It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品雜貨), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性)as a whole. And it has influenced(影響)us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. The man’s job was bike racing.

B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D. They used it for work and daily life.

2.We can infer from the text that ____________.

A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.

B. people were busy before Christmas

C. the stranger brought over the bike

D. life was hard for the young family.

3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.

1.D

2.D

3.B

【解析】

試題分析:文章通過一件小事告訴讀者“勿以善小而不為”這樣一個道理。自行車是作者家里唯一的交通工具,作者丈夫騎著它上下班。不幸的是,在離圣誕節(jié)還有幾周的時候,作者丈夫的自行車被盜了。這給作者一家?guī)砹撕芏嗖槐恪蠹垐蟮懒诉@件事以后,一位好心人送給了作者一輛新自行車。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Trevor used it to get to work,...And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.”可知,丟失的自行車是作者家里唯一的交通工具,作者丈夫騎著它去工作和購買生活用品,故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks”可知,是作者丈夫每周工作60個小時,而不是他們夫妻兩人,排除A;根據(jù)第三段“One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up.”可知,那個陌生人買了一輛新自行車并打電話讓作者丈夫去取,排除C;根據(jù)第一段“While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work”和第二段“The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport.”可知,別人都是開車去上班,而作者丈夫只能早起騎自行車到4公里外的地方上班。而且,那輛自行車是他們唯一的交通工具,說明這對年輕夫妻的生活很艱苦,故選D。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help.”可知,作者把這件事反映給了一家報社,人們通過報紙了解到他們遇到的麻煩,故選B。

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