2010高考二轮复习英语考案专题十九阅读理解

2010

高考二轮复习英语考案专题十九阅读理解【专题考案】(一)The2008BeijingOlympicGamesaredrawingnear.Areyoueagertoenjoywatchingthematchesorstartservingasavolunteer?First,youneedtoknowaboutaudiencemanners.Thebehaviorofcourtsideaudiencesisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofsportingculture.In2004,afterworldchampionStephenHendrylosttoDingJunhuiintheChinaOpenSnookerChampionships,hecomplainedofthenoisefromChinesespectators.Perhapsyouandyourclassmatescouldbewrittenonthebackofthetickets.Readyourticketcarefullybeforeyouleave,remembertotakeawayyoursoftdrinkbottlesandothertrash(垃圾).Duringexcitinggames,trytocontrolyourself.Don’criticizetheperformanceofplayersandcoaches.Becarefulwithyourwords,sincesomemaycauseangeramongotherpeopleintheaudience.Applauseisaspecialformofbodylanguageyoucanusetocommunicatewithplayers.Butyoushoulddoitproperly.Whenplayersfirstappear,clapyourhandstogethertowelcomethem,butdon’tgoonfortoolong.Afteranexcellentperformance,applaudwarmly.Ifsomeonefails,yourapplausewillhelpencouragethem.Applauseisnotwelcome,however,whileagameisinprogressandplayersneedtokeeptheirconcentration.Varioussportshavevariousrulesfortheaudience.Enjoyingartisticgymnasticsrequiressilence.Butlotsofcheeringcanreallyhelpbasketballandfootballplayers.Snookerandtabletenniscourtsidebehaviorincludesabanonflashphotography.Mobilephonesarenotallowedinshootingcenters.Tobeagoodspectator,youshouldtaketimetolearnthegame-specificrulesandrelatedcultureofeachevent.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedwork

“spectators

”

meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Players

B．Audiences

C．Coaches

D．Organizers2．Whencan’tyouleavethespotofagame?A．Whenthegameisgoingon

B．WhenthegameisjustoverC．Beforethegamebegins

D．Whenthegameislongover3．Whatshouldyoudoduringanexcitingfootballgame?A．Controlyourself

B．KeepquietC．Praisetheplayers

D．Cheertheplayers4．Whencan’tyouclapyourhands?A．WhenplayersfirstappearB．WhenanexcellentperformanceisoverC．WhensomeonefailsD．Whenaplayerisfinishingaverydifficultperformance5．Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．HowtobeagoodaudienceofBeijingOlympicGamesB．HowtosupportplayersatBeijingOlympicGamesC．HowtocontrolyourselfatBeijingOlympicGamesD．HowtobeavolunteeratBeijingOlympicGames（二）London--Amorningtrainridesaway,acrossthechannel.EnglishkidsdiscusstheLiverpool'sfootballteaminaParispub.SomeParisianshavestartedtotraveltoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcentury,CharlesDickenscomparedthetwocities,LondonandParis,inATaleofTwoCities.Thesedays,itmightbeAtaleofOneCity.Astherearefewjobsathomeoverrecentyears,perhaps250,000Frenchmenmovedacrossthechannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.TheEuropeanUnionfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms.Paris,richinbeauty,ismorestylish.ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflife,andmorefununtilthepubsshutdown.“Forme,thedifferenceisthatLondonisreal,alive,said”TrevorWheeler,afinancialexpert.ChantalJaouen,aprofessionaldesigner,agrees.“IamFrench,butIshesaid’ll.stayinLondon,Thereis,ofcourse,theotherview.JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago.“IthinkpeoplelaughmoreinParis,

”shesaid.“Bothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognition,

said”

