话题05 社会与服务2024年中考英语阅读理解 人与社会篇专项训练

话题05 社会与服务2024年中考英语阅读理解 人与社会篇专项训练 一、阅读理解 Recently, my daughter reminded me of someone we saw at the train station a few years ago. That day, my daughter and I were waiting for our train. We went to buy some drinks, and then we saw the old man. Dressed poorly, he was standing in front of the counter(柜台) while counting coins slowly to buy just one bottle of water. The businessman behind him said impatiently, “Hey! Can’t you be quick? Some of us have a train to catch!” Hearing this, the old man seemed to be very embarrassed, so he walked away quietly at once. It was my turn. I bought our two drinks and the old man’s water as well. We walked up to him and gave him the water with a smile. After walking away, my daughter complained, “Dad, the old man is so impolite. He didn’t even say ‘thank you’ to us!” I told her that we did this not to get a “thank you” from other people. We just wanted to be nice. Now, my daughter always reaches out to help people. She waves, makes eye contact(接触) and says “hi” to people on the street. She holds doors for people. She scoops up things that other people drop. When I mentioned this recently, she seemed surprised. I asked her why she was so kind all the time. She said, “Because it is just right to be that way.” Then she added, “And because I see you do that all the time.” 1．Why did the writer buy a bottle of water for the old man? A．Because the old man was one of his friends. B．Because he was a nice person. C．Because his daughter asked him to do that. D．Because he wanted the old man to say “thank you”. 2．What is the right order of the events that happened at the train station according to the passage? ①The writer’s daughter complained.        ②The businessman felt impatient. ③The old man counted coins to buy water.   ④The writer bought water for the old man. A．③②④① B．③④①② C．③②①④ D．②③④① 3．What does the underlined word “scoops” probably mean in Paragraph 4? A．Breaks. B．Collects. C．Puts. D．Picks. 4．From the passage, we can know tha