Compassion(同情)is a desire within us to help others．With efforts，we can translate compassion into actions．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 easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register(收款机)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，and the 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，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 and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．
64．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．couldn’t afford anything more expensive
65．How did the aged gentleman possibly feel when he was refused by the writer?
A．Warm and lucky．       B．shameful and lonely
C．Thankful and excited   D．Hurt and disappointed．
66．The writer followed the store rules because       ．
A．he wanted to keep his present job
B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman
67．What does the writer 1earn from his experience?
A．Wealth is most important．
B．Helping others is easier said than done．
C．Experience is better gained through practice．
D．Compassion shows in actions

    Compassion(同情)is a desire within us to help others．With efforts，we can translate compassion into actions．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 easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register(收款机)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，and the 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，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 and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．

64．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．couldn’t afford anything more expensive

65．How did the aged gentleman possibly feel when he was refused by the writer?

    A．Warm and lucky．       B．shameful and lonely

    C．Thankful and excited   D．Hurt and disappointed．

66．The writer followed the store rules because        ．

    A．he wanted to keep his present job

    B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

    C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest

    D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman

67．What does the writer 1earn from his experience?

    A．Wealth is most important．

    B．Helping others is easier said than done．

    C．Experience is better gained through practice．

    D．Compassion shows in actions

    Compassion(同情)is a desire within us to help others．With efforts，we can translate compassion into actions．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 easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register(收款机)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，and the 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，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 and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．

64．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．couldn’t afford anything more expensive

65．How did the aged gentleman possibly feel when he was refused by the writer?

    A．Warm and lucky．       B．shameful and lonely

    C．Thankful and excited   D．Hurt and disappointed．

66．The writer followed the store rules because        ．

    A．he wanted to keep his present job

    B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

    C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest

    D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman

67．What does the writer 1earn from his experience?

    A．Wealth is most important．

    B．Helping others is easier said than done．

    C．Experience is better gained through practice．

    D．Compassion shows in actions

Compassion（同情）is a desire within us to help others．With efforts，we can translate compassion into actions．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 easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register（收款机）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，and the 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，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 and 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．couldn’t afford anything more expensive

2．How did the aged gentleman possibly feel when he was refused by the writer?

    A．Warm and lucky．             B．shameful and lonely

    C．Thankful and excited           D．Hurt and disappointed．

3．The writer followed the store rules because        ．

    A．he wanted to keep his present job

    B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

    C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest

    D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman

4．What does the writer 1earn from his experience?

    A．Wealth is most important．

    B．Helping others is easier said than done．

    C．Experience is better gained through practice．

    D．Compassion shows in actions

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Tina in my class always wore a bright smile. This may not seem that unusual ___36___ that she suffered from a disease causing trouble in speaking and walking. Many times people didn’t ___37___ her. Maybe it was because she looked ___38___. Tina usually broke the ___39___ with people she met with a big “Hi”.

       One day the assignment (作业) was to memorize three stanzas (诗节) of the poem, “Don’t quit.” I made the assignment worth only ten points since I wasn’t ___40___ much from today’s teenagers.

       The day the assignment was due ___41___, and one by one each student ___42___ to recite the poem. “Sorry, Mr. Krause,” was the reply. ___43___, in disappointment and half kidding, I said that the ___44___ person who couldn’t recite the poem perfectly had to do ten pus-ups (俯卧撑). To my ___45___, Tina was next. Tina used the walker (助行架) to ___46___ to the front of the class and began reciting the poem. She recited the end of the first stanza when she made a mistake. ___47___ I could say a word, she ___48___ her walker to the side and started doing push-ups. I was shocked and wanted to say, “Tina, I was just ___49___!” But she struggled up in her walker and ___50__ the poem. She finished the rest of the poem ___51___, one of the few students who did.

       When she finished, a student asked, “Why did you do that? It’s ___52___ worth ten points!” “Because I want to be ___53___ you --- normal,” was her reply. ___54___ fell on the whole room when another student said, “Tina, we’re not ___55___--- we’re teenagers! We get in trouble all the time.”

       Tina got her ten points. She also got the love and respect of her classmates.

36. A. so               B. rather                     C. except                    D. in

37. A. speak to     B. believe in                C. care about               D. quarrel with

38. A. proud         B. careful                    C. shy                        D. different

39. A. rule            B. ice                          C. anger                     D. situation

40. A. wanting      B. thinking                   C. learning                  D. expecting

41. A. gained        B. turned                    C. arrived                            D. balanced

42. A. tried           B. managed                 C. refused                   D. failed

43. A. Suddenly    B. Sadly                     C. Luckily                   D. Finally

44. A. first           B. next                        C. last                         D. sick

45. A. happiness  B. disappointment        C. interest                   D. surprise

46. A. move                B. run                         C. ride                       D. drive

47. A. Before       B. As                       C. After                       D. While

48. A. took           B. threw                     C. handed                   D. drew

49. A. laughing     B. saying                     C. kidding                  D. frightening

50. A. read           B. forgot                    C. continued                D. learned

51. A. terribly       B. partly                      C. perfectly                 D. painfully

52. A. almost        B. never                     C. really                      D. only

53. A. like            B. with                       C. against                    D. for

54. A. Tears                B. Rain                       C. Silence                   D. Laugh

55. A. normal       B. brave                      C. smart                     D. kind