LarryCollins,

anauthorandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothcitieswell,hefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.“IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter.Butcertainlynotcheaper.InsomepartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.DecidingbetweenLondonandParisrequiresalifestylechoice.LikeDaphneBenoit,aFrenchjournalismstudentwithperfectEnglish,manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon’thavetochoose.“IloveParis,mylittleneighborhood,thewayIcanwalkaroundacentre,butlifeistooorganized,”shesaid.“InLondon,youcanbewhoeveryouwant.Noonecares.”1．Itcanbeinferredthat___________.A．ParisandLondonarethetwobiggestcitiesintheworldB．Inthe19thcentury,DickenstoldhisstoriesinthetwocitiesC．LondonandParisusedtobeseparatedD．LiverpoolisabigcityinFrance2．Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．PeoplefeelitdifficulttofindajobinParis.B．Peoplecan'ttraveltoLondonwithoutapassport.C．LivinginFranceismoreexpensivethaninLondon.D．PeoplecanfindanyjobinLondon.3．Accordingtothispassageweknowthat_________.A．ParisiansenjoyEnglishfoodmorethantheirownB．LondonersseldomtraveltoParisonholidaysC．bothcitieshavetheiradvantagesD．youngpeopleprefertoliveinLondon4．Whichcityisbettertoliveinaccordingtothepassage?A．Paris.B．London.C．Bothcities.D．Itjustdepends.5．What’sthemeaningofthelasttwosentences?A．PeoplecandoeverythinginLondon.B．PeoplewillfeellonelyinLondon.C．PeopleinLondonenjoylivingindifferentways.D．PeopleinLondonenjoyalawlesslife.（三）Thishotelinthetreesisfamousintheworld.Peop1ewhoknowverylittleaboutKenya,knowofTreetops.WhenKingGeorgeVIdied,PrincessElizabethwasstayingontheTreetops,andwhenshecamedownfromthere,“Shesucceededhimasthequeenofthecountry”.ThishinthemiddleoftheforestshowsthepleasureofAfrica.Whenyouvisitit,youwillbesentintotheheartoftheforestbyhotelbuses,andthenaguide,withaguntoprotectyouagainstbiggame,willgowithyoutotheTreetops.Beforeandafterdinner,forthewholenightifyouwish,youcansitonthecorridor(走廊),watchinganimalscometothewaterpool.TheearliesthotelTreetopswasbuiltroundalargetreeontheoppositesideofthewater,butthatwasdestroyedbyfireandthenewhotelTreetops,whichisbuiltroundseveraltrees,ismuchbigger.ThediningroomatTreetopsissmall,andthewaiterscannotwalkroundtoserveguests,aclever“railwayservice”hasbeeninvented.Gueststaketheirfoodasitpassesslowlyinfrontofthem,alongalineinthecenterofthetable.TherearemanyanimalsaroundtheTreetops.Whenyouvisitthem,youcansee:---Animalsandtheirbabiesarewaitingtogreettheguests.---Animals,enjoyingtheTreetopspoolinthedaylight.---Alongbodied,longringtailedveryactivecat-likeanimalisaspecialonecomingoutatTreetops.Hecomesforhisfoodeveryevening.Donotgettooneartohim,ashisteethandclaws（爪）candoyouharm.Theseanimalscanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets.---Someotheranimalswhohaveathickcoatingoffurtokeepthemwarminthecoldforestnights.---Manybuffaloes（水牛）comingtotheTreetopsforwaterandsaltduringthedayornight.1．“Shesucceededin

