A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized(听出)his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day; I can not see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply sign the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective (有效的)？
【小题1】The boy in the passage can not           .

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feet．He held up a sign which read，“I am blind，please help．” There were only a few coins in the box．The boy felt sad．

A man walked by．He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box．Then he took the sign，turned it around and wrote some words．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words．

Soon the box was full．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．

That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy recognized his footsteps（听出他的脚步声）and asked，“Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said，“I only wrote the truth．I said what you said but in a different way．”

What he had written was，“Today is a beautiful day and I can not see it．”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply said the boy was blind．The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．

Great men say，“In the journey of life，if you want to travel without fear，yon must have the ticket of a good conscience（良心）．”

It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling! And it's even more beautiful to know that you are the reason of a person's smiling!

1．When did the man pass by and change the blind boy's sign?

A．In the morning      B．At noon            C．In the afternoon     D．At night

2．Why did the second sign have a better effect?

A．It told the truth in a straight way．

B．It told the passing people a lie．

C．It told people to buy some tickets for the boy．

D．It told people to feel lucky for not being blind．

3．What do the first three paragraphs tell us?

A．No pains，no gains．

B．Different ways，different results．

C．The early bird catches the worm．

D．When the cat's away，the mice will play．

4．According to the last paragraph，the most beautiful thing is _________．

A．to know the reason of a person's smiling              B．to see a person smiling

C．to be the reason of a person's smiling            D．to be a person smiling

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized(听出)his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day; I can not see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply sign the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective (有效的)？

1. 1.

   The boy in the passage can not          

   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      walk
   3. C.
      hear
   4. D.
      speak
2. 2.

   How did the man help the boy?

   1. A.
      He gave the boy a lot of money
   2. B.
      He brought the boy back to his home
   3. C.
      He wrote some new words on the sign
   4. D.
      He sent the boy to a special school
3. 3.

   The underlined words “held up” in the first paragraph mean         

   1. A.
      阻碍
   2. B.
      举着
   3. C.
      承受
   4. D.
      坚持
4. 4.

   What happened after the man changed the sign?

   1. A.
      The boy still got a few coins in the hat
   2. B.
      The boy got much more money
   3. C.
      No one gave the boy coins any more
   4. D.
      No one gave the boy coins any more
5. 5.

   What can we learn from the story?

   1. A.
      Time can we learn from the story?
   2. B.
      You should be brave even thought you’re blind
   3. C.
      Treating a thing differently brings a different result
   4. D.
      If we want to be rich, we should be honest.(结果)