Question

I ran into a local store today to pick up a few things. With an important meeting to attend, I was in a hurry , so I didn’t take a cart (手推車) on my way inside. As I walked between the shelves in the store, I passed by a young couple and their baby. I continued going through the store, picked up a few items I needed and ended up standing behind this couple in the checkout line.

While waiting, I noticed that the young father was holding his money tightly and nervously. The young mother was carrying a baby in her arms and asked the cashier (收銀員) for a job application.

When the total was rung up, they had to pick items out of their cart because they didn’t have enough money. But all their items were basic necessities(必需品) that they needed most. It just broke my heart to watch the couple try to think about what they could do without. However, they were able to whittle down their items and paid the bill with the money that they had.

After they left, I quietly asked the cashier to add those items to mine. The cashier rang everything up, and then got me a shopping cart. We put in their items and I hurried over to their car. “This is for you,” I told them.

The young father just looked at me with such appreciation and thanked me. I will never forget the expression in his eyes. As I was getting into my car, they drove over. The young mother said, “Miss, thank you so much.”

Tears welled up in my eyes---as they are again now, while I write this. “You are so welcome. Pay it forward some day,” I replied.

1.The underlined phrase “whittle down” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.

A. add to B. break down C. pay for D. cut down

2.The author felt __________ to watch the couple taking some items out.

A. angry B. sad C. excited D. interested

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. the young mother didn’t have a job then

B. the young father felt so sorry to accept help

C. the cashier treated the young couple impolitely

D. the young couple bought something unnecessary

4.The author’s main purpose in sharing the story is to tell us __________.

A. what a great plan she made

B. to take a cart while shopping

C. to help those who are in need

D. how to pick out basic necessities

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1. had to pick items out of their cart because they didn’t have enough money.“可知，那對年輕的夫婦必須拿出一些商品出來，因為他們沒有足夠的錢去支付他們選購的所有商品。所以”whittle down“表示cut down削減。故選D。

2. just broke my heart to watch the couple try to think about what they could do without.”可知，那對夫婦努力在想有沒有哪些東西是他們可以不用的，看到這使我感到心傷。故選B

3. young father just looked at me with such appreciation and thanked me.”可知，年輕父親對我是感到感謝而不是抱歉，故選項B排除。選項C文中并沒有提到收銀員的態(tài)度。由文中第三段第二句“But all their items were basic necessities(必需品) that they needed most.“可知，這對年輕的父母買的都是他們最需要的基本生活必需品，故選項D排除。由第二段第二句“The young mother was carrying a baby in her arms and asked the cashier (收銀員) for a job application.”年輕的母親抱著她的寶寶，請求收銀員給她一份工作，可知，年輕的母親目前沒有工作。故選A。

4.

考點：考查記敘文閱讀。