becoming

the

queen

of

the

country.”In

this

sentence,

“succeeded”means_______.A．didwhatshewastryingtodo

B．gainedherpurposeC．gotapositiononthedeathoftheKing

D．completedaneasytask2．Accordingtothepassage,

“railwayservice

”actuallyrefers.to_A．theserviceprovidedattherailwaystationB．thesupplyoffoodonthetrainC．theserviceprovidedalongtherailwayD．thesupplyoffoodalongamovingline3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout-likeanimal“thecat”,describedinthepassage,isNOTtrue?A．Itcomesforfoodonlyatnight.B．ItlivesinthetreesatTreetops.C．Itsteethandclawscandopeopleharm.D．Itcancatchanyotheranimalintheforest.4．Accordingtothepassage.Treetopsisfamousintheworldbecause________.A．itshowsthepleasureofAmericaB．PrincessElizabethgottothecrownwhencomingdownfromthereC．itisbuiltroundseveraltreesD．therearemanyanimalsthatcanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets5．Wecanlearnfromthepassage,thattheguests＿＿＿＿．A．shouldnotplaygamesontheTreetopsB．couldnotsitonthecorridoratnightC．couldenjoytheirdinnerinthediningroomD．shouldkeepoffthecat-likeanimals（四）Somepeopledon'tbelievethatdrivingmoreslowlycansavelives.Butthetruthisthatdrivingmoreslowlycanhelpapersontoavoidseriousaccidents.Thefollowingchartshowsthedistancethatittakestostopacaratagivenspeed.Thedistanceismeasuredinfeet.Theshadedareashowsthedriver'sthinkingdistance.That'sthedistanceittakesforthedrivertoreacttoadangerthathesees.Thewhiteareashowsthecar'sbrakingdistance.That'sthedistanceittakesforthecartostoponcethebrakesareused.Thenumberatthetopofeachbarshowsthetotalnumberoffeetthatittakestostopthecar.1．Accordingtothechart,whatisthetotalnumberoffeetneededtostopacarthatistravelingat50milesperhour?A．55.B．73.C．128.D．183.2．Whatisthebrakingdistanceforacarthatistravelingat60milesperhour?A．66feet.B．119feet.C．185feet.D．251feet.3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutbrakingandspeedistrue?A．Thebrakingdistanceiswhatittakesforthedrivertoreacttoadangerthathesees.B．Thespeedofacarhasadirecteffectonthedistanceneededtostopthecar.C．Thebrakingdistanceincreasesonlywhenadriverdrivesfasterthan50milesperhourD．Drivingslowlycanhelpapersontoavoidallaccidents.（五）CatherineDestivelleisarockstar.Shelovesrock,butshecan'tsingorplaytheguitar!SheisarockclimberandabigstarinFranceandItaly.Sheisthemostfamouswomanclimberintheworldbecausesheoftenclimbswithoutropes.SheclimbsinmanycountriesbutmostoftenintheFrenchAlpsnearChamonix,whereshelives.ShestartedclimbingnearherhomeinPariswhenshe,vasfive.Then,atfourteen,shejoinedtheFrenchAlpineClubtolearnmore,butimmediatelysheclimbedbetterandmorequicklythantheoldermembersoftheclub．ShewonherfirstcompetitioninItalyin1995.ThreeyearsagoshefoundanewrouteuptheDruMountainnearChamonix.Theclimbtookelevendaysandforfourdaysthesnowwassoheavythatshecouldnotmove.LastyearotherclimberstriedtofollowthenewDestivelleRoute,buttheyfailed.Theyaregoingtotryagainthisyear.Peoplealwaysaskheraboutherclimbing.Shesays,"IclimbbecauseI'minlovewiththesideofamountain.IpreparewellbeforeIgo,soI'mneverworried."Catherinechoosesnewmountainsfrombooks--likebuyingfromashoppingcatalogue(目录)!"IseeanicemountainandIgotoclimbit!"HernextmountainisinPakistan.Sheisgoingtherenextmonth."It'smuchbiggerthantheDru,soit'sgoingtotakelongertoclimb.AnAmericanclimber,JeffLowe,iscomingwithmetohelp."1．CatherineDestivelleiscalled'astar

’

because________.A．shewonacompetitionin1995B．shelovesrocksC．she'safamouswomanclimberD．shefoundanewrouteuptotheDruMountain2．ShehadgreattroublefindinganewrouteuptheDruMountainbecause_______.A．shelostherwayB．theclimbtook11daysC．sheneededhelpfromanAmericanclimberD．therewasheavysnow3．Onthesideofamountainshefeels_______.A．worriedB．easyandhappyC．likestayingathomeD．well4．Wecaninferfromthepassagepeopleoftenaskher"______”.A．Whydoyoulikeclimbing?B．AreyouinlovewithanAmericanclimber?C．Doyouenjoyreadingbooksonmountains?D．Whatdoyoudobeforeyougoclimbing?（六）Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstresshelpstobringiton.Itisworthwhiletoconsider,therefore,whatarethecausesofstressinourlife,andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutthem.Areweunder-employed,oroverburdenedwithtoomanyresponsibilities?Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisureinourlives?Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorfellowworkersinagoodstate?Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,anditisbesttofacethemhonestly,andtobringourfrustration(丧气)intotheopen.Peoplewhohavearowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottleuptheirfeelings.Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandisturbusarenotworthanhour’sanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownupyourwrath(愤慨)”isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasthereligious.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Stressisthedirectcauseofcancer.B．Thecauseofstressisworthyofseriousstudy.C．Canceristhenumberonekillerinoursocietytoday.D．Peoplewhocan’tacceptadifferentlivingstandardarelesslikelytosufferfromstress.2．Judgingfromthetext,theword

