1、阅读理解 不一样的平安夜Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒馆) for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes) 。Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsin
2、ghua, could be found at Beijings Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves(手套) 。The woman was surprised for a f
3、ew seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected(尊重) ”。Cai said, “A beggars life is very hard. Thats why I want to help them.”Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Frid
4、ay, visiting 15 beggars in Beijings Haidian District.They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.“I know the activity cant help much, but its meant to show our respect and care for beggar
5、s and the homeless who have been neglected for so long, ” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.B. Getting together with friends.C. Showing care to
6、 the beggars and the homeless.D. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.2. What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”?A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.B. The beggar hasnt been shown care for so long.C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.
7、D. This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.3. What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?A. Sad. B. Amazed.C. Frightened. D. Proud.4. The word “neglected” in the last passage means _.A. protected B. foundC. taken care of D. given no enough care答案与解析1. 选 C.第 1 段的最后一句h
8、elping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes) 。 就是他们的决定,即去帮助那些乞丐和无家可归的人,给他们以关爱。答案选 C.2. 选 B.根据第 3 段中的 woman 所说的话:for the first time I feel respected(尊重) 。 我们可以推断出:乞丐们有太长的时间没人关心了。故答案为 B.3. 选 B. 在第 6 段中有这样一句 Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise. 而 B 选项中 Amazed 的同义表达就是 surprised,所以答案为 B.4. 选 D.本文讲述了 14 个清华学子在平安夜帮助流浪汉和乞丐们的故事。这些流浪汉和乞丐们都感到十分的意外和温暖,我们由此可推断他们应该是长期 given no enough care(被忽视的)原因。这样我们就可以排除 A、B 、C 三项,最后正确答案为 D.