14．The winter of 1948was very difficult for our family of eight living in Knoxvile，Tennessee．Unfortunately，Dad became ill and soon was out of a job．I was only 8years old and my younger brother，Buddy was 7．After school we went to pick coal（煤） that fell from the coal train along the railroad near our home．When the train slowed down，we ran alongside it．After the train passed，we picked up the fallen coal．
One day，the train stopped for a short time unusually．My brother and I were digging around in the snow when the train's fireman came to the window and shouted to us，"Why are you boys digging in the snow？Are you looking for gold？"he laughed．
"No，sir，"I replied，"We are finding coal．"
"Why doesn't your daddy buy coal？It's really dangerous here．"
"Our daddy is very sick and we have no money to buy food and coal，"I answered．
The fireman turned and went inside．After a moment，he shouted again．"Hey!Bring that coal bucket（桶子） here．I got something for you．"Then the fireman filled our bucket with clean coal．We were happy with his gift，and we knew we could go home early that day．
He smiled the kindest and warmest smile I had ever seen．"You two boys come here the day after tomorrow and I'll throw off some coal．"
Two days later，Buddy and I stood by the railroads as the train slowed down．The fireman waved to us，then disappeared．Suddenly，some coal and a piece of red cloth came out．In the red cloth were two pieces of bubble gum（泡泡糖） and a new one-dollar bill．
All that winter，three days a week，we received a bucket of coal，a gift and，sometimes，money．I never knew the person's full name，but to our family，he was a guardian angel．
44．The winter was very difficult for the family becauseB．
A．the weather was colder than ever
B．they couldn't afford food or coal
C．the writer's father was paid a little
D．they couldn't get help from the government
45．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．in order to help his family the writer didn't go to school
B．the fireman thought the boys were very brave to go near the train
C．the train would stop for a while every time near their home
D．the writer and his brother collected fallen coal to help their family
46．The underlined sentence"he was a guardian angel"in the last paragraph means"D"．
A．the fireman was a close friend of the family
B．the fireman often gave them good food
C．the fireman protected the two boys from danger
D．the fireman had pity on the family and offered them help
47．The writer wrote the story mainly toC．
A．tell us to be hopeful in times of difficulty，no matter how bad it is
B．remember a difficult time during his childhood
C．show a little kindness can make a great difference to people in need
D．show how he and his brother helped his family out．
分析 文章大意：這是一篇日常生活類閱讀，主要介紹作者的家庭很困難，爸爸又病倒了，作者不得不去家附近的鐵道旁撿運煤火車掉下來的煤，火車上的消防員看到我們很可憐，每周三火車經過時都會給我們扔一些煤，一份禮物或一些錢．作者很感激他．他是一個守護天使．
解答 44．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．根據第五段Our daddy is very sick and we have no money to buy food and coal我們的爸爸病得很重，我們沒有錢買食物和煤．可知，作者家里很困難是因為沒錢買食物和煤．選B．
45．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據第一段第二行After school we went to pick coal（煤） that fell from the coal train along the railroad near our home．放學后，我們去從我們家附近的鐵路上撿煤．可知，從短文中我們了解到"這位作家和他的兄弟收集了下來的煤來幫助他們的家人．"，選D．
46．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據前面All that winter，three days a week，we received a bucket of coal，a gift and，sometimes，money．整個冬天，每周三天，我們收到一桶煤，一份禮物，有時還有錢．可知，作者把他稱為天使是因為"消防隊員憐憫這家人，并給予他們幫助．"，選D．
47．答案：C．主旨大意題．根據最后一句I never knew the person's full name，but to our family，he was a guardian angel．我從來不知道這個人的全名，但對我們的家人來說，他是一個守護天使．及短文內容消防員幫助他家人的事，可知，作者想要告訴人們展現出一點友善可以給需要幫助的人帶來很大的不同．選C．
點評 閱讀題型，要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關系以及對篇章的整體理解．根據所給問題選擇正確選項完成試題．
