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18．If you didn't look  at them，they weren't there，right？On seeing those in rags on the corner，I only wanted the light to turn green fast enough so that I wouldn't have to keep pretending not to see them．
     Then，one day，as I was holding the hand of my best friend Jane who was young but dying of breast cancer，she told me that she made every moment count by slowing down and by seeing everything．I held her hand for five years and then she passed away．She did teach me something．It took a while for her words to really sink in．I can be a slow learner．
      I started by seeing everything，and focused on their presence．One day I saw a Vietnam veteran（老兵）．I asked him what would make his day．
"A hot cup of coffee，"he told me．
      I bought him a cup of coffee a stack of pancakes，some eggs，and so on．After our meal Together，I asked him if there was anything else that would make his life a bit easier．
"A new pair of socks，"he said．
     Socks，really？I actually happened to be wearing a nice pair of wool hiking socks at that very  moment．I  told  him that I wanted to give him the pair I was wearing，if he would accept  t．Finally，he agreed．We sat down on a bench，and he started to first take off his boots，then remove the black socks that had once been white off his feet．I think a layer or two of skin might have come off with them．Taking his new pair of socks，he held the socks up to his cheeks and said they were warm and smelled as good as me，pools of tears in his eyes．
     Such a simple luxury  （奢侈品）  I  used  to take  for granted．Now，I  always  have  an  extra pair with me in my car．They are always my best pair，just waiting to be given away．

41．On seeing the homeless，the author used toC．
A．hide in the comer                
B．show mercy to them
C．act as if they were not there        
D．make fun of them
42．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2？D
A．He was slow in learning things．
B．His best friend was once a teacher．
C．He was sad that his friend was dying．
D．He didn't understand Jane's words at first．
43．What does the underlined word"them"in the last paragraph but one refer to？C
A．The veteran's boots
B．The veteran's feet．
C．The wool hiking socks
D．The veteran's old socks．
44．Why does the author always have an extra pair of socks in his car？D
A．To decorate his car
B．To sell it to others．
C．To keep it for a change
D．To donate it to a needy person．
45．What does the author want to convey to us？C
A．All men are born equal．
B．A beggar's purse is bottomless．
C．Don't miss  doing any good thing．
D．Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you．

Answer 1

分析 如果你不看他们，他们不在那里，对吗？在看到那些在角落里的衣着破烂的人时，我只想让交通灯快点变绿，这样我就不必再假装看不见他们了．
后来，有一天，当我正牵着我最好的朋友一个很年轻但很快就会死于乳腺癌的Jane的手时，她告诉我她慢慢地细数着每一刻，看着这一切．我牵着她的手一起度过了五年，然后她就走了．她的确教会了我一些东西，用了一段时间我才真正理解她的话，我可能是一个迟钝的学习者．
我开始观察一切，并专注于他们的存在．有一天，我看到了一个越南老兵．我问他怎么才能让自己过得幸福的？他告诉我，"就是一杯热咖啡．"
我给他买了一杯咖啡，一堆薄煎饼和一些鸡蛋等．我们一起吃后，我问他是否还有其他的东西能让他的生活更轻松一些．他说，"一双新袜子．"
"袜子，真的吗？"实际上，我恰巧就在那一刻穿了一双漂亮的羊毛登山袜．我告诉他，如果他愿意接受，我想把我穿的那双送给他．后来，他同意了．我们坐在一个长凳上，他开始先脱下他的靴子，然后把他脚上那双原本白色的黑袜子从脚上脱下来，我想可能会随着袜子揭下一两层皮来．他拿着他的新袜子，把袜子放在他脸上，说他们很暖和，还有我的味道，他的眼睛里含着泪水．
这样一个简单的奢侈品我以前认为是理所当然的．现在，我总是在车里再额外带上一双．他们永远是我最好的一双，只是等待被给予．

解答 41选C 细节推理题 根据第一段"I only wanted the light to turn green fast enough so that I wouldn't have to keep pretending not to see them．"（我只想让交通灯快点变绿，这样我就不必再假装看不见他们了．）故选C．
42选D 主旨大意题 第二段讲朋友去世以后，他才理解她曾经说过的话．故选D．
43选C 细节推理题 根据最后一段"Such a simple luxury  （奢侈品）  I  used  to take  for granted．Now，I  always  have  an  extra pair with me in my car．"（这样一个简单的奢侈品我以前认为是理所当然的）可知，them 即他送给老兵的羊毛登山袜，故选C．
44选D 细节推理题 根据最后一句"just waiting to be given away"（等着送给需要的人）可知，故选D
45选C 主旨大意题 本文通过描写作者从开始无视需要帮助的人，到送给他咖啡与袜子，一直到时刻准备着袜子再送给需要的人可知，他倡导人们不要忘记做好事．故选C．

点评 通过整体阅读，缕出本文的线索：作者在去世好友的影响下，从开始无视需要帮助的人，到送给他咖啡与袜子，一直到时刻准备着将袜子再送给需要的人；另外还要注意细节的把握．