A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, Can I give you a lift to higher ground?
No, thanks, said Smith. I have faith in God and he will save me.
Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, Can I give you a lift to higher ground?
No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me.
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. Grab the rope, shouted the pilot. I'll pull you up.
No, thanks, said Smith. I have faith in God and he will save me. But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and plained about this. Tell me, God, he said, I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?
To which God replied, What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter.
【小题1】When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, .A．Smith pulled the pilot upB．Smith did soC．Smith didn't do soD．Smith didn't hear him【小题2】At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and .A．went to his rewardB．passed awayC．went to heavenD．all of the above 【小题3】What do we know about Smith? .
A. He was a lazy man
B. He was a lucky man who believed in God
C. He was a poor man
【小题4】What do you think of this passage? This passage is very .
A. moving B. humorous C. depressing D. surprising
D. He was a silly man who believed in GodC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】考查在速读中捕捉有效信息的能力。
【小题2】对于“死亡”的几种含蓄说法。
【小题3】对于文中人物进行评价。要求学生在阅读中注意细节描写，进行归纳，并推测作者的描写意图，最后得出结论。
【小题4】读完短文，让人忍俊不禁，这正体现了行文幽默所具有的感染力。