Question

A young and handsome executive was driving down a neighborhood street. He thought he saw something. Then he slowed down, watching out for children rushing out from between parked cars. As his car passed, no kids appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into his door! He slammed on the brakes （make his car stop）. The angry driver then jumped out of his car, caught the nearest child and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, “Who are you and what was that all about?”

The little boy was full of apology, “Please，Mister… Please, I’m sorry…I didn’t know what else I could do. I threw the brick because no one else would stop.”

With tears dripping down his face, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother,” he said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.”

Now weeping, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me to get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

Touched beyond words, the executive tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed （a light touch） at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. “Thank you and may God bless you.” The grateful child told the stranger.

Shaken up for words, the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen, he has to throw a brick at us. Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

1.The executive slowed down because .

A．he was afraid that some boys would suddenly rush out

B．he saw a boy rush out from between parked cars

C．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car

D．he saw a brick smash into his door

2.The boy threw the brick to the car in order to .

A．disturb the executive on purpose

B．stop someone to help him

C．ask the driver to drive him home

D．destroy the car of the stranger

3.After knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel .

A．sympathized and excited

B．angry and guilty

C．ashamed and pitiful

D．regretful and sympathized

4.After the boy’s brother fell off his wheelchair, .

A．the boy threw bricks at several cars

B．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously

C．the boy tried to stop several cars

D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一位总经理在驱车驾驶的时候，一个砖块砸向了他的车门，发现是一位男孩。原来是男孩的坐轮椅的弟弟摔了，但他无法把他扶到轮椅上，又没有车愿意停下来帮他，他只有用砖块让车停下来的故事。

1.Then he slowed down, watching out for children rushing out from between parked cars.然后他减速，以防孩子们从停着的车中间冲出来。可知他减速就是害怕会有孩子会突然冲出来，故选A

2.Would you please help me to get him back into his wheelchair你能帮我把他抬回轮椅里吗，可知男孩扔砖头就是为找人帮忙，故选B

3.Touched beyond words, the executive tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat被这些话感动，总经理努力吞下喉咙里迅速涌起的酸涩感，可知对于男孩他是感到后悔和同情的，故选D

4.I threw the brick because no one else would stop.我扔砖块因为没有人会停，可知之前男孩就努力使几辆车停下，故选C

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