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1、-I watched from a distance as the homeless man quarreled with those who did not leavemoney for him the majority.I walked up to him and right on queue he asked me for a quarter. “Ill give you a quarter ifyou tell me your story.” He laughed, “Youll give me a quarter for my story?” I lay the quarter in
2、front of him and corrected myself “Nah, heres the quarter but it would be nice to hear yourstory.” I followed his eyes to the quarter and for a brief moment I saw a glimmer of reflection. Isat down next to him and waited.“I was in the army,” he said. “ I was a sniper( 狙击手)and was supposed to shoot d
3、own theenemy from the distance.” I listened carefully to his grizzly voice as he went deeper into the story.He wore dirty old torn clothes and smelled like a dead rat left in a mouse trap. He told me how heused to hunt with his family and was really good at it. He had his own way of respecting anima
4、lsby not wasting what he killed for food and not killing more than he needed. When the army cameknocking on his door, he felt pride and joined up. All those years of polishing his hunting skillscould now serve a larger purposeto defend us from the bad guys. He set out to fight in Iraq.It wasnt long
5、before he realized his ideals and expectations were just a shadow of the truth.He became disillusioned with the killings, which he felt were of innocent people. “I was a sniperbut I never really killed anyone,” he said. “One day I had to do it. They asked me to shoot thislady from the distance. I sa
6、w kids near that lady and my hands were on the trigger ( 扳机). Man, Iwas tearing up . I couldnt do it. She wasnt doing anything to anyone and she was with thekidsI couldnt see through my tears. It just didnt make any sense to me.”The story goes on as he describes eventually being put into prison for
7、180 days for refusingto follow orders. He told me how he was black listed so that he couldnt get a job. All the rightswe take for granted were taken away from him. Why? Here was a man who was beingpunishedand for what? For refusing to kill the lady?For being a hero?“I have no regrets,”the homeless m
8、an said. “I may be homeless now, but I never killed that lady. I never killedanyonein the army. It didnt feel right. I didnt go there to do that. I went there to save people.” Hecontinued, “I can live with being homelessthats okay. But I wouldnt be able to live withkilling innocent people.”On that l
9、onely Friday night, I met a hero. It just never occurred to me that a hero could be asmelly old man left on streets.1. It can be learned from the passage that the homeless man_.（）A. never killed animalsB. had a strong respect for lifeC. deserved the punishment he receivedD. felt guilty about disobey
10、ing the order-2. The underlined word “disillusioned” (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to _.（）A. disappointedB. frightenedC. delightedD. admired3. The most disappointing for the man was probably that _.（）A. he couldnt get a job to support himselfB. he couldnt go back to fight for his countryC. he
11、received orders to kill an innocent personD. he got little money from the people in the street4. How did the man feel when he was reduced to a beggar?（）A. hopelessB. regretlessC. greedyD. sympathetic5. What does the passage mainly talk about?（）A. A beggar who often came into conflict with othersB. A
12、 poor man who earned money by telling storiesC. A true hero who begged for a living on streetsD. A homeless man who helped the poor men答案及剖析：语篇解读： 本文介绍了一位曾经在伊拉克服役的狙击手的故事。 狙击手在伊拉克因为拒绝执行枪杀一位带着孩子的妇女的命令， 被判处 180 天监禁， 出狱后被列入黑名单， 找不到工作，被剥夺了一切权利， 沦为街头乞丐。 但是他却一直不后悔自己的行为。 他是一位真正的英雄。1.B 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，狙击手在做猎人
13、时从不滥杀动物， 在伊拉克战场上又拒绝执行枪杀平民妇女，这些行为都说明他尊重生命。2.A 词义猜测题。 根据第三段第一句It wasnt long before he realized his ideals and expectationswere just a shadow of the truth.以及which he felt were of innocent people.一句可知， 战场上的事实与理想相去甚远，是“令人失望的”，故选A。3.C 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，他对自己的流落街头行乞毫不后悔，可知A、B、D三项均与这相悖，所以令他感到最失望事情应该是他收到命令枪杀无辜。4
14、.B 细节理解题。根据第四段“I have no regrets,” the homeless man said.一句可知，他对自己沦为乞丐毫不后悔。故选B。-5.C主旨大意题。本文主要讲述一个在伊拉克战场上因拒绝执行命，枪杀无辜平民妇女而先被判监禁，后流落街头的狙击手的故事。 他因尊重生命而遭受不公正的对待， 所以他才是真正的英雄。Until last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. Myparents spent a lot of money on a pri
15、vate school, so they could get me into a competitive middleschool. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry abouttoday.Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day,every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and
16、hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-weekintensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, astate of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country ofsoutheast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flame
17、s lick up my nostrilsas I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family isever given.I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know Ishouldnt. I name them. Im not getting enough t o eat; its time to decide whether o
18、r not tokill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eatingagain. Thats not true for a lot of other children around the world.Growing up comfortably in the U.S., Ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even thoughthis whole process was only a simul
19、ation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever Ican to help find practical ways to defeat hunger.So Ive become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environmentsfor people and animals. I m also working to create a program at my high school called the“SafePassage
20、” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And I ve got plans to do more.Im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live fortoday and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for thisfortunate life and
21、want to extend the same feeling to others.I believe in offering help to those who need it.1. What is true about the author before last summer?（）A. Her life was under great pressure.B. Her life was well-planned.C. She didnt have to worry about the future.D. She had to worry about her dinner2.We can l
22、earn from the second paragraph that _.（）A. the author raised some rabbits as petsB. the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village”D. the author never thought about poor people after the program3. The author feel pain because _ .（）A
23、. she is a privileged childB. she is not getting enough to eatC. she doesnt want to kill the rabbitsD. she cant go back to her regular life-4. What does the underlined word“simulation”in the fourth paragraph probably mean? （）A. RealityB. ExperienceC. ImaginationD. Imitation5. What influence did the
24、authors experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her? （）A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others.B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents.C. It has made her life more comfortable.D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.答案及剖析：语篇解读：作者生活在一个富有的家庭里， 一直过着衣食无忧的日子。 去年夏天参加了一个模拟非洲部
25、落生活的训练营， 体会到了穷人生活的艰辛， 从而改变了生活的态度， 致力于帮助别人。1.B细节理解题。根据第一段Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. Wenever had to worry about today.一句可知，作者的生活都是计划好的。故选B。2.C推理判断题。根据第二段的描述，作者在训练营里的自己生火做饭，喂鸡、养兔，并且不得不杀掉兔子充饥，这些都说明这里的生活很艰苦。3.C 细节理解题。 根据第二段倒数第二、 三句 I m not getting enough t o eat; whether or
26、notto kill the rabbits.I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain可知，C 项正确。4.D 词义猜测题。 根据地三、 四句 We lived in a“Tribal Village,”in a hot, dry open grasslandin Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, acountry of southeast Africa可知，作者参加的活动是在美国举行的，但体验的却是非洲莫桑比克的部落生活。因此这是一次“模拟训练”，故选D。5.A 细节理解题。 由第三段最后一句it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can tohelp find practical ways to defeat hunger.可知， 作者现在致力于帮助这些人寻找解除饥饿的方法。故选 A。-
