It’s easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs aren’t so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.
It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the poor. We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in. most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times, their clothes old, worn and dry. In short, they looked poor!
Then, a man came in, who looked anything but poor. He was well dressed, wearing an expensive suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I muttered. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t gong to take food.
Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have assumed that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: hunger, inadequate shelter and needs are emotional? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man, but I didn’t.
About a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous source. I can’t help but wonder if it came from that man.
Now, whether I meet others, I remember my mother’s words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, regardless of how they look.
Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.
小題1:The task of the author at the shelter was to_______.
A．decide whether dinners looked poorB．learn life experience there
C．serve hot food to the poorD．help parents order dishes
小題2:When the man waited in line, how did the author feel?
A．SurprisedB．PitifulC．ExcitedD．Angry
小題3:The author felt he should apologize to the man, because he_______.
A．was asked to do so by his mother
B．gave the man food much less than others
C．realized something was wrong with the man
D．knew later that the man went there to donate
小題4:What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．We should show others kindness whatever their needs are
B．Some needs can’t be known clearly at times
C．Needs can always be met by kindness
D．We should find out others’ needs

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
有些需要幫助的人不是表面能看出的。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二行We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第二行I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food中的in amazement可知應(yīng)該是驚訝。
小題3:推理題。由第三段可知那個人穿著非常好，但是去來收容所接受施舍，我一開始認(rèn)為這個人有問題。后來經(jīng)過媽媽的解釋知道有些人不一定是身體上需要幫助，也有可能是心理上需要安慰。我對他有了誤解，所以本來應(yīng)該向他道歉的。
小題4:段落大意題。由最后一段可知有些人的需求不是一開始就能被知道的。
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