2．Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community activities，so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work．The city councilman（议员） was leading a discussion about the decreasing life quality．The neighborhood faced many problems．
Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls．There are charts for crime，parking problems，and for problems in vacant（空置的）buildings．People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilman．
It was too much for Mark．"The problems are too big，"he thought．He turned to the man next to him and said，"I think this is a waste of my time．Nothing I could do would make a difference here．"
Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop．"People should just take care of themselves，"he decided．"That's enough to do．I can't take on all the problems of the world．"
As he neared the bus stop，Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby．She was trying to unlock her car，but she didn't have a free hand．As Mark got closer，her other child，a little boy，suddenly darted into the street．The woman tried to reach for him，but as she moved，her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out．Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother．Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief．"Thanks!"she said．"You have got great timing!"
"Just being neighborly，"Mark said．As he rode home，he glanced at the walls of the bus．On one of them was"Small acts of kindness add up．"Mark smiled and thought，"Maybe that's a good place to start．"
36．We learn from the passage thatC．
A．Mark always played an active part in community activities
B．the city councilman was responsible for the decreasing of life quality
C．the seriousness of problems is made known to people in the community
D．many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them
37．The underlined word"darted"in Paragraph 5meansD．
A．walked B．looked C．fell D．ran
38．The words on the bus wall imply thatB．
A．if you are kind to others，you will be treated the same way
B．everyone can play his own part to make things better
C．all small acts will add up to kindness
D．it is a small act to help a person in need
39．This passage mainly wants to tell usC．
A．how each of us can help make a difference
B．how a neighborhood meeting can solve its problems
C．how citizens react to the problems they face
D．how problems are solved through group action．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Mark曾经认为自己的力量薄弱，解决不了世界性的难题，照顾好自己就够了．后来通过在公交站的事情才明白小小的善举会产生影响，积少成多，积小成大才会让世界变得更美好．
解答 36．C．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls．There are charts for crime，parking problems，and for problems in vacant（空置的）buildings．People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council man"马克看到了贴在墙上的表．列举了犯罪，停车问题，和空置建筑的问题，人们应该向议员提出解决方案，可知社区里的人是知道那些严肃的问题的；故选C．
37．D．词义推断题．联想到小孩子顽皮不懂事以及suddenly一词可知dart和dash为同义词，意为飞奔，向前冲；故选D．
38．B．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"On one of them was"Small acts of kindness add up"其中之一是"勿以善小而不为．"可推测广告意为每个人都扮演好自己的角色会使事情变得更好，故选B．
39．C．主旨大意题．根据Mark起先认为自己无论做什么都不会对事情有什么影响到最后看到公交车上的公益广告而发生转变，可知主题为人们是如何转变对于所面对问题的看法的；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
