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Years ago, my wife and I volunteered at a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles, US, pr俚语eparing meals for thousands of people. I got to talk with one of them in line, Albert. He said he liked my socks. 蒙汉情深何忍别天涯碧草话斜阳翻译“Want to e mine？teana” he asked, lifting his leg. He was barefoot(赤脚的). He said he had been meaning to buy a pair but he hadn’t got around to it. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach.
The next day, after work I stopped at Ross and filled up my car with socks. That next morning, I drove over to Santa Monica’s Palisades Park, which is a common place for homeless people.
I took one of the bags from my car. It was still dark out. I headed for a group of three men, standing around a tree, probably using it as a windbreaker. As I walked toward them,
one of them watched me, perhaps questioning my motives. “I thought you all might need some fresh new socks，” I said, handing him a pair. He looked confud at first but took them and said, “Thank you.” I gave him two more pairs for his friends.
I moved on. An hour later, I had given out all the socks. Most people were sleeping, and I felt like Santa. I knew that when they woke up they would find a very meaningful prent.
That was nine years ago. Every week I’ll hand out as many socks as I can. If I’m on vacation or on a business trip for more than a week, I will bring a bag of socks with me and hand them out to the homeless on the streets in other states and countries.
rizIt’s extremely satisfying to do “under__the__radarqyf” things to help make some people’s lives a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to e Albert out there one of the days, but even if I don’t, I’d like to think one of the pairs will find him.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在收容所担任志愿者时碰到了一个流浪汉，并得知他羡慕自己的袜子，于是作者买了很多袜子赠给无家可归的人，并一直坚持着这一善举。
1．What caud the author to hand out socks to the homeless?
A．A homeless shelter’s request.
B．His wife’s volunteer work.
C．His talk with Albert.
D．A festival’s arrival.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的He said he liked my socks.和I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach.可知ramy，在与Albert的对话中得知他很想有一双袜子，这使作者有了买袜子送给无家可归者的想法。
2．How did the homeless man in the park react to the author’s help?
A．He wondered about the reason behind it.
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B．He expected to get more socks.
C．He refud to accept it.
D．He was afraid of it.
A mkv是什么意思解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的As I walked toward them, one of them watched me, perhaps questioning my motives.以及He looked confud at first可知，这个无家可归的人想知道作者这么做的动机。
3．What does the underlined phra “under the radar” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Common. B．Surprising.
C．Undiscovered. D．Unbelievable.
C 解析：词义猜测题。根据倒数第三段中的Most people were sleeping可知，作者在那些无家可归的人睡觉时发放袜子，不想自己被注意到。
4．What could be the best title for the text?
A．Spreading Prents on Trips
B．Looking for Albert All over the World
C．Giving the Homeless a Lifetime Surpri
D．Helping the Homeless in an Unexpected Way
D 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，twin一次偶然的交谈使得作者开始给无家可归的人分发袜子，作者至今仍然坚持着这一善举，以不寻常的方式帮助无家可归者。故D项作为文章标题最为恰当。
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Trying to find a safe place after too many earthquakes and after shocks and the death of my dear husband, I sold my little farm in Canterbury, New Zealand, and moved north to Blenheim with my three elderly Labradors, three ancient cats and six doves.
The place I bought appeared reasonably priced, quiet and safe for the animals. I moved i
n, but that was the moment of truth.
It had been left filthy. There were large holes in walls where heaters and shelves had been removed, and illegal plumbing(管道) and wiring. The small hou was filled with rubbish and the log burner full of ashes. The fence was partly burnt and the irrigation(灌溉) system was damaged. All the firewood had been removed.
After a busy day moving in and cleaning, I touched a switch in the bathroom, thinking it was for the lights. Unluckily, it was for an illegally wired spa bath and it tripped the circuit(电路), leaving the hou in total darkness. I had not yet located a torch or phone, and boxes were all over the place. All I could do was lie on the bed and shiver(颤抖) through that long, very cold winter night.
antiphishingAt first light, I took my dogs for a walk along the nearby riverbank and met veral other dog walkers who were chatting while their dogs played nearby. Allison, Fay and Colin introduced themlves, and I shared with them my struggles.
Later that day, Allison arrived at my door with a wheelbarrow full of firewood and kindling(引火物). She had pushed it from her home, just under a kilometre away. Then Colin turned up with some goldfish in a bucket. “Put them in your pond，” he said, knowing I had left my fish in Canterbury. Not long after, Fay came over with a community newsletter, and a bag of oranges from her garden.
