Question

Work is a part of living —my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.

The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷倉). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”

Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.

Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me . And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.

Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.

1.When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that         .

A．he had found a good job

B．he would have something to eat

C．he would no longer suffer from the Depression

D．he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect

2.The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because     .

A．he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge

B．he had been needing to get it moved

C．he wanted to help them in his own way

D．he wanted to show them his kindness and respect

3.The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but         .

A．kind

B．thoughtful

C．wealthy

D．sympathetic

4.The best title for the story would be         .

A．The Depression	B．The Pleasure of Helping Others
C．No Pains, No Gains	D．Work-A Part of Living

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】文章主要講述的是我的祖父母如何在維護別人的尊嚴(yán)的同時也去幫助他人的故事，告訴了我們維護他人的尊嚴(yán)比設(shè)施更重要。

1.D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二行“Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,”說明他認(rèn)為自己靠自己的勞動獲得了這頓飯，不是別人的施舍，讓他感覺自己有了尊嚴(yán)，故D正確。

2..C 推理題。祖父母這樣做是想用一種既不傷害別人的尊嚴(yán)，又幫助了他人的方法來給他們一頓飯吃。故C正確。

3.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知我的祖父母很善良也很為他人考慮，也富有同情心，但是并不富有，根據(jù)第一段2,3行They raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese.說明他們是靠自己雙手勞動的，故C符合題目的要求。

4.B 主旨大意題。文章主要講述的是我的祖父母如何在維護別人的尊嚴(yán)的同時也去幫助他人。故B正確。