Question

10．A brief act of kindness brings an unexpected insight （領悟）．
I was shopping at a department store and had just boarded the clown escalator （電動扶梯） when I noticed a woman standing to the side．She looked about 65，and her expression told me she was scared．I turned toward her and asked，"Do you need help？"
As the escalator continued moving，I heard the woman reply softly，"I'm afraid．"There was a hint of doubt in her voice．"Want me to come back and get you？"I called to her．She nodded．But by the time I reached her，the woman had reconsidered．"I don't think I can do it"，she said．
I was suddenly aware that I had made a far greater investment than I expected．"I know we can do it，"I said．"I can hold on to you．"She looked down at the beast （龐然大物）．Then her eyes came back to mine，looking doubtful"This has never happened to me before，"she said，as much to herself as to me．I felt that her sudden fear had to do with the escalator's mechanical nature，its basic inhuman untrustworthiness．
I took her arm．"Shall we？"She made a little sound of alarm as we stepped on，but we'd passed the point of no return．She relaxed slightly as the stairs moved us downward．"I don't understand this at all，"she said．As we neared the bottom，her grip （緊握） tightened again，but we did fine．"I'm so grateful．"She began．"It was nothing，"I said．"I was happy to do it．"
Happy？Yes．I do very little to help others．I am busy caring for a family and working full time．For a brief moment，I had a flash of insight into why someone would become a nurse or a social worker or a priest．When I helped the woman，I felt pure and whole，purposeful．It was a happier moment than I'd had in weeks．
56．Why did the old woman look scared at first？BecauseB．
A．she was afraid to talk to strangers．B．she didn't dare to go down the escalator．
C．she couldn't carry her heavy things downstairs．
D．she felt she might be robbed of her things．
57．What does the sentence"I don't think I can do it"imply？The old woman couldn'tC
A．hold on to the escalator
B．give the author a hand．
C．accept the author's help
D．afford to buy necessary things．
58．We know from the text that the old womanB．
A．bought so many things
B．was very thankful to the author
C．couldn't go out shopping alone
D．believed in the author from the beginning．
59．The author learned from the experience thatD．
A．she should become a social worker．
B．she should first perform her own duties well．
C．the most important was to understand each other．
D．people needed other people's help in the society．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述作者在坐電梯時遇到一位害怕電梯的老婦人，她耐心地幫助了這位老人坐上電梯下了樓，由此作者感受到了幫助別人的快樂，并呼吁讀者去幫助社會上的其他人．

解答 56．B．細節理解題．根據文章第四段"I felt that her sudden fear had to do with the escalator's mechanical nature，its basic inhuman untrustworthiness"可知老人害怕是因為她不敢坐扶梯下樓；故選B．
57．C．句意推斷題．根據文章第三段"．"I know we can do it，"I said．"I can hold on to you"可知老人認為她不行是指她不能接受作者的幫助；故選C．
58．B．細節理解題．根據文章倒數第二段"As we neared the bottom，her grip （緊握） tightened again，but we did fine．"I'm so grateful．"She began"可知老婦人對作者是非常感激的；故選B．
59．D．推理判斷題，根據文章最后一段"When I helped the woman，I felt pure and whole，purposeful"可知作者旨在借此呼吁讀者去幫助社會上的其他人；故選D．

點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力，做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．