A few days ago，I went to school with lots of books，hoping to get a locker (鎖柜)．Suddenly，it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker，but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $7.00 short，which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting (令人筋疲力盡的) two­hour journey back home with all those books.
An elderly gentleman nearby noticed my problem. He asked how much cash I needed. When I told him I was $7 short，he quickly took out the money from his wallet. “You don’t have to pay me back，”he said. I was speechless；I didn’t know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. “He’s really nice，” said the student. “I was starving this morning and he bought breakfast for me. He always helps people in different ways.”
The next day，I went to him and thanked him for trusting me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and didn’t expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy，”he said，“not because I’m getting my money back，but because this is the right way to go—whatever you get from this world，give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”
Later，I found out he wasn’t involved with any charity organizations. He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier，someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since. He taught me a very important lesson in life—we come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own，it will become somebody else’s and whatever we leave，it will become somebody else’s.
【小題1】When the old gentleman offered the money，the writer was________.

A．touchedB．hesitantC．a(chǎn)mazedD．embarrassed
【小題2】From Paragraph 3 we learn that________.
A．the gentleman worked in the school
B．the gentleman was kind but forgetful
C．the gentleman refused to take back the money
D．the gentleman thought it right to give back to society
【小題3】Why had the gentleman been doing acts of kindness?
A．He wanted to join the charity organizations.
B．He managed a lot of other people’s money.
C．He had received help from others before.
D．He thought money was of little importance.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要講了一位紳士因?yàn)樗皬膭e人那里得到了幫助，后來(lái)他就不斷地幫助別人，希望把這種善行傳承下去。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. 可知當(dāng)這位年老的紳士給我提供錢的時(shí)候，作者很猶豫。 故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)He said he forgot about it and didn’t expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy，”he said，“not because I’m getting my money back，but because this is the right way to go—whatever you get from this world，give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”可知從第三自然段，我們可以知道這位紳士認(rèn)為回報(bào)社會(huì)是正確的，故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier，someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since.可知這位紳士總是做善事是因?yàn)樗皬膭e人那里得到了幫助，故選C。
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