Question

【題目】 Henry was going through a very hard time. His wife just passed away. He felt that life without her was pointless. For months, Henry sat his house, doing nothing. Henry’s neighbor(鄰居), an old woman named Lisa, saw him from her yard one day. She had not seen him outside in days! She asked him to come closer to the fence(籬笆) next to her house.

“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asked.

Henry was angry inside. He was the one who needed help. He thought the old lady was being kind of rude. But she was too old to fix the fence herself, so he agreed.

Henry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, she thanked him. Henry smiled for the first time in months.

“What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa said to him. Henry could not believe she was asking for more help. But because he respected her, he agreed. He worked hard painting the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by, they all told Henry what a beautiful job he had done. Henry felt very happy.

Henry no longer felt that life was pointless. He finally understood that Lisa wasn’t being rude. She knew that staying busy could help us forget our sorrows(傷痛). He helped her, but she truly saved him.

【1】When Lisa asked Henry to fix her fence, he ______.

A.felt a bit angryB.said he wouldn’t do it

C.happily agreed to do itD.said she was too old to fix the fence

【2】Why did Henry agree to help Lisa the second time?

A.Because he had nothing else to do.B.Because he wanted to talk to someone.

C.Because he was good at painting.D.Because he respected her.

【3】Which of the following shows how Henry’s feelings changed over time?

A.happy - upset - thankful - wonderfulB.upset - angry- happy - thankful

C.respectful - wonderful - thankful - upsetD.happy - respectful - bored – upset

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.Asking others for help isn’t rude.B.Staying busy can help us forget our troubles.

C.It’s hard to make friends with neighbors.D.We can save our life in many ways.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文講述了亨利因為妻子過世而覺得生活毫無意義。他的鄰居通過讓亨利幫助干活變得忙碌起來而慢慢走出陰霾。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Henry was angry inside. He was the one who needed help“亨利內(nèi)心里很憤怒，他才是需要幫助的那個人”，可知，當麗莎讓亨利幫忙時，亨利是感覺到有一些憤怒。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Henry could not believe she was asking for more help. But because he respected her, he agreed“亨利不能相信她又尋求再一次的幫助。但是因為他尊重她，所以他同意了”，可知，是因為亨利尊重麗莎，所以同意了她的再一次請求。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段描述的是亨利的老婆去世后他心情很低落，第二段到第四段描述的是當麗莎請求幫助時，亨利是有一些憤怒的，第五段描述當很多鄰居都贊美亨利時，他是開心的。到最后一段，亨利意識到麗莎是在幫助他盡快走出陰霾，所以他內(nèi)心是感激的。所以亨利的內(nèi)心變化是沮喪的——憤怒的——開心的——感激的。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She knew that staying busy could help us forget our sorrows可知，我們從本篇文章學(xué)到，保持忙碌能幫助我們忘記困擾。故選B。