Question

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the sea shore and I was enjoying the breeze (微風) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占據). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

1.Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.

B. Because they couldn’t sit together.

C. Because there were no empty seats.

D. Because they preferred to stand.

2.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

A. he wanted to do something special

B. the sea wave made him upset

C. a wave from the sea flooded him

D. he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart

3.The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.

A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel

B. sit together and become friends very soon

C. clear up a misunderstanding between them

D. know each other and get married

4.From the story, we can conclude that ______.

A. small things can create great happenings in life

B. it is giving rather than receiving that matters

C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect

D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past

5.The best title for the passage would be “______”.

A. The empty seat on the bus B. The pleasant travel

C. The love on the bus D. The bus ride

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：作者把座位讓給了兩個年輕人，原本有誤會的兩個人得以有機會進行溝通。他們之間的誤會得到了消除，并準備結婚。讓座這樣的小事也能帶給人幸福，這讓作者體會到了給予他人幫助的重要性。

1.小題1】推理判斷題。根據第一段“They could sit but not together.”可知，他們可以坐下來，但是他們的座位不在一起，說明公交車上還有座位，排除C；因為他們不能坐在一起，所以他們選擇站著，故選B。

2.2】猜測句意題。根據“I got up and offered them my seat.”可知，作者的內心有一種聲音建議他把座位讓給他們，說明作者想把座位讓給他們，故選A。

3.細節理解題。根據倒數第三段“By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”可知，作者把座位讓給兩個年輕人之后，他們之間一直存在的誤會得到了消除，他們下個月準備結婚，故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據最后一句“I realized the importance of giving that day.”可知，作者認識到了給予他人幫助的重要性，一件讓座的小事促成了兩個人的在一起，從中可以看出，生活中的小事情也能產生大幸福，故選A。

5.選擇最佳標題。文章主要圍繞乘公交車展開的，作者把座位讓給了兩個年輕人，兩個人得以有機會消除彼此之間的誤會，進而幸福地在一起。文章強調的是生活中的小事情也能給人帶來幸福，D項最符合文意，故選D。

考點：生活類短文閱讀