2．Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City，Vietnam，a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched．Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met．She never failed to return my smile，my grasp，and my greeting．
On the last day of our visit，I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel．Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me．As I hesitated on the sidewalk，I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me．She nodded her head toward the street，indicating that she would take me across．Together，we moved slowly into the chaos．
Then we moved on toward the sidewalk，where she pulled my face down to hers，kissed me on both cheeks，and then left，still smiling and waving back to me．
Traveling in poorer nations，I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars．The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere．I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance．A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry，hoping that other ragged pursuers won't immediately appear on the scene．
For many reasons，giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand．Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect．Everyone needs recognition，to be seen as worthy of being known，to feel appreciated and loved．And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing．
31．The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street becauseB．
A．the author gave her material assistance
B．the author treated her kindly and friendly
C．the author would help her as a reward
D．the author was a foreigner
32．From the story，what position of the beggars in the author's mind might be？A
A．equal B．superior C．lower D．valuable
33．In common cases，people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT forD．
A．pretending to see nothing B．handing out some money
C．refusing them angrily D．greeting them normally
34．According to the author，the most important things beggars really need areD．
A．mercy and pity B．money and food C．smile and greeting D．attention and respect
35．The purpose of the passage is toC．
A．show how poor the beggars are in Vietnam
B．offer some advice on dealing with begging
C．express what we should offer the beggars
D．describe an experience with a beggar．
分析 本文作者通講述在越南遇見乞丐這件事，告訴我們，給予乞丐的最大的禮物是他們的時間和尊重，每個人都需要承認，被視為值得被人理解、欣賞和愛．
解答 31．B．細節理解題．根據文章"Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met"和"Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they cangive is their time and respect"可知作者認為他們所能給予的最好禮物是他們的時間與友情．每個人都需要認同，需要關注，需要感激和關愛．作者并沒有給woman beggars錢或其它東西，而是尊重和愛．故選B．
32．A．推理預測題．根據文章最后一句I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing可知，在作者心目中所有的人都是平等的．故選A．
33．D．細節理解題．根據文章"The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-strickenis to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere．I have seen people push awayan outstretched hand in angry annoyance．A few may drop a few coins into thehand in a hurry"可知，作者所見一般情況下，人們面對窮人最常見的回應是不理睬，還有轉移注意力．D項不合題意．故選D．
34．D．細節理解題．根據文章"Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they cangive is their time and respect"可知，作者認為乞丐也需要尊重．故選D．
35．C．主旨大意題．作者結合自己的一次經歷告訴人們：對于乞丐來說，給他們錢并不是最好的回應．他們也需要認同，需要關注，需要感激和關愛．我們應該盡量給予他們這些所需要的．故選C．
點評 本文考察故事類閱讀．文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發生發展或結局，有人物、時間、地點和事件．命題往往從故事的情節、人物或事件的之間的關系、作者的態度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手，考查學生對細節的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力．閱讀這類材料時，同學們一定要根據主要情節掌握文章主旨大意，同時抓住每一個細節，設身處地根據文章內容揣摩作者的態度和意圖，根據情節展開想象，即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解．
