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Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, 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 out 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（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash (现金), 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. “Change 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 and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
41. 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
42. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A．kind and lucky        B．poor and lonely
C．friendly and helpful D．hurt and disappointed
43. The writer acted upon 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 man dishonest
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man
44. What does the writer learn from his experience?
A．Wealth is more important than anything else
B．Helping others is easier said than done
C．Experience is better gained through practice
D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

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41---44 CBAB

解析

41.C 点评：由第一段中这位老人的话可以得知，他并非忘了带钱，而是没有现金（out of cash），新家里又没有食物，因而想赊账（on trust）。
42.B 点评：由文中对老人的描述可推出答案（如untidy）。
43.A 点评：第二段最后一句话与答案对应，“I valued my job”意为“我很看重我的这份工作”。
44.B 点评：理解主题思想。本题答案与文章开头两句及最后一段前三句相呼应，说明“compassion（同情）”更注重的是“action（行动）”，说说容易做起来难。

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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 1  .She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 3  other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 4  two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5  . But old people also had some   6   .She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years，she 7  to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 8 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about   9  old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 10  .
Anna Douglas uses her  11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12   problems begin. For example，one of her   13  said that his grandchildren 14   the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 15  some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It"s important to know 16  about your grandchildren"s world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and   17   is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to   18  your grandchildren or other young people. Never  19  your opinion. Don"t tell them what they should do.  20  ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”
1. A. free         B. rich         C. powerful         D. busy
2. A. service      B. money        C. students         D. books
3. A. observed     B. met          C. comforted        D. answered
4. A. recognized   B. followed     C. enjoyed          D. demanded
5. A. studied      B. agreed      C. gave             D. used
6. A. mistakes     B. problems     C. questions        D. characters
7. A. had          B. ought        C. was              D. used
8. A. subject      B. life         C. way              D. plan
9. A. getting      B. respecting   C. employing        D. supporting
10. A. unknown     B. refused      C. misunderstood    D. discouraged
11. A. thinking    B. working      C. writing          D. leading
12. A. that        B. when         C. why              D. whether
13. A. visitors    B. readers      C. listeners        D. friends
14. A. got         B. entered      C. left             D. passed
15. A. invented    B. chose        C. suggested        D. imagined
16. A. everything B. something    C. anything         D. nothing
17. A. listening   B. speaking     C. pleasing         D. advising
18. A. praise      B. scold        C. trouble          D. encourage
19. A. speak out   B. give up      C. get back         D. stick to
20. A. Commonly    B. Surprisingly C. Happily          D. Naturally

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Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years,but she was not happy there.Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases.Martha felt that her supervisor,a younger and less experienced person than she,did not like her.In fact,the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.
One day,while talking with her friend Maria,she mentioned how discouraged she was .Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company.Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.
During the interview,Mr Petri said,“You"re just the kind of person we need here.You"ve being wasted in your other job.Give me a call in a day or two.I"m sure we can find a place for you in our organization."Martha was so happy that she almost danced out of the building.
That afternoon,Ruth Kenny,her supervisor,saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said ,“Oh,so you finally decided to come back to work today?"
This was the last straw.She could not take another insult.Besides,Mr Petri was right: she was being wasted in this job.
“Look," she said angrily，“if you don"t like the way I work,I don"t need to stay here.I"ll go where I"m appreciated!Goodbye!"She took up her things and stormed out of the office.
That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria.“What do you think?"
“Well,"said Maria carefully,“are you sure about the other job?"
“Well,not exactly,but..."
Maria continued ,“Will you be able to get a recommendation from Ms Kenny if you need one?"
“A recommendation?…from Ms Kenny?"hesitated Martha,in a worried tone.
“Martha,I hope you didn"t burn your bridges,”Maria said.“I think I would have handled it differently."
1.Martha is unhappy in her job because_________.
A.she has not advanced
B.the work is not significant
C.her supervisor is younger than she
D.there is too much work with little payment
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.At her supervisor"s criticism,Martha lost her temper.
B.Mr Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job.
C.Martha"s interview with the director was on her lunch hour.
D.Martha got the name of the director through her cousin.
3.The phrase “the last straw"in the middle of the passage probably refers to _________.
A.the last opportunity
B.the straw that saves Martha"s life
C.the last reminder
D.the final unpleasant thing
4.What does Maria think of Martha"s decision?
A.Martha has handled the matter properly.
B.Martha shouldn"t have set the bridge on fire.
C.Martha should have found a new job before leaving.
D.Martha shouldn"t have lost her temper with her supervisor.

