Question

【题目】 It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.

As the boxes of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of them. I lifted it off and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (纹身) were an obvious passion of his.

I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.”

My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (先入为主) I may have had. I will never forget it.

【1】What does the underlined word “chum” mean in Paragraph1?

A.Gifts.B.Food.

C.Goods.D.Souvenirs.

【2】Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?

A.The author didn't want to buy it.B.The man needed it more.

C.The author was frightened by the man.D.The man got the box first.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Best Christmas Gift.B.The Largest Man I Have Ever Seen.

C.An Unforgettable Bike.D.A Shopping Experience.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。当地百货商店在Black Friday促销，作者夫妇希望给儿子买一辆打折的自行车作为圣诞礼物。在争抢过程中一位壮汉把到手的自行车让给了作者，这令作者非常感动。

【1】词义猜测题。根据第一段的It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks.(这就像把一篮chum扔进一箱鲨鱼)及上文内容可知，购物的人群在等待经理的哨声，哨声响起人群就涌进了商店，就像在鲨鱼池投入食物一样引起骚动。由此可知，划线词chum相当于food。故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段中I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos were an obvious passion of his.(我抬头看到了我一生中见过的最大的男人之一。恐怖还不足以形容他的存在。他的手臂甚至脖子上都装饰着许多金属纽扣的皮带。纹身显然是他的爱好)可知，这位和作者一同抓住箱子的男士身材壮硕，穿着怪异并且身上有纹身。由此推断，作者有点胆怯，不由自主就松开了手。故选C。

【3】主旨大意题。根据最后一段中All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received.(在回家的路上，我一直认为这一刻是我收到的最好的圣诞礼物)可知，文章背景是圣诞节期间，一位陌生人主动把自行车让给作者，作者非常感动，感觉这是自己收到的最好的圣诞礼物，由此可知A项“最好的圣诞礼物”不仅切合文章主题，而且能够吸引读者兴趣。B项“我见过的最高大的人”和C项“一辆难忘的自行车”关注的方向偏离主题；D项“一次购物经历”略显平淡，没有突出文章主题，也很难勾起读者阅读的欲望。故选A。