I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my1again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps2, but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.
She stopped and put a hand out to rest3it, gently (轻柔地,徐缓地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind4for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she5moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She6me, and then shook her head and walked away.
I was so7with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of 8a hand, I had interrupted (打扰,中断) the old lady’s9moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (轻拍) the10next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.
I ate, she drank and we smiled. She11for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing 12in the air, opened the car door and walked away.
I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦,苦恼). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      hand
    2. B.
      arms
    3. C.
      head
    4. D.
      eyes
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      heavy
    2. B.
      large
    3. C.
      quick
    4. D.
      usual
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      in
    2. B.
      over
    3. C.
      under
    4. D.
      against
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      paid
    2. B.
      cared
    3. C.
      asked
    4. D.
      searched
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      softly
    2. B.
      quickly
    3. C.
      strangely
    4. D.
      thankfully
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      looked at
    2. B.
      looked after
    3. C.
      listened to
    4. D.
      waited for
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      lonely
    2. B.
      angry
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      surprised
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      holding
    2. B.
      taking
    3. C.
      giving
    4. D.
      showing
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      quiet
    3. C.
      magic
    4. D.
      proud
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      bed
    2. B.
      floor
    3. C.
      chair
    4. D.
      seat
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      slept
    2. B.
      talked
    3. C.
      rested
    4. D.
      listened
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      sound
    2. B.
      voice
    3. C.
      music
    4. D.
      note

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always1you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only2friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always think of the autumn and the girl with the3. It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves4in the cool wind. Autumn is a harvest(丰收)season and life is uninteresting. The free days always let5down. But one day, the sound of a violin came into my ears. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 6in playing her violin. I had7seen her before. The music was so nice that I didn't know I had been8there for so long.
Every day I went to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became9. I thought we were already good friends, 10we didn't know each other.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly
11. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
12, a sad expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that13me.” she said.
14, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the girl. She is like a dream—so short, so bright, like a star giving off so much light that it makes the15beautiful.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      with
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      against
    4. D.
      behind
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      bad
    2. B.
      true
    3. C.
      new
    4. D.
      young
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      sound
    2. B.
      song
    3. C.
      play
    4. D.
      violin
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      falling
    2. B.
      hanging
    3. C.
      shining
    4. D.
      playing
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      her
    2. B.
      it
    3. C.
      me
    4. D.
      them
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      lost
    2. B.
      weak
    3. C.
      poor
    4. D.
      interested
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      once
    2. B.
      never
    3. C.
      ever
    4. D.
      usually
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      waiting
    2. B.
      stopping
    3. C.
      standing
    4. D.
      lying
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      interesting
    2. B.
      tiring
    3. C.
      boring
    4. D.
      surprising
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      and
    3. C.
      because
    4. D.
      although
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      stopped
    2. B.
      began
    3. C.
      appeared
    4. D.
      changed
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      Probably
    2. B.
      Suddenly
    3. C.
      Luckily
    4. D.
      Firstly
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      hurt
    2. B.
      taught
    3. C.
      encouraged
    4. D.
      troubled
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      In fact
    2. B.
      At last
    3. C.
      As a result
    4. D.
      By the way
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      spring
    2. B.
      summer
    3. C.
      autumn
    4. D.
      winter

He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.
I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.
“What about me? I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude

  1. 1.

    The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their______.

    1. A.
      words
    2. B.
      eyes
    3. C.
      feet
    4. D.
      smile
  2. 2.

    The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to______.

    1. A.
      attention
    2. B.
      pity
    3. C.
      trust
    4. D.
      duty
  3. 3.

    We learn that the disabled man ______.

    1. A.
      had great difficulty looking after himself
    2. B.
      always asked people for help
    3. C.
      couldn’t have a big smile
    4. D.
      liked to talk about people’s shoes
  4. 4.

    The writer felt comfortable because______.

    1. A.
      he had a nice talk to the man
    2. B.
      the man looked him in the eye
    3. C.
      he didn’t move his feet before the man
    4. D.
      the man had a big smile on the face
  5. 5.

    We can infer from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      the disable man had something wrong with his mind
    2. B.
      not many people went down to the man’s level
    3. C.
      the man was good at telling people about the world
    4. D.
      the writer would not give the man move help
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