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【題目】 About six years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to a woman who was extremely energetic. I was tired and wanted to take a nap, but she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.

"Hi, my name is Helga."

As we talked, it came up that I had started an organization in high school called R.A.K.E. (Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and said to me, "There is nothing more important in the world than kindness."

I was curious about what she had said, and as the plane took off. she began telling me a story about the last time she had flown.

It was three years ago and she was heading back to her hometown because her father had become very ill.

Just as the plane was about to leave, her father's doctor called to inform her that her father had suddenly passed away. For the three hour plane ride, she sat in stunned(受驚的) silence,.

When she arrived at the airport in her hometown, she walked to the nearest bench(長(zhǎng)椅),sat down and cried.

For two hours, she sat and wept while thousands of people just walked on by.

"Not a single person stopped and asked if I was OK that day. It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal. "

Helga's words have stuck with me for all these years. I'm reminded all the time that for many of us, kindness is not usually our "default setting (默認(rèn)設(shè)置)".

We spend so much time worrying about our own problems that we walk by or ignore other people in need of a bit of kindness.

So, I've made it my mission to do my part in making kindness "normal".

Now, I travel to schools all across the US to speak about compassion(同情),empathy(同感),and love.

I' m proud to share my stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character, compassion, and kindness.

Providing young people with practical ways to exercise kindness makes my job more satisfying than any other I can think of.

And when I give my talks, I always have my conversation with Helga in the back of my mind.

【1】We can know from the first four paragraphs that the author___________.

A.was always eager to make friendsB.was angry to be disturbed by Helga

C.found Helga a very serious personD.was interested in Helga's story

【2】During Helga's trip to her hometown, she___________.

A.couldn't help but cry on the flightB.blamed the doctor for not calling her earlier

C.came to realize the value of kindnessD.received help from passengers beside her

【3】How did Helga' s story influence the author?

A.He found a better way to exercise kindness.

B.He realized that most people were nice and kind.

C.He realized the importance of using stories in speech.

D.He began teaching others about kindness and found it rewarding.

【4】The author wrote this article mainly to___________.

A.show why kindness isn't normal.B.explain how he developed his kindness career

C.give advice on how to practice kindnessD.share a touching story about kindness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是記敘文。文章講述了六年前作者在飛機(jī)上與Helga的一次談話一直留在他心中，在此談話影響下，他開始了現(xiàn)在的事業(yè)——通過演講推廣善行。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)前四段可知,作者在飛機(jī)上一開始打算睡一會(huì)兒，但是Helga主動(dòng)和他聊天，作者和她聊到自己曾經(jīng)創(chuàng)建的R.A.K.E組織時(shí)，Helga 說"There is nothing more important in the world than kindness"，而作者此時(shí)was curious about what she had said(對(duì)她的話很好奇)，由此可見，作者對(duì)Helga的故事很感興趣。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五、六、七、八段可知，Helga 在回家路上沒有人停下來(lái)去詢問和關(guān)心她，再根據(jù)第九段中Helga說的"It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal"，可知在她意識(shí)到了善行在世界上并不是很常見，因此更意識(shí)到善行的寶貴。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后七段內(nèi)容可知，作者一直記著Helga的話，并且努力想要使善行變得更常見。作者通過到各地學(xué)校做演講，讓學(xué)生、老師和家長(zhǎng)們意識(shí)到我們對(duì)善行的需要，并給年輕人提供一些去實(shí)踐善行的方法。而作者自己也認(rèn)為自己的工作非常"satisfying (令人滿意的)"。故選D。

【4】寫作目的題。文章先從六年前作者在飛機(jī)上與人的一次談話說起，接著說這次談話一直留在他心中，因此他開始了現(xiàn)在的事業(yè)——通過演講推廣善行。所以整篇文章是在講述作者是如何開始了自己的"kindness career"。故選B。

做推理判斷題時(shí)，對(duì)于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動(dòng)機(jī)、事件的因果關(guān)系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態(tài)度、觀點(diǎn)等要進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)理解能力，抓住材料實(shí)質(zhì)性的東西。本題第3小題，根據(jù)最后七段內(nèi)容可知，作者一直記著Helga的話，并且努力想要使善行變得更常見。作者通過到各地學(xué)校做演講，讓學(xué)生、老師和家長(zhǎng)們意識(shí)到我們對(duì)善行的需要，并給年輕人提供一些去實(shí)踐善行的方法。而作者自己也認(rèn)為自己的工作非常"satisfying (令人滿意的)"。故選D。