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.
1.What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?
A.Wife and husband B.Daughter and father
C.Teacher and student D.Master and pet dog
2.How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
3.How did the writer know Sarah's name?
A.From her telephone's phone book B.From her credit card
C.From her e-mail D.From her driver's license
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 should learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you
D.the advance of society makes people lose some virtues
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.C
【解析】
試題分析:本文通過我撿到東西,歸還失主的幾次經(jīng)歷,說明了得到了別人的幫助應(yīng)該表示感謝的道理。
1.根據(jù)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.可得出答案,故選D。
2.I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book這是第一次;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.這是第二次,Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street:a driver's license.這是第三次,故選A。
3.根據(jù)She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card,故選B。
4.縱觀全文可知,以及根據(jù)And that was that.No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here's a box of chocolates” thank-you.故選C。
考點(diǎn):本文為一篇記敘文。
點(diǎn)評:這篇閱讀文章非常簡單,可以根據(jù)問題,在文章找到講述相關(guān)內(nèi)容的段落,從中尋找有效信息。掌握所讀材料的主旨和大意是正確理解全文的關(guān)鍵。
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