Question

  Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister,Julie. Their parents passed away long ago. Sam took care of Julie by himself.

   One day,Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone,Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house,Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy (冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold.

   The poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However,there were no extra blankets,so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat. It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. Sam wrote a short note. “Sir,I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father's coat. I hope it fits you well. ”He put the note in a pocket of the coat,and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later,both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father's coat.

   That afternoon,Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However,Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house,and Julie shouted to Sam ,“Brother!He's our grandfather!” 

   The grandfather smiled and said ,“Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”(江蘇省無錫市新區(qū)2013 —2014學 年八年級下學期期中考試英語試題)

() 6. How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?

   A. Hot and sunny   B. Rainy   C. Icy and cold   D. Windy

() 7. Sam's morning job was to.

   A. take care of his ‘sister   B. go to school

   C. send newspapers   D. look for his grandfather

() 8. “Their parents passed away long ago” means “Their parents long ago”.

   A. died   B. went on   C. left home   D. passed by

() 9. Sam covered the old man with his father's coat because .

   A. his father's coat fitted the old man well

   B. the coat was the only thing that his father had left

   C. he knew the old man was his grandfather then

   D. he had no extra blanket

() 10. What's the story mainly about?

   A. Father's coat was missing.

   B. Sam found his grandfather through an act of kindness.

   C. An old man was too cold to live on.

   D. Sam took care of his sister by himself.

Answer 1

6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B

閱讀提示:本文是記敘文，介紹了生活貧困的Sam兄妹，從小相 依為命，善良的Sam因為幫助一位老爺爺找到了自己的親爺爺，贊 揚了 Sam樂于助人的高貴品質(zhì)。

6. C細節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的最后一句“It was an icy (冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold ”可知故事發(fā)生在一個冰冷的早 晨，老人看起來冷，說明天氣冷。

7. C細節(jié)理解題。第二段中的第二句“Sam left their little house to send newspapers. ”可知。

8. A 句義翻譯題。由第三段中的“It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. ”可知：Sam的父親去世了。A項與其意 思相符。

9. D細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的第三句“However,there were no extra blankets,so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat. ”可知沒有多余的毛毯了。

10. B主旨大意題。由短文最后一段可知Sam通過幫助老人的善舉幫助他找到他的爺爺。