One day, I was traveling alone. Unluckily, my trip was full of delays (耽搁) and I missed several connections. When I arrived at the train station, it was already late at night. It was very quiet and most people were in a hurry to get home.

I had to wait for another hour for my train. My phone was almost out of power, and I hadn’t eaten anything since afternoon. I sat on a cold bench, feeling tired and upset because of the terrible day.

Soon an old man sat nearby. We nodded politely to each other. Later, he walked to the small café in the station. When he returned, he put a cup of tea next to me. I told him he didn’t have to do this. He just smiled and asked, “Long day?” I answered yes. We had a short talk about bad trips and late trains. When his train came, he stood up and said, “Next time you see someone having a hard day, you’ll know what to do.” Then he left.

1.1.The writer was most likely to get to the station at ________.

A 8 a.m.

B 10 a.m.

C 5 p.m.

D 11 p.m.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“When I arrived at the train station, it was already late at night.”（当我到达火车站时，已经是深夜了。）以及第二段“I had to wait for another hour for my train.”（我还得再等一个小时的火车。）可以推断，作者到达车站的时间应该是深夜。选项中，11 p.m.（晚上11点）符合“深夜”的时间范围，而其他选项均为白天或傍晚，与文意不符。故选D。

2.2. How did the writer feel on the bench?

A Upset.

B Worried.

C Excited.

D Surprised.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I sat on a cold bench, feeling tired and upset because of the terrible day.”（我坐在冰冷的长椅上，因为糟糕的一天而感到疲惫和沮丧。）可知，作者当时的心情是“upset”（沮丧的）。其他选项“worried”（焦虑的）、“excited”（兴奋的）、“surprised”（吃惊的）均与文中明确描述的情感不符。故选 A。

3.3. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

A Walking to the writer.

B Buying the writer tea.

C Sitting near the writer.

D Talking with the writer.

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据文章第三段，老人从咖啡馆回来后，“he put a cup of tea next to me.”（他把一杯茶放在我旁边。）作者随后说“I told him he didn’t have to do this.”（我告诉他他不必这样做。）由此可见，这里的“this”指代的是老人为作者买茶这件事。其他选项“走到作者身边”“坐在作者附近”“与作者交谈”均不是作者在此处所指的内容。故选 B。

4.4. Which word can best describe the old man?

A Rude.

B Kind.

C Busy.

D Funny.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。通读第三段，老人主动为陌生的作者买了一杯茶，并与作者聊天安慰他，离开时还鼓励作者今后也去帮助其他遇到困难的人。这些行为都充分说明老人是“kind”（善良的）。其他选项“rude”（粗鲁的）、“busy”（忙碌的）、“funny”（有趣的）均与文中对老人的描写不符。故选 B。

5.5. What does the story tell us?

A Safety comes first.

B Practice makes perfect.

C Many hands make light work.

D Kindness warms the heart.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。文章最后一段点明了故事的主题：“It teaches me that a little kindness can warm a person’s heart for a long time.”（它教会我，一点小小的善意可以长久地温暖一个人的心。）这与选项D“Kindness warms the heart.”（善意温暖人心）完全一致。其他选项“安全第一”“熟能生巧”“众人拾柴火焰高”均与文章所传达的关于善意的主题无关。故选D。