1、单元综合评估四(UNIT 4)时间：120分钟满分：120分第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从题中所给的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AYoull find it amazing to support people when you go out to eat! Just look for restaurants that hire people with disabilities, which are making the world a more inclusive place.Ea
2、ch bakery, cafe, and restaurant below has a wonderful and heartwarming story.Hugs Cafe: McKinney, Texas Ruth Thompson once had a vision to create a nonprofit cafe that would be run and operated primarily by adults with special needs.With hard work, a strong passion and an amazing team, Hugs Cafe ope
3、ned its doors in 2015.“Hugs Cafe is now so much more than a job to our 23 teammates, which is enhancing the meaningful lives of adults with special needs through training and employment at Hugs Cafe.” Thompson says.Vinny & Bays Coffee and Eatery: Panama City, Florida“A lot of people around plan thei
4、r vacations coming to this coffee shop，” says the cafe owner Kara Rigby.Vinny & Bays Coffee and Eatery was established “so that Baylee had a place to work” , Rigby adds.Baylee is Rigbys daughters friend who has a disability.The coffee shops goal is to become a training spot for individuals like Bayl
5、ee.Some workers have even started at Vinny & Bays and were able to work in a regular workplace.Rigby says that her employees “have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.They love their work unconditionally, and it changes the whole environment and business”. Rigby believes that incorporating
6、even just one or two disabled individuals into a business can change the whole atmospherefor the better!Sugar Plum Bakery: Virginia Beach, VirginiaHead to Sugar Plum Bakery to find a delicious carrot cake and see people with disabilities successfully working alongside nondisabled workers.Sugar Plum
7、has been promoting the integration of adults with developmental disabilities by providing training and employment opportunities to more than 1,000 people with disabilities since 1987.Whether theyre scooping cookies or making cupcakes, Sugar_Plums_disabled_employees_are_the_backbone_of_the_bakery.文章大
8、意：本文是一篇应用文，介绍了三个雇用残障人士的餐厅。21What do the three restaurants have in common?AThey are established by adults with special needs.BThey are supported by charities or local government.CThey provide training and employment to disabled individuals.DThe employers and employees there are all individuals with d
9、isabilities.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“enhancing.through training and employment”，第三段中的“The coffee shops goal is to become a training spot for individuals like Baylee”以及第四段中的“promoting the integration of adults with developmental disabilities by providing training and employment opportunities”可知，三个餐厅都为残
10、障人士提供了培训和就业服务。22It can be known from the passage that _.AHugs Cafe was set up in 1987 and now has 23 teammatesBRigby founded her coffee shop to help Baylee, her daughterCdisabled individuals are not able to work in a regular workplaceDSugar Plum Bakery hires both normal people and people with disabi
11、lities答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“see people with disabilities successfully working alongside nondisabled workers”可知，Sugar Plum Bakery即雇用身体健全的人，也雇用残障人士。23What does the underlined part in the last paragraph suggest?ADisabled workers there are the most important part.BThe bakery gets support and strength
12、from backbone.CThe customers are always backing the disabled workers.DThe employees have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.答案：A解析：细节理解题。画线部分中的backbone意为“脊梁骨，脊柱；支柱，骨干”，这里引申为“中坚力量”，故A项“残障人士员工是那里最重要的部分”正确。BClara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a f
13、light attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker:“Does anyone on board know American Sign Language？” She knew she needed to help.Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button.The flight attendant came by and explained the situation.“We have a passenger on the plane whos blind and deaf，
14、” she said.The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldnt understand what he needed, according to PEOPLE magazine. Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia and knew shed be able to spell on the mans palm by finger.S
15、o she unbuckled her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, then 64.Gently taking his hand, she signed,“How are you? Are you OK？”Cook asked for some water.When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat.She came by again a bit later because he wanted to
16、know the time.On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.“He didnt need anything.He was lonely and wanted to talk，” Clara said.So for the next hour, that was what they did.She talked about her family and her plans for the future (she wants to be a politician)Cook told Clara how he had gr
