Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in a very rural district on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from the most basic of services. Consequently, we take weekly trips to COSTCO to procure fuel and supplies. About a month ago, we’d finished loading up the SUV and prepared to leave. As I settled into my seat, I glanced down at the roadside, when a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully. Instantly, I was grateful I did.
The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ payment of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and figured: no one would throw this out, especially if it was current. I also looked over the form for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed impractical. Although the form had been born on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the names of the owners and pocketed the receipt. Recalling the parable of the Good Samaritan, I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in an envelope addressed to the couple and send it to them by post. Further, I imagined how crazy I’d be if I had misplaced my receipt. Much easier to attempt returning it than to leave them angry, upset, etc. over the loss.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful thank-you letter from a very grateful and happy couple containing a hand written message and a gift card to use at any Starbuck’s. In her note, the wife explained how a gust of wind snatched their receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door. They had panicked and searched crazily for quite some time before giving up. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major loss by doing something that at first glance seemed minor or even unimportant.
小題1:What did the author really mean when he said “Instantly, I was grateful I did.”?
A．He was lucky to notice the paper on the roadside.
B．He was happy to do shopping in the district for it was convenient.
C．He was right to pick the paper up because it was important.
D．He was thankful to pick up the paper because he found it for a long time.
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the short passage?
A．I rode my car to COSTCO to buy supplies a month ago.
B．The receipt was out of date, so the owner threw it away.
C．I waited on the roadside for the receipt owner for half a day.
D．I called up the owner to take back the receipt.
小題3:The author decided to give the paper back to the owner because ______.
A．it was useless for him
B．he knew the owner was upset about losing it
C．the owner asked him to do so
D．he knew the owner would reward him for it
小題4:Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．How I helped the coupleB．The loss of an important receipt
C．The owner of the receiptD．Little things still mean a lot

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：文章通過講述作者歸還收據(jù)給一對夫婦的故事，說明雖然是很小的事情，但是意味著很多。
小題1:推理題;從第二段的句子：The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ payment of their Vehicle’s Registration fees.可知作者認為自己撿起這張紙是對的，因為它很重要。選C
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Consequently, we take weekly trips to COSTCO to procure fuel and supplies. About a month ago, we’d finished loading up the SUV and prepared to leave.可知一個月前，作者去COSTCO 購買一些日用品。選A
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and figured: no one would throw this out, especially if it was current.可知作者認為失主肯定是很難過的，選B
小題4:主旨題：從文章的最后一段的句子：It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major loss by doing something that at first glance seemed minor or even unimportant.可知作者做的是很小的事情，但是意味著很多。選D
點評：本文以細節(jié)題的考查為主，細節(jié)題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內容設置問題，正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項。通常細節(jié)題的正確選項有以下特征：對原文句子中的關鍵詞進行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項。詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變原文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。語言簡化。把原文中的復雜語言現(xiàn)象進行簡化，成為正確答案。正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達而成為正確選項(適用于尋找錯誤選項的題目)。
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C．The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
小題5:The driver climbed in through the window to
A．get money from the woman B．return the dog to the woman
C．phone the policeD．see what was happening in the house

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