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【題目】People are compassionate. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款機(jī)) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

【1】The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _______.

A. promised to obey the store rules

B. forgot to take any money with him

C. hoped to have the food first and pay later

D. could not afford anything more expensive

【2】Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. kind and lucky B. friendly and helpful

C. poor and lonely D. hurt and disappointed

【3】The writer acted upon the store rules because _______.

A. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C. he considered the old man dishonest

D. he wanted to keep his present job

【4】What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. Wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

C. Experience is better gained through practice.

D. Helping others is easier said than done.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：慈悲就是我們?cè)敢馊�幫助別人，通過努力，我們可以將愛心化為行動(dòng)，作者幫助一位可憐的、貧窮的老人付了買食物的錢，保住了作為超市收銀員的兼職工作。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中說到：He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.可知他想先拿走食物，第二天來付錢，與C的意思一致。

【2】C推理判斷題。 根據(jù)他現(xiàn)在沒有現(xiàn)金、穿的不整齊、這么大年紀(jì)還要一個(gè)人出來買吃的可以推斷，那位老人很窮，很孤單，所以選C。

【3】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中說到I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.可知：他很看重自己的兼職工作， but I valued my job.與D意思一致。

【4】D推理判斷題。文章開頭說：Compassion is a desire within us to help others.結(jié)尾是：Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself.對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知，最佳答案選D（幫助別人說起來容易做起來難。所以選D

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

通常細(xì)節(jié)題的正確選項(xiàng)有以下特征：

1、對(duì)原文句子中的關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項(xiàng)。

2、詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變?cè)�文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。

3、語言簡(jiǎn)化。把原文中的復(fù)雜語言現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)化，成為正確答案。

4、正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達(dá)而成為正確選項(xiàng)（適用于尋找錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)的題目）。