2022中考閱讀理解熱點(diǎn)話題練 專題68 善行義舉（解析版）

試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁2022中考閱讀理解熱點(diǎn)話題練專題68善行義舉（2021·江蘇淮安·中考真題）Christmaswascoming.Therewasamaninrags(衣衫襤褸)walkinginahurryontheroad.Youmightthinkhewasabeggar(乞討者),butactuallyhewasanartist.HisnamewasVincentWillemVanGogh.Withapaintinghehadjustfinished,thepoorVincententeredapaintingstore.“Canyoubuythispaintingtohelpmepaytherent(房租)?”Vincentaskedinalowvoice.“Idon’treallylikeyourpainting,butitissaidthatyouarehard-workingandIwanttohelpyou,Hereisfivefrancs(法郎),”thestorekeeperanswered.Althoughitwasonlyfivefrancs,Vincentwasveryhappy.Hetookthemoneyandsaidthanks,thinkingthathecouldbuysomefoodandpaytherent.Nearhishome,Vincentsawalittlegirlinoldclothesstandinginthesnow.Thegirlsmiledsadlyattheartistaskingforsomehelp.Clearly,thegirlwashungryandcold.“Poorchild!Ishouldhelpher,”hethought.Vincentputthefivefrancsintothegirl’shands,completelyforgettingthathestillneededmoneytopaytherent.Beforethegirlsaidthankstohim,Vincenthadhurriedawaywithhisemptystomach.1．Thestoryhappenedin________.A．spring B．summer C．a(chǎn)utumn D．winter2．VincentWillemVanGoghwasa(n)________.A．beggar B．a(chǎn)rtist C．farmer D．storekeeper3．ThestorekeepergaveVincentfivefrancsbecause________.A．hethoughtVincentwasabeggar B．helikedVincent’spaintingverymuchC．hewantedtohelpthehardworkingman D．hewantedtomakefriendswithVincent4．WhatdidVincentdotohelpthepoorgirl?A．Hepaintedapictureforher. B．Hepaidtherentforthegirl.C．Heboughthersomefoodandclothes. D．Hegavethegirlfivefrancs.5．Fromthestory,weknowthatVincentwas________.A．kind B．rich C．famous D．creative（2021·青海西寧·中考真題）①OnaSundaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftherailwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintohishat.②Afteranhour,amanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheartistandsaid,“Yes,it’syou.Iknewyouwerehonestandwouldcertainlycomehere.”Theartistaskedpolitely,“AreyouJack?”Themannodded.“Didyouloseanything?”“Yes.It’salotteryticket（彩票）,”saidtheman.TheartisttookoutalotteryticketwithJack’snameonitandreturnedittotheman.③Thenextday,theyoungartistcametothesameplaceandplayedtheviolinagain.Helaidasmallboardbesidehishat.Soonpeoplewereattracted（吸引）bythewordsonit.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemanwiththenameof‘Jack’putanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometogetitsoon.”④Laterhisclassmateaskedtheartist,“Youareastudentandyouneedmoneytopaythetuitionforfurtherstudyinthecollege.Whydon’tyoukeepthelotterytickettoyourself?”Theartistsaid,“AlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifIlosehonesty,Iwon’tbehappyforever.”6．Therightorderofthispassageshouldbe________.A．①②③④ B．①③②④ C．①②④③ D．①④③②7．WhatdidtheyoungartistdoatthegateoftherailwaystationonaSundaynight?A．Heplayedtheviolin.B．Hemethisclassmate.C．Heboughtatrainticket.D．Hewaitedforthetrain.8．Theartistcametothesameplacethenextdaytolookfor________.A．hishatB．a(chǎn)lotteryticketC．hisclassmateD．theownerofalotteryticket9．Theunderlinedword“tuition”in④paragraphmeans________inChinese.A．房費(fèi) B．藥費(fèi) C．學(xué)費(fèi) D．車費(fèi)10．Fromthisarticle,wecanlearnthat________.A．keepthelotteryticketifyoufindoneB．