阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.”      1, I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my      2, a boy sprang up（跳起来）,      3to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!”

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I      4to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He      5. I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have      6, so I told him not to worry. He was      7and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I      8this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should     9this country as the son of a      10. But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so      11to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in     12English, “I … I no get money to buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around      13before sticking his hand into the car     14the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that     15only 50,000 each year.

The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity（机会）.”

16it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for      17.

After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

“Are you in school now?”

He nodded.

A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I      18what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.”

He shook his head fiercely and stepped back      19hurt.

“It’s a gift,” I said.

Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to      20these to you.”

本文讲述了作者毕业后回到尼日利亚首都阿布贾后，在街上结识了一个卖水果的小男孩并且慷慨解囊资助他入学，同时也从另一个侧面刻画了小男孩对于作者的资助的感激和惴惴不安的心理。考生只有在把握了这点才能够理解命题人的意图。从命题设置来看，命题人从语篇层次上进行命题，很好地体现了高考的命题要求。

1.A. Encouraged     B. Disappointed     C. Delighted        D. Confused

2.A. car                B. mother             C. driver     D. keys

3.A. willing            B. afraid             C. eager      D. ashamed

4.A. got down       B. bargained down       C. put down     D. took down

5.A. explained      B. promised        C. agreed            D. admitted

6.A. change        B. notes            C. checks            D. bills

7.A. troubled          B. regretful       C. comfortable        D. grateful

8.A. ran after      B. ran into     C. ran over     D. ran to

9.A. protect           B. enjoy         C. help     D. support

10.A. minister         B. headmaster        C. manager          D. president

11.A. lucky       B. amazing        C. funny        D. common

12.A. old            B. broken      C. traditional      D. modern

13.A. proudly       B. madly       C. curiously        D. nervously

14.A. for             B. with       C. at       D. upon

15.A. spends        B. pays        C. makes        D. affords

16.A. Possibly  B. Actually     C. Certainly        D. Fortunately

17.A. joys      B. nuts            C. books            D. bananas

18.A asked       B. imagined       C. reminded      D. realized

19.A. when      B. as if            C. even if          D. after

20.A. send      B. provide      C. sell         D. give

完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

1.We had so much trouble _____________________ our proposal.   (talk)

我们费了好大的劲才说服他接受我们的提议。

2.How come such a rich man robbed the bank?  It _______________________. (sense)

这么富有的一个人怎么会抢银行呢？这讲不通呀。

3.Many of the soldiers were diagnosed with cancer after they came back from the front because they ______________________ radiation during the war.   (expose)

很多士兵从前线回来都被诊断出了癌症，因为他们在战争期间曾暴露在辐射中。

4.Our software, unless _________________________, may not serve us well in our work.  (update)

除非定期升级，否则我们的软件无法很好地为我们服务。

5.The Western markets _________________________ cheap products made in China. (flood)

西方国家的市场上充斥着中国制造的廉价商品。

6.Only if you work hard from now on ______________________ your classmates in studies.   (catch)

只有从现在开始努力，你在学习上才能赶上你的同学

7.________________________________ at 2013 World Swimming Championships made us all very proud.   (win)

孙杨在2013年游泳世锦赛上夺得三枚金牌使我们都非常骄傲。

8.Luckily we brought with us a map, without which we                ___ in the jungle.（get）

幸运的是，我们带了地图，要不然在丛林里就迷路了。

9.Peter learned German, French and Spanish at an evening school, ____________ fluently now. (speak)

彼得在一所夜校学习了德语、法语和西班牙语，所有这些语言他现在都讲得很流利。

10.I can’t help thinking what it is in the computer games __________________ the boys.  （appeal）

我禁不住想，电脑游戏中到底是什么吸引了这些男孩子。