阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡/纸上将该项涂黑。

On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment but   36   him as a usual beggar and walked on to work  37  .

On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was  38  on the ground with two doctors beside him. This time my  39  paused. He wasn’t a   40   at all. He was  41  certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. Shame rocked me. How painful for that sick, old man to have  42  from the coldness of the entire day! He probably reached out to  43  for help. No one stopped, out of sight, out of  44  .

A different season and I again  45   an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from where the Winter Man had been.  46  up in the familiar rush of people going to work, I barely  47  at him. However, the   48   of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to him and  49  down to ask him if he was OK. He told me he was diabetic(糖尿病的)and it might be a good idea to  50  an ambulance, which I did—it was a few minutes away.

In a whisper, he said to me, “Thank you. Nobody  51  .except you.” We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment.  52  was spoken without a word being said. As the  53  ambulance’s alarm beli shows the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sad for the Winter Man and ashamed that I had almost walked past another person   54  . I was amazed that it had been so easy to be  55  .

36.A. recognized           B. regarded            C. appointed          D. announced

37.A. worriedly             B. calmly               C. hurriedly           D. slowly

38.A. lying                    B. kneeling             C. sleeping             D. standing

39.A. eyes                    B. heart                 C. step                  D. breath

40.A. doctor                 B. thief                  C. beggar                     D. liar

41.A. dirty                    B. rich                   C. old                    D. mad

42.A. escaped               B. experienced              C. suffered            D. learned

43. A. policemen           B. cleaners             C. volunteers         D. passers-by

44. A. mind                   B. control                     C. reach                D. ability

45. A. went over           B. came across      C. ran after            D. drove over

46. A. Stuck                 B. Broken              C. Caught              D. Held

47. A. shouted               B. glanced             C. pointed              D. stared

48. A. action                 B. performance      C. voice                D. memory

49. A. lay                      B. sat                    C. knelt                 D. pushed

50. A. call                     B. rent                   C. send                 D. stop

51.A. noticed                B. cared                C. replied               D. believed

52. A. Little                   B. Much                C. None                D. Some

53. A. leaving                B. disappearing       C. passing             D. approaching

54. A. at hand               B. on purpose        C. in need              D. at ease

55. A. shameful             B. helpful               C. grateful             D. joyful

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