Question

She used to sleep on the sidewalk(人行道) of the Fifth Street Post office. I could smell her before I came close. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I rarely saw her talk with others. If she was not asleep, she talked to herself. I always had sympathy for her. What a poor old lady! She must be desperate and hungry.

One Thanksgiving, we had lots of food left over. I thought about the old lady. She might be still hungry. So I packed the food up and drove over to the Fifth Street.

It was a cold night. There was hardly anyone out. But I knew she would stay at the same place and I would find her easily.

There she was, squatted（跟着）against a fence near the post office. She was dressed as she always was. I drove my car over to her, rolled down the window and said, "I’ve brought you some food. Would you like some turkey and apple pie?

However, the old woman didn't seem to be very excited about this. She looked at me and said quite clearly, "Oh, thank you very much, but someone has given me food earlier and I'm quite full now. Why don' t you take it to someone else who needs it?

Her words were clear and her manners were gracious （亲切的）. Soon her head sank into her arms again. I was the only person who didn't know what to say. An old lady who was clearly down on her luck still thought about others. Why don't more of us do that?

1.The author could smell the old lady before she came close mainly because ______.

A.her clothes was dirty B.her mouth was nearly toothless

C.she seldom talked with others D.she often slept on the sidewalk

2.What does the underlined word "desperate" possibly mean?

A.感到欣慰的 B.感到绝望的 C.心慌意乱的 D.喜出望外的

3.What's the correct order of the following events happened one Thanksgiving?

a. I offered to give the food to the old lady

b. I packed some left food and drove to the Fifth Street

c. The old lady hoped me to help other people who were still hungry

d. The old lady refused to accept my help

A.a, d, b, c B.a, b, d, c C.b, a, c, d D.b, a, d, c

4.What did the author think of the old lady at last?______.

A.Cruel B.Kind C.Popular D.Serious

Answer 1