Question

People are compassionate. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. 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 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, 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. “Charge 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.

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. could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. kind and lucky                       B. friendly and helpful

C. poor and lonely                      D. hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because _______.

A. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C. he considered the old man dishonest

D. he wanted to keep his present job

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. Wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

C. Experience is better gained through practice.

D. Helping others is easier said than done.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：慈悲就是我们愿意去帮助别人，通过努力，我们可以将爱心化为行动，作者帮助一位可怜的、贫穷的老人付了买食物的钱，保住了作为超市收银员的兼职工作。

1.细节理解题。文中说到：He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.可知他想先拿走食物，第二天来付钱，与C的意思一致。

2.推理判断题。 根据他现在没有现金、穿的不整齐、这么大年纪还要一个人出来买吃的可以推断，那位老人很穷，很孤单，所以选C。

3.细节理解题。文中说到I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.可知：他很看重自己的兼职工作， but I valued my job.与D意思一致。

4.推理判断题。文章开头说：Compassion is a desire within us to help others.结尾是：Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself.对比四个选项可知，最佳答案选D（帮助别人说起来容易做起来难。所以选D

【学法指导】

通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：

1、对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。

2、词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。

3、语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。

4、正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项（适用于寻找错误选项的题目）。

1.5.细节理解题。文中说到：He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.可知他想先拿走食物，第二天来付钱，与C的意思一致。考点：考查人生感悟类阅读