While going to the office, I found an old man lying by the side of the bus stop．He seemed very sick and poor．Instinctively．I gave him some money．After a few minutes, I realized that he was probably too sick to get up and buy something with that money．I was thinking about how to help him when my bus arrived, halting my brainstorm．I quickly got on and rode off．
However, that night I couldn't sleep．I felt very angry at my own heartless and selfish behavior．How could I just walk away from that man without a thought for his suffering? I felt restless and very upset． The next morning, while waiting at the bus stop, I hoped to run into him again．But he wasn't there．I thought he may have gone to the sidewalk to sleep for the night．I looked around for him, but he had disappeared．Disappointed, I decided to check for him again on my way back．
While returning from work that day, I came back to the bus stop and resumed my search for him． Thankfully, he was there．I quickly went to a nearby store and got him a blanket, some bread, and biscuits． When I handed them to him, he seemed very grateful．"Now I will be safe from the cold," he smiled． I also gave him some more money and told him to keep it safely．After being able to help him, I felt very at peace．
【小題1】What does the underlined word "Instinctively" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Immediately．B．Constantly．
C．Naturally．D．Generally．
【小題2】Why did the author feel restless and upset that night?
A．He was regretful that didn't give the old man any money．
B．He was exhausted while he was working at his office．
C．He felt guilty in his mind for not helping the old man out
D．He suffered being restless and upset at night for a long period．
【小題3】According to the story, which of the statements below is NOT true?
A．The author left the old man in a hurry as he didn't want to be late for work．
B．The next morning the author did meet the old man and give him a warm hand．
C．The old man was pleased with the author's offer because he wouldn't be exposed to the cold at night
D．The author eventually achieved his resolution to help the old man out．
【小題4】What can we possibly conclude from the moving story?
A．The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose．
B．If at first you don't succeed, try, try again．
C．God helps those who help themselves．
D．Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today．
【小題5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Giving money to strangers is rather happy．
B．How can you help a stranger?
C．Don't be sony failing in helping others．
D．A moving story happening at a bus stop．


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：這篇文章講的是公共汽車站發(fā)生的感人的故事，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)一個生病的老人躺在公共汽車站旁邊，給了他一些錢，就去上班了，后來的思想里面對于不幫助老人感到內(nèi)疚，第二天他找到老人，給了他一些幫助，才感到心安。
【小題1】猜詞題：從文章第一段的句子：While going to the office, I found an old man lying by the side of the bus stop．He seemed very sick and poor．Instinctively．I gave him some money．作者發(fā)現(xiàn)一個生病的老人躺在公共汽車站旁邊，自然的，他給了老人一些錢，可知"Instinctively" 是“自然的”意思，選C
【小題2】細節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：I felt very angry at my own heartless and selfish behavior．How could I just walk away from that man without a thought for his suffering? I felt restless and very upset．可知作者那晚感到不安是因為他的思想里面對于不幫助老人感到內(nèi)疚，選C
【小題3】細節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：The next morning, while waiting at the bus stop, I hoped to run into him again．But he wasn't there．可知作者第二天在公共汽車站沒有遇到這個老人，可知B是錯的。
【小題4】推理題：從最后一段的句子：I also gave him some more money and told him to keep it safely．After being able to help him, I felt very at peace．從這個感人的故事中，我們可以得到結(jié)論：授人玫瑰手有魚香，選A
【小題5】標(biāo)題確定題：從文章第一段的內(nèi)容：可知這篇文章講的是公共汽車站發(fā)生的感人的故事，選D
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