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After a salon (美容院) turns away a physically challenged woman, a stranger makes a truly beautiful gesture. “Beauty isn't about having a pretty face. It's about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, oh, and pretty nails！” That may well be Angela Peters's motto.
Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping centre in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails. But Peters was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook. What was meant to be a day of happiness for Peters was a disappointment.
Ebony Harris, 40, saw everything and approached Peters. Harris offered to do her nails. They shopped for nail polish. They settled on a bright blue—a statement color that would catch every eye. They then made their way into a neighboring subway, found a table for two, and set up shop. Harris gently took Peters's hand on hers and carefully began painting her nails.
Watching it all with awe and in admiration was a subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters's nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends.
Peters, who runs a poetry website, harbors (心怀) no bitterness toward the nail salon that turned her away. (The salon said they refused to offer Peters service because they were too busy.) “When people do us wrong we must forgive，” Peters wrote on her website. “I just want to educate people that people with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else.”
本文是一篇记叙文。在美容院拒绝了一位残疾女士美甲的要求之后，一个陌生人主动帮这位残疾女士做美甲。通过故事，作者想告诉我们，身患残疾的人一样可以有自己的事业，享受和正常人一样的待遇。不是外表美才叫美，有美丽的心灵和灵魂才是真正的美。
1．Why did Peters go to the Walmart shopping centre?
A．To go shopping.
B．To eat at a subway.
C．To meet her friend Harris.
D．To have her nails painted.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping centre in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails”可知，Peters去沃尔玛购物中心的美甲店，想给指甲涂颜色。故D项正确。
2．What's the reason for Peters's disappointment?
A．That she was disabled.
B．That she was turned away.
C．That the salon was busy.
D．That she had no nail polish.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But Peters was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook...a disappointment”可知，美容院告诉她因为她的手抖动，他们恐怕很难给她涂指甲。也就是说，她被拒绝了，这让她很失望。故B项正确。
3．How do you find Ebony Harris?
A．Mean. B．Optimistic.
C．Caring. D．Stubborn.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容可知，看到Peters遭到拒绝后，Ebony Harris带她去买指甲油并帮她涂指甲，并且像老朋友一样跟她聊天。由此可推知，Ebony Harris很会关心他人。C项“关心他人的”，符合语境。A项意为“吝啬的”；B项意为“乐观的”；D项意为“固执的”。
4．What does Peters intend to tell us by writing on her website?
A．It's better to use websites to educate people.
B．The salon has its reasonable reason to refuse her.
C．Those who did something wrong should not be forgiven.
D．People with different challenges should be treated equally.
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Peters在网站上写的话“When people do us wrong we must forgive”“I just want to educate people that people with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else”可知，Peters意在说明有不同残疾的人应该受到公平对待。故D项正确。