playingtheviolinistheonlywaytomakemoneyC．donotshareimportantthingswithourclassmatesD．weshouldknowtheimportanceofhonestyandkeepitforever（2021·湖北荊門·中考真題）Mr.Brownisalready89yearsold.Heusedtosellice-creaminNewYork.Lastmonth,hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem.“Whatshouldwedo?Wehavetomakemoney,”MrBrownsaidtohiswife.Thenhedecidedtosellice-creamagain.Hegotupearlyeverymorningandworkeduntilmidnight.Steveisareporter.Heoftenboughtice-creamfromMr.Brown.Soonhelearnedabouthisstory.Hewantedtohelptheoldman,sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.Brown’sstoryandcametobuyice-cream.Thatwasnotenough.StevestartedtoraisemoneyforMr.Brown.Heplannedtoraise$3,000,butinfact,hegotmorethan$201,000.NowMr.Brownisrich.Hedoesn’tneedtomakemoney.Buthesays,“I’mreallythankfultoSteveandotherkindpeopleforhelpingme.Iwanttohelpothers,too.”Hekeepsonsellingice-cream.Hegivesice-creamtokidsforfree.Healsogiveshismoneytopoorfamilies.Justasthesayinggoes,“Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive.”Trytohelp,andyouwillfeeldifferent.11．Mr.Brownbegantosellice-creamagainat89because________.A．hehadtosupporthisgrandchildren B．hiswifewasseriouslyillC．helovedsellingice-cream D．hisgrandchildrenlovedice-cream12．PeoplelearnedaboutwhathappenedtoMr.Brown________.A．ontheradio B．ontheInternetC．fromanewspaper D．fromaTVreport13．Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Stevemadealotofmoney. B．Mr.Brownusedallthemoneyonhimself.C．Mr.Brownisstillsellingice-cream. D．Steveraised$3,000forMr.Brown.14．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A．Agrandfatherwhoraisedmoney. B．Areporterthatmadeadifference.C．Anoldmanwhotouchedourhearts. D．Aprogramthathelpedsavepeople.（2021·陜西·交大附中分校模擬預(yù)測）Howtimeflies!Yearinandyearout,anotherisjustgone.Wasitagoodoneforyou?Diditbringyouwealthandwisdom?Whetheritdidornot,herearesomegoodstoriesthatcanwarmyouup.Let’stakealook.Inordertoreducewaste,AirNewZealandhasstartedtosellcoffeeinediblecups.Thecupsareverydelicious.Youcaneatthemafteryoufinishyourcoffee.StudentsataprimaryschoolinMaine,theUnitedStates,arelearningsignlanguage.Theyaredoingthistohelpasix-year-olddeafstudentfeelwelcomeatschool.Swedenhascarriedoutanewblooddonorpolicy(政策).Thosewhogivetheirbloodformedicaltreatmentofsomeoneelsewillgetatextmessagewhenevertheirbloodsavesalife.Seaturtlesaremakingabigcomeback.Thenumberofseaturtleshasrisento980percentworldwide,thankstothelawsandrulesthatprotectthem.InRome,youcannowpaysubwayticketswithplasticbottles.Morethan350,000plasticbottleshavebeenrecycledthiswaysofar.Theworld’sfirstcolorfulcabbage—acabbagewithacore(菜心)mixedbyorangeandpurplewasrecentlydevelopedbyChinesescientistsfromNorthwestA&FUniversityinYangling,northwestChina’sShaanxiprovince.ThenewkindwascreatedbyateamofscientistsledbyProfessorZhangLugangwiththeuniversity.15．Thefirststorytellsusthatthecoffeecupscanbe________.A．eaten B．reused C．self-cleaned D．collected16．Thefollowingareallaboutthetopicof“greenworld”EXCEPTthe________story.A．seaturtles B．coffee C．newblooddonorpolicy D．subwaytickets17．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’struethattimecanreallyfly. B．