I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __19__.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was __20__ for change on a street corner.

A BMW car __21__ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about __22__ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked__23__ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of __24__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he __25__ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an __26__ mouth.

As he drove off，I couldn't __27__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __28__ the pedal(踏板)of that top­brand BMW car with a __29__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __30__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.

Two men of about the same age __31__ very different lives had met and the one who was __32__ in materials had offered __33__ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and __34__ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，__35__and real generosity.

【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者使用了倒叙的方法，记述了一个难忘且感人的故事。一位开宝马的富人慷慨地帮助了一位无家可归的同龄人，在帮助他的同时，又给了他充分的尊重，本故事再次诠释了慷慨和爱心的含义。

16．A.strong B．bad C．light D．slow

答案　A　[从下文那感人的故事可以看出：这件事对我影响很大。have a

strong effect on...对......有很大影响。]

17．A.officially B．personally C．similarly D．generally

答案　B　[从下文可以推出：我本人(personally)不认识他们。]

18．A.benefit B．attitude C．meaning D．award

答案　C　[作者认为：他们的行为赋予了善良和慷慨这两个词新的含义。A：

利益；B：态度；C：意义；D：奖品，奖金，奖。]

19．A.spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

答案　D　[根据本句的"on a cold，windy day"及第三段的"his leather gloves"

可推知故事发生在初冬。]

20．A.searching B．making C．blaming D．begging

答案　D　[一位无家可归的大约60岁的老人，光着脚，正在街角乞讨。search

for寻找，搜寻；make for走向；blame for该受责备，应负责；beg for乞求，

乞讨。]

21．A.called up B．broke up

C．pulled up D．sped up