Question

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货）, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. The man’s job was bike racing.

B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D. They used it for work and daily life.

2.We can infer from the text that ____________.

A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.

B. people were busy before Christmas

C. the stranger brought over the bike

D. life was hard for the young family.

3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过一件小事告诉读者“勿以善小而不为”这样一个道理。自行车是作者家里唯一的交通工具，作者丈夫骑着它上下班。不幸的是，在离圣诞节还有几周的时候，作者丈夫的自行车被盗了。这给作者一家带来了很多不便。报纸报道了这件事以后，一位好心人送给了作者一辆新自行车。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“Trevor used it to get to work,...And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.”可知，丢失的自行车是作者家里唯一的交通工具，作者丈夫骑着它去工作和购买生活用品，故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段“Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks”可知，是作者丈夫每周工作60个小时，而不是他们夫妻两人，排除A；根据第三段“One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up.”可知，那个陌生人买了一辆新自行车并打电话让作者丈夫去取，排除C；根据第一段“While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work”和第二段“The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport.”可知，别人都是开车去上班，而作者丈夫只能早起骑自行车到4公里外的地方上班。而且，那辆自行车是他们唯一的交通工具，说明这对年轻夫妻的生活很艰苦，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help.”可知，作者把这件事反映给了一家报社，人们通过报纸了解到他们遇到的麻烦，故选B。

考点：生活类短文阅读