Question

Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

One day, Jim woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something unusual. One man was sitting in front of Jim’s house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very old.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Jim wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school because Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Jim, I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago.”

1.Jim looked after his little sister by himself because ________.

A. they were too poor B. their grandfather left them

C. he was old enough D. their parents had died

2. Jim got up early in the morning to ________.

A. take care of his sisterB. deliver newspapers

C. sit in front of the house D. find something unusual

3. What did Jim do when he saw an old man was sitting in front of his house?

A. He took a blanket and gave it to him.

B. He took his father’s coat to cover him.

C. He stopped and talked to him.

D. He wrote a letter to the police.

4. When Jim came back home that afternoon, Joy told him that ________.

A. the old man was their grandpa

B. the old man and the coat were gone

C. their grandpa was looking for them

D. she couldn’t find their father’s coat

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the old man?

A. He was happy to find his grandchildren.

B. He thought Jim was a good boy.

C. He was poor and could not take care of them.

D. The coat helped the old man find his grandchildren.

6. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A. Jim and JoyB. A newspaper boy

C. An icy morningD. Father’s coat

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了吉姆在父母過世后自己照顧妹妹。一次一個老人在寒冷的冬天躺在他的門前，好心的吉姆給老人蓋上了父親留下的大衣，令人吃驚的是，正是他的善舉使他的爺爺找到了他們。

1.Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

可知父母過世，吉姆不得不照顧妹妹。故選D。

2.When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers.故選B

3.However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat.故選B

4.However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”故選A

5.是非判斷題。根據第五段I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two可知，爺爺雖然不富有，但是能照顧他們，故選C

6.

考點：故事類短文閱讀。