17、adually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman.Even though he couldnt see her, she “looked attentively at his face with such kindness”， a passenger reported. “Clara was amazing，” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview.“You could tell Cook w
18、as very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a warmhearted girl.” Cooks reaction: “Best trip Ive ever had.”Looking for ways to offer help? Start with this random act of kindness that can change someones life right now.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Clara Daly在飞机上帮助一个既失明又失聪的乘客的暖心故事。24The fli
19、ght attendant asked an urgent question because _.Athe passenger was traveling aloneBthe plane was in a dangerous situationCthe passenger asked for something urgentlyDnone of the flight attendants could communicate with the passenger答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“he was traveling alone and the flight attenda
20、nts couldnt understand what he needed”可知，乘务员无法跟他交流，不知道他需要什么。25Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future?ABecause the flight attendant asked her to do so.BBecause she needed topics to go on talking with Cook.CBecause Cook expected to understand teenagers better.DBecause she wanted to show her
21、 ambition for the future.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“He was lonely and wanted to talk，Clara said.So for the next hour, that was what they did.”可知，因为Cook很孤单而且想交谈，故Clara在接下来的一小时一直在和Cook交谈。26Which of the following words can best describe Clara?AKind and caring.BWarmhearted and cautious.CGenerous and amazing
22、.DAmbitious and attentive.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook”“She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time.On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.”和第四段中的“looked attentively at his face with such kindness”可知，她能跪在Tim的座位旁边，一次次过去照料他，而且还能带着善意看着他
23、，由此可推断Clara是善良且体贴的。27The passage is mainly written to _.Atell a touching story of an amazing girlBappeal to readers to lend a hand kindly and randomlyCstress the great importance of American Sign LanguageDshow how considerate the flight attendant was to help Cook答案：B解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段的内容可知，文章通过Clara所做的
24、温暖小事呼吁我们随时帮助别人，奉献爱心。CThis year some twentythree hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13 to 19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes.They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form the impressions of the real America.At the same time, about thirteen hundred Am
25、erican teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.Here is a twoway student exchange in action.Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with Georges family.In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively
26、 young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, he began to understand the language.School life was completely different from what he had expectedmuch harder.Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the classroom.They studied fourteen subjects instead of the si
27、x subjects that are usual in the United States.There were almost no extracurricular activities.Family life, too, was different.The fathers words were the laws, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual.Fred found the food too simple at first.Also, he missed having a car.At
28、 the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea.“I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools，” he said.“The school life is far too easy for us.But I have to say that I like it very much.In Germany we can do nothing but study.Here we can take part in many ext
29、racurricular activities.I think that maybe American schools are better in training citizens.There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”文章大意：文章介绍了世界各地的青少年去美国体验生活和美国的青少年去世界上的其他国家体验生活的事，其中主要介绍了交换生Fred在德国和Mike在美国的不同体验。28The whole exchange program is mainly to _.Ahelp teenagers in other countr
30、ies know the real AmericaBlet students learn something about other countriesCsend American students to travel in GermanyDhave teenagers learn new languages答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form the impressions of the real America.At the same time, about thirtee
31、n hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.”可知，交换生项目就是为了让学生更多地了解其他国家。故B项正确。29What did Fred and Mike agree on?AAmerica has better traffic.BAmericans and Germans were both friendly.CLife in German schools was har
32、der than that in American schools.DThere were more cars on the streets in America.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“School life was completely different from what he had expectedmuch harder.There were almost no extracurricular activities.”及第五段中的“The school life is far too easy for us.Here we can take part in man
