Passage 4【2020 •黔南州】
 
It was a cold evening. I was in a restaurant wearing a pair of new white shoes when a boy of ten came to me. He was in an old large shirt. "Excuse me, sir! Could I clean your shoes?" the boy asked. "__________" I answered.
The boy was busy doing his work when a heavy rain began. More and more people rushed in and I could not find the boy. Several hours passed, I thought the boy would not return my shoes. When it was near midnight, the rain stopped. As the restaurant was to be closed, I had to move to the door.
To my surprise, at the door, I found the boy was sleeping without his old large shirt. He held a package wrapped (包裹) by his shirt in his arms. I shook him and woke him up. He jumped up and cleaned his eyes for a while before he recognized me, Then he opened the package hurriedly, gave my shoes back to me, and said, "I am sorry, sir." "It doesn't matter." I said. Then, I thanked him and wrapped him with his unfit shit. On my way home, the boy still stayed in my mind.
36. Which of the following is RIGHT about the boy?
A. He was very polite. B. He was 11. C. He had a new shirt. D. He wore new shoes.
37. Which of the following can be put in "__________"?
A. Sorry, OK. B. No, Thanks. C. Yes, please. D. Of course not.
38. Why was the writer not able to find the boy?
A. The rain was very heavy. B. The boy went to sleep.
C. The boy hid himself away. D. Too many people came in.
39. What does the underlined word "recognized" mean?
A. 看见 B. 付费 C. 帮助 D. 认出
40. What can we know from the above story?
A. The writer was deeply moved by the boy. B. The boy wanted to take the shoes home
C. The writer's shoes were all wet finally. D. The boy got lots of money from the writer.
文章主要是讲述在一个下雨天作者在一家餐馆避雨，一个衣衫破旧的小男孩提出要帮助作者擦鞋，作者同意了，但是雨下的很大，越来越多的人进到餐馆，而作者却找不到那个擦鞋的小男孩了，最后雨停了，作者却发现小男孩在餐馆门口睡着了，没有穿衣服，而是用他的衣服包裹着作者的鞋抱在怀里，作者被小男孩感动了。
36.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文中He held a package wrapped (包裹) by his shirt in his arms. I shook him and woke him up. He jumped up and cleaned his eyes for a while before he recognized me, Then he opened the package hurriedly, gave my shoes back to me, and said, “I am sorry, sir.”可知，A选项是正确的；根据文中I was in a restaurant wearing a pair of new white shoes when a boy of ten came to me.可知B选项错误；根据文中He was in an old large shirt.可知，C选项错误；而D选项文章没有提到，故选A。
37.C【解析】细节理解题。Sorry, OK. 对不起，好的。No, Thanks. 不用了，谢谢。Yes, please. 是的，请。Of course not. 当然不是。根据文中Several hours passed, I thought the boy would not return my shoes.可知，作者的鞋子是被男孩拿走去清洗， 所以这里应该是答应他清洗，故选C。
38.D【解析】细节理解题。根据文中More and n more people rushed in and I could not find the boy.可知，是因为越来越多的人冲进来，所以作者找不到那个男孩，故选D。
39.D【解析】词义猜测题。根据文中He jumped up and cleaned his eyes for a while before he recognized me, Then he opened the package hurriedly, gave my shoes back to me.他跳起来，擦了一会儿眼睛才……我来，然后匆匆打开包裹，把我的鞋子还给了我。可知是男孩从睡梦中惊醒过来之后，睡眼朦胧没有认出作者，所以recognized指的是“认出”，故选D。
40.A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的理解及文章最后Then, I thanked him and wrapped him with his unfit shit. On my way home, the boy still stayed in my mind.可知，作者被那个男孩深深地感动了。故选A。