Question

It’s easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs aren’t so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the poor. We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in. Most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times, their clothes old, worn and dry. In short, they looked poor!

Then, a man came in, who looked anything but poor. He was well dressed, wearing an expensive suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I muttered(咕噥著). What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t going to take food.

Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have assumed that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: hunger, no enough shelter and needs are excitable? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man, but I didn’t.

About a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous(匿名的) source. I can’t help but wonder if it came from that man.

Now, whether I meet others, I remember my mother’s words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, regardless of how they look.

Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.

1.The task of the author at the shelter was to_______.

A．decide whether dinners looked poor

B．learn life experience there

C．serve hot food to the poor

D．help parents order dishes

2.When the man waited in line, how did the author feel?

A．Surprised         B．Pitiful             C．Excited           D．Angry

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．We should show others kindness whatever their needs are

B．Some needs can’t be known clearly at times

C．Needs can always be met by kindness

D．We should find out others’ needs

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過一個小故事告訴我們，有些人需要的幫助，不是從表面就能看出來的。

1.C 細節題。根據第二段第二句We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in.說明我的任務是給那些需要幫助的人提供食物，故C正確。

2.A 細節題。根據第三段2,3行I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food.說明當他也加入到隊伍里的時候，我很驚訝，下巴都要掉下來了，故A項我很驚訝的說法是正確的。

3.B 推理題。根據文章最后一句Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.說明有些人需要的幫助從表面是看不出來的，故B正確。

考點：考查人生哲理類短文閱讀

點評：本文告訴我們要善意對待每一個需要幫助的人，因為有些人需要的幫助是看不出來的。考查細節推理題較多，測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。