33、y extracurricular activities.”可知，Fred和Mike都认为德国的学校生活比美国的学校生活要艰难。故C项正确。30What is particular in American schools?AThere is some middle ground between the teaching buildings.BThere are a lot of extracurricular activitiesCStudents usually study 14 subjects in all.DStudents go outside to enjoy themselves
34、 in a car.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There were almost no extracurricular activities.”及第五段中的“Here we can take part in many extracurricular activities.”可知，美国学校的特别之处在于有很多课外活动，而德国的学校几乎没有课外活动。故B项正确。31What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?AThe easy life in the American schools was mor
35、e helpful to students.BGerman schools trained students to be better citizens.CAmerican schools were not as good as German schools.DA better education should include something good from both American schools and German schools.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Mike认为美国的学校和德国的学校各有所长，美国的学校生活相对轻松，而德国的学校生活相对沉闷，他认
36、为一个好的教育应该汲取双方的长处。故D项正确。DWhen I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother.She stopped to speak to Mr Lee.I knew I could see Mr Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there.After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable.“You let that be the last
37、time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak，because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street.”That sentence sounded simple but it made me become who I am.At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was
38、doing.But I also spoke to the people in the cafe and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(卑微的) they are.I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to
39、 ask him for a chat.We had a great talk.At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.Ive become vicepresident, but that hasnt changed how I treat people.I speak to people wherever I am.Speaking to peopl
40、e creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.文章大意：作者从小就开始意识到和别人打招呼的重要性，这种和人打交道的方式一直延续到作者的工作当中，打招呼变成了作者的习惯，
41、这种做法给作者带来了很多好处。32What is the best title of this passage?AThe Power of Being TalkativeBMy Mothers Influence on MeCThe Power of Saying HelloDMy Way to Become Vicepresident答案：C解析：标题归纳题。根据最后一段的“you will realize.say hello.”可知本文一直强调给别人打招呼的影响，故选C项。33What can we learn from the second paragraph?AThe writer d
42、idnt say hello to everyone in the company.BThe writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.CThe president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.DThe president of the company actually didnt like the writer at all.答案：B解析：推理判断题。第二段介绍作者在工作之后，经常和公司的总裁说“Hello”，询
43、问工作，并且作者和公司里所有人的关系都很好，公司的总裁对作者印象很好，故选B项。34For the writer, saying hello to others_.Ais a way to get what he wantsBhas become a habit and a way of lifeCis a way to show respect for his motherDis important in making him remembered答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二、三段可知，作者总是和任何人都打招呼，即使后来当自己成为公司的副总裁时，作者也没有改变自己为人处事的方式，这
44、已经变成了一个习惯，一种生活方式，故选B项。35According to Paragraph 3, in the writers opinion, speaking to others can _.Amake our world much betterBmake people much happier every dayChelp people understand each other betterDhelp people work much better答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三句可知，通过和别人交流可以走进别人的心里，同时也会让别人走进自己的心里。言外之意就是和别人交流可以
45、使人们更好地互相了解。故选C项。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。Power of WordsThe power of words is sometimes hard to understand._36_ If you have goals and dreams in life, write them down and speak them out.As an ancient Jewish proverb says “Your tongue has the power of life and de
46、ath.”That means that our words have power to finally cause things to happen, even life or death._37_ For example，an encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.Words can have a powerful effect on your subconscious(潜意识的) brain.And it will in turn aff
47、ect your life greatly.Be very careful, because your words have destructive (破坏性的) power, too.You have probably heard of children being scolded by their parents and developing a bad selfimage.Most kids have that experience._38_39_ Its not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy,
48、the weather, and argument or your age that is to blame.You and only you are responsible for every decision you make.We may all experience the power of words in our life, even when we were very young._40_ Encouraging words from our teacher or parents when we fail in the exam can make us work harder a
49、t our lessons, while blame or scolding will make things worse.ABut an encouraging word can go quite a long way.BEverything you do is based on the choices you make.CYou should try to be encouraged and think positively.DYour words are likely to bring out something amazing.EThe familiar words can help
