It’seasytoseehowtohelpsomepeople,butwhataboutthosewho...

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It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a   41   which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving, and I was   42   with my parents at a shelter for the needy. We were standing behind the counter   43   hot food to whoever came in. Most of our   44   looked like they had been having hard times; their clothes were worn out and dirty.   45  , they looked needy! Then, a man came in, who looked   46   but needy. He was well-dressed, in a(n)   47   suit. I wondered what he was doing there, and my jaw (下巴) dropped in   48   when he joined the line for   49  . The closer he came to my   50   station, the more I muttered (嘀咕) to my self. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t going to take food   51   for those who were really in need!

Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have   52   that the needs of the people who come here must be purely   53  : for food, shelter, clothing, etc. And this gentleman doesn’t seem to have any of those problems.   54   what if his needs are emotional? What if he needs   55  , friends, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt I should   56   to the man — but I didn’t.

About a week later the shelter received a large   57   from an anonymous(匿名的) source. I couldn’t help but   58   if it came from that man.

Now,   59   I meet someone I remember my mother’s lesson and try to keep an open mind, regardless of how they   60  . Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.

41. A. passion      B. feeling          C. challenge      D. lesson

42. A. impressing   B. volunteering     C. blessing        D. contacting

43. A. serving      B. cooking         C. working       D. carrying

44. A. visitors      B. friends          C. diners          D. consumers

45. A. In detail     B. In short         C. In surprise      D. In general

46. A. something   B. nothing         C. everything      D. anything

47. A. cheap       B. shabby         C. expensive       D. ordinary

48. A. amazement   B. delight         C. amusement     D. satisfaction

49. A. food        B. clothing         C. money        D. room

50. A. information  B. rescue          C. employment    D. service

51. A. cared       B. bought          C. meant         D. delivered

52. A. proven      B. assumed         C. planned       D. decided

53. A. mental      B. moral           C. natural        D. physical

54. A. Therefore    B. But             C. And           D. So

55. A. comfort     B. luck             C. wealth         D. space

56. A. announce    B. communicate     C. apologize      D. explain

57. A. respect      B. praise           C. invitation      D. donation

58. A. determine    B. wonder         C. conclude       D. support

59. A. whenever    B. however         C. whatever       D. whichever

60. A. try         B. behave           C. look           D. struggle

【回答】

1-45 DBACB  46-50 DCAAD  51-55 CBDBA  56-60 CDBAC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空