“row

”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans______A．anoisyquarrel

B．aboatjourneyC．agoodrelationship

D．acureddisease3．Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?A．Changingourjobs.B．Changingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunpleased.C．Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.D．ReadingtheBible4．“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrathmeans”probably.A．Don’tletyourangerlastlong.B．Don’tetgangryeventhoughthesunisgoingdown.C．Somethingimportantthatdisturbusisworthanhour’sanger.D．Watchthesunsetwhileyouareangry.（七）Thefoodweeatseemstohavegreateffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadegreatstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Somenewdiscovery.In1945,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates(硝酸盐)andnitrites,commonlyusedtokeepcolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditives,causedcancer.Yet,theseadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabels(标签)ofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintocowsandchickandbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcows.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicinalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertogetahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFDAhastriedrepeatedlytocontrolthese,thepracticescontinue.1．Howhassciencedoneabadservicetomankind?A．Diseasescausedbyfoodhavebeendoneawaywith.B．Ithascausedalackofinformationaboutthevalueoffood.C．Someharmfulmaterialshavebeenaddedtoourfood.D．Scientistshavemadefoodmoreexpensivetoeat.2．Whatarenitratesusedfor?A．Theyhelpprocesspackagedfood.B．Theykeepthecolorinmeats.C．Theycurediseasesofcowsandchickens.D．Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Youcanfindoutharmfuladditivesonthepackaginglabelsoffood.B．Drugsgiventoanimalsarenotallformedicalreasons.C．Researchersknewabouttheharmoffoodadditivesabout60yearsago.D．Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.4．Accordingtothepassage,theFDAmightbe_________.A．anorganizationwhichcontrolsthesafetyoffoodB．aproducerwhichmakesadditivesC．afactorywhichprocessesfoodD．ahospitalwhichcurescancer（八）At9:00DickSpivak

’sbanktelephonedandissaidpaymenthwaslate．“Thecheckisinthepost.”Dickrepliedquickly．At11:45Dickleftfora12:00meetingacrosstown．Arrivinglate,heexplainedthattraffichadbeenbad．Thatevening,Dick’sgirlfriendworeanew．dressHehatedit．“Itlooksjustgreatonyou.’’hesaid.Threeliesinoneday!YetDickSpivakisjustanordinaryman,eachtime,hetoldhimselfthatsometimesthattruthscausedtoomanyproblems．Mostofustellmuchthesamewhitelies,harmlessuntruthsthathelptosavetrouble．Howoftendowetellwhitelies?Itdependsinpartonourage,education,andevenwherewelive．AccordingtooneUSstudy,womenaremoretruthfulthanmen,andhonestyincreasesaswegetolder．.Whilemostpeopleuselittlewhiteliestomakelifeeasier,themajorityofAmericanscareabouthonestyinbothpublicandpersonallife．Theysaythatpeopletodayarelesshonestthantheyweretenyearsago．Althoughitisbelievedthatthingsaregettingworse,lyingseemstobeanage-oldhumanproblem．TheFrenchphilosopherVauvenarges,writingintheeighteenthcentury,touchedonthetruthwhenhewrote,“Allmenareborntruthfulanddieliars.”1．Whenthewritersays“DickSpivakisjustanordinaryman,”hemeansA．itiscommonthatpeopletellwhiteliesB．DickcoulddonothingaboutbadtrafficC．itiscommonthatpeopledelaytheirpaymentD．Dickfoundithardtodealwitheverydayproblems2．Accordingtothetext,mostAmericansA．hatewhiteliesB．believewhiteliesC．valuehonestyD．considerothersdishonest3．Vauvenarges’sremarksuggeststhatA．lyingisanage-oldhumanproblemB．dishonestyincreaseaspeoplegetolderC．peopleweredishonestinthe18thcenturyD．itissocialconditionsthatmakepeopletelllies（九）Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendtookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?Maybesherespondedwithapolite“Whythankyou,”butyouknewyouhadmissedthemark．Whydopresentssometimestowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoices(goodandbad)reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve．Itcallsforempathy-theabilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse’sheadandheart．We’reallabletodothis;infact,we’rebornwithakindofnaturalempathy．Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhood,however,itneedstobereinforced(增强)byourparents,teachers,friends．Whenitisn’t,we’renotabletounderstandotherpeople’sfeelingsassharply．Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselect,andsocanmanyotheremotionalqualities.Thinkbacktothepresentsyou’vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffortyouputintoyourselection,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwereshopping,andyourfeelingswhenthereceiveropenedthepackage．Keepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworld．Ofcourse,youmayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriends,relatives,andotherpeopleyouknow.We