50、us build up good relationships with others.FWe all need positive words especially when being in trouble or needing help.GThey say it is important to praise children 4 times for each negative word or scolding.文章大意：本文主要介绍了语言的神奇作用。36A解析：前一句说到语言的力量有时难以理解，表示转折关系的A项说到“但是一句鼓励的话可以长时间起作用”符合题意。37D解析：根据下文有关鼓励性
51、的话的力量的例子可知，这里是说明它的作用，所以选项D符合题意。38G解析：分析本段语意可知，此处是说语言的破坏性，许多孩子有被家长批评的经历，G项与上文语意衔接，故为本题答案。39B解析：下文指出“你，并且只有你要对你做出的每一个决定负责”，这里的“decision you make”与选项B中的“the choices you make”相匹配。40F解析：下文的“fail in the exam”与选项F中的“in trouble or needing help”相匹配，故选F项。第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从
52、短文后各题的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。Rarely do teachers know whether they make permanent impressions on students.I know because it _41_ to my mother, a retired teacher, when she turned on the _42_ one morning in 2003.The story began in the mid1960s.My mom was teaching _43_ at Burlingame Junior High
53、.I knew little about her job at the time except for the _44_ redhead, Tamara, who was _45_ writing stories as a seventhgrader in my moms class.I was visiting her in 2003 when my mom came out of her room with a _46_ look on her face.Shed been listening to the radio, and she had _47_ an interview with
54、 a bestselling French author, Tamara Pierce.My mother _48_： Could it be the same person?I _49_ the Internet and quickly found the website for the author.My heart began to beat rapidly when I _50_ it at the bottom!“I should _51_ my writing career to my English teacher.(Bless you, Mrs Jacobsen！)”My mo
55、thers name was Mary Jacobsen.My mothers immediate response to this _52_ was quiet.She was always kind and extremely _53_. I mention this story not only because its a wonderful _54_ of the influence teachers can have without being _55_ of it.It also makes me see my mom differently.文章大意：本文为记叙文。作者借母亲的经
56、历说明：尽管教师很少知道他们是否会对学生产生深远的影响，但事实是他们的确在无声中影响着学生。41Afell Bappealed Chappened Dapplied答案：C解析：根据上下文可知，这里指的是这种情况发生(happened)在了妈妈身上。fall to“(职责、责任)落在身上”；appeal to“上诉，吸引， 呼吁”；apply to“申请，适用，涉及”。42Aradio Btelevision Ccomputer Dheat答案：A解析：根据第三段中的“Shed been listening to the radio”可知，此处应用radio。43AFrench BSpanis
57、h CItalian DEnglish答案：D解析：根据下文内容尤其是51空后的信息“my English teacher”可知，妈妈教的是英语。44Aamazed Bexcited Cgifted Dbored答案：C解析：根据该句中的“writing stories as a seventhgrader in my moms class”和下文可知，Tamara后来成了畅销书作者，并将自己在写作上的成功归功于自己的老师，可见，当初她应该是一位在写作上有天赋的(gifted)学生。amazed“惊奇的”；excited“激动的”；bored“厌倦的，烦闷的”。45Arespectful of
58、 Bskilled atCuninterested in Dsurprised at答案：B解析：本空填入的词应与44空一样用于描写Tamara的写作天赋，故用skilled at“精于的”。respectful of“尊重”；uninterested in“对不感兴趣”；surprised at“对感到惊讶”。46Apuzzled BworriedCtired Dsatisfied答案：A解析：根据第三段信息可知，妈妈通过广播听到(heard)了对一个名叫Tamara Pierce的法国畅销书作者的采访，而这位作者的名字恰好与妈妈以前教过的一个学生同名，所以妈妈走出房间时脸上流露出困惑的(p
59、uzzled)表情，心想(wondered)：这会是同一个人吗？worried“担心的”；tired“疲倦的”；satisfied“满意的”。47Aconducted BarrangedCreceived Dheard答案：D解析：参见上题解析。conduct“组织，指挥，引导”；arrange“安排，布置，谱写”；receive“收到，体验，接纳”。48Ashouted Brepeated Cwondered Dsighed答案：C解析：参见第46题解析。shout“大声说，嚷”；repeat“重复”；sigh“叹气，叹息”。49Awent into Blooked into Cchecke
60、d Dsearched答案：D解析：根据语境可知，作者上网搜索(searched)相关信息。go into“进入，从事”；look into“调查”；check“检查，核实”。50Aspotted Brecorded Cseized Drealized答案：A解析：当在网页底端看见(spotted)这句话时，作者的心跳加快了。recod“记录，录音”；seize“抓住，攻占，没收”；realize“意识到，实现”。51Areturn Badapt Cowe Dshow答案：C解析：此处指的是“我的写作生涯都归功于(owe)我的英语老师(感谢您，Mrs Jacobsen！)”。return“回来
61、，放回，恢复”；adapt“适应，改写”；show“表明，展示，指出，引领”。52Adoubt Bcreation Cevent Ddiscovery答案：D解析：根据语境可知，妈妈对作者的这一发现(discovery)显得很平静。doubt“疑惑，疑问”；creation“创造，作品”；event“大事，比赛项目，公开活动”。53Amodest BoutgoingCsympathetic Dfaithful答案：A解析：此处填入的词应与前一句的quiet和本句的kind在情感基调上保持一致，故用modest。妈妈总是很友善，非常谦虚(modest)。54Avictory BexampleCt
62、opic Dstage答案：B解析：这是一个老师潜移默化影响学生的很好的例子(example)。victory“胜利，成功”；topic“话题，标题”；stage“阶段，步骤，舞台”。55Aworthy BcertainCaware Dproud答案：C解析：根据第一段首句“Rarely do teachers know whether they make permanent impressions on students.”可知答案。be aware of“知道，意识到”符合语境。be worthy of“值得”；be certain of“确信”；be proud of“为自豪”。第二节(
63、共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When you feel a sneeze _56_ a cough coming on, covering your mouth _57_(prevent) the spread of germs(细菌)You probably knew that.But the way you cover up matters.The guidance of health officials is that, _58_ you have no tissue available，you should a
64、im into your elbow, _59_ your hand. “If you sneeze into your hands, those germs will land on them, and will possibly _60_(pass) on to things like door knobs, elevator buttons and other surfaces _61_ the people around you are likely to touch”，said a doctor from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)Ge
65、rms are most _62_ (common)spread by sneezing and coughing.Sneezing and coughing into your arm has become the standard suggestion of not just the CDC, but also other public health _63_(organization)Even the New York City subway system occasionally runs an announcement _64_(ask)riders to “cough or sne
