(2020·济南4月模拟)As the temperature approached as high as 90°F last July 4th, three police officers went into a store to get something 1 to drink． Once inside, they were asked by a security guard to help with a 2 woman． The woman in question was obviously 3 ， and her cheeks were wet with tears． The officers looked inside her bag． All they saw were containers of 4 ．
“I'm hungry，” she explained 5 ． Caught red－handed, the woman was no doubt expected to be treated as a 6 ． But the police had other 7 ． “We'll pay for her food，” one of them told the 8 security guard． She would not be 9 ．
Drying her wet 10 ， the woman repeated, “Thank you, thank you．” She wasn't the only one touched by this act of 11 ． Customers at the store were so impressed by what they'd 12 that some even posted a photo on social media． 13 ， attention was never what the officers sought． They were 14 by a far more common emotion． When we look at someone's face and see that they need us, it's pretty 15 as a human being to walk away from such things．
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了三名警官人性化处理一起涉嫌偷窃事件的故事。
1． A．safe B．sweet
C．clean D．cold
解析：根据首句中“the temperature approached as high as 90°F last July 4th”和生活常识判断，由于气温过高，所以警官们是进店买冷饮的。
答案：D
2． A．wounded B．suspected
C．reported D．wronged
解析：根据“The woman in question”以及下文警官们在这个女子的包里发现的食品可知，她是被怀疑的。suspected“被怀疑的，涉嫌的”。
答案：B
3． A．scared B．disappointed
C．puzzled D．annoyed
解析：根据下文这个女子有行窃行为且当场被抓，满脸泪水可判断，她很害怕。
答案：A
4． A．clothes B．medicine
C．toys D．food
解析：根据第二段中“I'm hungry”以及“We'll pay for her food”判断，这个女子包里是食物。
答案：D
5． A．politely B．loudly
C．seriously D．helplessly
解析：根据后一句中“Caught red－handed”，即当场被抓住可知，这个女子很无助地解释。此处helplessly意为“无能为力地，无助地”。
答案：D
6． A．thief B．beggar
C．victim D．customer
解析：根据上文情节以及“Caught red－handed”可知，这个女子毫无疑问会被当作小偷。
答案：A
7． A．facts B．secrets
C．ideas D．reasons
解析：根据下文警官为这个女子的食物付钱判断，此处表示警官有其他想法。idea意为“想法，构思，主意”。
答案：C
8． A．rude B．surprised
C．patient D．embarrassed
解析：根据第一段中“they were asked by a security guard to help with a 2 woman”以及情节发展可知，保安原本以为这个女子会被当成小偷，因此警官的做法让他感到惊讶。
答案：B
9． A．arrested B．employed
C．kept D．doubted
解析：警官为她的食物付了钱，她不会被拘捕了。arrest“拘捕”。
答案：A
10． A．bag B．hands
C．packet D．cheeks
解析：根据第一段中“and her cheeks were wet with tears”可知，此处表示这个女子擦干了湿润的脸颊。
答案：D
11． A．caution B．sympathy
C．justice D．faith
解析：根据上文情节判断，警官的做法应该出于同情，此处表示她并不是唯一一个被这种富有同情的行为感动的人。
答案：B
12． A．ignored B．expected
C．witnessed D．recognized
解析：根据上文“She wasn't the only one touched by this act of 11 ．”以及下文可知，此处表示这家商店的顾客对他们所看到的事印象深刻，甚至有人在网上发布了一张照片。witness意为“目击，亲眼看见”。
答案：C
13． A．However B．Therefore
C．Besides D．Instead
解析：根据语境可知，上下句为转折关系，表示“然而，警官们从来都不想引起关注”。
答案：A
14． A．attracted B．controlled
C．required D．driven
解析：此处表示他们被一种更为普遍的情感所驱使。drive意为“驱使，迫使”。
答案：D
15． A．typical B．amazing
C．difficult D．silly
解析：根据句意并结合上文可知，当我们看着别人的脸并清楚他们需要我们的时候，作为一个人，我们很难对类似的事情置之不理并扬长而去。
答案：C
