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20.Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone must have left a bag of   chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle,but it turned out to be$300,000 in cold hard cash.
    Now,Gamboa is winning honors for honesty after turning in the money he found Monday.The money was returned to an unidentified poker player working in a club.Yellow Checker Star Transportation named Gamboa its driver of the year and rewarded him with$l,000 and a dinner for two at a restaurant.
    A message left Wednesday to interview Gamboa at the cab company wasn't immediately   returned.
    Gamboa told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he had another passenger by the time he   began wondering what kind of chocolates were in the brown paper bag.He cast a glance inside   the bag at a traffic light.
"I told my passenger,‘You are my witness on this,'"the 13-year taxi driver told the Las     Vegas Sun,"and then immediately called my company."
    Gamboa took the six bunches of$100 bills to the company's main office,where Las     Vegas police and the club officials returned it to the poker player.
    Gamboa saidthemangave him a$5 tip after a trip from the Cosmopolitan Resort to the     Palms Place Tower,and Gamboa then drove to the Bellagio Resort,where a doorman helping a passenger into the car noticed the bag.
    It took several hours to check the identity of the owner and return the cash.He took     Gamboa's information,but didn't leave a reward.
"If he doesn't give me anything,that's OK,"Gamboa told the Sun."I'm not waiting for any kind of return.I just wanted to do the right thing,and I appreciate what the company did for me."

46.Who proved the driver found$300.000?B
A.Adoorman.   
B.A passenger.
C.The poker player.
D.The police.
47.How much money was there in every bunch on average?D
A.$100   
B.$1,000   
C.$3,000  
D.$50,000
48.What's the proper order of the events according to the text?A
a.The driver turned in the money.
b.The poker player got out of the taxi.   
c.The driver found a large sum of money in the bag.
d.The driver was interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun.
e.A doorman helping a passenger into the car saw the bag.
A.b-e-c-a-d   
B.b-c-d-e-a   
C.e-c-b-d-a  
D.e-b-c-a-d
49.What can be inferred from the text?D
A.The driver will ask the poker player for$l,000.
B.It was 3 days before the poker player got back the money.
C.The driver meant to keep back the money at first.
D.The driver feels he should return the lost money.
50.Which of the following can be used to describe the driver?A
A.Honest and helpful.            
B.Clever and careful.
C.Understanding and generous.    
D.Determined and responsible.

分析 本文是一篇新闻报道.报道中一位司机拾到乘客落下的钱财后上交给公司,并找到一位见证人.这位司机也不求是否有回报,只是做自己认为正确的事情.

解答 46.B.细节理解题.根据文章""I told my passenger,‘You are my witness on this,"可知,司机的乘客是目击者,见证人.故选B.
47.D.细节理解题.根据文章"Gamboa took the six bunches of$100 bills to the company's main office"可知,Gamboa 给公司6张票据,总钱数为300,000.则一张票据价值50,000.故选D.
48.A.细节理解题.根据报道可知,司机捡到了钱然后上交到公司..则事件发生顺序显然是失主下车.排除CD选项.而在司机接受报社采访时已经上交过钱了.故选A.
49.D.推理预测题.根据文章最后一段"I just wanted to do the right thing,and I appreciate what the company did for me"可知,司机表示自己想做自己认为正确的事,而他也欣赏公司处理钱的方式.公司把钱归还给失主,则可推测,司机也认为应该还给失主.故选D.
50.A.推理预测题.根据全文报道可看出,司机拾到乘客落下的钱财后上交给公司,可见他是一位诚实的司机.故选A.

点评 本文为新闻报道类阅读.新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材.因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征,此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语.导语位于新闻报道的首段,高度概括新闻事实,通过它点出新闻的主题,其次寻找关键词,理解题意,做出解答.

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