I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼兒園) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零錢). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(豬形儲蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “
It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(紙幣) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching(令人感動的) as all these strangers seemed to react(反應(yīng)) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”
小題1:What is this passage mainly about?
A.Love and goodness.B.Culture and tradition.
C.Friendship and honesty.D.Communication and understanding.
小題2:Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?
A.Because the boy had saved some money.
B.Because they both didn’t need to give anything.
C.Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.
D.Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.
小題3:What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.
A.b, a, c, dB.b, c, a, dC.d, b, c, aD.d, c, a, b

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C

小題1:A?疾檎Z篇綜合分析能力。通過語篇分析,可以看出,這篇短文與文化傳統(tǒng)、友誼誠實、交際理解無關(guān),講的就是“愛心與善舉”。
小題1:D。根據(jù)文章第二段Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change,可以知道所有的購物的人都想幫助男孩。
小題1:C?疾榧(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)文章可知故事的發(fā)展是以時間為順序的,仔細(xì)分析文章便可知道選擇C項。
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書面表達(dá)(1題,滿分10分)
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