Whenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyard，Iwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit．Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years．Ispentatleast20minutes，kneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecat

Whenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyard，Iwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit．Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years．Ispentatleast20minutes，kneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaround，relaxed．WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly．ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycare．

Overthenextfewdays，therewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat．Everyyardperiod，agroupofprisonersgatheredthere．Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat．Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother．SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroup，notchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners．Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit．

Thecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshape．Peoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplace．He'sgettingtreatedlikeaking．Thiswastrue．butasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus．Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat'swrongwithprisonsinAmerica．Weneedmoreprograms．Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds．Somemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekind．ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopractiseourownkindness．Notreceiveit，butgiveit．Aftermorethantwodecadeshere，Iknowkindnessisnotavaluethat'sencouraged．It'softenseenasaweakness．

Instead，thecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddown，mindingyourownbusiness，andneverlettingyourselfbeweak．

Thecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenhere．Bysimplysaying，”Ineedsomehelphere”，hedidsomethingimportantforus．Heneededus．Andweneededtobeneeded．Ibelievewealldo．

【小题1】Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthattheauthorwas ．

A．ananimalprotectorB．thecatownerC．aprisonofficerD．aprisoner【小题2】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinprison．B．Theofficerintheprisonenjoy