In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor

题目内容：

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 man 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.

小题1:The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to .

A．a wallet

B．his luck

C．the $20 bill

D．his tip小题2: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.小题3:The best title for this text may be .

A．Secret Santa of Kansas City

B．The key to Success

C．A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant

D．Never Give Up

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:D

小题3:A

答案解析：

讲述了Secret Santa of Kansas City这个人为什么会这样做，用来是因为年轻时所发生的那件事情。

小题1:推理题。根据上一句came up with a $20 bill，可知这里的this指代那张纸币。

小题2:推理题。根据文章第三段内容可以推断那个男人理解了店主的想法。

小题3:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段可知，文章讲述了Secret Santa of Kansas City。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

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