Question

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (收銀臺) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A. by himself B. with the writer

C. with the woman D. with his friends

2.What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A. His gifts were stolen. B. He lost his money.

C. His basket was broken. D. He lost his way.

3.Why did the writer want to say “thank you” to the woman?

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B. Because she always paid money for others.

C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了男孩Mark一直在為家人買禮物攢錢，但是在買完禮物結賬時發現錢丟了，這時一位婦女幫助了他，并希望他能夠把這個“幫助”繼續傳遞下去。

1.細節理解題。根據短文“while I waited and watched in the car”的描述可知，是Mark自己進去的。故應選A。

2.推理判斷題。根據短文“reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money.”的描述可知，Mark把錢給丟了。故應選B。

3.

考點：故事類短文閱讀。