8.It was a cold night in Washington,D.C.,and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me.He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat.I'd read the signs:"Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers."So I shook my head and kept walking.
I wasn't prepared for a reply,but with no hesitation,he followed me and said,"I really am homeless and I really am hungry!You can come with me and watch me eat!"But I kept on walking.
The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week.I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn't been a real beggar.On a freezing cold night,no less,I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.
Flying back to Anchorage,I couldn't help thinking of him.I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies,churches and charities were there to feed him.Besides,you're not supposed to give money to beggars.
Somewhere over Seattle,I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News.Out of the blue,I came up with an idea.Bean's Cafe,a local charity service kitchen,feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day.Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's?Plant a row for Bean's.It's clean and simple.
We didn't keep records back then,but the idea began to take off.Folks would fax me or call when they took something in.It's food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.
In April 1995,the Garden Writers Association of America(GWAA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program,Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry.The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry,which brought the program to national attention.
As more and more people participated,new variations cropped up.Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program.Donations poured in.It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.
66.The underlined word"swindlers"in the first paragraph is closest in meaning toC.
A.policemen
B.writers
C.cheaters
D.beggars
67.Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?B
A.Because he didn't show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly.
B.Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by.
C.Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger.
D.Because he thought that charity work was the government's duty.
68.How did the author make up for what he had done?D
A.He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.
B.He planted a row of vegetables for charity.
C.He called on people to donate money to the Bean's.
D.He initiated the idea of Plant a row for Bean's.
69.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?C
A.The beggar gave up the first time he was turned down by the author.
B.The author invented the program inspired by the Anchorage Daily News.
C.GWAA expanded the program concept and made it nationwide in 1995.
D.The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文.作者在一次拒絕一個(gè)乞丐的請求后,內(nèi)心難安,非常愧疚.利用自己在報(bào)社的工作,寫了一篇專欄號(hào)召社會(huì)各界人士為乞討人員提供幫助,在社會(huì)上引起了較大反響,并得到了較好的效果.
解答 66.C 猜測詞義題. Don't give money to beggars 作者讀的內(nèi)容是不要給乞丐錢,So I shook my head and kept walking于是我搖搖頭,繼續(xù)走著.我相信了讀到的內(nèi)容沒有給他錢,可見上面寫的是乞丐是騙子符合句意,cheater"騙子",所以答案選C.
67.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn't been a real beggar.我口袋里有錢,即使他不是一個(gè)真正的乞丐,我也應(yīng)該交出一兩美元.可以推斷出作者認(rèn)為自己應(yīng)該幫助那個(gè)乞丐,所以答案選B.
68.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子 The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry,which brought the program to national attention 當(dāng)時(shí)的想法是讓每個(gè)成員寫或談?wù)摓轲嚸穹N一排蔬果的活動(dòng),使該計(jì)劃引起全國關(guān)注.所以答案選D.
69.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子In April 1995,the Garden Writers Association of America(GWAA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program,Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry.1995年4月,美國園藝作家協(xié)會(huì)(GWAA)在安克雷奇舉行,在他們的年度會(huì)議上學(xué)習(xí)我們的計(jì)劃.所以答案選C.
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