One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw Kyle from my class walking home from school. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd (a foolish person)." I had quite a weekend planned, so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running towards him. They knocked all his books out of his arms and tripped(絆倒) him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the glass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should go to hell." He looked at me and said, "Hey, thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real thankfulness. I asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. I am here to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the gasp(倒吸氣) go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.
小題1:Why did Kyle carry all his books home?
A．Because it was Friday.
B．Because he was a nerd.
C．Because he wanted to kill himself.
D．Because he liked doing things for his mother.
小題2:Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The bunch of kids attacked Kyle to have his glasses and books.
B．The author planned to study all weekend after he met Kyle.
C．The author was a freshman when Kyle gave the speech.
D．Kyle felt grateful to the author for his help.
小題3:What can we infer from the passage?
A．When Kyle couldn't find the glass, he turned to the author for help.
B．The author teased Kyle a lot about being a nerd.
C．The author didn't expect Kyle to tell the story.
D．Kyle thanked his parents first for saving his life.
小題4:What does the underlined "them" in the 2nd paragraph refer to?
A．The kids. B．Kyle's books. C．Kyle's glasses.D．Kyle's arms.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題解析：本文通過講述自己的親身經(jīng)歷告訴我們：一個無意的小舉動有著深遠的意義甚至改變一個的一生。
小題1:C推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句話I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.當(dāng)他講的就是我們第一天相遇的故事我難以置信地看著我的朋友，他本來打算要在那個周末自殺。所以Ｃ正確。
小題2:D推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句話："Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."“謝天謝地，我得救了。我的朋友無意中救了我�！彼訢正確。
小題3:C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句話：I heard the gasp(倒吸氣) go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment當(dāng)這個英俊的、受歡迎的男孩告訴我們有關(guān)他的最脆弱的時刻的時候，我聽到喘息（倒吸氣）穿過人群。所以C正確。
小題4:C 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)整個句子His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the glass about ten feet from him. 他的眼鏡飛了出去，我看到在離他十英尺的地方玻璃碎了一地。所以C正確。
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