Question

It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收費(fèi)站). “I’m paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”

It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend’s refrigerator: “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.

Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining why she’d taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “l(fā)ike a message from above.” Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didn’t know where it came from or what it really meant.

Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.

“Here’s the idea,” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.” Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”

The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!

1.Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?

A. She knew the car drivers well.

B. She wanted to show kindness.

C. She hoped to please others.

D. She had seven tickets.

2.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she .

A. thought it was beautifully written

B. wanted to know what it really meant

C. decided to write it on a warehouse wall

D. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom

3.Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?

A. Judy Foreman. B. Natalie Smith.

C. Alice Johnson. D. Anne Herbert.

4.Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above?

A. Kindness and violence can change the world.

B. Kindness and violence can affect one’s behavior.

C. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.

D. Kindness and violence can shape one’s character.

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.

B. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.

C. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.

D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】文章大意: 作者在本文中通過講述“隨心隨意求美，無來無由行善”這句話的由來，告訴我們要多行善，讓善良的行為傳播。

1.推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down可知這句話“隨心隨意求美，無來無由行善”給她留下了深刻的印象。所以她要多行善。她才會(huì)為后面的6輛車?yán)U費(fèi)，也算是一種行善吧！故B正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段的二句When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,”可知她走了幾天以后，還開車回去把這句話記了下來是因?yàn)椋核�認(rèn)為這句話很美。故A正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段第二句It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.可知這句話在Ann的腦海里好幾天了，所以她就把她下了下來。說明這句話是Anne Herbert.想出來的。故D正確。

4.推理題。根據(jù)本句“Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.” 本句是一個(gè)省略句：Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can build on itself。再根據(jù)最后一段第一句The acts of random kindness spread.可知善良和暴力都是可以傳播的。所以C項(xiàng)符合上下文，也就是號(hào)召我們要多做善事，讓善良的行為傳播得更遠(yuǎn)。

5.推理題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2行The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.可知善良是可以傳播的。如果作為司機(jī)的你發(fā)現(xiàn)有人幫你付了費(fèi)用，你也要想著為別人做一些好事情。讓善良的行為得以傳播。故B正確。