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  Lyse Doucet lives a happy life in Chicago. But re?cently there is some difficulty for her and her family. She and her husband have each other's parents and a young daughter and for that they are 24        But she and her husband are both currently25       . And their car is in great need of26       . And then there is the matter of their second child,who is 27        soon. So things are a little tense for the Doucet family these days.

  When Lyse and her daughter were walking through a store 28        lot recently,Lyse picked up an envelop from the ground that29       $4,000 in cash. There were a 30       of different explanations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good31       ？

  Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Lyse didn't know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 32        to some?one else. Oh,and one other thing she knew: her young daughter was33       . "My kid was standing right there 34        I found it," Lyse told WLS in Chicago. "So basi?cally I wanted to teach my daughter how to be35       . And for me that was enough."

  Never mind the bills that were36      ,or the car that needed to be fixed,or the baby that would come soon. When she 37        the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 38        it.

The police were able to return the money to the per?son who 39        it：an old woman. And one can imagine the joy and 40        she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her." She came to my house and she was almost in tears,41       me," Lyse said. "She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 42        in it. But what was in it wasn't 43        What mattered was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty."

24. A. restricted   B. upset  C. grateful   D. sensitive

25. A. appreciated   B. unemployed   C. disappointed   D. removed

26. A. cash   B. protection   C. sale   D. repair

27. A. sick   B. due   C. desperate   D. dull

28. A. gathering   B. begging   C. cleaning   D. parking

29. A. contained   B. involved   C. charged   D. paid

30. A. handful   B. deal   C. number   D. flood

31. A. expense   B. luck   C. hope   D. prize

32. A. belonged   B. reacted  C. pointed   D. responded

33. A. urging   B. affecting   C. laughing   D. watching

34. A. before   B. when   C. because   D. though

35. A. ripe   B. loyal   C. honest   D. humorous

36. A. passing by   B. giving away   C. showing off   D. piling up

37. A. turned   B. watched   C. got   D. collected

38. A. checked   B. made  C. kept   D. promoted

39. A. sent   B. lost C. disliked   D. generated

40. A. relief   B. anxiety   C. tension   D. respect

41. A. comforting   B. congratulating   C. thanking   D. offending

42. A. option   B. present   C. envelope   D. amount

43. A. important   B. serious  C. sufficient   D. efficient

Answer 1

[文章大意]Lyse Doucet和丈夫双双失业，他们的第二个孩子即将出生，因此他们面临着巨大的经济压力。有一天，Lyse捡到了一个装有4000美元的信封，她没有据为己有，而是交给了警察。她通过自己的实际行动教给了女儿什么是诚实。

24. C根据语境可知，夫妻双方都有自己的双亲，他们还有一个女儿，对此他们非常感恩。

grateful感激的。

25. B unemployed失业的。下文表明他们遇到了经济困难，说明他们都失业了。

26. D他们的车急需修理。第三段中有提示。

27. B due"预期的"，指的是他们的第二个孩子就要出生了。

28. D parkmg lot停车场。她们经过一家商店的停车场时， Lyse从地上捡到一个装有4000美元现金的信封。

29. A contain包含，容纳。这里指的是信封里面装有钱。

30. C a number of很多，大量的。对于此次事件可以有很多不同的解释。

31. B good luck好运。这可以解释为一种好运。

32. A belong to属于。这些钱是属于某个人的。

33. D当时发生的一切女儿都在看着，自己如何处理将会直接影响到孩子。watch强调看的过程。

34. B when引导时间状语从句。当Lyse发现这个信封的时候，孩子就在旁边。

35. C honest诚实的。Lyse想教育自己的孩子要诚实。故答案为C.

36. D pile up堆起。这里指积压的账单。

37. A turn sth over to把某物交给.... 。

38. C keep保留。警察告诉她即使她不上交那些钱，自己留着，这也并不违法。

39. B警察把钱归还给丢钱的人。

40. A钱失而复得，失主感到放松。

relief放松。

41. C失主到她家去感谢她。thank感谢。

42. D失主拥抱Lyse ,并且给了她一个装有一点儿钱的信封。

43. A信封里面是什么不重要，重要的是Lyse教给了女儿要诚实。