Question

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California，it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store. My hostility（敵意） toward that clerk increased with each step.

On the outside，standing by the road，was a dark­skinned young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine，and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face. I gave way immediately. The magnetic（磁力的） power of that smile dissolved all bitterness within me，and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding（回應(yīng)）.

“Beautiful day，isn't it？”I remarked，in passing. Then，I turned back.“I really owe you a debt of gratitude，”I said softly.

His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed（改變）．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall．

"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly puzzled．

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure !"

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．

1.Why did the author leave the store angrily?

A．The clerk treated him unkindly．	B．He couldn't buy what he wanted．
C．The clerk didn't speak English．	D．The store's goods were too dear．

2.By saying "I felt the muscles（肌肉） in my own face happily responding" （in Paragraph 2）, the author means __.

A．he was still angry	B．he did not want to smile
C．he would thank the young man	D．he smiled back at the young man

3.The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man_____.

A．had helped the author before	B．taught the author how to smile
C．was a kind employee of the store	D．taught the author a valuable lesson

4.In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should __   ___.

A．be generous to strangers	B．practice smiling every day
C．smile at other people	D．help people in trouble

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】 文章主要講述了我與一個營業(yè)員發(fā)生了不愉快，我心情很不好。在路邊看到了一個男子，他的微笑改變了我的心情，也改變了我。從那以后，我對每個人都學會了微笑。

1.A 細節(jié)題 由文章第一段. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store. My hostility（敵意） toward that clerk increased with each step.可知營業(yè)員沒有很好的招待作者，故選A

2.D推理題I felt the muscles（肌肉） in my own face happily responding"句意：我感到我的臉部肌肉在松展。 可知我在對那個男子微笑。

3.D細節(jié)理解題 作者從這個男子身上學會了不論何時何地都要微笑。故選D

4.C文章主旨題 本文主要講了作者學會了何時何地都要微笑。作者傳達出希望我們也學會微笑的主旨。