题文
Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true, I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
小题1:The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ________.A．promised to obey the store rulesB．forgot to take any money with himC．hoped to have the food first and pay laterD．could not afford anything more expensive小题2:Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?A．Kind and lucky.B．Poor and lonely.C．Friendly and helpful.D．Hurt and disappointed.小题3:The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.A．he wanted to keep his present jobB．he felt no pity for the old gentlemanC．he considered the old man dishonest D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man小题4:What does the writer learn from his experience?A．wealth is more important than anything else.B．Helping others is easier said than done.C．experience is better gained through practice.D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.小题5:How would the old men feel at the end of the story?A．Sad and disappointed.B．Happy and lucky.C．Depressed and unlucky.D．Surprised and grateful. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
文章讲述了作者在超市收银时，遇到一位贫穷又孤独的老人，想要一份饼干，第二天来送钱。作者虽然同情他，但还是以店里有规定，拒绝了老人的要求。这时一位看起来比前一位更可怜的人主动要为老人付账，作者同样拒绝了，自己掏钱为老人结了帐。在作者看来，帮助别人说起来容易做起来难,经过努力，我们可以将爱心转化成行动帮助别人。
小题1:细节题：根据第一段中“He said he was out if cash ...he promised to repay me the next day.”可知那位老人想先吃饭后付款。故选C。
小题2:细节题：根据第二段“I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and wha the would be like if luck had gone his way.I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, ”我想知道他在10年前或是20年前究竟是怎么样一个人呢，想知道如果没有当时的好运气，他会是什么样呢。我为世界上这种人类灵魂孤独的人感到心疼。可知老人又穷又孤单。故选B。
小题3:细节题：根据第二段最后一句“ I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job”我感到说这个是愚蠢而不友善的，但我珍惜我的工作。故选A。
小题4:细节题：根据最后一段“pity is soft and safe and easy.compassion is caring in action.”可知帮助别人说起来容易做起来难。故选B。
小题5:推理题：阅读最后一段可知，作者以商店的规章制度为由没有同意让第二位老人付账，最后是作者自己掏钱给那位老人结账，出乎所有人意料，常理可知，老人肯定对作者很感激。故选D。
考点
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人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
