2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级11AWhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyard，Iwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit．Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years．Ispentatleast20minutes，kneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaround，relaxed．Whathewasexpressingoutwardly,Iwasfeelinginwardly．ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycare．Overthenextfewdays，therewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat．Everyyardperiod，agroupofprisonersgatheredthere．Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat．Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother．SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroup，notchasingpeopleaway,butjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners．Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbread,wiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit．Thecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshape．Peoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplace．He'sgettingtreatedlikeaking．Thiswastrue．butas1watched1wasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus．Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat'swrongwithprisonsinAmerica．Weneedmoreprograms．Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds．Somemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekind．ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopractiseourownkindness．Notreceiveit，butgiveit．Aftermorethantwodecadeshere，Iknowkindnessisnotavaluethat'sencouraged．It'softenseenasaweakness．Instead，thecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddown，mindingyourownbusiness，andneverlettingyourselfbeweak．Thecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenhere．Bysimplysaying，”Ineedsomehelphere”，hedidsomethingimportantforus．Heneededus．Andweneededtobeneeded．Ibelievewealldo．156．Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthattheauthorwas．A．ananimalprotectorB．thecatownerC．aprisonofficerD．aprisoner57．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinprison．B．Theofficerintheprisonenjoyedpettingthecat．C．Theprisonerspreparedfoodforboththecatandbirds．D．Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofpractisingkindness．58．Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat．A．showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB．theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC．theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD．caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons59．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CaringMakesUsHuman．B．PrisonCultureisImportant．C．AnimalsNeedCare．D．EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor．60．InParagraph2，theauthormentionedthat“SeveraltimesIsawallofficerinthegroup，notchasingpeopleaway,butjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners．”toA．showustheofficerandprisonersgetalongwellwitheachotherB．showustheAmericanprisonculturedoesneedimprovement·C．showustheofficerandprisonersalllikecatD．showustheAmericanprisoncultureisgreatBPeoplesaytimeisrelative．Butrelativetowhat．Idoknowthatsometimestime“seems”tobemovingslower．RememberChristmasEvewhenyouwereachild?Itwasthelongestnightoftheyear．Itlastedforever!AndnowitseemslikeIjustpaidmybillyesterday．．．andit’sdueagain!Peopletellmealltoofrequently…Ineedmoretime!Oh，really?…MotherTeresa，Michelangelo，andHelenKellerallhad24hoursaday．Lookwhattheydidwith2theirtime!Isitthatweneedtomanageourtimebetter…orourpriorities(重点)?You’veheardtheexpression“firstthingsfirst．”Thefirststepinunderstandingthepoweroftimeistounderstandthatitislimited．Whyisitthenthatsomepeop...
