Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?”
When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her. But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
In an instant, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice—I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be. I hated what I saw in myself.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble (卑微的) jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced prejudice. I remember a time—at the age of 17 —when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me.
But now, living in my American middle—class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility (謙虛). By the way, I helped that lady to the post office. I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.
小題1:How did the writer give the blind woman money?
A．In a modest way.B．In a polite way.C．In an impatient way.D．In a painful way.
小題2:According to the text, the writer________.
A. still lives a poor life                 B. was busy with his work
C. was born in Honduras               D. was a native of Washington D.C.
小題3:According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should_________.
A．be nice to the elderly and the disabledB．try to experience different kinds of cultures
C．treat others equally with love and respectD．think about one’s past as often as possible
小題4:What would be the best title of the text?
A．A priceless lessonB．An act of prejudice
C．A sightseeing tripD．A humble moment

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：一位素不相識的盲人婦女引發(fā)了作者對人生的反思：對任何人都不要抱有偏見，要謙虛待人。
小題1:細節(jié)題。依據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句中without even looking at her知道作者當(dāng)時很不耐煩。選C
小題2:細節(jié)題。依據(jù)第三段前兩句中I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the US知道答案。選C
小題3:推斷題。作者反省自己不應(yīng)該對弱勢群體抱有偏見，而應(yīng)該用愛和尊重平等地對待他人。選C
小題4:推斷題。那位盲人讓我丟掉對弱勢群體的偏見，繼續(xù)堅持謙虛待人的人生信條，這是非常珍貴的教訓(xùn)。選A
點評：一位素不相識的盲人婦女引發(fā)了作者對人生的反思：對任何人都不要抱有偏見，要謙虛待人。要抓住文章的細節(jié)和主要內(nèi)容進行辨析理解。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。
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