My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home .this morning, We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there , a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily ,we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.
Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full. My daughter was left with nothing to, do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it. seemed that they were almost done .I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn’t seem to mind. I happily accepted it.
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.
【小題1】What can we learn from Paragraph l?

A.The writer did collecting every morning.
B.The writer usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle.
C.There were four recycling machines in all.
D.Most people did recycling in the morning.
【小題2】Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?
A.Because there were many other families there.
B.Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry.
C.Because the writer wanted to hear a story.
D.Because the woman was very grateful.
【小題3】Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?
A.Because her daughter' s machine stopped working.
B.Because the other family was still using the machines.
C.Because she let the other family use her machine first.
D.Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.
【小題4】What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The kindness. B.The offer.
C.The machine. D.The 5 bottles.
【小題5】Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?
A.A good name is sooner-lost than won.
B.A little is better than none.
C.All men cannot be first.
D.One good turn deserves another.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析:這篇文章講的是作者和女兒在廢品回收站幫助一個婦女,然后在自己需要幫助的時候,又得到別人的幫助,說明一個善舉反過來值得另外一個善舉。
【小題1】細節(jié)題:從第一段的句子:a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans.可知總共有4個回收機,選C
【小題2】細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans.可知作者讓這個婦女先用這個回收機,因為她看起來很忙,選B
【小題3】細節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full. My daughter was left with nothing to, do.可知作者女兒的機器出故障了,所以她們沒能及時完成回收,選A
【小題4】指代題:從第三段的句子; He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn’t seem to mind.可知這個男子主動提出讓作者她們先用回收,所以這里的it指的是“這個提議”選B
【小題5】主旨題:從文章的內容和第四段的句子:It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.可知這篇文章講的是一個善舉反過來會變成另外一個,選D
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