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One day a welldressed woman was walking down the street when she found a beggar sitting on the corner near a cafeteria. He was elderly, unshaven, and in__1__. Pedestrians (行人) talked giving him__2__looks. Clearly they wanted nothing to do with him. She__3__and looked down. “Sir？” she asked. “Are you all right？”
Thinking that she would make__4__of him, like so many others had done before, he told her to leave him alone. However, to his __5__，the woman continued standing.
Anyhow, with some __6__， the woman got the man into the cafeteria and__7__him at a table in a corner. She stared(盯着看) at him__8__， “Jack, do you remember me？”Old Jack __9__ her face. “I think so—I mean you do look__10__.”
The woman recalled what she __11__ when she graduated. She tried looking for a job, but without luck. Cold and__12__， she got into this very cafeteria，__13__ to get something to eat. Later on she found a job，__14__ her way up and eventually started her own__15__.
Jack__16__ with a smile, saying it was he who made her the biggest sandwich.
In the end, she__17__her purse, pulled out a business card and promised to help him economically (在经济上)__18__he got back on his feet.
Jack thanked her with watery eyes. The woman held his hands and said, “Don't thank me, Jack. Without you, I wouldn't have__19__so much.”
In life, one never expects how a small act of __20__ changes another soul.
语篇大意： 这是一篇记叙文。一位女士在大街上遇到一个乞丐，这个乞丐竟然是曾经帮助过她的人，于是她决定回报他。由此引出了一个道理：在生活中人们一个小小的善举会改变他人。
1．A.pain B．ruins
C．rags D．common
答案：C
解析：根据上文可知，这是一个乞丐，故可推知，此处指他衣衫褴褛。in rags是固定短语，表示“衣衫褴褛”。
2．A.unfriendly B．scary
C．angry D．sad
答案：A
解析：根据下文中的“Clearly they wanted nothing to do with him”，可知，行人们议论他时没有给他好脸色，即不友好的表情。
3．A.rushed B．stepped
C．performed D．stopped
答案：D
解析：由下文这位女士与乞丐说话可知，她停了下来。
4．A.use B．fun C．sure D．sense
答案：B
解析：结合上文中行人对他的态度和下文中的“like so many others had done before”可推知，乞丐认为她也是来取笑他的。make fun of...“取笑……，拿……开玩笑”。
5．A.excitement B．amusement
C．disappointment D．amazement
答案：D
解析：根据上文中的“he told her to leave him alone”以及空后的“the woman continued standing”可知，乞丐让她走开，但她并没有走，因此这位女士的做法让乞丐感到吃惊。
6．A.difficulty B．strength
C．hesitation D．doubt
答案：A
解析：由上文可知，乞丐不愿意和这位女士交流，因此她费了一些周折才把他拉进一家自助餐厅。
7.A.put B．calmed
C．seated D．ordered
答案：C
解析：由空后的“at a table”可知，女士安排他坐在一张桌子旁边。seat在此处用作及物动词，表示“安排(某人)就座”。
8.A.proudly B．closely
C．coldly D．patiently
答案：B
解析：根据下文中的“Old Jack __9__ her face”可知，女士靠近盯着他看，希望他能认出自己。
9．A.wiped B．searched
C．lifted D．moved
答案：B
解析：由语境可知，Jack回答问题之前要认真地看一看她的脸，看是否认识这位女士。search在句中用作动词，意为“细察，检索”。
10．A.familiar B．strange
C．special D．popular
答案：A
解析：由空前的“I think so”可知，此时乞丐对这位女士有点印象，因此选familiar“熟悉的”。
11．A.enjoyed B．explored
C．ignored D．experienced
答案：D
解析：根据下文可知，这位女士回忆起她毕业时经历的事情，故选experienced“经历”。
12．A.thirsty B．hungry
C．confident D．afraid
答案：B
解析：根据下文中的“to get something to eat”可知，她没有找到工作，饥寒交迫，来到这家自助餐厅，希望找东西吃，故选hungry。
13．A.waiting B．pretending
C．hoping D．offering
答案：C
解析：参见上题解析。
14．A.worked B．kicked
C．took D．lost
答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，她找到了工作，并逐步晋升，最终成立了自己的公司。work one's way up是固定短语意为“逐步升职，按部就班地晋升”。
15．A.family B．research
C．journey D．business
答案：D
解析：根据下文中的“pulled out a business card and promised to help him”可知，她有了自己的公司。
16．A.burst out B．brightened up
C．turned up D．held out
答案：B
解析：根据空后的“with a smile”可知，听到这些话，Jack高兴起来。brighten up表示“变开心”。
17．A.opened B．tore
C．shook D．picked
答案：A
解析：结合语境可知，她打开钱包，抽出一张名片，许诺从经济上帮他自立。
18．A.though B．after
C．until D．since
答案：C
解析：此处表示“在经济上帮助他，直到他重新振作起来”，故应用until引导条件状语从句。get back on one's feet“在失败中重新站起来，东山再起”。
19．A.known B．saved
C．achieved D．given
答案：C
解析：根据语境并结合选项可知，此处表示“没有你，我不会取得这么大的成就”。achieve“(尤指经过努力)取得，达到”。
20．A.courage B．selflessness
C．bravery D．kindness
答案：D
解析：最后一段是对文章的总结。生活中，人们绝不会想到一个小小的善举会改变他人。此处指上文提到的乞丐对这位女士的帮助，故选D项。
