20．Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying，along with two sweaters，a basketball and a walkman．Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things．Since they were going the same way，he helped to carry some of his things．As they walked，Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill，that he loved computer games，basketball and history，and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend．
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television．The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk，and then Mark went home．They often saw each other at school，had lunch together once or twice，and then they both finished middle school．They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years．At last just three weeks before they finished high school，Bill asked Mark if they could talk．
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met．"Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day？"asked Bill．"You see，I cleaned out my locker （锁柜） because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else．I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself．But after we spent some time together talking and laughing，I began to understand that if I killed myself，I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow．Soyou see，Mark，when you picked up those books that day，you did a lot more．You saved my life．"
6．When Mark met him the first e，Bill was goingD．
A．to have a basketball game
B．to his classroom
C．to see Mark
D．back home
7．From what Bill was carrying，we can know that heB．
A．was a good student
B．liked sports and music
C．liked all the subjects in school
D．was a good friend
8．Mark and BillA．
A．were in the same middle school and high school
B．were in the same middle school but not in the same high school
C．often had lunch together at school
D．had known each other before they began to study in middle school
9．In this passage，the phrase"break up"meansC．
A．相处很好 B．和好如初 C．关系破裂 D．保持联系
10．When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things，heD．
A．knew he could save Bill's life
B．knew who Bll was and wanted to help him
C．didn't know why he was going to help him
D．didn't know what he was doing was very important to Bill．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要讲述了Mark无意的行为却挽救了Bill的生命．旨在告诉我们要多做善事，也许无意中的一个小小行动就会导致一个幸福的结尾．
解答 6-10 DBACD
6．D．推理判断题．根据"I cleaned out my locker （锁柜） because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else．"可知Bill把自己的柜子都清理了，然后带着回家了．故选D．
7．B．推理判断题．根据"he was carrying，along with two sweaters，a basketball and a walkman．"可知Bill喜欢运动和音乐．故选B．
8．A．细节理解题．根据"and then they both finished middle school．They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years．"可知Mark and Bill在同一所初中和高中．故选A．
9．C．词义猜测题．根据"he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend．"可知Bill那段时间一切都不顺利，所以应该是和女朋友分手了．故选C．
10．D．推理判断题．根据"Soyou see，Mark，when you picked up those books that day，you did a lot more．You saved my life．""可知Mark帮助Bill捡东西的时候他并不知道他做的这件事对Bill非常重要．故选D．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要讲述了Mark无意的行为却挽救了Bill的生命．此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解、词义猜测以及推理判断能力．细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，再结合选项选出正确答案．在做词义猜测题时要联系上下文并根据选项准确猜测词义．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
