Across from a popular hospital was our house，so we rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients.One summer evening，there was a knock at the door.I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man，his face lopsided from swelling，red and raw.He told me he'd been hunting for a room since noon，but had no success. "I guess it's my face.I know it looks terrible，but my doctor says with a few more treatment..."
   For a moment I hesitated，but his next words convinced me： "I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch（門廊）.My bus leaves early in the morning." I told him we would find him a bed，but to rest on the porch.It didn't take a long time to see this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body.He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter，her five children，and her disabled husband.He didn't tell it by way of complaint.He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease.
   At bedtime，we put a camp cot in the children's room for him.When I got up in the morning，the bed was neat and the little man was out on the porch.Before he left for his bus，haltingly，he said， "Could I please come back and stay the next time I have a treatment？I can sleep fine in the chair." He paused for a moment and then added， "Your children make me feel at home.Grown-ups are bothered by my face，but children don't seem to mind." I told him he was welcome to come again.
   In the years he came to stay overnight with us.There was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden.When I received these little remembrances，I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning. "You can lose roomers by putting up such people!"
   Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice.But if only they could have known him，perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to stand.I know our family will always be grateful to have known him；from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with thanks.
（1）When the author' s children saw the old fisherman，how did they react to him？

D

D

A．They felt at home.
B．They were bothered.
C．They were terrified.
D．They felt normal.
（2）What can we learn about the fisherman from the passage？

A

A

A．He had a small body but a strong mind.
B．He suffered from a foot injury.
C．He was cured of his disease.
D．He felt hopeless about life .
（3）Why did the old fisherman give the author vegetables and seafood？

C

C

A．Because he wanted to sell them to the author.
B．Because he wanted to pay the rent with them.
C．Because he wanted to thank the author.
D．Because his garden had a good harvest.
（4）According to the story，what did the author want to tell us？

B

B

A．God helps those who help themselves.
B．Never judge book by its cover.
C．Honesty is the best policy.
D．Misfortune can be a blessing in disguise.