PASSAGE TWO
(1) There was something in the elderly woman‘s behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do.
(2) It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall.From inside the store, I‘d begun to see the people rushing by outside in the mall‘s concourse as a river of humanity.
(3) The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of tugging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.
(4) The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality.
(5) Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who‘d passed away the previous Christmas.
(6) As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation.
(7) We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she‘d enjoyed when she was her son‘s age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had. Maybe, she said with a hint of wistfulness, he could enjoy it with his own young children. Then, reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.
(8) I escorted the older woman to the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the younger woman. When the older woman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she‘d displayed earlier.
(9) As the cashier tucked the DVD into a plastic bag, I walked over to the younger woman.
(10) “Is that your mom?” I asked.
(11) I halfway expected her to tell me it was none of my business. But possibly believing me to be tolerant of her impatience, she rolled her eyes and said, “Yeah.” There was exasperation in her reply, half sigh and half groan.
(12) Still watching the mother, I said, “Mind some advice?”
(13) “Sure” said the daughter.
(14) I smiled to show her I wasn‘t criticizing. “Cherish her,” I said. And then I answered her curious expression by saying,“When she‘s gone, it‘s the little moments that‘ll come back to you. Moments like this. I know.”
(15) It was true. I missed my mom still and remembered with melancholy clarity the moments when I‘d used my impatience to make her life miserable.
(16) The elderly woman moved with her deliberate slowness back to her daughter‘s custody. Together they made their way toward the store‘s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side, watching the rush of the holiday current and for their place in it. Then the daughter glanced over and momentarily regarded her mother. And slowly, almost reluctantly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection around her mother‘s shoulders and gently guided her back into the crowds.
What does “she had a job to do” (Para. 1) mean according to the context?
文章第四段第一句提到“The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the nearest shelf”， 老太太离开女儿， 开始在最近的架子上翻看光碟。 之后被询问是否需要帮忙时， 老太太把一张写着片名的纸让作者看。 由此可知， 老太太想做的事情就是买一张 DVD。 故选 D。
What does the title of the DVD reveal according to the shop assistant?
文章第四段最后两句提到“The title was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality”， 这个片名不常见， 还有点冷门， 很显然， 看这部电影的人对电影是有一些了解的。 故选 A。
In the passage the elderly woman‘s daughter is described as being ________.
文章多次提到老太太的女儿对母亲极其不耐烦的表现。 第三段写到女儿翻白眼， 生闷气， 叹气， 频繁看手表等不耐烦的表现； 下文又说到， 老太太自己在货架上找光碟， 之后店员帮老太太找到了光碟， 并陪老太太去收银台结账， 此时女儿还在前面不停地跺脚。 综上， 文中的女儿是一个对母亲毫不关心的人。uncaring 冷漠的， 不关心的。 impolite 不礼貌的。 naive 幼稚的； 天真的。 miserly 吝啬的， 小气的。 故选 B。
While looking for the DVD with the old woman, the shop assistant was ________.
文章第六段提到“As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction”， 店员一边和老太太一起沿着店铺后面走， 一边给她讲解店里的布局。 由此可知， 店员和老太太一起找光碟时很有耐心。 patient 有耐心的。 hesitant 犹豫的， 迟疑的。 indifferent冷漠的。 frustrated 懊恼的； 沮丧的。 故选 D。
【全文翻译】
（1） 这位老太太的举止中有某种东西引起了我的注意。 虽然走得很慢， 脚步也不稳， 但她还是从容地走着，动作也毫不迟疑。 她的举止表明她一点也不比其他人逊色， 而且她还有事情要做。
（2） 这那是几年前的事情了， 当时是假期， 我在当地购物中心的一家音像店做兼职。 从店里面， 我看到外面人来人往。
（3） 这位老太太和一位年轻的女士走进了店里， 我猜那应该是老太太的女儿。 她的女儿很不耐烦， 一直翻白眼， 一边生闷气一边叹气， 每隔几秒钟就看一次手表。 如果她有一根皮带， 早就用皮带拖着她的母亲跟上其他购物者的步伐。
（4） 老太太与她的女儿分开后， 老太太开始在最近的架子上翻看 DVD。 我犹豫了一下， 就走过去问她需不需要帮忙。 老太太抬头朝我笑了一下， 给我看一张皱巴巴的纸， 纸上写着很潦草的片名。 这个片名不常见， 还有点冷门。 显然， 找这部电影的人对电影和影片质量有一些了解。
（5） 我没有立刻离开去帮她找光碟， 而是请她跟我一起走， 这样我就能告诉她在哪里可以找到它。 现在回想起来， 当时我就是想享受她的片刻陪伴。 她那从容的举止让我想起了自己的母亲， 她在去年圣诞节的时候去世了。
（6） 我们沿着店铺后面走时， 我给她讲解店里的布局： 老电视节目、 动作片、 动画片、 科幻片。 老太太似乎很高兴有个同伴一起随意的交谈。
（7） 之后我们找到了那部电影， 我称赞她有眼光。 她微笑着告诉我， 这是她在她儿子那么大的时候很喜欢的电影， 她希望儿子也会喜欢。 她有些伤感， 说道， 或许他会和自己的小孩一起欣赏这部电影。 之后， 我很不情愿地把老太太还给她的女儿， 这位女士还在店门前不停地跺脚。
（8） 我陪老太太到收银台排队， 然后就退到后面， 在她的女儿的身边徘徊。 轮到老太太结账时， 她像之前一样从容， 数出钞票和硬币， 用现金付款。
（9） 在收银员把光碟装进塑料袋时， 我走向那位年轻女士。
（10）“那是你的母亲吗？ ” 我问道。
（11） 我有点希望她会说这不关我的事。 但她大概觉得我会容忍她的不耐烦， 翻了个白眼说道：“是啊”。 她的回答中带着恼怒、 叹气和抱怨。
（12） 我依然望着她的母亲， 说道： “我能给你一个建议吗？ ”
（13）“当然可以， ” 她说道。
（14） 我微笑着向她表明我并不是在批评她。“珍惜她， ” 我说道。 然后， 对着她疑惑的表情， 我回答道：“她离开以后， 你就会想起这些短暂的时刻， 就像现在这样的时刻。 我很清楚。”
（15） 这是真的。 我仍然想念我的母亲， 并清楚地记得我的不耐烦让她的生活充满痛苦的那些时刻。
（16） 老太太从容不迫地走回去， 和女儿一起朝店门口走去。 她们在那里肩并肩站了一会儿， 看着汹涌的人潮， 和自己在其中的位置。 女儿看着她的母亲， 凝视了片刻。 她慢慢地， 有一点勉强地用手搂住母亲的肩膀， 很明显， 她一点也不习惯这样， 然后， 温柔地带着母亲回到人群中去。