Newsstoriesthatcanwarmyourheart.C．Thestoriesthatcanmakeuslaugh. D．Chinahasmadenewachievements.18．Whendoyouthinkthepassagewaswritten?A．Atthebeginningoftheyear. B．Inthemiddleoftheyear.C．Duringthesecondhalfoftheyear. D．Attheendoftheyear.（2021·四川成都·二模）ClaudeandLouisare“giraffes”.SoarepoliceofficersHankinsandPearson.Thesemenandwomendon’tlooklikegiraffes;theydon’tlooklikeyouandme.Then,whydopeoplecallthem“giraffes”?Agiraffe,theysay,isananimalthatsticksout,itsneckcanseeplacesfarawayandhasalargeheart.Itlivesaquietlieandmovesaboutinaneasyandbeautifulway.Inthesameway,a“giraffe”canbeapersonwholikesto“stickouthisorherneck”forotherpeople,alwayswatchesforfuturehappenings,hasawarnheartforpeoplearound,andatthesametimelivesaquietandbeautifullifehimselforherself.“ThegiraffeProject”isa10-year-oldgroupwhichfindsandhonors“giraffes”intheUSandintheworld.Thegroupwantstoteachpeopletodosomethingtobuildabetterword.Thegroupmembersbelievethatapersonshouldn’tdrawhisorherheadback;instead,theytellpeopleto“sticktheirneckout”andhelpothers.Claude,Louis,HankinsandPearsonareonlyafewofthenearly1,000“giraffes”thatthegroupfoundandhonored.ClaudeandLouiswereworkersinthefactorywhentheywereyoung.Whentheyweregettingoldandtheylefttheirworkwithsomemoneythattheysavedforfutureuse.Oneday,however,theysawahomelessmanlookingforaplacetokeepwarmandtheydecidedthattheyshould“sticktheirneckout”andgivehimsomehelp.Today,theylivedinFriends’House,wheretheyinvitetwelvehomelesspeopletostayeverynight.PoliceofficersHankinsandPearsonworkinalargercity.Theyseecrimes(犯罪)everydayandtheirworkissometimesdangerous.Theyworkhardfortheirmoney.However,thetwomenputtheirsavingstogetherandevenborrowedmoneytostartaneducationalcentertoteachyoungpeopleinapoorpartofthecity.HankinsandPearsonarecertainly“giraffes”.19．PeoplecallClaude,Louis,HankinsandPearson“giraffes”because________.A．theylikegiraffesB．theylooklikegiraffesC．theyhavesomethingincommon.20．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“stickouthisorherneck”?A．Giveothersahand B．Eatdeliciousfood C．Watchbeautifulthings21．Howmany“giraffes”arefoundandhonoredaccordingtothearticle?A．Four B．Nearly1,000 C．Onlyafew22．Whyis“TheGiraffeProject”setup?A．Ittellspeoplehowtoliveinaneasyandbeautifulway.B．Ittellspeoplehowtotakeactiontoprotectgiraffes.C．Itfindsandhonorswarmheartpeople.23．Themainideaofthearticleisabout_________.A．Giraffesarebeautifulanimals.B．“theGiraffeProject"makestheworldmorebeautiful.C．Peopleshouldgivetheirownmoneytohelphomelessandtheyoung（2021·江蘇·蘇州市振華中學(xué)校二模）The“59smiles”onasmartphonebyanoldwomaninWuhan,Hubeiprovinceinaboutsixmonthstellabigstory.Thesmilesarefromthe59peoplewhoofferedherseatsonbuses.“Everybodycanbeagoodcitizen,becauseinmanycasesafriendlysmileisallthatisneededtobuildabetterworld,”saysZhangYongshenginanarticleon.The69-year-oldWuhanwomanhastakenphotographsofthepeoplewhoofferedtheirseatstoheronbuses.The59photographsaregoodmemoriesforher.Someofthesmilesareshy,somefriendly,whileothersarelikesunshine.Theoldladyisnotgoodattakingphotographswithhersmartphone,becausesomeofthemareofpoorquality,butinspiteofthat,theseriesofphotographshasbecomefamousimmediatelyontheInternet.Thesmilesthattheoldladyhastakenshowpeople’scareandloveforothers,whichisbecomingvaluableintoday’ssociety.Heractalsoexpressedherthankstothosewhohavehelpedher,saysZhang.Offeringone’sseattoelderlypeopleonbuseshasbecomeahottopicofdiscussion.Therehavebeenmanycasesofquarrelsbetweenyoungandagedpeoplerecently.Theycouldhavebeenavoidedifwehadthoughtmoreaboutothersandalsohadbeenmorethankfulwhenothersofferedhelp.24．