72.A　 教授并不是看到彩票开奖立刻知道该怎么办，所以才会began a battle with his conscience。

75. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

　 A. A Thief's Lucky Day　　　　　　　　 B. A Popular Maths Professor

　 C. A Magic Lottery 　　　　　　　　　 D. A Reward of Honesty 　

答案：

74. The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by ______.

　 A. accepting　　　　 B. claiming　　　　 C. refusing　　　　 D. canceling

73. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ______.

A. wanted to make fun of him　　　　　　 B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was　　　　　　 　D. lost the lottery ticket　

72. The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money　

71.　 What’s the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. Go for it!　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Try again！

C. Compete for Gold!　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Break a Record!

答案：68-71 DCBA

Passage 7

(安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考E篇)

　 A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to “help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

　Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed."

　Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied:" I couldn't because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.

70.　 According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______.

　　　 A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

　　　 B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

　　　 C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

　　　 D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

69.　 The crowd changed their attitudes because _______.

　　　 A. they felt sorry for the young man　　　　　　　　　

B. they wanted to show their sympathy

　　　 C. they were moved by the young man　　　　　　　

D. they meant to please the young man

21.From the passage we can learn that the young man _______.

A. made his turn to start back pitifully　 　 　

B. was skillful in freestyle in the game

C. swam faster than the average swimmer　　　

D. was not capable enough to win the medal

59．We can infer from the passage that Mike　　　　 .

　　　 A．was cared about by his teammates

　　　 B．was hared by his own team

　　　 C．was corbarrassed when he realized the fast

　　　 D．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

答案：56-59　 CBDA

Passage 6

(安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考D篇)

While watching the games the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

　　　 The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

　　　 I watched the man dive off the bock and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold - his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

　　　 I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

　　　 But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

　　　 No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

　　　 A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

　　　 Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

　　　 In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.