问题详情：
One cold winter day, I found myself downtown, my head hanging. I’d just got to know the promotion I was hoping for had gone to another person. A year’s worth of hard work had come to nothing.
Worse than all that, I was meeting my wife, and I would have to look into those hopeful, ever supportive eyes and watch the light go out of them as I told her how I had failed to reach yet another goal.
My wife stood there, moving from one foot to the other to stay warm. I immediately noticed her coat, years out of style and beginning to grow threadbare (磨薄的) at the edges, and her shoes that were not made for such harsh weather. I knew that the dreams she had had in her heart when we first married had not disappeared, but they had been reduced to more modest hopes.
I stood there holding her against the cold as I explained what had happened, and she took it all in with grace and love that would not allow a trace of blame aimed at me. She didn’t have to. I felt enough of it for both of us. As we walked toward the bus stop, I couldn’t contain it any longer.
“Why does it have to be like this?” I said out loud. “Why do we have to be stuck renting a tiny house in a poor neighborhood? Why does my family have to live on beans and rice and bread? Why do we have to wear the same clothes we bought years ago? Why am I down to my last five dollars every payday?”
I was ready to give up when I heard the voice uttered softly beside me, “God, I wish I had that guy’s problems.” It was one of the homeless people who hung out by the river surviving on handouts(施舍).
In that instant I came to realize all the blessings that had been given to me, and all the gifts I’d taken for granted and ignored. As I looked over and stared at my wife trembling in the cold, I realized I had a wife who loved me, a family I loved, a job that kept us going, and hopes and dreams for the future that had never been erased.
There was a silent question I asked her, and she instantly understood what I wanted to do. She nodded, and I stepped toward the man who had spoken those words. I reached into my pocket, pulled out my last five dollars, and put them into his hand.
Then I rejoined my wife and the two of us walked down the street, the warmth in our hearts keeping us safe from even the bitterest cold.
60. What made the writer sad that day?
A. He wasn’t promoted to a higher position.
B. He didn’t get paid for a year of hard work.
C. He was laid off beyond expectation.
D. He couldn’t bear the cold.
61. The writer suddenly asked a lot of questions because ________.
A. he had had enough of his wife
B. he almost collapsed under the pressure of life
C. he was angry with the stranger at the bus stop
D. he was determined to challenge his terrible life
62. The words of the homeless man made the writer realize ________.
A. he might become a beggar in the future B. he couldn’t give up his present job
C. he was a lucky person in the world D. he still had money to help others
63. What does the “silent question” in the last but one paragraph mean?
A. To ask for the stranger’s advice. B. To buy some clothes.
C. To give some money to the homeless man. D. To ask the writer’s boss for a promotion.
【回答】
ABCC
知识点：日常生活类阅读
题型：阅读理解
