Question

M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾氣） . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .

     One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson ' s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn' t .                                                                                                        

      When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .

     Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不見的 ）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .

     “ An invisible smile ？ ”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back .  ” 

     Remember what Amy ' s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile .

1.What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?

2.What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?

3.What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson ' s house ?

4.Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?

5.What does the writer advise us to do ?

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.He was an old man with a bad temper, everyone was afraid of him .

2.She thought he was friendly .

3.She pretended there was an invisible smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .

4.From her grandma .

5.Smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back .

【解析】段落大意： 本文是一篇記敘文，文章介紹的是 M r . Dawson 脾氣很壞，孩子們都不敢去他的庭院里摘蘋果。但是小Amy 卻和他很談得來。當(dāng)她的同伴問起原因時，她說她想象在M r . Dawson 的臉上帶著一種看不見的微笑，然后試著交往就成功了。

1.根據(jù)第一段M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾氣）……Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples 描述，可知答：He was an old man with a bad temper, everyone was afraid of him .

2.根據(jù)Why was he so kind to us ? ” 描述，可知她認為他很友好。故答：She thought he was friendly .

3.根據(jù)But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不見的 ）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .描述，可知答：She pretended there was an invisible smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .

4.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段My grandma told me to think so .描述，可知答：From her grandma .

5.根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back . 描述，可知作者想告訴我們的就是這句話。故答： Smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back .