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I am an officer for a government agency working at a disability welfare office and I got to see the coolest thing today.

A homeless man, Charlie, came in with a power wheelchair that didn't work. Its batteries would no longer charge. As I was pushing him around the office, first to get checked in, then to an outlet to get some charge in his batteries, then back to a window. A woman noticed us and asked Charlie if his chair was dead and how long he had it.

He's needed it for about three years now, after he got stabbed in the back of the neck leaving him paralyzed(瘫痪的) on the left side. He's on disability and doesn't have much money to replace the battery which will now only hold a charge for about ten minutes, so he mostly just pushes himself around with his right foot, traveling backwards.

The Woman, Diane, explained that her brother is also paralyzed and they have an older chair that they're not using. She asked Charlie if he would like it. Charlie said yes.

Diane left and came back about an hour later. She asked me to take the new chair out. Now, I don't know much about powered wheelchairs, but I can tell this is no basic model. It not only drives, it can lift up, recline, and do other things too. It turns out like a chair of $20,000.

Charlie looked it over and said it sure is nice. But Diane tells us there's one small problem. The new chair won't charge because it hasn't been used in two years. So what does Diane do? She takes it over to the Medical Supply Store and put new batteries in it to get it working.

In 13 years of law enforcement and security work, I've never seen anything like that.

1.The writer works for _______.

A a nurse house

B the government

C a medical supply store

D a wheelchair store

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段I am an officer for a government agency working at a disability welfare office and I got to see the coolest thing today.可知作者是一个政府机构的福利办公室工作人员，故选B。

2.Why didn’t Charlie replace a new battery?

A Because he likes moving the wheelchair himself.

B Because he didn’t have enough money.

C Because he wanted to save money to get treatment.

D Because he didn’t know where to buy new batteries.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句He's on disability and doesn't have much money to replace the battery which will now only hold a charge for about ten minutes, so he mostly just pushes himself around with his right foot, traveling backwards.可知查理不换电池是因为身有残疾，所有没什么钱，故选B。

3.What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?

A The wheelchair is a good one which values much.

B Diane shows off her great fortune to Charlie.

C The author felt embarrassed about knowing little.

D The wheelchair is just a model that can’t be used as usual.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第五段内容no basic model, not only drives, it can lift up, recline, and do other things too以及It turns out like a $20,000 chair.可知这把椅子看上去就不是基础款，可以做很多事情，似乎价值很高，由此可推测这把椅子是高级款，价值不菲，故选A。

4.What is the problem with the wheelchair?

A Its wheels can’t move smoothly.

B Its brakes didn’t work properly.

C Its batteries can’t be charged.

D Its seat is too hard to sit in.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第六段第一句Charlie looked it over and said it sure is nice. But Diane tells us there's one small problem. The new chair won't charge because it hasn't been used in two years.可知轮椅的问题是不能充电，故选C。

5.How does the author feel about the story?

A Surprised.

B Worried.

C Bored.

D Moved.

解析：选D。推理判断题。由上文可知戴安把价值不菲的轮椅送给了一个素不相识的人，作者很是感动，故选D。