Whyhasthewomantakensomanyphotos?A．Becauseshehasasmartphoneofgoodquality.B．Becauseshewantstoshowthanksinthisway.C．Becauseshedecidestobecomefamous.D．Becausesheisgoodattakingphotos.25．Whichofthefollowingwordscan’tdescribethesmilesthattheoldladyhastaken?A．friendly B．shy C．surprising D．sunny26．Weshould________tomakeabetterworldaccordingtothepassage.A．loveourselvesfirst B．takemanyphotosC．a(chǎn)voidquarrelingwitholdpeople D．careaboutothersandbethankful（2022·河南鄭州·二模）Imaginethis,somebodyhidesfreebooksonthesubwayforyoutofindandread.Soundsexciting?Well,BritishactressEmmaWatson,26,isdoingit!SheisknownforactingasHermioneGrangerintheHarryPottermovies.Watsonhid100copiesofabookcalledMom&Me&Mom(2013)onLondon’ssubway.ThebookisfromUSwriterMayaAngelou.Ittellsaboutthewriter’srelationshipwithhermother.Watsonwroteofthebook.“ThisbookisoneIhavereadbeforeandisoneofmyfavorites.Ican’twaittohearyourthoughts!”Thesebookswereputindifferentplacesonthesubway.PeoplesawWatsondoingthesamethingontheNewYorkSubwaythismonth.Witheachbook,thereisahandwrittennotebyWatson.Sheaskedpeopleto“takespecialcareofthebooks”iftheyfoundthem.Shealsowrotethat“whenyouarefinished,pleaseleaveitonthesubwayagainforsomeoneelsetofind”.Watson’sworkispartofamovementcalledBooksontheUnderground.Itcallsonpeopletoleavetheirbooksonthesubway,sootherpeoplecanenjoythemtoo.HollieBelton,awomaninLondon,startedthemovementin2012.Shelovesreadingonthesubway.Shenoticedthatalotofpeoplesharedherhabit,soshegottheidea.Overtheyears,Beltonhasleftover2,000booksofherown.Themovementhasattractedmoreandmorepeople.Watsonisabookloveraswell.That’swhyshetriedit.Earlierthisyear,WatsonsetupherownonlinebookclubOurSharedShelf.Shereadsabookeverymonthwithothers.Mom&Me&Momistheclub’sbookforNovember.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。27．WhowrotethebookMom&Me&Mom?A．MayaAngelou. B．HollieBelton. C．EmmaWatson. D．HarryPotter.28．WhatcanweknowaboutEmmaWatsonfromthetext?A．Sheoftentakesthesubway. B．Shelovesreadingonthesubway.C．Sheisanactresswholovesreading. D．Sheoftenwritesbooksonthesubway.29．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthetext?A．Subwaysarethebestplacetosellbooks.B．Moreandmorepeoplebegintotakethesubway.C．EmmaWatsonmadealotofmoneybysellingbooksonline.D．EmmaWatsonlikessharingherfeelingsaboutbookswithothers.30．Ifapassengerfindsahiddenbookonthesubway,________.A．hemustreturnittoEmmaWatsonB．hecanfindaphotoofEmma’sinthebookC．hecanreaditforfreewithouttakingitawayD．hecanexchangehisthoughtswithEmmaonthesubway31．Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A．EmmaWatson’sfavoritebook B．howkindandhelpfulEmmaWatsonisC．whyHollieBeltonstartedthereadingprojectD．