Question

   Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?

   One day,two 1 were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very 2 They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are,we will help carry your basket. ”

   “Thank you ,” 3 the woman ,“you are very kind. You see I'm weak and ill. ” Then she told them that she was now going to market to 4 the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden. uWe are all going to the 5 ” said the boys. “Let us have the basket. ” And they took hold of it ,one each side. They walked 6 with the heavy basket,but happily. The other day,I saw a little girl stop and 7 a piece of orange peel (皮) ，which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶) ，“I wish 8 would throw that on the sidewalk ,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall. ”

    Perhaps some may say that these are not 9 things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the 10 to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.

() 1. A. boys   B. girls   C. men   D. women

() 2. A. bored   B. tired   C. pleased   D. surprised

() 3. A. asked   B. told   C. replied   D. spoke

() 4. A. bring   B. buy   C. take   D. sell

() 5. A. town   B. market   C. garden   D. school

() 6. A. weakly   B. quickly   C. slowly   D. quietly

() 7. A. take out   B. cut off   C. put down   D. pick up

() 8. A. nobody   B. everybody   C. somebody   D. anybody

() 9. A. little   B. good   C. great   D. bad

() 10. A. pay   B. time   C. advice   D. love

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B

[解析]本文講述了兩個“樂于助人”的故事，號召人 們主動幫助別人。

1. A 根據“We are all going to the town. ” said the boys.可知。

2. B 根據第三段“you are very kind. You see I'm weak and ill. ”可知。

3. C reply意思是“回答”。

4. D根據意思可知，這個婦女是要到市場賣梨。

5. A根據意思可知，要去的是town鎮上。

6. C根據后面的with the heavy basket可知，籃很 重，所以走的慢。

7. D根據意思可知，一個小女孩“撿起”地上的香 蕉皮。

8. A nobody沒有人。句意：我希望沒有人會往地 上扔香蕉皮。

9. C根據后文…But such a little thing可知，這件 事不是大(great) 事情。

10. B意思：我們不能等待做大事的時機(time) 。