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阅读理解 　　Every Friday night the clerk at the food store in the Chevron gas station on Eagle Rock Boulevard and Avenue 40 offers us a discount on all the leftover(剩余的)apples and bananas．To get the best selection possible, my mother and I pile into our 20-year-old car and pull up to the food store at 5p．m．sharp, ready to get our share of slightly overripe fruits． 　　Chevron shopping started like this：One day my mother suddenly realized that she had maxed out(刷爆)almost every credit card, and we needed groceries for the week．The only credit card she hadn't maxed out was the Chevron card and the station on Eagle Rock Boulevard has a pretty big store attached to it． 　　Since our first visit there, I've learned to believe in flexibility(灵活性)．In my life, it has become necessary to bend the idea of grocery shopping．My mother and I can no longer shop at real grocery stores, but we still get the necessities． 　　Grocery shopping at Chevron has its shortcomings．The worst is when we have so many items that it takes the checker(收银员)what seems like hours to ring up everything．A line of anxious customers forms behind us．It's that line that hurts the most－the way they look at us．My mother never notices－or she pretends not to． 　　I never need to be asked to help the checker bag all the items．No one wants to get out of there faster than I do．I'm embarrassed to shop there, and I'm deathly afraid of running into someone I know．I once expressed my fear of being seen shopping at Chevron to my mother and her eyes shone with disappointment．I know that I hurt her feelings when I try to escape our weekly shopping trips． 　　And that is why I hold on to the idea of flexibility so tightly．I believe that being flexible keeps me going－keeps me from being ashamed of the way my family is different from other families．Whenever I feel the heat rise to my face, I tell myself that we won't always have to shop at Chevron－that just because at this point in my life I am struggling does not mean that I will always struggle．My belief in flexibility helps me get through the difficult times because I know that no matter what happens, my mother and I will always figure out a way to survive． (1) Why does the author's mother shop at the Chevron? [　　] A． She couldn't afford to buy food at a regular grocery store． B． She doesn't like the service at a regular grocery store． C． She likes the different kinds of food there． D． She has many Chevron cards． (2) Which of the following words best describes the author's feeling while shopping with her mother? [　　] A． Hurt B． Angry C． Ashamed D． Disappointed (3) By saying “to bend the idea of grocery shopping”, the author most probably means ________． [　　] A． to change the idea of grocery shopping B． to give up grocery shopping C． to do shopping with her mother D． to start to shop in a supermarket (4) What does the author learn from shopping at the Chevron? [　　] A． Children should help out in the family B． People need understanding each other C． Shopping is a valuable experience D． Survival is of the first importance

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答案：1．A;2．C;3．A;4．D;