Question

I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’ t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile —warm and reassuring — and I returned her gift by smiling back.

“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，” she said.

“Yes, she’ s special，” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It’ s only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’ ，”Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’ t figure out why she’ d want to date a guy like me.”

“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week — even when times were tough and we didn’ t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and — of course — I miss him since he’ s passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased.“You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her — that was the night that I won her heart.

1.Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

A. He was to meet his girlfriend.

B. He had to go back to school soon.

C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.

D. He had to pick up some groceries.

2.What does the underlined phrase “her gift” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Her words.B. Her smile.C. Her flowers.D. Her politeness.

3.Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

A. She told him a nice story.B. She allowed him to pay first.

C. She gave him encouragement.D. She liked flowers very much.

4.What does the underlined word “ seal” mean in the last paragraph?

A. envelopB. blockC. an animalD. decide

5.What is the message conveyed in the story?

A. Flowers are important for a date.

B. Small talk is helpful.

C. Love and kindness are rewarding.

D. Elderly people deserve respecting.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：作者匆忙沖進(jìn)一家商店購買鮮花，排在作者前面的是一個(gè)不緊不慢的老人，老人認(rèn)為，得到鮮花的女孩子都是幸福的。作者結(jié)完帳后把鮮花獻(xiàn)給了老人，這件事感動(dòng)了作者的女朋友，他們最后在一起了。

1.but this time it was for an important date”和第五段““Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her，”可知，作者趕著去赴女朋友的約，故選A。

2.It was a nice smile...by smiling back”可知，那個(gè)老婦人朝作者微笑，作者回以微笑，劃線詞指的是老婦人的微笑，故選B。

3.“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said.”可知，那個(gè)老婦人所說的話是在鼓勵(lì)作者，聽了老婦人的故事之后，作者很感動(dòng)，故選C。

4.this story had helped to seal it for her發(fā)生在作者身上的這個(gè)故事讓那個(gè)女孩子決定和作者在一起，help to do sth幫助做某事，A、B、C都是名詞，只有D項(xiàng)“決定”是動(dòng)詞，故選D。

5.A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her — that was the night that I won her heart.”可知，幾年以后，作者鼓起勇氣向女朋友求婚，正是作者送給老人鮮花的那件事促成了兩個(gè)人的在一起。由此可見，愛和善良是會得到回報(bào)的，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