Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
Icouldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.
The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.
1. A.
  promised to obey the store rules
2. B.
  forgot to take any money with him
3. C.
  hoped to have the food first and pay later
4. D.
  could not afford anything more expensive
2.
Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
1. A.
  kind and lucky
2. B.
  poor and lonely
3. C.
  friendly and helpful
4. D.
  hurt and disappointed
3.
The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.
1. A.
  he wanted to keep his present job
2. B.
  he felt no pity for the old gentleman
3. C.
  he considered the old man dishonest
4. D.
  he expected someone else to pay for the old man
4.
What does the writer learn from his experience?
1. A.
  Wealth is more important than anything else.
2. B.
  Helping others is easier said than done.
3. C.
  Experience is better gained through practice.
4. D.
  Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy and shabby (寒酸的) man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
    I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
    Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me, ” was all he said.
    What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
70. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________.
A. promised to obey the store rules
B. forgot to take any money with him
C. hoped to have the food first and pay later
D. could not afford anything more expensive
71. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A. kind and lucky     B. poor and lonely    C. friendly and helpful       D. hurt and disappointed
72. What does the writer learn from his experience?
A. Wealth is more important than anything else
B. Helping others is easier said than done
C. Experience is better gained through practice
D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

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Directions：Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph．There is one extra heading which you do not need．

1．_________

With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing．Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information．So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them．A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists．In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson．

2．_________

There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper’s owner, Lord Copper．The editors can never disagree with him．When he’s right about something they answer “definitely”, and when he’s wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper．” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them．

3．_________

In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising．The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratings．I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show．In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment．There is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story．

4．_________

There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want．People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms．But what it will mean also is that we’ll be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and lies．Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check．

5．_________

Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don’t just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper．In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices：switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust．The investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth．

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　 Compassion (同情) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part—time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers，and it’s easy to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy marl walked up to my register with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash，had just moved into his room，and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before，and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul，all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry，and the store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this，but I valued my job.

Just then，another man，standing behind the first，spoke up. if anything，he looked more pitiable, “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft，safe and easy. Compassion，on the other hand，is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed，either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

59．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits　　　　　 .

　 A．promised to obey the store rules　　　　　

B．forgot to take any money with him

　 C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

60．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hum and disappointed

61．The writer followed the store rules because 　　　 .

　 A．he wanted to keep his present job

　 B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

　 C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest