Every Saturday or Sunday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter. My family and I have been doing this for several months.
We all get together in the kitchen and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches, cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom prepares a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people.
I like to write special notes on the bags like “God loves you.” Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family prayer. A lot of people misunderstand homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice. Some of them just had bad things that happened to them.
At first when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their trust. A lot of people are unkind to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week, they trust us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people that have feelings. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food, and thank us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.
We have become really close with this man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal belongings in shopping carts. After meeting with them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Harvard University and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish. He lost his job after the economic crisis began.
After we get done feeding the homeless, it makes me appreciate what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad, and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone’s life.
小題1:The following statements are all right except _________.
A．we feed the homeless every Saturday or Sunday night
B．I write some encouraging words on the food
C．we offer food for about 30 or more people every Saturday or Sunday night
D．my family and I have been feeding the poor for several months
小題2:What do many people think of the homeless in America?
A．They are homeless because of taking drugs.
B．They are bad people against the society.
C．They must have done something bad.
D．All of above.
小題3:Why do the homeless believe in the author and his family?
A．They don’t ask the homeless to do something bad.
B．They always bring more food every time.
C．They often give food to them at fixed time.
D．They never ask about the names of the homeless.
小題4:What made Tony lose his job?
A．The falling economy across the whole country.
B．He hasn’t got a suitable university degree.
C．He graduated from a common university.
D．He doesn’t like the teaching of the French language.
小題5:The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to _________.
A．the loss of the job of Tony
B．the poverty of the author’s family
C．the feeding of the homeless
D．the leaving from the homeless

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：本文介紹了我們一家人經(jīng)常幫助那些無家可歸的人，給他們食物，最終得到了他們的信任，與他們也有了很多的溝通與交流。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行I like to write special notes on the bags like “God loves you.”說明我只是寫下來“上帝愛你”等字，并沒有別的鼓勵(lì)的話，故B項(xiàng)與課文內(nèi)容不符，B符合題目的要求。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段3,4行Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice. Some of them just had bad things that happened to them.說明ABC三項(xiàng)都是人們對(duì)于那些無家可歸的人的誤解，故D項(xiàng)包括了上面所有的內(nèi)容。故D項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:C 根據(jù)第4段2,3行But now that they see us every week, they trust us.說明他們每個(gè)星期都能看見我們給他們食物，所以才會(huì)對(duì)我們產(chǎn)生信任，故C正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四行He used to teach French and Spanish. He lost his job after the economic crisis began.說明是經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的爆發(fā)導(dǎo)致她失去了工作，故A正確。
小題5:C 推理題。根據(jù)本行After we get done feeding the homeless, it makes me appreciate what I have at home.在我們給那些無家可歸的人食物以后，這樣的事情讓我對(duì)自己所做的事情很自豪，故這里的It是指幫助那些無家可歸的人，故C項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了我們一家人經(jīng)常幫助那些無家可歸的人，給他們食物，最終得到了他們的信任，與他們也有了很多的溝通與交流。在解題時(shí)要仔細(xì)審題，結(jié)合各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容以及文本提供信息，并做適當(dāng)?shù)难由�，做出�?zhǔn)確的判斷和推理。
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