Question

【题目】Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination (终点).” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down.

When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.”

Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friend and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still don’t know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, I’d like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.

【1】How did the author feel before he saw the words on the fence?

A. Excited B. Bored C. Unhappy D. Tired

【2】Why did the writer begin to write a quote on the fence?

A. He wanted to practice his handwriting.

B. He had gotten some help from the quote.

C. He thought doing this was interesting.

D. He wanted to catch his neighbor’s attention.

【3】Why was the writer afraid when he found that his neighbor had seen him?

A. He had thought that the old man was a mad person.

B. he had once been told the old man was cold-hearted.

C. He thought the old man would scold(责骂) him for what he had done.

D. He thought the old man would tell his parents about his action.

【4】Who must have added “Thank you.” to the fence?

A. The old man. B. Someone else.

C. The writer himself. D. That unknown friend.

【5】We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. writing quotes on fences is a good idea

B. the writer has written three quotes on the fence

C. the good relationship between neighbors is very important.

D. the old man has changed his opinion about young people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】作者无意间在栅栏上看到的话改变了作者那天的心情，而作者在栅栏上留下的话也激励了一个老人，改变了作者和老人之间的关系。

【1】推理判断题。根据短文第一段中I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little.可知，作者那天很不开心，读了这句话后才让他的那一天变得愉快了。由此可知应选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据短文第一段的内容可知，作者因为栅栏上写的话而改变了那天的心情，感觉这样的话对人们是有帮助的，所以把自己最喜欢的格言也写在了上面，由此可知应选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly可知，作者的邻居看到了他，作者很害怕，因为他的这个邻居不是很友好，作者害怕他会因为他在栅栏上写字而责骂他。由此可知应选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据下文Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”.可知，作者再见到那个老人的时候，他把作者喊了过去，向作者表示感谢，因为作者的话激励了他，由此可知写“谢谢你”的应该是那个老人。故应选A。

【5】推理判断题。根据短文最后一段Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”.可知，那个老人看到了作者在栅栏上写的格言，改变了对年轻人的看法，因为他看到年轻人们仍然还有“价值观”。由此可知应选D。