Question

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. My hostility toward that clerk increased with each step.

On the outside, standing by the road, was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face. I gave way immediately. The magnetic power of that smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding.

“Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked in passing. Then, I turned back. “I really owe you a debt of gratitude,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Sir, but he doesn’t speak English,” she volunteered. “You want I should tell him something?”

At that moment I felt transformed. The young man’s smile had made a big person of me.

“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said ‘Thank you!’ ”

“Thank you?” The woman seeded slightly puzzled. I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He will understand; I am sure!”

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.

1.The author left the store angrily because____.

A. his intended purchases were of poor quality.

B. there’s nothing he wanted in the shop

C. the clerk didn’t speak English

D. the clerk didn’t treat him kindly

2.The underlined word “hostility” in the first paragraph probably means ____.

A. attitude B. hatred C. idea D. opinion

3.What does the author mean by saying “I found the muscles in my own face happily responding” in Paragraph 2 ?

A. He did not want to smile.

B. He would thank the young man.

C. He smiled back at the young man.

D. He was happy to meet the young man.

4.The passage tell us that we should____.

A. help people in trouble

B. smile at others

C. practice smiling every day

D. be generous to strangers

5.The author asked the woman to say “Thank you!” to the young man because the young man___.

A. taught the author a valuable lesson

B. taught the author how to smile

C. had offered help to the author

D. was a friendly employee of the shop

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：

文章主要講述了我與一個營業員發生了不愉快，我心情很不好。在路邊看到了一個男子，他的微笑改變了我的心情，也改變了我。從那以后，我對每個人都學會了微笑。

1.細節理解題。由文章第一段He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store.My hostility（敵意） toward that clerk increased with each step.可知營業員沒有很好的招待作者，故選D。

2.I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. 可知由于營業員美元很好的招待作者，作者生氣地離開沒有買任何東西，內心充滿了敵意，故選B。

3.I felt the muscles（肌肉） in my own face happily responding句意：我感到我的臉部肌肉在松展。可知我在對那個男子微笑，故選C。

4.本文主要講了作者學會了何時何地都要微笑，作者傳達出希望我們也學會微笑的主旨，故選B。

5.細節理解題。作者從這個男子身上學會了不論何時何地都要微笑，故選A。

考點：人生感悟類閱讀