20.A few years ago,I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D.C.I saw many of our nation's treasures,and I also saw a lot of unfortunate people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center,I heard a voice say,"Can you help me?"When I turned around,I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended(伸出).In a natural reaction,I reached into my pocket,pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand.I didn't even look at her.I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.
But the blind woman smiled and said,"I don't want your money.I just need help finding the post office."
Immediately,I realized what I had done.I acted with prejudice(偏見)-I judged another person simply for what I thought she was.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant.I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15.Through the years,I have been a dishwasher,cashier,mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs,and finally I became a network engineer.
In my own life,I have experienced many open acts of prejudice.I remember a time,at age 17-I was a busboy,and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school,he would end up like me.
But now,living in my American middle-class lifestyle,it is too easy to forget my past,to forget who I am and where I have been,and to lose sight of where I want to be going.That blind woman on the street of Washington D.C.cured me of my blindness.She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart open.
41.When the author came to America at firstA.
A.he usually did some work with a little payment.
B.he used to beg for some money on the street.
C.he lived a comfortable life as a network engineer.
D.he was respected by others all the time.
42.According to the passage,what did the author regret?B
A.That he gave all his change to the blind woman.
B.The way he treated the blind woman.
C.That he came to Washington D.C.for a visit.
D.That he didn't tell the woman the way to the post office.
43.The father mentioned in the passage wantedC.
A.to encourage his son to make a living by himself
B.his son to become a busboy in the future
C.his son to work harder at school D.to remind his son to depend on himself at school
44.We can infer all of the following statements from the passage EXCEPTB.
A.He disliked being bothered by beggars.
B.He was delighted to give away his money to beggars.
C.He once suffered a lot.D.The blind woman didn't beg for money at that time.
45.What does the author want to tell us through this story?D
A.Don't dream up ways to get what you want.
B.Money is the root of all evils.
C.An easy life makes a person forgetful.
D.Be good to others all the time.
分析 本文主要講了"我"在路上遇到一個瞎眼的年老婦人向"我"請求幫助,于是"我"掏錢給她,但她只是想讓"我"給她指路,"我"為自己以貌取人感到慚愧,想起了自己以前被生活所迫工作時因為外表也被人當作反面教材來教育孩子,于是感覺到瞎眼老婦人指引了迷失的我.
解答 41-45 ABCBD
41 A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)Through the years,I have been a dishwasher,cashier,mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs可知作者曾經做過薪水很少的工作:洗盤子、搬運工、機修工、披薩送貨司機等等.故選A.
42 B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)acted with prejudice(偏見)-I judged another person simply for what I thought she was.可知:作者產生了偏見--自己僅僅以貌取人,于是作者很羞愧自己對待老婦人的方式,不耐煩的去施舍她.故選B.
43 C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù) at age 17-I was a busboy,and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school,he would end up like me.可知"父親"希望兒子能夠在學校好好學習,不然以后就會變成"我"這樣.故選C.
44 B.細節(jié)理解題.I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.可知:作者很討厭被乞討者打擾,選項A正確;根據(jù)I have been a dishwasher,cashier,mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs作者做過洗碗工,收銀員,技工等,選項C正確;根據(jù)I don't want your money 盲人并不是要錢,D正確.文章沒有說作者很高興把錢給乞討者.故選B.
45 D.主旨大意題.文章講述的是一個盲人給我上了生動的一課,讓我認識到自己的問題所在,使我學到友好地對待每一個人.故選D.
點評 這是一篇人物故事類閱讀.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.