(B)
Sixteen years ago, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken. I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn't remember doing so!
It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is cloudy, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
()36. When did the writer get the gift?
A. At the age of 16.
B. After making friends with the boy.
C. In the first year at a middle school.
D. After becoming closer to everyone in the class.
()37. How did the writer feel when he first came to the new school?
A. Excited.
B. Lonely.
C. Happy.
D. Worried.
()38. What did the writer get from a boy one day?
A. A book.
B. A smile.
C. A letter.
D. A card.
()39. How did the writer change after getting the special gift?
A. He started to make friends.
B. He became the best student in class.
C. He started to fight with his classmates.
D. He was more interested in his lessons.
()40. What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
A. If you are lonely, nobody would like to make friends with you.
B. It's difficult to get on well with new classmates.
C. Be kind to others, and others will be kind to you.
D. Best friends are like books.

36.C 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.C

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据短文内容定位关键信息解答各题：36题需找到作者获得礼物的时间，对应原文中关于中学第一年的表述；37题定位作者初到新学校的感受，直接提取原文描述；38题确认礼物的具体内容，从首段找到对应信息；39题查找微笑带来的改变，对应作者后续交友的变化；40题需结合文末主旨句推断隐含道理，匹配选项与主旨。
【解析】
36题：根据短文第二段“It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school”可知，作者在中学第一年的初秋收到礼物，故选C。
37题：根据短文第二段“I was very lonely”可知，作者初到新学校时感到孤独，故选B。
38题：根据短文第一段“It was a smile”可知，作者收到的礼物是一个微笑，故选B。
39题：根据短文第四段“That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends”可知，作者开始交朋友，故选A。
40题：根据短文最后一段“So smile at the world and it will smile back”可知，对他人友善，他人也会对你友善，对应C选项，故选C。
【答案】36.C 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者的亲身经历传递“微笑面对世界，世界也会对你微笑”的主旨，题目侧重考查学生对原文细节信息的定位和主旨的理解，属于初中英语常见基础题型。
【难度系数】0.6