Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school，and my old school was far away. As a result，no one knew who I was. I was very lonely，and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day，when my classmates were talking happily with their friends，I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment，a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me，with a smile.
Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled，but he couldn't remember doing so！
It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely，you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
【小題1】 Why didn't the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems？

A．Because she was always unhappy.
B．Because she didn't know anyone at the time.
C．Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.
D．Because she didn't want her parents to worry about her.
【小題2】Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from？
A．From her old school.
B．From her parents.
C．From herself.
D．From her classmates at the new school.
【小題3】 What’s the best title for the passage?
A．A Surprising Gift B．An Exciting Birthday Gift
C．An Important Gift—Smile D．A Boring Gift


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：十六年前，一個(gè)男孩給了我一個(gè)重要的禮物。這是一個(gè)微笑。接下來(lái)作者介紹了在新學(xué)校感覺到很孤獨(dú)的時(shí)光，但是，同學(xué)的一個(gè)微笑，改變了她對(duì)人生的看法。最后總結(jié)：如果你覺得孤獨(dú)，你可能總是獨(dú)自一人。因此，對(duì)這個(gè)世界微笑，它也會(huì)向你微笑。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：在新的學(xué)校里，作者為什么不與別人談?wù)撽P(guān)于她的難題？聯(lián)系原文：As a result，no one knew who I was. I was very lonely，and afraid to speak to anyone.句意：作者新到的這所學(xué)校。結(jié)果，沒有人認(rèn)識(shí)我。我感覺到孤獨(dú)，并且害怕與別人說話。說明在學(xué)校時(shí)，作者誰(shuí)都不認(rèn)識(shí)。故選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：作者現(xiàn)在知道她的感覺和不開心來(lái)自哪里？聯(lián)系作者對(duì)此進(jìn)行的總結(jié)： If you think it is lonely，you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.句意：如果你覺得孤獨(dú)，你可能總是獨(dú)自一人。因此，對(duì)這個(gè)世界微笑，它也會(huì)向你微笑。充分說明作者認(rèn)為以前的感覺來(lái)自于自已的內(nèi)心。故選 C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：短文最好的題目是什么？聯(lián)系原文的中心句：Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.句意：十六年前，一個(gè)男孩給我一個(gè)重要的禮物。它是一個(gè)微笑。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)第三項(xiàng)符合題意。故選C
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文閱讀。

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