话题04 社会交往 2024年中考英语阅读理解 人与社会篇专项训练

话题04 社会交往 2024年中考英语阅读理解 人与社会篇专项训练 一、阅读理解 A very accidental chance, Professor Brian and I went to the railway station to see someone off. He was a friend of Professor Brian’s and a relative of my family’s. That day happened to be the weekend. The school was not far away from the railway station. Brian and my relative were quite old and my relative took a lot of luggage (行李), so I decided to help them carry those heavy objects. After seeing him off, Professor Brian and I walked out of the railway station when we saw a crazy man coming up to us and blocking the way. We were stopped. His clothes were ragged (衣衫褴褛的) and his hair was untidy. Thinking he might be a beggar (乞讨者), I pulled out a dollar and handed it to him. He looked at me, eyes widely open, with a little anger. Then he turned his eyes to Professor Brian and said carefully, “This old gentleman. I can see that you are a wise man. Could you tell me the story of Alexander the Great?” Then, I tried to push him away, but Professor Brian stopped me and led him to a corner of the building. It took him about ten minutes from the birth to the death of Alexander the Great. The “beggar” listened to the professor with all his interests. Before leaving, he held Professor Brian’s hands, with tears running down his face, “Thank you, I asked a lot of people, but only you told me!” I saw the professor give his hand a few hard shakes too. On the way back, I asked Professor Brian. “Is he a mad man?” The professor was silent for a moment, then said, “Perhaps he is, but first of all, he is a human being.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案 1．Why did the writer and Professor Brian go to the railway station? A．Because they planned to leave the city. B．Because they wanted to go to the school nearby. C．Because they were going to see the writer’s relative off. D．Because they were asked to tell the story of Alexander the Great to students. 2．What did Professor Brian do with the ragged man? A．He paid no attention to the mad man. B．He helped the ragged m