8．From time to time I travel to town from my new country home．On this particular Saturday，it was Adam's turn to accompany me on the forty-five-minute drive----a coveted（渴望的） pleasure．
Adam has a deep fondness of candy．If he knew there was a candy treat on the other side of a mountain，he would move the entire mountain，stone by stone，to get the treat．
When we arrived，we walked toward the store．But I found Adam had fallen silent-his stare falling on something further down the street．
There an old man sat by the store entrance，begging．His gray sweater had many holes exposing a dirty T-shirt．He sat with his back to the wall，his hands cupped around an empty hat．
"Can I have my dollar，daddy？"I pulled a dollar and handed it to Adam and thought he would use it to buy his candy．"Thank you，daddy．"He went away and I went on to choose something we needed．After a while we left the store and walked a few feet to the corner．While waiting for the light，I felt Adam gently slip his hand from mine．I turned watching him as he walked back to the beggar giving his dollar．
When he came back，I hugged Adam saying，"Daddy is very proud of you，Adam．That was very thoughtful．"
"It certainly was，"confirmed（证实） a female voice to my right．I turned and watched a middle-aged woman place five dollars in the man's hat．"May I？"she asked as she leaned over to kiss Adam's cheek．I nodded and smiled-Adam smiled．
"Look，daddy．"Adam was looking over my shoulder to the beggar．A small group of people had gathered around him placing money in his hat．I couldn't help but recall a thought：A child shall lead them．
16．Why did Adam become silent when walking to the store？B
A．Because he felt tired after the drive．
B．Because he noticed a beggar sitting by the store．
C．Because the beggar asked money from him．
D．Because he saw an old man sat before the store entrance．
17．What made the writer feel proud of his son？D
A．Adam dared to walk alone on the busy road．
B．Adam was able to buy something for himself．
C．Adam shared his sweet with poor beggar．
D．Adam gave his money to the poor beggar．
18．What did the woman want to do by asking"May I？"A
A．She wanted to show her praise by kissing Adam．
B．She asked if she could give the beggar some money．
C．She intended to give five dollars to Adam in return．
D．She hoped to kiss the writer for his act of kindness．
19．From the passage，we can make a conclusion thatB．
A．a child is often the first to love others．
B．a child can take the lead in loving others．
C．a child usually needs others to lead him．
D．a child sometimes should be led to do things．
分析 文章大意：本文讲的是一个孩子给乞丐钱，这个温暖的举动带动了大家对乞丐的热情帮助的故事．
解答 16．B 细节理解题．根据文章第二段最后一句话But I found Adam had fallen silent-his stare falling on something further down the street以及第三段第一句话There an old man sat by the store entrance，begging可知Adam 看到了一位乞丐所以保持了沉默，因此答案选B．
17．D 细节理解题．根据文章中I turned and watched a middle-aged woman place five dollars…以及最后一段最后一句可知我因为看到我儿子把钱给了乞丐而感到骄傲，因此答案选D．
18．A 细节理解题．根据文章I turned and watched a middle-aged woman place five dollars in the man's hat可知这里指的是给乞丐钱，因此答案选A．
19．B 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段可知，本文讲的是一个孩子给乞丐钱，这个温暖的举动带动了大家对乞丐的热情帮助的故事，因此答案选B．
点评 本题是人物故事类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解是高考经常考到的题材，它注重考查考生整体把握文章大意的能力，在做题时要根据题目充分考虑上下文语境，做出正确的判断．
