It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually did. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品雜貨），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影響）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
【小題1】Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．The man’s job was bike racing.
B．It was their only possession.
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
D．They used it for work and daily life.
【小題2】We can infer from the text that _________.
A．the couple worked 60 hours a week
B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike
D．life was hard for the young family
【小題3】How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A．From radio broadcasts. B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news. D．From a stranger.
【小題4】What do the couple learn from their experience?
A．Strangers are usually of little help.
B．One should take care of their bike.
C．News reports make people famous.
D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.
【小題5】Which one do you think is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A．The couple will never steal bikes in revenge.
B．The couple will try their best to help others in trouble.
C．Trevor bought a new Kona immediately after someone stole his old one.
D．The couple got some help from several people in their area.


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：文章通過(guò)一件小事告訴讀者“勿以善小而不為”的道理。作者的丈夫騎自行車上下班，不幸的是，自行車被盜了，這給作者一家?guī)?lái)很多的不便。報(bào)紙報(bào)道了這件事以后，好心人送給了作者一輛自行車。
【小題1】根據(jù)第二段“our only transport...get to work...get groceries”可知，丟失的自行車是作者家里唯一的交通工具，他們騎著它去工作，買東西。故選D。
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段“putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family...saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live”可知，一周要工作60小時(shí)來(lái)養(yǎng)家，出門只能騎車，步行要走好遠(yuǎn)。說(shuō)明他們的生活很艱苦。故選D。
【小題3】根據(jù)第三段第一句“I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.”可知，作者向報(bào)社寫信告訴他們這件事。故選B。
【小題4】根據(jù)最后一段“People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so...an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting”可知，微笑可以傳遞給他人，善意的小事也能感染他人。根據(jù)第三段“One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up.”可知，A錯(cuò)；B項(xiàng)未提及；丟失自行車這件事登報(bào)后，許多愛心人士提供了幫助，并不是讓作者成為名人，排除C。故選D。
【小題5】根據(jù)第三段“ One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job.”可知，報(bào)紙公開此事后，一個(gè)陌生人買了一輛自行車送給作者，而不是作者自己買的。故選C。
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Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
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D．they had to do so
【小題2】The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______.
A．they weren’t kind-hearted
B．his sons were in the army
C．they were also hungry
D．they hated him
【小題3】The policeman thought _______.
A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs
B．the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown
C．the old man had to say sorry to him
D．the old man had to fight with Hitler

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