a(chǎn)movementcalledBooksontheUnderground（2021·廣東·鐵一中學(xué)三模）BorninShenzhen,LuoYi’sideaonlifewasshapedbythetimeshespentinthecountryside.The28-year-oldgirl’sstudiesandworkhaveseenherlifeinmajorcitiesaroundtheworld,suchasLondon,Shanghai,ShenzhenandBeijing.Butherinterestremainsinthecountryside.Thisinterestwasdevelopedbyherfatherwholovesoutdooractivities.Bytheageof4,shewastravellingwithherfatherandtaking10-kilometerbicycleridesinthecountryside.In2011,LuowenttotheUStostudyhistoryandenvironment.Duringvacations,shereturnedtoChinaandstudiedtheprojectsinthecountryside.WhensheworkedasaninterninWenchuanSichuanprovincein2012,shenoticedthatsomelocaltraditionsandcultureweredisappearingeventhoughsomehistoricalbuildingswererebuilt.Also,theyoungergenerationsseemedtohavenointerestintheirownculture.In2015,LuograduatedfromtheUniversityofChicago.ShesetupLaotuin2016.Ithelpsdevelopthecountrysideandyoutheducation.Laotualsoeducatesyoungpeopleincitiesaboutrurallivesandculture.ItscourseintheMountainProgramtakesthemtoruralareas.Theretheycanlearnthevillagers’workandlife.Theprogramisdesignedtoimprovetheirunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature.“Ruralareasarepartofourculture,”Luosaid.“We,asthenewgeneration,shouldplayaroleinbringingruralChinaabetterfuture.”32．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLuo’sfather?A．Helovesoutdooractivities. B．Hecaresabouttheenvironment.C．HeadvisedLuotostudyabroad. D．Hehaslivedinmanymajorcities.33．WhatdidLuofindinWenchuan?A．Wildanimalswereindanger.B．Therewerenohistoricalbuildingsthere.C．Theyounggenerationslovedtheirownculture.D．Somelocaltraditionsandcultureweredisappearing.34．Whatdoestheword“they”refertoinParagraph5?A．Bigcities. B．Thecourses.C．Youngpeopleincities. D．Thevillagers35．WhatcanwelearnfromLuo’sstory?A．Weshouldhelpdevelopruralareas.B．Thepeopleinruralareasareinneedofhelp.C．Theyoungergenerationsenjoythelifeinruralareas.D．Peopleshouldvisittheruralareasasmuchaspossible.答案第=page11頁，共=sectionpages22頁參考答案：1．D2．B3．C4．D5．A【解析】【分析】文章講述了著名藝術(shù)家梵高的一則故事。圣誕將至，梵高付不起房租，沒錢買食物，只得把自己的畫作便宜地賣了；在回家途中遇到一個(gè)又餓又冷的小女孩，他還是把身上僅有的賣畫所得的五法郎給了她，自己餓著肚子走了。1．判斷推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段“Nearhishome,Vincentsawalittlegirlinoldclothesstandinginthesnow.”可知梵高在雪地里看到一個(gè)小女孩，所以推斷出故事發(fā)生在冬天。故選D。2．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Youmightthinkhewasabeggar(乞討者),butactuallyhewasanartist.”可知，梵高是一名藝術(shù)家。故選B。3．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中店主的話“Idon’treallylikeyourpainting,butitissaidthatyouarehard-workingandIwanttohelpyou”可知店主聽說梵高刻苦勤奮，所以決定幫助他。故選C。4．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Vincentputthefivefrancsintothegirl’shands,completelyforgettingthathestillneededmoneytopaytherent.”可知，梵高把賣畫所得的五法郎都給了雪地中的小女孩。故選D。5．判斷推理題。結(jié)合全文語境，尤其是最后一段可知，盡管梵高自己窮困潦倒，他還是傾盡一切去幫助別人，說明他是個(gè)好心善良的人。故選A。6．B7．A8．D9．C10．D【解析】【分析】本文主要敘述了一個(gè)年輕的藝術(shù)家在火車站門口拉小提琴賣藝，在收到杰克誤放進(jìn)帽子里的彩票之后，再一次來到火車站門口等待失主，并最終把彩票還給了杰克。故事告訴我們一定要誠實(shí)。6．推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，第一段主要講述這個(gè)年輕的藝術(shù)家在火車站門口拉小提琴；第二段講述藝術(shù)家把彩票還給杰克的過程；第三段主要講述了年輕藝術(shù)家在尋找彩票的主人；最后一段主要闡述了故事告訴我們的道理。故從時(shí)間順序看，文章的順序是①③②④。故選B。7．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“OnaSundaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftherailwaystation,playinghisviolin”可知這個(gè)藝術(shù)家在火車站門口拉小提琴。