When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go  out there and pet it. I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes， knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly， I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.

   Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat. These were guys you wouldn't usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away，but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners. Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread，wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

    The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape .People said that the cat came to the right place．He’s getting treated like a king．This was true，but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what’s wrong with prisons in  America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds, Some may even talk about making prisons more kind． But I think what we really need is a chance to practice our own kindness , Not receive it , but give it, After more than two decades here, I know kindness is not a value that’s encouraged. It’s often seen as a weakness, Instead, the culture encourages keeping your head down, minding your own business, and never letting yourself be weak.

     The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here, By simply saying ,“I need some help here”, he did something important for us, He needed us , And we needed to be needed, I believe we all do.

60. From the passage , we can learn that the author was         

A . an animal protector         B .the owner of the cat

C . a prison officer               D . a prisoner

61. Which of the following statements is true?

A . The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison.

B . The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat.

C . The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds.

D . The author realized the importance of practicing kindness.

62. We can infer from the third paragraph that         

A . showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B . the American prison culture will be improved

C . the author is not content with the prison culture

D . caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

63. What is the best title for the passage?

A . Caring Makes us Human        B . Prison Culture is Important

C . Animals Need Care               D . Everyone Needs to be Cared for

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．

 Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

 The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．

Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．

The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．

56．From the passage，we can learn that the author was         ．

  A．an animal protector                              B．the cat owner

  C．a prison officer                                      D．a prisoner

57．Which of the following statements is true?

  A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

  B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

  C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

  D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

58．We can infer from the third paragraph that               ．

  A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

  B．the American prison culture will be improved

  C．the author is not content with the prison culture

  D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

59．What is the best title for the passage?

  A．Caring Makes Us Human．                   B．Prison Culture is Important．

  C．Animals Need Care．                              D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

60．In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that“Several times I saw all officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to

  A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other

  B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement    ·

  C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat

  D．show us the American prison culture is great

      I hear many parents saying that their teen-age children are rebellion（反叛）. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teen-agers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents, instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are trying to seize at one anohter’s hands for safety.

       They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same cloths. They set off in new directions in music But somehow they all end up crowded around listening to the same record Their reasons for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon（蚕茧）―into a large cocoon.

       It has becomes harder and harder for a teen-ager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly opened up a teen-ager market. These days every teen-ager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teen-ager should have and be. And may of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds to great difficulty ofr a teen-ager who wants to find his or her path.

       But the difficulty is worth getting over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.

72．The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell        .

       A．readers how to be popular in the world

       B．teen-agers how to learn to decide things for themselves

       C．parents how to control and guide their children

       D．people how to understand and respect each other

73．According to the writer, many teen-agers think that they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them       .

       A．have much difficulty in understanding each other

       B．are not sure of themselves

       C．dare not do things

       D．are very much afraid of getting lost

74．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．There is no popularity that really counts.

       B．What many parents are doing is actually keeping their children from finding their own paths.

       C．It is not necessarily bad for a teen-ager to disagree with his or her classmates

       D．Most teen-agers say they want to do what they like to, but in fact they are doing the same.

75．During the teen-ager years, one should learn to        .

       A．become different from others in as many ways as possible

       B．get into the right season and become popular

       C．find one’s real self

       D．rebel against one’s parents

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．
Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．
Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．
【小题1】From the passage，we can learn that the author was        ．