13.In a certain store where they sell puddings,a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season.Here you may select the one which is most to your taste,and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.
I have often wondered whether some people,who had no intention of making a purchase,would take advantage of this privilege.One day I asked this question of the shop girl,and I learned it was indeed the case."Now there's one old gentleman,for instance,"she told me,"he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings,though he never buys anything,and I suspect he never will.I remember him from last year and the year before that,too.Well,let him come if he wants it,and welcome to it.And what's more,I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share.He looks as if he needed it all right,and I suppose they can afford it."
She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest."Why,that's the very gentleman I've been telling you about,"whispered the shop girl."Just watch him now."And then turning to him:"Would you like to sample them,sir?Here's a spoon for you to use."The elderly gentleman,who was poorly but neatly dressed,accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings,only breaking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief."This is quite good"."This is not bad either,but a little too heavy".All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings,and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store.Poor old chap!Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.
Amidst the crowd of happy,prosperous looking Christmas shoppers,the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place,and in a burst of benevolence,I went up to him and said:
"Pardon me,sir,will you do me a favor?Let me purchase you one of these puddings.It would give me such pleasure."
He jumped back as if he had been stung,and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face.
"Excuse me,"he said,with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance,"I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you.Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else."And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice,"Kindly pack me up this one here.I will take it with me."He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of the puddings.
The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it,While he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter.To save his"honor",he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford.How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words!It was too late though,and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away.
"You pay at the desk,"the shop girl was telling him,but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand.And that was the last I saw or heard of the old man.Now he can never go there to sample puddings and more.
66.By saying it was indeed the case,the author meant thatB.
A.many shoppers would sample pudding before buying them
B.some people just sampled pudding but didn't buy them
C.the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales.
D.there were various kinds of puddings on sale during the Christmas sale.
67.From the girl's words,we know that sheA
A.felt pity for the old man
B.looked down upon the old man
C.thought poorly of sampling pudding
D.worked in the shop for a few months
68.The old man finally bought a pudding becauseC
A.he had intended to buy the pudding
B.the author gave him some money
C.he was annoyed by the author's offer
D.the shop girl asked him to purchase one
69.Why did the uthor feel that he should walk away according to the passage?D
A.He had something urgent to do
B.He was quite angry with the old man
C.He decided to pay the money for the pudding
D.He found himself in a rather awkward way
70.What does the passage imply?A
A.Helping others involves respect.
B.Never judge a book by its cover.
C.A man can do no more than he can.
D.A word spoken cannot be recalled.
分析 本文為夾敘夾議類議論文;文章介紹了在一家商店,顧客決定買布丁之前可以先品嘗;作者想知道是不是有人不想購買這些布丁,他們只是品嘗而已;事實上有一位貧窮的老人就是如此;作者想幫助老人,為老人買布。坏亲髡叩脑拝s讓老人感到自己的尊嚴受到了侮辱;迫使老人去購買自己買不起的東西.文章意在說明,幫助別人時還要考慮到對方的尊嚴.
解答 66.B.句意理解題.由第二段中的"I have often wondered whether some people,who had no intention of making a purchase,would take advantage of this privilege"可知作者想知道是不是有人不想購買這些布丁,他們只是品嘗而已;聯(lián)系下文,作者詢問店員得到答案:情況確實是這樣;故B選項正確.
67.A.推理判斷題.由第二段中的"let him come if he wants it,and welcome to it.And what's more,I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share.He looks as if he needed it all right,and I suppose they can afford it"可知,這個女店員認為如果老人需要這些布丁,歡迎他品嘗;她還希望老人在別的店里也能得到自己所需要的.故可推知,這位店員對老人充滿同情.A選項切題.
68.C.推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第三和第四段中的"He jumped back as if he had been stung,and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face…with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance"可知,作者的話讓老人感到自己的尊嚴受到了侮辱,他非常生氣,所以決定要買下布。蔆選項切題.
69.D.細節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第二段中的"To save his"honor",he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford.How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words!It was too late though,and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away"可知,作者的行為迫使一位老人去購買自己買不起的東西.作者為自己的行為感到后悔莫及,感到尷尬難堪.所以作者認為自己能做的事情就是趕緊走開.D選項切題.
70.A.推理判斷題;由文章可知,作者本來想幫助老人,可是因為方式不當,傷害了老人的尊嚴.由此可以推知,幫助別人,不僅僅是要在經(jīng)濟上幫助他,而且還要考慮到對方的尊嚴.要尊重對方.故A選項正確.
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).