66、eze into the bend of your arm or use a tissue”To be clear, that doesnt get rid of all risk, even if its the best strategy available.But anything _65_(reduce) the amount of flying particles (微粒) helps.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了打喷嚏或咳嗽时如何有效防止细菌传播。56or解析：考查连词。当你觉得要打喷嚏或咳嗽时，捂住嘴可防止细菌传播。根据语境可知，空前的“a sneeze”和空后的“a co
67、ugh”是选择关系，故用or。57prevents解析：考查动词。根据句子成分可知covering your mouth是v.ing形式作主语，设空处为谓语动词，故此处应用prevents。58if解析：考查连词。卫生官员的指导是，如果你没有可用的纸巾，你应该朝向你的肘部，而不是你的手(打喷嚏)。根据语境和句子成分可知，此处引导条件状语从句，应用连词if。59not解析：考查副词和省略。根据语境可知，这里指“而不是你的手”，补充完整应该是you should not aim into your hand，根据省略规则可知，此处应填副词not。60be_passed解析：考查被动语态。根据句子成
68、分可知，本句主语为those germs，谓语动词pass与those germs是被动关系，故此处应用被动语态。61that/which解析：考查关系代词。根据句子成分可知，设空处引导定语从句指代先行词surfaces，且在定语从句中作宾语，故此处应用关系代词that/which。62commonly解析：考查副词。根据句子成分可知，设空处修饰谓语动词，应用副词形式commonly。63organizations解析：考查名词。设空处前有other修饰，故此处应用所给名词的复数形式。64asking解析：考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知，设空处作前面的名词announcement的后置定语，
69、announcement和ask之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用asking作后置定语。65to_reduce解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，设空处修饰前面的“anything”，因为anything为不定代词，常用to do不定式作定语，故此处用to reduce。第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Tom来信说，他将在暑假期间来中国学习中国画，希望能在本市参加一个短期课程。你帮他联系了一所艺术学校，请给他回信，告知以下内容：1学习内容：水墨山水画(Chinese ink landscape painting); 2课程时间：六周；3
70、收费及食宿安排。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3短文中不得出现学校或地区名称。Dear_Tom，How_is_everything_going?_Im_delighted_to_know_youre_coming_to_China_to_learn_Chinese_paintings,_hoping_to_take_a_short_course_in_my_city.An_art_school,_which_is_located_in_the_center_of_the_city,_is_the_best_choice_for_you.As_Ive_learned,_
71、youll_finish_studying_Chinese_ink_landscape_painting_in_six_weeks.Whats_more,_you_can_both_eat_and_live_in_the_school_while_studying_here.Therefore,_you_neednt_worry_about_your_accommodation.In_addition,_the_school_charges_a_relatively_modest_fee.If_you_have_any_other_questions,_please_write_to_me_a
72、s_soon_as_possible.Yours，Li_Hua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Sometimes, good intentions alone are not enough when your attempt to be kind to someone leaves you feeling worse than before.In a certain store where they sell puddings (布丁), a number of these delicious t
73、hings are laid out in a row.Here you may select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to taste them before coming to a decision.I have often wondered whether some people having no intention of making a purchase would take advantage of this privilege.One day I asked a salesgir
74、l the question, and I learned it was indeed the case.“Now theres one old man，” she told me.“He comes here almost every week and tastes each one of the puddings, though he never buys anything.I remember him from last year.Well, let him come if he wants it, and he is welcome to it.And whats more, I ho
75、pe there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share.He looks as if he needs it all right, and I suppose they can afford it.”She was still speaking when an elderly man walked up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest.“Why, thats the very man I
76、ve been telling you about，” whispered the salesgirl, and then turned to him: “Would you like to taste them, sir? Heres a spoon for you to use.”The elderly gentleman, who was poor but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began to taste one after another of the puddings.“This is quite good.This is n
77、ot bad either, but a little too heavy.”Among the crowd of happy, richlooking shoppers, the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place, and in a burst of kindness, 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
78、would give me such pleasure.”答案Paragraph 1：The old man jumped back as if he had been bitten, and the blood rushed to his face.“Excuse me，” he said, with more dignity than I would have thought considering his appearance, “I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you.Undoubtedly you have mistak
79、en me for someone else.” And with a quick decision he turned to the salesgirl and said in a loud voice, “Kindly pack up this one here for me.I will take it with me.” He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive puddings.Paragraph 2：The salesgirl took down the pudding from its stand and starte
80、d to parcel it up. Meanwhile, the elderly gentleman pulled out a worn little pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on the counter.To save his “honor” he was forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford.How I longed for the power to take back my insensitive words! It was too late though, and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away.And that was the last time I saw or heard of him.Now he can never go there to taste puddings any more.
