Question

    COURTESY PAUL BOZYMOWSKI-Three New York City police officers paid for a woman’s groceries rather than arresting her.

As temperatures approached 90 degrees in New York City last July 4th, three police officers ducked into a Whole Foods Market to get something cold to drink. What they walked into was a heated human drama.

Once inside, the cops, Lt. Louis Sojo and Officers Esanidy Cuevas and Michael Rivera, were approached by a store security guard who asked for help with a suspected shoplifter. The woman in question didn’t have the look of a career criminal. She was obviously scared, and her cheeks were wet with tears.

The cops peeked inside her bag. “All we saw was containers of food.” Cuevas told CBS New York.

"I’m hungry," she explained quietly.

Caught red-handed, the woman no doubt expected to be sentenced to jail for the crime of being hungry while poor. But the cops had other ideas. “We’ll pay for her food,” Sojo told the surprised security guard.

There’d been no discussion among the three men. It went unsaid. Instead, they picked up the woman’s bag and accompanied her to a cash register, where each took out $10 to pay the tab. She would not be arrested today.

All the woman could do was weep in gratitude. Covering her face with a kerchief and drying her eyes, she repeated, “Thank you, thank you.”

She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of mercy. “It was a very beautiful, genuine moment,” says Paul Bozymowski, who was at the store. He was so taken by what he’d witnessed that he posted a photo on Twitter for all to see.

But attention was never what the officers sought. They were driven by a far more common emotion. As Sojo told CNN, “When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty difficult as a human being to walk away from something like this.”

1.What can be learnt about the woman from the passage?

A.She had stolen in the shop several times before.

B.She was caught on the spot by three police officers.

C.She was found innocent and would not be arrested.

D.She was forced to commit the crime due to the dilemma of life.

2.Paul Bozymowski posted a photo on Twitter to      .

A.appeal for sympathy for the people in need B.express his gratitude to the police officers

C.show more people the cops’ act of kindness D.record the unforgettable moment in his life

3.What drove the three police officers to pay for the woman?

A.Their great devotion to work B.A deep sense of being human

C.The attraction of the public attention D.Their different attitude towards shoplifting

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述纽约市的三位警察非但没有逮捕一名偷东西的妇女反而为她买单的新闻。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章"I’m hungry," she explained quietly（“我饿了，”她平静地解释道）以及最后一段 When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty difficult as a human being to walk away from something like this （当你看着一个人的脸，发现他们需要你，而且他们真的很饿，作为一个人很难从这样的事情中走开）可知，这位女士是因为肚子饿才不得已到超市偷东西的，是因为生活的不易才导致犯罪的。故选D项。

2.

推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段 She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of mercy. “It was a very beautiful, genuine moment,” says Paul Bozymowski, who was at the store. He was so taken by what he’d witnessed that he posted a photo on Twitter for all to see（她不是唯一一个被这种仁慈行为感动的人。“那是一个非常美丽、真实的时刻，”在店里Paul Bozymowski说。他被所见所闻深深吸引，并在推特上发布了一张照片供所有人观看）可知，他被警察的善良感动了，并且他想让更多的人知道警察的善良行为。选C项。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章最后一段When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty difficult as a human being to walk away from something like this（当你看着一个人的脸，发现他们需要你，而且他们真的很饿，作为一个人很难从这样的事情中走开）可知，警察们觉得，作为一个人很难做到见到需要帮助的人而不伸手帮助的。故选B项。