Question

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California，it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store. My hostility（敵意） toward that clerk increased with each step.

On the outside，standing by the road，was a dark­skinned young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine，and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling（給人印象深刻的） smile covered his face. I gave way immediately. The magnetic（磁力的） power of that smile dissolved （溶解）all bitterness within me，and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding（回應）.

“Beautiful day，isn't it？”I remarked，in passing. Then，I turned back.“I really owe you a debt of gratitude（感謝），”I said softly.

His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed（改變）．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall．

"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly puzzled．

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure !"

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．

1.Why did the author leave the store angrily?

A．The clerk treated him unkindly．           B．He couldn't buy what he wanted．

C．The clerk didn't speak English．            D．The store's goods were too dear．

2.By saying "I felt the muscles（肌肉） in my own face happily responding" （in Paragraph 2）, the author means __.

A．he was still angry                        B．he did not want to smile

C．he would thank the young man             D．he smiled back at the young man

3.The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man_____.

A．had helped the author before              B．taught the author how to smile

C．was a kind employee of the store           D．taught the author a valuable lesson

4.In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should __   ___.

A．be generous to strangers                 B．practice smiling every day

C．smile at other people                    D．help people in trouble

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是在一次購物中，作者和一位個性與自己沖突的店員發生了沖突，使作者特別的不快，在生氣的離開了店子之后，作者遇到了一位年輕男人，這個年輕男人的微笑瞬間化解了作者所有的不快，從那之后，作者學會了無論在任何地方，對待任何人都應該充滿微笑。

1.細節題。由第一段二、三句He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store.店員看起來非常不友好，根本不搭理作者要買的東西，由此，作者沒有買任何東西，生氣地離開了店子。故選A

2.推斷題。由第二段最后一句The magnetic（磁力的） power of that smile dissolved （溶解）all bitterness within me，and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding（回應）.在店子外面，一個年輕男士的微笑溶解了作者所有的不快，并且作者發現自己也露出了笑臉。故這句話的意思是作者微笑地回應這個年輕的男人。故選D

3.推斷題。由第四段最后兩句In that moment I felt transformed（改變）．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall．在那一時刻，作者發生了改變，這個年輕男人的微笑使作者變得大度、寬容，作者將對所有人都充滿友誼和善意。可知，作者之所以向這個年輕的男士說謝謝，是因為作者從這個男士身上學到了重要的一課。故選D

4.主旨題。由文章最后一句From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．從那天起，作者開始有意識地微笑，并且無論在任何地方都在練習這種行為，故可知，這篇文章的主旨是我們應該對他人充滿微笑。故選C。

考點：記敘文

點評：本文屬于記敘文范疇，對于此類文章的閱讀需要學生把握好文章主線，在理解文意的前提下，將題目和文章中相對應的地方找到答案，不能自己臆想。對于推斷題，需要注意文章的首段或是最后一段，將主題進行升華，提煉出作者寫作的意圖。