live

in

asociety

where

exchanging

presents

is

an

important

part

ofcommunication．Ignoringthetraditionwontellyourfriendsaheadoftime.

’tomakeaway．itIfgyoureallydislikesuchatradition,1．Theunderlinedexpression

“youhadmissedthemark

”

means

“youhadfailedto______

”A．makeherfeelbetter

B．keepyoufriendshipC．receiveapresentinreturn

D．gettheexpectedeffect2．Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Naturalempathyneedstobereinforced.B．Emotionalchangesinfluenceone’schoiceofgifts.C．Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.D．choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.3．Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortellsusthat_____.A．attentionshouldbepaidtothereceivers

’

responsesB．onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepastC．thechoiceofgiftsreflectsone

otionalqualities’emD．oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts4．Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis

“_______”.A．WaysofChoosingGifts

B．AnImportantTraditionC．ExchangingPresents

D．MessageinaGift(十)HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.Thisislife,allright,butwedotreatitlikearehearsal(manyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesfor

排练)and,unhappily,wedomisssoourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo．Then,at60or65,wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglish:“Haveaniceday”theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshops,hotelsandsandwichbars．Ithinkitisawonderfulphrase,remindingus,ineffect,toenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.Howoftendowesaytoourselves,“I’ll-takeridingup(orhorsegolf,orsailing)assoonasIgetahigherposition,”onlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper

．AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormalmentalstate．HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalarea?Iwantedtoknow.NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiser,Iseethesenseinit．InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressure．HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.1．Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat______.A．wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB．wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfilthemC．wealwaysenjoymanyoflife’sbestmomentsD．wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo2．Theunderlinedphrase

“turnhisbackon

”

(paragraph6)mostprobablymeans_____.A．leavefor

B．returnto

C．giveup

D．relyon3．Theman(paragraph6)lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas______.A．inanabnormalmentalstate

B．undertoomuchpressureC．notwellpaid

D．notrespected4．Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．ProvideHomesForOurFamily

B．TakeUpHorse-ridingC．ValueThisVeryDay

D．StayAlive（十一）Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhishunches(串)ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts．Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflife．“Banana300naira．Peanuts200naira.”Hesaidinalowvoice．Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts．Whenheagreed,Ihandedhima500nairabill．Hedidn’thavechange,soItoldhimnottoworry．Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun．Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow．Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready．Iwavedthemaway．“What’sup?”Iasked．“himIIdon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.”Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills．“Willthishelp?”Iasked．Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney．Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear．“Thankyou,sir,”hesaid．“Thankyouverymuch!”Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschoolbooks．Whatifhe’saswindler(骗子)?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit．DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,IrealizedthatIdidn’tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.Overthenextsixmonths,IwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria．SometimeafterIreturned,Iwentoutforadrive．WhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisface.“Oh,gosh!Longtime.

”“Areyouinschoolnow?

”

Iasked.Henodded.“That

’good,s

”Isaid．Asilencefell

aswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted．“

Here,

”Iheldouta500naira．bill“Takethis.

”Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt

．“

What’swrong?asked”I．“It

’sagift.

”Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback．Hisfaceshonewithsweat．Hedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,beenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.”1．Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A．Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy．

B．Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.C．Heseemedyoungerthanhisage

D．Heseemedgoodatbargaining.2．Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy_____.A．toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB．wantedtoexpresshisthanksC．askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD．triedtotakeadvantageofhim3．Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A．Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B．Becausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhood.C．Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D．Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.4．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A．Braveandpolite．

B．Kindandsmart.C．Honestandthankful．

D．Shyandnervous.（十二）Insteadofhittingthebeach,fourteenhighschoolstudentstradedswimmingsuitsforlabcoatslastsummerandturnedtheirat