14．I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give homeless people money，because I could never be sure what that money would be used for．Instead，I decided，I would buy them a sandwich，a cold drink on a hot day，a cup of coffee，whatever I could manage．
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks．So I dropped another few coins in and went into the Starbucks．I decided I would buy this man lunch．I bought a sandwich and soda．
Just as I was leaving the store，two policemen were approaching the man．Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts．Just as they were about to wake him，I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the man's cart，got in my car and drove off．
As I was driving off，I remember thinking，"I hope people saw that"．Then I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks．Was it because I wanted people to think，"She's such a nice person!"？Why did I hope others had seen me do it？I continued to wonder this all evening．
The next morning it came to me．I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness．Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting．
41．Why did the author decide to buy food or drinks for homeless people instead of giving money？A
A．Because they might use the money to buy drugs．
B．Because the author might not have enough changes to give out．
C．Because the policeman might not allow the author to do so．
D．Because the author couldn't manage it．
42．When the police approached the homeless man，he wasD．
A．begging outside B．buying goods C．awake D．asleep
43．Why did the author hope people saw her give some food to the homeless man？C
A．She wanted to be praised by others．
B．She was not sure whether other people would let her do that
C．She wanted to inspire others to do the same thing．
D．She just wanted others to witness her act of kindness．
44．The author can be best described asC．
A．bad-tempered B．hard-working C．kind-hearted D．self-confident
45．What's the purpose of the passage？B
A．To show the author is great．
B．To encourage people to help others．
C．To introduce an experience that changed the author．
D．To call on people not to give money to a homeless man．
分析 文章通过作者给无家可归者提供食物这事谈起，反思自己一开始想让他人看到自己的善举的动机．最后得出，自己想让别人看到自己的善举，不是为了得到赞许，而是想激励更多的人来做相同的事情．让怜悯与给予精神传承下去，发扬光大．
解答 41．A 推理判断题．根据文中第一段第一句I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give homeless people money，because I could never be sure what that money would be used for．可知，作者不给无家可归者钱，是因为不确定这钱会被做什么用，有可能就会被拿去买了毒品，这就违背了作者的初衷．故选A．
42．D 推理判断题．根据文中第三段第三句Just as they were about to wake him…"正当他们（警察）要去叫醒他时…"可知，此时这位无家可归者正在睡觉．故选D．
43．C 细节理解题．根据文中最后一段第二句I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness．可知，作者想人们看到自己的善举，不是希望获得人们的称赞，而是希望借此激励更多的人来做相同的事．故选C．
44．C 推理判断题．根据文中大意，第二段最后两句I decided I would buy this man lunch，I bought a sandwich and soda．以及第三段最后一句…I just left the bag in the man's cart…可知，作者为无家可归者提供了食物，从作者的所作所为可以看出他是个好心人．故选C．
45．B 写作意图题．根据文中最后一段最后两句I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness．Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting．可知，作者希望自己的这一善举激励更多的人来做同样的事．并且让这种怜悯与给予的精神传承下去，发扬光大．
点评 细节理解题可根据题干中关键词的提示到原文中去找寻答案；推理判断题需在找到相关语句的基础上去合理推断字里行间所隐藏的信息．
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