch-hiker told him that he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make可知爸爸問(wèn)他要去哪里。那個(gè)搭車(chē)的人告訴爸爸他要往西走。我不記得為什么，但他告訴了爸爸很多他想到的事情，以及是什么說(shuō)服他做出了往西走這個(gè)決定。由此可知，“that decision”指的是“往西走”。故選B。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章講述的父親毫不猶豫讓人搭便車(chē)，認(rèn)真傾聽(tīng)對(duì)方的悲慘，還給了對(duì)方20美元這些行為，可推知作者的父親是一個(gè)樂(lè)于助人、隨和且充滿(mǎn)同情心的人，只有C選項(xiàng)“有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)的”在文章中并未體現(xiàn)。故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.可知當(dāng)我回想起這個(gè)故事時(shí)，我開(kāi)始明白，僅僅一個(gè)善行就可以改變一個(gè)人的一生，我相信我父親的行為成就了那個(gè)窮人的一天。結(jié)合本文講了作者和父親在去參加拍賣(mài)會(huì)的路上，遇見(jiàn)一個(gè)要搭便車(chē)的人，父親搭載了那個(gè)人并給他錢(qián)的故事。由此可推知，作者寫(xiě)這篇文章主要是為了講述他父親的故事。故選B。

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