Question

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps(腳步) and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people they were lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story. The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can. The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

1.What did the boy do on the street?

A. He sold his old hat.

B. He begged (乞討) for money.

C. He was busy collecting coins.

D. He showed his good handwriting.

2.How did the man help the blind boy?

A. He took the boy’s sign away.

B. He gave the boy a lot of money.

C. He changed the words on the sign.

D. He asked other people to help the blind boy.

3.What does the underlined word "recognized" mean?

A. 辨認出 B. 看到C. 承認 D. 注意到

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The man did nothing to help the blind boy except changing the words on the sign.

B. Before the man changed the words, the hat had been full.

C. Without the man’s help, the blind boy couldn’t get so much money.

D. The kind man was very thankful to the blind boy.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A kind and clever man.

B. A blind boy in the street.

C. Let’s help the disabled people.

D. Different words make a difference.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了一個失明的男孩坐在腳邊放著一頂帽子的臺階。他舉著一塊牌子，上邊寫著，我是盲人，請幫幫我。帽子里僅有幾枚硬幣。一位男士走過，從口袋里拿出幾枚硬幣放進帽子里，然后把牌子拿過來，轉過牌子寫上了幾個字。不一會兒，帽子了開始滿了，很多人開始給這位盲人錢。

1.He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” 他舉著一塊牌子，上邊寫著，我是盲人，請幫幫我。故選B。

2.wrote some words 和Soon the hat began to fill up.他寫上了幾個字。不一會兒，帽子了開始滿了。故選C。

3.詞意猜測題。根據The boy recognized his footsteps(腳步)男孩是盲人只能通過腳步辨認出，故選A。

4.題目要求那一項是正確的，根據文章意思，Without the man’s help, the blind boy couldn’t get so much money.沒有那個男人的幫助，這位盲人不能得到如此多的錢。故選C。

5.故事圍繞牌子上不同的話，產生不同的結果而展開的。故選D。

考點：考查故事類短文閱讀。