故選A。8．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“TheartisttookoutalotteryticketwithJack’snameonitandreturnedittotheman”可知這個(gè)藝術(shù)家為了找到彩票的主人才再一次來到火車站門口。故選D。9．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“paythetuitionforfurtherstudyinthecollege”可知在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)需要支付學(xué)費(fèi)。故選C。10．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“AlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifIlosehonesty,Iwon’tbehappyforever”以及整個(gè)故事可知，文章主要告誡我們一定要誠實(shí)。故選D。11．A12．B13．C14．C【解析】【分析】本文布朗先生因?yàn)橐疹檭蓚€(gè)孫子，不得不重操賣冰淇凌的舊業(yè)，一位經(jīng)常在他那買冰淇凌的記者知道了他的困難，不但把他的照片放到網(wǎng)上，而且還幫他籌集到了一筆巨款，雖然這些都讓布朗先生變得富有了，但是他還是繼續(xù)賣冰淇凌來幫助有需要的人。11．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Lastmonth,hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem”可知，因?yàn)樗疹檭蓚€(gè)孫子，故選A。12．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Hewantedtohelptheoldman,sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.Brown’sstoryandcametobuyice-cream”可知，人們是從網(wǎng)上得知了布朗先生的情況，故選B。13．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Hekeepsonsellingice-cream”可知，他仍然繼續(xù)賣冰淇凌，C表述正確，故選C。14．主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了一位賣冰淇凌的老人在得到他人的幫助之后，仍然堅(jiān)持賣冰淇凌想要幫助跟多人的故事，C選項(xiàng)“一位觸動(dòng)我們心靈的老人”符合本文主旨大意，故選C。15．A16．C17．B18．D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了在過去的一年里發(fā)生的一些暖心的故事。15．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thecupsareverydelicious.Youcaneatthemafteryoufinishyoucoffee.”可知這些杯子可以被吃掉。故選A。16．推理判斷題。閱讀文章可知，C項(xiàng)newblooddonorpolicy“新的獻(xiàn)血政策”，是獻(xiàn)血幫助別人的話題，與環(huán)保無關(guān)。故選C。17．最佳標(biāo)題題。閱讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了在過去的一年里發(fā)生的一些暖心的故事，B項(xiàng)Newsstoriesthatcanwarnyourheart“暖心的新聞故事”符合題意。故選B。18．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Howtimeflies!Yearinandyearout,anotherisjustgone.”可知，本文是在年底總結(jié)全年情況。故選D。19．C20．A21．B22．C23．B【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了美國Claude、Louise、Hankings和Pearson被叫做“長頸鹿”的故事。19．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“a“giraffe”canbeapersonwholikesto“stickouthisorherneck”forother

people,alwayswatchesforfuturehappenings,hasawarnheartforpeoplearound,andatthesametimelivesaquietandbeautifullifehimselforherself.”和“Thegroupwantstoteachpeopletodosomethingtobuildabetterword…Claude,Louis,HankinsandPearsonareonlyafewofthenearly1,000“giraffes”thatthegroupfoundandhonored.”可知，人們稱Claude、Louise、Hankings和Pearson為“長頸鹿”，是因?yàn)檫@些人像長頸鹿一樣有共同之處——關(guān)心他人，樂于助人。故選C。20．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)句中“…beapersonwholikesto…forotherpeople”和下文“…alwayswatchesforfuturehappenings,hasawarnheartforpeoplearound,andatthesametimelivesaquietandbeautifullifehimselforherself.”可知，因?yàn)檫@類人時(shí)刻關(guān)注未來的事情，對周圍的人有一顆警覺的心，所以推斷，這樣的人對他人就像長頸鹿伸出脖子一樣伸出援助之手，“stickouthisorherneck”意為“幫助他人”，故選A。21．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Claude,Louis,HankinsandPearsonareonlyafewofthenearly1,000“giraffes”thatthegroupfoundandhonored.”可知，有幾乎1000個(gè)“長頸鹿”被發(fā)現(xiàn)并受到尊敬，故選B。22．