Passage 12（2019 •山东省济宁市）
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Tom works in a big company and he is often very busy. One day, when he came out of the office, it was late in the evening. There was no bus at that moment, so he had to walk home. The street was very dark and he could hardly see anything. So he had to walk along slowly and carefully.
Juts at that time, Tom found a man with a lantern coming in the distance. “If I go with that person, I will be able to see well," he thought.
When the man with a lantern got nearer, Tom found he was coming with a cane(手杖) in his hand. Tom thought this was strange and asked, “Why are you walking so slowly with a cane when you have a lantern?”
The man said, "You know, I'm blind. That is why I use thins cane to walk." Tom laughed, "Ha, ha, ha. You're blind? Then why do you carry a lantern? You don't need a lantern if you can't see.”
The man with the lantern answered, "Yes, I can't see. And this lantern cannot help me, but it can help others in the dark. I know better than anyone else how it feels when you cannot see.”
Tom didn't say anything for a long time. Then he said sorry to the man.
41. When did Tom come out of the office that day? (回答问题，不超过15个词)
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42. What did the man carry the lantern for? (回答问题，不超过12个词)
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43. Why did Tom say sorry to the man? (回答问题，不超过9个词)
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44. 把画线的句子翻译成汉语。
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45. 给文章报一个合适 英文标题。
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【答案与解析】
【文章大意】文章介绍了汤姆下班很晚，没公交车了，他不得不走回家，路上很黑，他不得不走的很慢，这时他看到一个人拿着一个灯笼，当他走近时，他发现那个人是一个盲人，他感到很好笑，一个盲人为什么拿灯笼，那个人告诉他，他拿灯笼是为别人能看见路，他说更知道看不见的感觉，汤姆听了很久没说话，向那个人道歉。
41. It was late in the evening and there was no bus at that moment.    
【解析】根据when he came out of the office, it was late in the evening. There was no bus at that moment,可知是天晚了，没公交车了；故答案是It was late in the evening and there was no bus at that moment.。
42. He carried the Lantern for helping others in the dark.    
【解析】根据this lantern cannot help me, but it can help others in the dark可知是为了帮助黑暗中的人；故答案是He carried the Lantern for helping others in the dark.。
43. Because he laughed at him and didn`t respect him.    
【解析】根据Tom laughed, "Ha, ha, ha. You're blind? Then why do you carry a lantern? You don't need a lantern if you can't see.”可知他嘲笑这个盲人，不尊重他；Yes, I can't see. And this lantern cannot help me, but it can help others in the dark. 他拿灯笼是为了帮助黑暗中的人，可知汤姆听了盲人的话，为自己嘲笑他感到羞愧，所以道歉；故答案是Because he laughed at him and didn`t respect him.。
44. 我比其他人更了解看不见时的感受。    
【解析】根据 know better更知道，anyone else其他任何人，how it feels when you cannot see当你看不见时感觉怎样；故答案是：我比其他人更了解看不见时的感受。
45. A Blind Man with a Lantern.
【解析】根据文章内容主要讲述一个盲人为了帮助黑暗中的人拿灯笼的故事；故答案是A Blind Man with a Lantern。