Unit2HealthyeatingⅠ.阅读理解[2017·辽宁沈阳质检]ItwasacoldnightinWashingtonD.C.,andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproachedme.Heaskedmeforsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.I'dreadthesign“:Don'tgivemoneytobeggars.”SoIshookmyheadandkeptmarching.Iwasn'tpreparedforareply,buthesaid“,IamreallyhomelessandIamreallyhungry!Youcancomewithmeandwatchmeeat”!ButIkeptonmarching.Theincidentbotheredmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thavekilledmetohandoveradollarortwoevenifhehadbeenlying.Onafreezingcoldnight,Istillassumedtheworstofafellowhumanbeing.FlyingbacktoAnchorage,Icouldn'thelpthinkingofhim.Itriedtoseekexcusesformyfailuretohelpbyassuminggovernmentagencies,churchesandcharitiesweretheretofeedhim.Besides,you'renotsupposedtogivemoneytobeggars.SomewhereoverSeattle,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnfortheAnchorageDailyNews.Outoftheblue,Icameupwithanidea.Bean'sCafe,thesoupkitcheninAnchorage,feedshundredsofhungryAlaskanseveryday.WhynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantonerowintheirgardensdevotedtoBean'sCafe?Beforelongmyideatook_off.Peoplewouldfaxmeorcallwhentheytooksomethingin.Thosewhoonlygrewflowersdonatedthem.Foodforthespirit.Andreliefformyconscience.Asmoreandmorepeoplestartedworkingwiththe“PlantaRow”concept,manycompaniesgavefreeseedstocustomersanddisplayedthelogo,whichalsoaroseinnationalgardeningpublications.Rowmarkerswiththe“PlantaRow”logoweredistributedtogardenerstosetaparttheir“RowfortheHungry”.ItisunexpectedthatmillionsofAmericansarethreatenedbyhunger.IfeverygardenerinAmerica—andwe'reseventymillionstrong—plantsonerowforthehungry,wecanlowerthenumberofneighborswhodon'thaveenoughtoeat.MaybethenIwillstopfeelingguiltyaboutabandoningahungrymanIcouldhavehelped.1.Whydidtheauthorturndownthebeggar'srequest?A.Hewaspreviouslyremindednottodoso.B.Hewaseagertomarchbacktothehotel.C.Hethoughtthatitwasbeyondhisduty.D.Hewasshortofmoneyatthatmoment.2.Whichofthefollowingistheclosesttotheunderlinedphrase“tookoff”(Paragraph6)?A.Weeventuallytook_offat11o'clockandlandedinSeattlesafely.B.Totake_offpounds,youhavetocutdownthenumberofcalories.C.Onhearingthenews,hetook_offatonceandheadedbacktothehotel.D.Hisbusinessreallytook_offowingtohisadvancedmanagement.3.Whatdidtheauthordoafterthebeggar'sincident?A.Hefeltguiltybutcouldn'thelphim.B.Hestartedaprojecttohelpthehungry.C.Heranabluekitchentosupplythehungrywithsoup.D.Hestillsupposeditwasunwisetogivemoneytobeggars.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.PlantaRowfortheHungryB.LendaHandtoBeggarsC.NeverHesitatetoHelpOthersD.PlanaGardeningProject答案:[解题导语]本文通过作者的一次经历告诉我们:只要人人都奉献出一点爱,我们的世界将变得更加美好。1.A“解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的I'dreadthesign‘:Don'tgivemoneytobeggars.’”可知,作者之前被提醒不要给乞丐钱,即A项正确。2.D“解析:词义猜测题。根据文章第六段中的Peoplewouldfaxmeorcallwhentheytooksomethingin.”可知,不久之后作者的想法就被大家知道,即取得成功,而D项中的takeoff“”意为突然开始成功,与画线词意思最接近,即D项正确。3.B“解析:推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的Icameupwithanidea...WhynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantonerowintheirgardensdevotedtoBean'sCafe”?和第六、七段的内容可知,作者在此次事件后开始了一个帮助饥饿的人的项目,即B项正确。4.A“解析:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段中的IfeverygardenerinAmerica—andwe'reseventymillionstrong—plantsonero...