2．Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community activities，so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work．The city councilman（議員） was leading a discussion about the decreasing life quality．The neighborhood faced many problems．
Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls．There are charts for crime，parking problems，and for problems in vacant（空置的）buildings．People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilman．
It was too much for Mark．"The problems are too big，"he thought．He turned to the man next to him and said，"I think this is a waste of my time．Nothing I could do would make a difference here．"
Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop．"People should just take care of themselves，"he decided．"That's enough to do．I can't take on all the problems of the world．"
As he neared the bus stop，Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby．She was trying to unlock her car，but she didn't have a free hand．As Mark got closer，her other child，a little boy，suddenly darted into the street．The woman tried to reach for him，but as she moved，her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out．Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother．Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief．"Thanks!"she said．"You have got great timing!"
"Just being neighborly，"Mark said．As he rode home，he glanced at the walls of the bus．On one of them was"Small acts of kindness add up．"Mark smiled and thought，"Maybe that's a good place to start．"
36．We learn from the passage thatC．
A．Mark always played an active part in community activities
B．the city councilman was responsible for the decreasing of life quality
C．the seriousness of problems is made known to people in the community
D．many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them
37．The underlined word"darted"in Paragraph 5meansD．
A．walked B．looked C．fell D．ran
38．The words on the bus wall imply thatB．
A．if you are kind to others，you will be treated the same way
B．everyone can play his own part to make things better
C．a(chǎn)ll small acts will add up to kindness
D．it is a small act to help a person in need
39．This passage mainly wants to tell usC．
A．how each of us can help make a difference
B．how a neighborhood meeting can solve its problems
C．how citizens react to the problems they face
D．how problems are solved through group action．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了Mark曾經(jīng)認為自己的力量薄弱，解決不了世界性的難題，照顧好自己就夠了．后來通過在公交站的事情才明白小小的善舉會產(chǎn)生影響，積少成多，積小成大才會讓世界變得更美好．
解答 36．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls．There are charts for crime，parking problems，and for problems in vacant（空置的）buildings．People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council man"馬克看到了貼在墻上的表．列舉了犯罪，停車問題，和空置建筑的問題，人們應(yīng)該向議員提出解決方案，可知社區(qū)里的人是知道那些嚴肅的問題的；故選C．
37．D．詞義推斷題．聯(lián)想到小孩子頑皮不懂事以及suddenly一詞可知dart和dash為同義詞，意為飛奔，向前沖；故選D．
38．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"On one of them was"Small acts of kindness add up"其中之一是"勿以善小而不為．"可推測廣告意為每個人都扮演好自己的角色會使事情變得更好，故選B．
39．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)Mark起先認為自己無論做什么都不會對事情有什么影響到最后看到公交車上的公益廣告而發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)變，可知主題為人們是如何轉(zhuǎn)變對于所面對問題的看法的；故選C．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
