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  Any passenger on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have already thought that I was strange. In particular this gentleman sitting opposite me was staring at me,at the cheese bun on the floor in front of me,and then back at me. “Next stop,St Patrick Station. ” My stop was quickly coming up. I had minutes to either take the cheese bun,which nobody else was claiming (as a passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop) ，or leave it there and hope that it didn’t go to waste.

  In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would other people on this subway think of me if I took the cheese bun? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I’m stealing?”

  The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed (自我强加的) questions,which would only justify my ego. But then I’d get off the subway,walk a block up the street to my office,get settled at my desk,and despite feeling comfortable,warm,and being well fed myself for the whole day,there would be a weight of guilt and regret weighing on my consciousness.

  My thoughts were pushing me towards pride and ignorance when the truth was evident：this missing cheese bun is a gift for a homeless person who is hungry and cold. For me it is a gift to overcome a little bit of ego and pass along so much kindness. It was clear that the homeless person who would receive this cheese bun needed it just as much as I did.

  Just as the doors opened at my stop,I grabbed the cheese bun and exited the subway. It felt awesome and I didn’t care if people were looking or what they thought. Instead of going directly to my office as usual,I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s Park where I have seen a homeless man sitting outside many times on my walk from the gym to my office. I always wanted to give him something. There he was this morning,wrapped in a sleeping bag.

(   ) 1. As the author was getting off the subway,he    

   A. felt worried about where to go because he was a stranger in this city

   B. was suffering from hunger as he was hurrying to work without breakfast

   C. couldn’t decide whether to take the cheese bun on the floor in front of him or not

   D. took a glimpse of all the passengers,especially the gentleman sitting opposite him

(   ) 2. What is mainly discussed in the 2nd paragraph?

   A. The author’s concern about others.

   B. The inner struggle within the author.

   C. The author’s reaction to the problem.

   D. The author’s opinion towards the issue.

(   ) 3. The author grabbed the cheese bun the moment before he got off because    .

   A. he thought it a waste to leave the cheese bun there

   B. it reminded him of a homeless man he had met recently

   C. nobody was noticing him as they were getting ready to get off

   D. he valued kindness more than his own pride after a careful thought

(   ) 4. From the text we can know the author was    .

   A. caring   B. generous

   C. selfish   D. timid (胆小的)

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一次坐地铁的经历。在地铁中对于拿不拿摆在眼前的奶酪蛋糕，作者进行了激烈的思想斗争。如果拿了，别人会怎么看"我"？他们会认为"我"贫穷、饥饿吗？他们会认为"我"在偷东西吗？后来作者战胜了自我，就在下车的那一时刻，他拿起了蛋糕。下车后，他径直去了有无家可归的人的地方，将爱心送给了一个无家可归的人。

1. C根据文章第一段中的"1 had minutes to either take the cheese bun,which nobody else was claiming (as a passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop) ，or leave it there and hope that it didn't go to waste.”可知，作者不能决定拿不拿眼前的奶酪蛋糕。

2. B根据文章中的几个问题"'What would other people on this subway think of me if I took the cheese bun? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I'm stealing?'"可知，作者在进行内心的思想斗争。故选B项。

3. D[易错点拨]此题易错选B. 文章中的确提到过他经常遇到无

家可归的人，但使他拿起蛋糕的不是他想起了某个无家可归的人，而是他战胜自我、传递爱心的精神。所以B项错误。

4. A根据文章第四段中的"My thoughts were pushing me to?wards pride and ignorance when the truth was evident: this missing cheese bun is a gif".”可知作者是有爱心的。

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   A. have poor academic records

   B. use the information in late years

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(   ) 2. Which of the following statements reflects the in formation in the passage?

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(   ) 4. The author probably would agree with the point of view that        .

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