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At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English.Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said.Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School.Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.
“Why did they do this?”Kate wondered aloud.“I mean,you can"t learn if you can"t understand the teacher.”
Nadia"s voice was a whisper.“I understand English.I will learn.”Nadia"s English was perfect.
Kate was perplexed.She couldn"t understand why Nadia did not like to speak.Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn"t the easiest thing to do.There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time.
“There"re a lot of new things to learn,huh?” said Kate.
Nadia nodded rapidly.In a quiet voice she replied，“Many things people say,I do
not understand.I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life,but I do not know what some children are saying.For example,yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying.Isn"t a port a place for ships?It made no sense to me.”
“Don"t worry,”said Kate.“You"ll figure everything out in time.You see,that thin black box was a computer.A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that.They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson.To Kate"s surprise,Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.
Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her.Some of the questions were really difficult,and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher.When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly,the whole class clapped their hands.
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate.“Some things,”she said in a normal voice,“are the same all over the world.”
At the beginning of Nadia"s first day at school,she was_____________.
A.disappointed         B.helpful         C.lively         D.shy
2.The underlined word“_________perplexed”probably means___________.
A.puzzled              B.angry           C.shocked        D.serious
3.We can infer from the passage that______________.
A.Nadia did not like Kate
B.Nadia had lived by the sea before
C.Nadia had never seen a computer before
D.Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Nadia was better at maths than other students.
B.Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.
C.Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.
D.Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.
5.What is the message of the story?
A.Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.
B.Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.
C.Language plays an important role in communication between cultures.
D.Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures.

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What am I doing with my daughter at home? Rather than read aloud from books, we
go to dinner and have a very good time. This is usually when her Mom isn"t around, and this is when my little girl and I relate better. They"re alone together so much. We"re seldom alone. When we"re alone together, she and I somehow behave differently. We learn about each other. She learns that I"m her father. I learn that she"s my daughter. It"s a strange feeling, but any parent knows what I"m talking about when I say that I often look at my daughter and wonder just whose kid she is. Where"d she suddenly come from? And why on earth did she pick Laura and me for parents?
When my daughter and I are alone she"ll hold my hand and say, “I just love you so much, Daddy!” She"s so used to my leaving that when I tell her she and I are going to hang out all night, she gets this great look on her face and says, “We"ve got so much to do, Dad!” There"s nothing like it in the world.
I want my relationship with my daughter to keep growing, so I"ve been giving my wife a couple of hundred dollars each week and making her go to the shopping center with her girlfriends, or something—anything!
But this closeness is not without its problems. When I"m sitting there playing with her Barbie doll(巴比娃娃)， washing her hair, a voice in me suddenly says, “I"ve got to get a drink and get out of here.” Right in the middle of all this pleasantness, the voice goes, “Look at yourself! You"re washing dolls!”
1.Why does the husband give his wife so much money each week?
A. He wants her to buy more things for the family.
B. She can do whatever she likes with the money.
C. He can spend more time with his daughter.
D. She can spend more time with her friends.
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The father spends more time with the daughter than the mother does.
B.The daughter is happy when the father tells her he will be away.
C.The father is happy, hearing “We"ve got so much to do, Dad!”
D.The father is sure that the daughter is not his own.
3.What does the last paragraph tell us about the father?
A.He doesn"t enjoy being with his daughter.
B.He doesn"t like washing his daughter"s hair.
C.He likes to enjoy himself by going out for a drink.
D.He has mixed feelings when he is with his daughter.

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I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said,“Mr Castle, how are you?"We talked about this and that. As he left, he said,“It was nice talking to you, Brett."I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh no. He didnt remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put“Irving"down on my name plate. If hed have said,“Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?"I d have been ready for him. Theres nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldnt accept tips(小费). Okay, Im outside and
I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. Id say,“Im sorry, I can’t."They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, youre sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,“Oh,thanks a lot."When you say,“I"m sorry, I can"t."They feel a little put down.They say,“No one will know."And they put it in your pocket. You say,“I really can’t."It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically(身体上)to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the stores belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldt understand the strangeness of some peoples ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.
I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
1.What can be the best title for this text?
A.How Hard Life for Box Boys
B.Getting along with Customers
C.Why I Gave up My Job
D.The Art of Taking Tips
2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______ .
A.the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job
B.with a name plate, people can easily start talking
C.Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett
D.Irving was the writers real name
3.The box boy refused to accept tips because _______.
A.customers only gave small tips
B.some customers had strange ideas about tipping
C.the store forbade the box boys to take tips
D.he didn’t want to fight with the customers
4.The underlined phrase“put down"in the third paragraph probably means _______.
A.misunderstood B.defeated C.hateful D.hurt

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