Question

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the sea shore and I was enjoying the breeze (微风) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

1.Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.

B. Because they couldn’t sit together.

C. Because there were no empty seats.

D. Because they preferred to stand.

2.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

A. he wanted to do something special

B. the sea wave made him upset

C. a wave from the sea flooded him

D. he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart

3.The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.

A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel

B. sit together and become friends very soon

C. clear up a misunderstanding between them

D. know each other and get married

4.From the story, we can conclude that ______.

A. small things can create great happenings in life

B. it is giving rather than receiving that matters

C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect

D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past

5.The best title for the passage would be “______”.

A. The empty seat on the bus B. The pleasant travel

C. The love on the bus D. The bus ride

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者把座位让给了两个年轻人，原本有误会的两个人得以有机会进行沟通。他们之间的误会得到了消除，并准备结婚。让座这样的小事也能带给人幸福，这让作者体会到了给予他人帮助的重要性。

1.小题1】推理判断题。根据第一段“They could sit but not together.”可知，他们可以坐下来，但是他们的座位不在一起，说明公交车上还有座位，排除C；因为他们不能坐在一起，所以他们选择站着，故选B。

2.2】猜测句意题。根据“I got up and offered them my seat.”可知，作者的内心有一种声音建议他把座位让给他们，说明作者想把座位让给他们，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”可知，作者把座位让给两个年轻人之后，他们之间一直存在的误会得到了消除，他们下个月准备结婚，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一句“I realized the importance of giving that day.”可知，作者认识到了给予他人帮助的重要性，一件让座的小事促成了两个人的在一起，从中可以看出，生活中的小事情也能产生大幸福，故选A。

5.选择最佳标题。文章主要围绕乘公交车展开的，作者把座位让给了两个年轻人，两个人得以有机会消除彼此之间的误会，进而幸福地在一起。文章强调的是生活中的小事情也能给人带来幸福，D项最符合文意，故选D。

考点：生活类短文阅读