Question

【題目】 It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.

As the boxes of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of them. I lifted it off and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (紋身) were an obvious passion of his.

I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.”

My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (先入為主) I may have had. I will never forget it.

【1】What does the underlined word “chum” mean in Paragraph1?

A.Gifts.B.Food.

C.Goods.D.Souvenirs.

【2】Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?

A.The author didn't want to buy it.B.The man needed it more.

C.The author was frightened by the man.D.The man got the box first.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Best Christmas Gift.B.The Largest Man I Have Ever Seen.

C.An Unforgettable Bike.D.A Shopping Experience.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。當?shù)匕儇浬痰暝?/span>Black Friday促銷，作者夫婦希望給兒子買一輛打折的自行車作為圣誕禮物。在爭搶過程中一位壯漢把到手的自行車讓給了作者，這令作者非常感動。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段的It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks.(這就像把一籃chum扔進一箱鯊魚)及上文內(nèi)容可知，購物的人群在等待經(jīng)理的哨聲，哨聲響起人群就涌進了商店，就像在鯊魚池投入食物一樣引起騷動。由此可知，劃線詞chum相當于food。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos were an obvious passion of his.(我抬頭看到了我一生中見過的最大的男人之一�？植肋�不足以形容他的存在。他的手臂甚至脖子上都裝飾著許多金屬紐扣的皮帶。紋身顯然是他的愛好)可知，這位和作者一同抓住箱子的男士身材壯碩，穿著怪異并且身上有紋身。由此推斷，作者有點膽怯，不由自主就松開了手。故選C。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received.(在回家的路上，我一直認為這一刻是我收到的最好的圣誕禮物)可知，文章背景是圣誕節(jié)期間，一位陌生人主動把自行車讓給作者，作者非常感動，感覺這是自己收到的最好的圣誕禮物，由此可知A項“最好的圣誕禮物”不僅切合文章主題，而且能夠吸引讀者興趣。B項“我見過的最高大的人”和C項“一輛難忘的自行車”關(guān)注的方向偏離主題；D項“一次購物經(jīng)歷”略顯平淡，沒有突出文章主題，也很難勾起讀者閱讀的欲望。故選A。