Question

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I wailed and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do no."
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mm-k enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on

1. 1.
   When did the story probably happen?
   1. A.
      On Christmas Day
   2. B.
      Before Christmas Day
   3. C.
      On New Year’s Day
   4. D.
      After New Year’s Day
2. 2.
   When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in     
   1. A.
      with the writer
   2. B.
      by himself
   3. C.
      with the woman
   4. D.
      with his friends
3. 3.
   What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
   1. A.
      His gifts were stolen
   2. B.
      He broke his basket
   3. C.
      He lost his money
   4. D.
      He lost his way
4. 4.
   Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman?
   1. A.
      Because she bought Mark a nice present
   2. B.
      Because she always paid money for others
   3. C.
      Because she collected clothes for the homeless
   4. D.
      Because she taught Mark to help people in need
5. 5.
   What’s the best title for this passage?
   1. A.
      A big supermarket
   2. B.
      A kind woman
   3. C.
      A happy family
   4. D.
      A wonderful gift

Answer 1

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1.  Ｂ　根据文章The third Saturday in December可知在12月18号左右，故在圣诞节之前，选Ｂ。
2.  Ｂ　从Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I wailed and watched in the car可知在作者等待停车时Mark已自己提了篮子在超市了，故选Ｂ。
3.  Ｃ　根据There was a hole in his pocket, but no money可知Mark的口袋有个洞钱不见了，故选Ｃ。
4.  Ｄ　根据A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms及Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter可知妇女给了钱让Mark去付款，故应该感谢她，选Ｄ。
5.  Ｄ　主旨题的考查。根据后面妇女给了钱让Mark付款及她说的话It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me可知Ｄ正确，而Ａ,Ｂ只是文章的一个方面，文章并没有提到一家人，故Ｃ也不对。