It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods.We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road.We took them home.We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib (肋骨)there.
I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book.I explained the situation to the guy who answered.He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did.
And that was that.No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you.
I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone.I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter.
“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up.
“Who’s this?” I countered(反問).“Sarah?”
She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card.“Could you send them to me?” she asked.
She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house.
“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox.
A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back.There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it.In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there’s really no excuse.Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street:a driver’s license.I saw  that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up.He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door.
“I guess I could, ”I replied.
And that was that.
小題1:What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?
A.Wife and husbandB.Daughter and father
C.Teacher and studentD.Master and pet dog
小題2:.How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?
A.3B.4C.5D.6
小題3:How did the writer know Sarah’s telephone number?
A.From her telephone’s phone bookB.From her credit card
C.From her e-mailD.From her driver’s license
小題4:The writer wants to tell us through the unusual stories,
A.we should return the things we picked to the losers
B.people don’t know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone
C.people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you
D.the advance of society makes people lose some virtues

小題1:D小題1:A小題1:B小題1:C

小題1:D 推理題,從文章的第一段的句子:We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib (肋骨)there.看出Maggie是一只狗。選D。
小題2:A文章提到三次作者歸還東西給失主的事,一次是駕照,兩次是手機。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題:從文章的句子:She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card.說明信用卡上有她的名字。
小題4:C 推理題:從文章的句子:There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it.說明作者認為應該學會感謝。
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