Lesson from the Checkout Line.docVIP

Lesson from the Checkout Line 　　本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约350词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为13分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 　　A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. There was only one guy in this one， but he was in a wheelchair and there seemed to be 1 going on. 　　Well， I stamped（踩踏） on that little part， and we stepped in behind him. At first， he seemed to be having 2 getting his groceries （杂货） onto the conveyor belt （运输带）. But after a while， I 3 that what he was actually doing was 4 them into two parts. 　　Still， getting the groceries up there was no 5 task in itself. I offered to help， but he and the checkout lady had it under 6 . He asked Julie if she would mind 7 his empty basket away. Then he 8 for his wallet which was on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the 9 that he only had one usable arm made this quite difficult for him， so I helped there. 　　What must it be like， I 10 ， to be so dependent on other people like that？ 　　The checkout operator came around and gave him his 11 . She hung one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I 12 to get the other， bigger， bag but he said， “No. But you could 13 me a favor. Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela.” 　　I dutifully did that， 14 Julie with our shopping. 　　It turned out that Angela was collecting 15 for people who might otherwise go hungry！ I hadn’t even 16 her before. 　　This guy， regardless of the limitations that his physical condition forced on him， had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed―and 17 the bigger bag away to help other people！ 　　He didn’t let the fact that he needed help stop him from being a 18 . And it changed my idea of dependence 19 I realized that the help he had given was 20 the help he had received. 　　So ... what’s holding the rest of us back？ 　　1. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 　　2. A. fun B. problem C. difficulty D. difference 　　3. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. meant