It was a bright Saturday morning. I stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and read the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I felt a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How are you doing?”
Looking back, I saw a man. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where we had met.
The young man also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his story began to thaw out my memory.
Five years earlier, Johnson was traveling home late on a February night. A heavy snow had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts(雪堆)were getting deep. His car was stuck in a snowdrift just down the road from my house.
He walked to my house for help. I helped him pull his car out of the snowdrift and up to the street where the snow had been cleaned away.
This was a normal happening here during the winter. I couldn’t count the times someone has helped me to pull my car from a snowdrift. However, it was an unforgettable experience for him. He was only eighteen at that time, and he said he was very afraid. No one wants to be stuck in a snowdrift at night.
Sometimes, one simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of a life. So, be kind and helpful.
小題1:Where did Steve meet Johnson for the first time?
A．At a café. B．At Steve’s house. C．At a bus station. D．On a street.
小題2:The underlined phrase “thaw out” in Paragraph 3 means “_______” in Chinese.
A．打斷B．珍藏C．增強(qiáng)D．喚起
小題3:Johnson asked Steve for help one night because_______.
A．he lost his way home
B．his friend was injured
C．he was caught in a heavy snow
D．his car broke down on the way
小題4:According to Steve, helping Johnson was_______.
A．a(chǎn) normal thing
B．a(chǎn) strange thing
C．a(chǎn)n unusual behavior
D．a(chǎn)n unforgettable experience
小題5:The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to tell us_______.
A．friendship is very important
B．even a simple kindness matters
C．meeting an old friend is a pleasure
D．it is better not to drive in a snowy night

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了作者在幫助了一個(gè)年輕人后在很久以后有好那人見面，那人對她表示感激之情。作者想告訴我們有時(shí)候,一個(gè)簡單的善良之舉有時(shí)可以改變?nèi)藗兊纳畹姆较�。所�?我們要做善良而樂于助人的人。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中那個(gè)男人講述的故事可知，在他到我家求助時(shí)，我們第一次見面，故選B
小題2:詞意猜測題。根據(jù)后文描述，可知那個(gè)人的告訴使我記起那件事，故選D喚起。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)His car was stuck in a snowdrift just down the road from my house.以及I helped him pull his car out of the snowdrift可知他的車被困住雪里，故選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This was a normal happening here during the winter描述，故選A
小題5:歸納理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Sometimes, one simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of a life.描述可知作者想告訴我們，小善舉也是能幫助人的，即使是一個(gè)小的善舉也很重要，故選B
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