题文
John is an artist(艺术家) who does not have much money, but he is a very kind man. One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted(接受，同意), so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.
After dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi , my friend , and I will give you the money for lunch.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for you again!”
小题1:The artist in this story was ______________
A. a cheat（骗子） B. a rich man C. a kind man
小题2:On his way home, John forgot ____________.
A. to bring money with him
B. to buy the ticket
C. to have lunch
小题3:After the meal, __________________ paid the bill .
A. the artist B. the beggar C. no one
小题4:Why did the artist ask the beggar to take the taxi home with him ?
A. Because he wanted the beggar to pay for the taxi.
B. Because he could give money back to the beggar..
C. Because he could make friends with the beggar
小题5:At the end of the story, the beggar __________.
A. would make friends with the artist
B. was thankful to the artist
C. regretted(后悔) having lunch with the artist.
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
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解析
这篇短文描述了一位善良的艺术家请一个乞丐吃午饭，结果自己没带钱，反而让乞丐付了饭费，让乞丐误以为自己是个骗子。
小题1:根据John is an artist(艺术家) who does not have much money, but he is a very kind man.可知选C。
小题2:根据One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money.可知选A。
小题3:根据The beggar had to pay the bill.可知选B。
小题4:根据“Come home with me in a taxi , my friend , and I will give you the money for lunch.”可知选B。
小题5:根据“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for you again!”推理可知这个乞丐后悔和这个艺术家一起吃午饭了。故选C。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
考点
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人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
