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It was a terribly rainy wet winter day. While I was walking from the library after getting my university applications (申请) for the next year at the end of my lunch break, a man was walking towards me with two huge boxes of brochures (小册子).
I thought, “What on earth is that man trying to do? Carry all those things? ” Then all of a sudden he dropped them all! It was a terrible mess with hundreds of brochures all over the path in front of me! “Oh, no, ” I thought. The man sat down and started trying to pick all of the brochures up. I couldn’t believe how many people passed by without even caring at all.
I thought, “I’m not going to be one of those people who don’t care about this man. I’m going to help him. ” So, even though it was the end of my lunch break from work and I would be late if I stopped to help him, I didn’t mind. If I explained what happened, I was sure my boss wouldn’t mind too much. So, I helped him pick them all up. Then I asked if he would like a hand in carrying a box to where he went. He said yes gratefully.
I carried one of the heavy boxes. The box I had to carry was very heavy — as I’m quite a petite (娇小的) girl but I didn’t complain. I just helped him with a big smile across my face. We got there and he thanked me very much for helping him out. He also gave me one of these lovely brochures about all the walks in and around the Bay of Plenty.
What is a better way to spend my lunchtime than helping someone? Luckily, I wasn’t even that late back to work, so nobody minded at all!
【文章大意】本文叙述了作者在上班途中帮助他人的一个故事。说明一个道理: 帮助他人也是一件乐事。
21. The author was surprised that .
A. many people wouldn’t help the man
B. the man carried two large boxes of brochures
C. the brochures fell down to the ground
D. many people picked up the brochures and went away
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的“I couldn’t believe. . . by without even caring at all. ”可知, 作者不相信许多人竟然不愿意帮助这个遇到困难的人。
22. In the author’s opinion, if she helped the man she would .
A. miss her lunch
B. arrive late for work
C. be asked to pay for the brochures
D. be asked to carry a box of brochures
【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第三段的“I would be late if I stopped to help him”可知她如果帮助这个人的话, 有可能上班迟到。
23. How did the man thank the author?
A. He invited her for a walk.
B. He wrote her a thank-you letter.
C. He offered her a brochure.
D. He smiled a big smile at her.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“He also gave me one of these lovely brochures”可知, 他给了作者一本小册子作为回报。
