Question

Several dollars equal nothing for some people, but make a difference for others. Steve has just lost his wife to cancer and everything they had is gone due to the treatment. He now lives in the shelter for the homeless. So we know each other.

Just like other homeless people, he didn’t think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to me he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream. Too much to hope for? It was as if his wish were known by me only.

I submitted an application for him to a program that is supposed to provide a free eye examination and glasses. Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer.

Steve showed disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope.

I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses.

Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2011. Today Steve has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week!

1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ______.

A. it took a long time to treat Steve’s wife

B. homeless people never ask for anything

C. Steve was too embarrassed to ask for help

D. the author and Steve have been friends for years

2. The program failed to satisfy Steve because ______.

A. it was already out of business

B. it had some trouble in finance

C. Steve didn’t submit the application himself

D. it’s not designed for people like Steve

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The program was closed three months ago.

B. Steve used to work as a salesman in a car factory.

C. Steve got $240 in total from kind-hearted people.

D. The author might be a volunteer in the shelter.

4.The best title for the passage is probably ______.

A. Money can sometimes talk

B. Small help can really count

C. Two heads are better than one

D. God helps those who help themselves

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述作者在收容所做義工期間，遇到一個因為妻子看病而變得窮困潦倒的Steve，他十分想要副眼鏡，作者幫助他聯(lián)系但因為資金的問題沒能成行，最后作者發(fā)微博上提到這個故事，有人捐款，得以讓他能得到眼鏡，重新獲得工作的機會，錢對于某些人來說也許不算什么，可對于需要的人來，十分重要，會改變他們的生活

1.C 推斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到Just like other homeless people, he didn’t think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to me he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream.象其它的無家可歸的人一樣，他不會向別人要求什么，曾經(jīng)他需要眼鏡，求助的聲音很猶豫，好象這個請求是個夢想一樣，不可能實現(xiàn)，故選C項。

2.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer.當(dāng)三個朋后我打電話看看事情進展如何時，他們告訴我，資金流動是個問題，故選B項。

3.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40我把他的事故發(fā)到一個博客上去，有人捐獻了錢，可推斷出作者只是個志愿者，故選D項。

4.B 主旨大意。本文講述作者在收容所做義工期間，遇到一個因為妻子看病而變得窮困潦倒的Steve，他十分想要副眼鏡，作者幫助他聯(lián)系但因為資金的問題沒能成行，最后作者發(fā)微博上提到這個故事，有人捐款，得以讓他能得到眼鏡，重新獲得工作的機會，錢對于某些人來說也許不算什么，可對于需要的人來，十分重要，會改變他們的生活，故B項符合文意。

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