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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A traveler, after losing his way in the mountain, took refuge for the night in a cave. He saw at once that another had preceded him and was now warming himself before a fire of sticks and leaves. When the traveler entered, the other man said, “I'm an untouchable (member of the lowest caste in India). Be careful not to stumble and fall against me.”
The traveler sat on the other side of the fire watching his companion. He wondered what differences made one of them an honorable man and the other a homeless one. Not seeing any great physical difference between them, he thought perhaps the solution lay in another field. He said, “Tell me, do you feel hate and joy and love, as I do? Are you capable of feeling hope and jealousy and regret?”
“Yes.” said the untouchable, “I feel all those things. I also feel shame, envy, sorrow and pity.
And so the two men talked. They tried to discover some differences between them but did not succeed. Then the traveler said, “As far as I can see, we are very much alike.” and added, “Do you know why you're an. untouchable and I am not?”
“No,” said the other, “I only know I was born an untouchable of parents who were like myself.”
There was a long silence while the two men examined each other across the fire. Finally the traveler said, “I wonder what would happen if I touched you.”
The eyes of the traveler widened at his own audacity, and he said, “You knowI'm going to touch you and find out.” The homeless fellow drew back against the wall and covered his eyes. The traveler stretched out his arms and touched the untouchable. After a time the homeless fellow asked in a frightened voice, “Did the mountain shake? Did the river dry up? Did the moon fall out of the sky?”
The traveler said in astonishment, “Nothing at all happened. Everything's exactly as it was before.”
1.The traveler came into the cave ________.
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A.to find companionship
B.because he needed shelter
C.because it was a familiar place
D.because he was cold and hungry
2.The man in the cave told the traveler, “be careful not to stumble and fall against me” because ________.
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A.he didn't want the traveler to hurt himself
B.it was very dark in the cave
C.he didn't want the traveler to injure him
D.he was an untouchable
3.The untouchable drew back when the traveler reached out to touch him because ________.
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A.he was afraid of what would happen when he was touched
B.he thought the traveler would hurt him
C.he was angry at the traveler
D.he was afraid the traveler would become an untouchable himself
4.Which of the things below did happen after the traveler touched the untouchable?
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A.The river beside the cave dried up
B.The traveler was astonished
C.The moon disappeared from the sky
D.The outcast drew back against the wall and covered his eyes
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