I was on my lunch break in the city.enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me. She was yelling and 1 everyone who walked past her for spare 2 and she looked like a mess. My 3 reaction was fear... to close off and hope she didn’t come near me, but she did. I was on the phone and when she 4 yelling, I said.“I’m on the phone. in the nicest way I could, assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in 5 . She walked away, mumbling.“I’m 6 you.I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave. And she turned the corner. 7 .I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t 8 . Without another thought, I looked in my 9 for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything-for all of the change I could 10 find to give. I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I 11 . She held my hand and said, “Thank you! Her hand was 12 and dirty.but I didn’t mind 13 her hand. I wanted to be there for her for some reason.when normally I would 14 the other way. She looked at me and said.“Will you touch my face? And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 15 . I could 16 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving.soft hand in ages. 17 .and so I held it there, trying to 18 her with my heart open.It was powerful. She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 19 sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 20 person to the people I meet during my day. [解题导语] 现代社会人们看不起穷人.总是尽量避开他们.本文作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们.穷人也有自尊.也希望被人尊重. 1．A.greeting B．praising C．applying D．begging 解析:选D.从上句“a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me 可知.她在向路过的人讨钱.D.乞求.A.打招呼,B.表扬,C.申请. 2．ge B．room C．clothes D．food 解析:选A.从第二段第二句“...for the spare change I had 可知.她在向路人乞讨钱. 3．A.usual B．instant C．last D．general 解析:选B.从前文可知.她看上去很邋遢.可知“我 当即的反应就是害怕.A.往常的,B.当即的,C.最后的,D.总的.故选B. 4．A.came across B．came out C．came over D．came through 解析:选C.从上句“...hope she didn’t come near me, but she did. 可知“我 在打电话她正喊着朝这边走来. 5．A.attitude B．trouble C．practice D．manners 解析:选D.“我 在打电话.她还叫着向我讨钱.说明“我 想给她在礼貌上上一课.A.态度,B.麻烦,C.惯例.练习.只有manners符合语境. 6．A.calling B．hurting C．annoying D．abusing 解析:选C.从下文“I’m sorry.I’m sorry.I’ll leave 可知.她说:“我打搅你了 . 7．A.Fortunately B．Normally C．Luckily D．Unfortunately 解析:选B.根据句意可知正常的说.“我 应该感到放松.满意.A项与C项均表示幸运的是,D项表示不幸的是. 8．A.rest B．appear C．enjoy D．exist 解析:选A.根据but可知“我 内心的某些想法使“我 久久不能平静.B.出现,C.喜欢,D.存在. 9．A.car B．table C．wallet D．seat 解析:选C.从下文“I started searching through my entire purse.... 可知“我 没有考虑就到钱包里找零钱. 10．A.necessarily B．possibly C．deliberately D．certainly 解析:选B.“我 把身上能找到的所有零钱都给了她.A.必要地,C.故意地,D.当然. 11．A.earned B．searched C．found D．made 解析:选C.从上文“我 找遍了身上的零钱可知“我 追上了老人把“我 所找到的零钱都给了她.A.D两项均表示赚(钱).B项表示搜身. 12．A.soft B．rough C．large D．neat 解析:选B.从上文“She held my hand... 可知“我 可以感到她的手是粗糙的.从下文dirty也可以得到暗示. 13．A.washing B．waving C．wiping D．holding 解析:选D.but 表示转折.可知“我 并不介意她握住“我 的手.A.洗,B.挥手,C.擦手. 14．A.lead B．set C．turn D．show 解析:选C.从前文“由于某个原因我现在想和她在一起 可判断“我 本来是想走另一条路避开她的. 15．A.cry B．laugh C．yell D．shout 解析:选A.从前文“Will you touch my face?... I did. 可知老人是哭了(cry).因为在此之前人们看到像她这样的人就避开.而“我 却满足了她的要求. 16．A.expect B．sense C．know D．learn 解析:选B.“我 能感觉到她好像是很长时间没有被人关爱了.A.期望,C.知道,D.学会. 17．A.if necessary B．if any C．if so D．if ever 解析:选D.从上文可知她简直很少被关注.if necessary表示如果必要的话,if ever表示如果这样的话. 18．A.persuade B．comfort C．entertain D．amuse 解析:选B.“我 握住她的手.想要安慰她.persuade 说服,entertain 娱乐,amuse 取悦. 19．A.take B．get C．catch D．make 解析:选D.“我 带着放松的心情走了.尽力地理解刚才发生的事情.make sense of 理解.明白. 20．A.kinder B．richer C．wiser D．happier 解析:选A.我想成为对别人更友好的人. 【查看更多】
