I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK（千斤頂）”.
Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.
After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）. I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
【小題1】From the passage we know that __________.

A．the Mexican man couldn’t speak English
B．the author’s car broke down on the road
C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit
D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family
【小題2】Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?
A．Because the man had refused to accept it.
B．Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.
C．Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.
D．Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it.
【小題3】The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ___________.
A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly
B．it was quite easy to help the author mend the jeep
C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble
D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help
【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A．He hated those who didn’t offer help.
B．He would send a present to the family soon.
C．He wondered why they didn’t take the money.
D．He considered helping others as saving money in the bank.
【小題5】What can we infer from the passage?
A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.
C．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
D．What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：文章講述了作者的車子在路邊壞了，很久都沒有人來幫忙，最后一對墨西哥的夫婦幫助了作者，作者想給錢作為報酬，可是他們并不要，作者深受觸動，在以后的日子中也做了很多的好事來幫助其余的人。
【小題1】細節(jié)題。從I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK（千斤頂）”.可知作者的車子壞了，故選B
【小題2】細節(jié)題。從I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. 可知這個墨西哥男人不要作者的錢，所以作者想給那個女的，故選A
【小題3】推斷題。從He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.”這個墨西哥男人認為每個人都有可能遇到苦難的，故選C
【小題4】細節(jié)題。從But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.可知，作者將每一次幫助別人都視為向銀行里存錢，故選D
【小題5】推斷題。從最后一段可知，作者被墨西哥夫婦的友好幫忙所鼓舞，他也經(jīng)常去幫助別人，故選C
考點：日常生活類記敘文
點評：本文文脈清晰，結(jié)構(gòu)很好把握。記敘文是歷年高考很常見的文體，把握好作者記敘事情的起因，經(jīng)過，結(jié)果。同時，此類文章細節(jié)題居多，在對文章看懂了的基礎(chǔ)在仔細對比選項和文章，即可得出答案。

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