【推荐1】In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this.” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what that fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使困窘)me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

1. The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 probably to_____________.

A．find a piece of work to do	B．hand out gifts to passers by
C．look for a good restaurant	D．show his new car to others

2. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to_____________.

A．a wallet

B．his luck

C．the $20 bill

D．his tip

3. On the way out of town, the young man got to know that_____________.

A．it was very honest of the owner to return his money

B．another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

C．he could probably find himself a job in the restaurant

D．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings

4. From this text we can infer(推断出)that_____________.

A．the man raised money for the poor	B．the man did carry out his promise
C．Santa gives the man money each year	D．the man was not successful in the end

【推荐3】When I was about twelve, I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was a windy winter night. As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare dollars. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in the parking across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car, the same size as my own family.

My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings(兄弟姐妹). But she didn’t come.

Later, I found out she had gone home and emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family. I wasn’t there when that part happened, but I could imagine the joy it brought to their faces.

A few days later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for dollars;she was the same age as me, yet our lives were so different.

Here I stood, dressed in almost new clothes, headed to a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remembered thinking that the girl didn’t have any food to eat and that she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people.

After painting this picture in my mind, I understood my mom. I will never forget what she did that night. And that night I also learned one of the best lessons she taught me.

1. We learn from the passage that the girl about the writer’s age_____.

A．lived a hard life

B．had her own bedroom

C．received a good education

D．made friends with the writer

2. Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. My mom gave the girl a few dollars.
b. My family was on the way to a restaurant.
c. My mom went home and brought some food.
d. We met with a girl and her mother asking for dollars.

A．b, d, a, c

B．b, a, c, d

C．d, a, c, b

D．d, c, b, a

3. Which of the following words can best describe the writer’s mother?

A．Patient.

B．Strict.

C．Proud.

D．Kind.