I was on the escalator in a market.  There was an old man who was about five or six people in the front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.
I remember…Sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I’ve gotten impatient and upset.
“I’m sorry. Please forgive me!” said the old man, “I don’t mean to hold you up.” He then tried his best to get off the escalator.
I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.
One by one, people went around him quickly.By the time I got to him, I asked,“Sir, can I help you?”
The man thought for a while, then said,“Well, yes, thank you!”
I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.
“So what are you shopping for, sir?”
“Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buysomething for my neighbor. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me.” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.
“Oh, it’s here! I always carry them with me,” he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:
“John Smith.
Friend to all…enemy to no one!
I said a prayer today and you were the answer.
Thank you!”
“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”
“My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!”
小題1:Why did the old man try hard to step aside?
A．Because he was in a hurry.
B．Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way.
C．Because the escalator was very crowded.
D．Because he was as heavy as a rock.
小題2:The writer felt sick to his stomach most because________
A．the old man tried hard to step aside
B．the old man was difficult to get off the escalator
C．he was impatient and upset for the old man
D．the old man was apologizing to everyone
小題3:What did the writer think about the people that passed by?
A．Cold.B．Boring.C．Warm.D．Friendly.
小題4:The sentence “Isaid a prayer today and you were the answer”probably means that____.
A．the old man needed the writer’s help then he came
B．the writer was always friendly to other people
C．the old man believed everyone could be friends
D．the old man had lots of friends and no enemies
小題5:From the passage we can see that ___.
A．we should always help old people
B．we should share our enjoyment with our friends
C．it was valuable to make friends with the old man
D．if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our life

小題1:Ｂ
小題2:Ｄ
小題3:Ａ
小題4:C
小題5:Ｄ

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了當時我在商場里的一個手扶電梯上，我前面5、6個人開外站著一個老爺爺。他后面的人都急著往前所以老爺爺自然成了他們的障礙，通過幫助老爺爺，我找到了快樂的真諦。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段，People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside. 身后的人都著急,把他看成一個障礙。老人知道這些努力的走到一邊去，可知選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段，I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears此情此景不禁讓我一激靈，我感覺胃里說不出的難受。本來應該是我們幫助這位行動不便的老人才對，結果現(xiàn)在卻是他在向我們道歉可知應選Ｄ。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)前四段，作者認為人們對老者的態(tài)度是冷淡的。故選Ａ。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。由Friend to all…enemy to no one!每個人都是朋友，沒有人是敵人。
可知故選C。
小題5:歸納理解題。由最后一段My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me其實是您幫助了我才對。您幫我找到了人為什么總是不快樂的答案，現(xiàn)在我知道該怎么解決了，這個問題也就不會再讓我煩惱了
故選D。
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