B
“Wearegoodmothers，”Isaidtomyfriend，
aswesatonourcomfortablebeachchairsunderourbeachumbrellaandwatchedourchildrenplayinginthewaves.
Outofnowhere，thechildrentookoffrunning.Aboutfiftyyardsfromus，
aman—maybeinhisfifties—wasfishing.Thechildrenstoodnexttohimandwatchedwiththeirlittlemouthshangingopenashecastthefishinglines.Hesmiledatthem.Theyranbacktous—allexceptmythree
yearolddaughter，Drew.
Myheartbeatfastwithhorror.“Drew! Comehere! Playwithyourfriends！”Ishouted，
veryawarethatmyspeechesaboutnottalkingtostrangersweren’tworking.Itseemedthatmanyparentsheardofhorriblestoriesaboutchildrenbeingtakenawaybystrangers.Responsiblemothersshouldteachtheirchildrenthattheworldisadangerousplace.SoIfeltrelieved(松口气)
whenDrewrantowardsmeandtookholdofashovel(铲子)．Thenshelookedmeintheeye：
“Iwanttobewiththeperson.”
Again，sheapproachedthemiddleagedman，andstarteddiggingnexttohim.
Severalsecondslater，shereturned，wavingsomethingshiny.
“Look，Mommy! Atoyfish！”
Itwas，indeed，
atoyfish—yellowandrubber.Thismusthavebeenwhathewasusingtoattractthefish.Andhe’dgivenittoDrew.Thethreeotherchildrenweredeeplyimpressed，
andtheydidn’ttrytohidehowjealoustheywere—clearly，theyallwantedthefish.
“Myfriendgavemethatfish！”Drewshoutedloudly.Thesandinfrontoftheumbrellaturnedintoapreschoolcagematchwithayellowrubberfishflyingthroughtheair.IfeltlikeImightcrymyself.
Unexpectedly，therehewas：theman，
standingrightnexttouswiththreemorerubberfishinhand.Hehandedthemtoeachofthechildren.Bytheirfaces，youwouldhavethoughthewasactuallythereallykindbigbrother.
“Thankyou，”Isaid，realizingthatthereisgoodandkindnessinstrangers.
语篇解读 作者和朋友带着孩子们在沙滩上玩耍。一个陌生人在钓鱼，为了让孩子们高兴，他把用来吸引鱼的玩具鱼都送给了孩子们。作者非常感激这个好心人。
24．HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenDrewstoodbesidetheman?
A．Relieved. B．Angry.
C．Concerned. D．Calm.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Myheartbeatfastwithhorror.(我的心跳加快，我很害怕。)”可知作者担心Drew的处境，故选C项。
25．Theauthorthinksgoodmothersshould.
A．bearoundtheirkids
B．warntheirkidsofdanger
C．teachtheirkidstobehavewell
D．devotethemselvestohelpingtheirkids
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的
“Responsiblemothersshouldteachtheirchildrenthattheworldisadangerousplace.(负责任的妈妈应该教他们的孩子，这个世界是一个危险的地方。)”故选B。
26．Theauthorwasatalosswhen.
A．Drewhandedherthetoyfish
B．thekidsfoughtforthetoyfish
C．thetoyfishwascoveredwithsand
D．thestrangerappearedfromnowhere
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后两句可知，几个孩子因为一个玩具鱼打了起来，这使作者感到无奈和不知所措。故选B。
27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．GiveaKidaFish
B．WeAreGoodMothers
C．TheWorldIsDangerous
D．TeachKidstoBeKind
答案 A
解析 标题归纳题。根据文章最后一句“‘Thankyou，’Isaid，
realizingthatthereisgoodandkindnessinstrangers.”可知，作者意识到有好的、善良的陌生人，而这个故事是由“陌生人给孩子一个玩具鱼”所引起的，故A项符合题意。
