One afternoon, dark clouds gathered quickly in the sky and the wind began to blow strongly. In a short time, it suddenly started to rain heavily. The raindrops beat hard against the windows and the ground, and the whole street became wet and muddy.
I was on my way home from school with an umbrella, walking slowly and carefully in the heavy rain. The road was full of water, so I had to watch my steps
to avoid falling down. When I passed the bus stop near my community, I saw a woman standing alone there. She was holding a baby tightly in her arms, looking very helpless.
She didn't have an umbrella at all, and her clothes and hair were completely wet from the cold rain. The baby in her arms was crying because of the cold and the loud rain. I felt really sorry for them and didn't hesitate(犹豫) to offer my help.
I walked up to her politely and said, "Excuse me, it's raining so hard. I can share my umbrella with you." The woman looked very grateful and surprised, and she nodded quickly with a big smile.
I walked with her slowly to the nearby community where she lived. On the way, she told me that she had been waiting for the bus for nearly 20 minutes, but she had left home in a hurry and forgotten to bring her umbrella. She was very worried that the baby would catch a cold in the bad weather.
When we arrived at her home safely, she was so thankful that she wanted to give me a box of candy as a thank-you gift, but I refused politely. I told her that helping others is a basic virtue(美德) that everyone should have, and we should always be ready to help people in need.
When I finally got home, my shoulders and sleeves(袖子) were a little wet, but I didn't feel cold or tired at all. Instead, I felt very warm and happy in my heart. This small experience made me understand the true meaning of kindness. I believe that even a small act of kindness can bring great warmth to others and make the world a better and more beautiful place.
()1. What can we know about the weather that afternoon from the passage?
A. It was sunny at first and then turned windy.
B. It rained heavily suddenly after dark clouds gathered.
C. The wind was light and the rain was gentle.
D. It was cloudy all the afternoon without rain.
()2. Why did the baby in the woman's arms keep crying?
A. Because he was hungry and wanted to eat.
B. Because he was scared of the writer and the heavy rain.
C. Because he felt cold because of the heavy rain.
D. Because he lost his favourite toy on the way.
()3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The writer's umbrella was not big enough to cover three people, so his clothes got wet.
B. The woman waited for the bus for a short time before the writer arrived.
C. The writer accepted the box of candy from the woman finally.
D. The writer's parents were angry because he got wet on the way home.

1.B 2.C 3.A

1. 细节理解题：根据文章第一段"One afternoon, dark clouds gathered quickly in the sky and the wind began to blow strongly. In a short time, it suddenly started to rain heavily."可知，乌云快速聚集后，突然下起了大雨。A选项文中未提及一开始是晴天；C选项描述的风小雨柔与原文大风大雨的内容不符；D选项整下午多云没下雨和原文情节矛盾，因此选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据文章第三段"The baby in her arms was crying because of the cold and the loud rain."可知，婴儿是因为冰冷的大雨感到寒冷才哭闹，A、B、D的相关内容原文完全没有提及，因此选C。
3. 推理判断题：用排除法：B选项文中提到女士等公交将近20分钟，并不是很短的时间，表述错误；C选项文中明确说明作者礼貌拒绝了女士的糖果礼物，没有收下，表述错误；D选项全文没有提到作者父母生气的相关内容，无中生有；A选项，同行的是作者、女士，还有女士怀里的婴儿，雨伞不够大没法完全遮住三个人，对应最后一段作者到家时肩膀和袖子湿了的细节，符合逻辑，因此选A。