Last year, around Labor Day, I read a “Happy Ad” in our local newspaper． There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it． It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address． So I did． I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday．
A week or so later, someone knocked at my front door． I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep． He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card． He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom． Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite excited to receive mine． I just didn’t know what to say． I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday．
That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, except to this lovely old lady in the nursing home． I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday． I sent her a Valentine and also a couple of notes in between． I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail．
She passed away a couple of months ago． I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my thoughts． I dropped them a line of sympathy． I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth．
小題1:The old lady’s address was given because ____________．
A．her family wanted to make her well-known
B．the old lady wanted to receive a birthday card
C．the son of the old lady wanted to meet the author
D．her family wanted to give her a happy birthday
小題2:Which of the following best describes the author?
A．Brave．B．Polite．C．Caring．D．Faithful．
小題3:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．A Kind ActB．An Old LadyC．A Happy AdD．A Considerate Son

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
文章主要講了作者給一個不相識的老太太寄卡片問候這一善意舉動。
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段第二句There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it． It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address．可知她的家人想讓她過一個快樂的生日，所以給出了地址，故選D
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A勇敢的B有禮貌的C關(guān)心的，有同情心的D忠誠的  作者并未見過老太太，但卻一直記得寄卡片問候她，可看出作者是很同情心的，且從I dropped them a line of sympathy．也可以看出。故選C
小題3:A 文章主旨題 文章主要講了作者給一個素不相識的老太太及生日卡片和圣誕卡片這件事。這是一個善意的舉動。故選A
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