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【題目】I live in New York City, and my “neighbors” are people I don’t know. My city, neighborhood and block are filled with people who don’t know me, don’t care to know me, and don’t talk to me. I find that it’s pretty hard to love people you don’t even know. And sometimes, we all, myself included, use that as an excuse not to try.

One day, Brendan, a young man in New York, was coming home to his Brooklyn apartment when a homeless woman called Jackie asked him for money. He said that he had no money. By the end of the week, she asked two more times, and each time he answered “No.” The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”

Brendan got the job and carried out his promise. That was when their friendship began. They built a strong friendship by supporting each other and spending their birthdays, holidays and tough times together, over a period of eight years. When Brendan’s heater broke, Jackie made him a blanket. Two days later when he told her that he had lost his job, she disappeared, returning minutes later, bringing him food to eat. She continued to do throughout the winter. Even with so little, she never hesitated to give back.

Over these years, Jackie moved from the streets and subway stations, into a halfway house, and is now moving into an apartment. To celebrate it, Brendan wanted to do something special for Jackie. He went with her to Target, and helped her to pick out everything she’d need for her new apartment.

May Brendan’s story encourage us to find a new way to honor, serve and love the people around us.

【1】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?

A. He often stays indoors.

B. He cares about his neighbors.

C. He is good at making friends.

D. He hardly talks to his neighbors.

【2】What did Brendan do when Jackie asked him for money?

A. He was angry with her.

B. He didn’t give her any.

C. He offered her some food.

D. He gave her some spare change.

【3】What does the underlined words “his promise” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Giving Jackie some money.

B. Helping Jackie find a place to live in.

C. Taking Jackie out for Chinese food.

D. Making a blanket for Jackie.

【4】What happened after Brendan and Jackie had the meal together?

A. They became good friends.

B. They became colleagues.

C. They fell in love with each other.

D. They became neighbors.

Answer 1

【答案】his promise C項(xiàng) Taking Jackie out for Chinese food。

【解析】試題分析：文章講述了Brendan幫助無家可歸的陌生人最后成為好朋友的故事。Brendan幫助了無家可歸的Jackie，后來他失業(yè)，Jackie一直照顧他幫助他，他們成了好朋友。通過這個故事作者告訴人們要尊重，幫助和愛周圍的人。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的句子my “neighbors” are people I don’t know和最后兩句I find that it’s pretty hard to love people you don’t even know. And sometimes, we all, myself included, use that as an excuse not to try.可知，作者感覺到愛周圍那些不認(rèn)識的人很難，總給自己找不去嘗試的借口，因此推斷他幾乎不與鄰居交談。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句By the end of the week, she asked two more times, and each time he answered “No.”可知，當(dāng)Jackie向Brendan要錢時，他沒有給她。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句The woman looked sad, so Brendan said, “I am on my way to a job interview. If I get the job, I will take you out for Chinese food.”可知，Brendan向Jackie許愿如果他有了工作，將帶她出去吃中國食物。因此推斷“his promise”指的是“帶她出去吃中國食物”。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中That was when their friendship began. They built a strong friendship可知，Brendan帶Jackie出去吃飯是他們友誼的開始，他們建立了深厚的友誼，成了好朋友。故選A。