Unit 2 The Olympic Games Using language课时作业

一、阅读理解

　　He was there every morning, sitting motionless on the front steps of his house. In the morning light, I could see the shadows that were etched(蚀刻)deep within the lines surrounding his eyes.

　　Each morning I walked this route with my daughter to her kindergarten class. We were new to the neighborhood so that I didn't know many of my neighbors. On one beautiful autumn morning, as we passed his house, my daughter called out to him, "Hi, Mr. Man!" Always the outgoing child, I wasn't surprised at her enthusiasm. But her cheerfulness soon faded when the man didn't look at her and say "Hi" back.

　　As we continued on our walk to school, my daughter asked why the man didn't want to say hi to her. Because I didn't have an answer, I said simply, "Maybe he is having a bad day." later I knew that Bob lost his wife in a car accident.

　　A few days later, as we approached Bob's house on our way to school, my daughter called out "Hi Mr. Man!" and as usual, he didn't respond. But then she ran onto his front lawn and picked up a beautiful red autumn leaf. She continued up one step and handed it to him. I held my breath.

　　As she skipped back to me, she said, "See you tomorrow, Mr. Man!" This time, he acknowledged her. In a soft gentle voice, he thanked her and said, "See you tomorrow."

　　From then on, Bob and my daughter exchanged greeting each morning. Our friendship with Bob continued for many years. But, the sweetest day is when Bob attended my daughter's high school graduation. Bob gave my daughter a gift---a book on identifying various plants and trees. There, tucked in the pages that described an oak tree, was the leaf my daughter had given to Mr. Man when they first met. He had dried and pressed it and kept it all those years.

1.What puzzled the girl?

　A. The cause of the man's sadness

　B. The shadows in the man's eyes

　C. The man's sitting still on the steps

　D. The man's not answering her greeting

2.How did the author feel when his daughter gave the red leaf to the man?

A. Proud B. Nervous