Question

【题目】When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made it.

Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy (悲剧). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced.

My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.” So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed (瘫痪的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic (自闭的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.

Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.

【1】What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?

A. The tragedy in the society B. The low payment of the job

C. The hurt from his divorce D. The fear of cruel criminals

【2】What is the meaning of the underlined word “ebbing” in paragraph 2?

A. taking off

B. getting into trouble

C. unchangeable at all

D. dull but important

【3】What the author’s mother said means .

A. helping others is a way to escape from reality

B. helping others can comfort your soul

C. the best way of helping others is telling stories

D. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others

【4】According to the last paragraph, what does the author advise us to do?

A. To tell inspiring stories.

B. To fight against criminals.

C. To ignore our own hurt.

D. To do as much kindness as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】作者由于工作原因看到了生活中太多的不幸，由一开始的同情、不安变为发现不幸人们的积极方面去报道，尽可能多的去帮助他们，积极地传播友善。

【1】A

推理判断题。根据第二段waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy(悲剧).和My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories.可知作者在职业生涯中见了太多的生活中的悲剧，加上自己生活的不幸，这些因素导致作者改变了工作方向，故选A.

【2】B

猜测词义题。句意：我的事业开始走下坡路，同时我的个人生活也出现问题——我离婚了。句中“ebbing”指沉陷，遇到困难，与Getting into trouble同义，故选B.

【3】B

推理判断题。文中My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.”指母亲告诉我，当心情极度沮丧时去帮助别人，这样心灵能够得到安慰。故选B.

【4】D

推理判断题。根据最后一段In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder.可知作者从帮助别人中自己变得更有同情心更感恩和友善。根据I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.可知作者建议我们学会仁慈并把这种力量光大。故选D.