47．The second time the author met the boy, the boy _____.

　　　 A．told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts　

　　　 B．wanted to express his thanks

　　　 C．asked him for money for his schoolbooks　　

　　　 D．tried to take advantage of him

46．What was the author’s first impression of the boy?

　　　 A．He seemed to be poor and greedy．　　　 B．He seemed to have suffered a lot.

　　　 C．He seemed younger than his age　　 　　　 D．He seemed good at bargaining.

75. Why did Bunter have the feelings of unwillingness, shame and disgust?

　　　 A. He had to lie about what he had seen.

B. He couldn't prove he was right

C. He suffered a lot from his injuries.

D. It was because of his dislike of the captain.

答案　 72.C　 73.D　 74.B　 75.A

Passage 15

(陕西省师大附中2009届高三第四次模拟考试B篇)

The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his hunches (串) of bananas and bags of peanuts．Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life．“Banana 300 naira．Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice．I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill．He didn’t have change, so I told him not to worry．He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun．My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window．He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready．I waved them away．“What’s up?” I asked him．“I … I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills．“Will this help?” I asked．He looked around nervously before taking the money．One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year．“Thank you, sir,” he said．“Thank you very much!”

When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks．What if he’s a swindler (骗子)? And then I wondered why I did it．Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.

Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria．Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive．When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.

“Oh, gosh! Long time.”

“Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. “That’s good,” I said．A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted．“Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill．“Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt．“What’s wrong?” I asked．“It’s a gift.” He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back．His face shone with sweat (汗水)．He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”

74. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　　 A. Bunter could have seen a ghost.

　　　 B. The captain tended to believe that Bunter had fallen as a supernatural punishment for his

disbelief.

C. Bunter was ashamed of admitting he had seen a ghost.

D. Bunter and the captain could have been good friends.

73. Bunter forced himself to agree that he had been punished because _______.

　　　 A. it could be clearly seen from his injuries

　　　 B. he really had been punished

C. he knew the man at the wheel also saw what had happened

D. he wouldn't like to argue with the captain and that explanation would satisfy him

72. We can know from the story that _______.

　　　 A. Mr Bunter had been punished because of his disbelief in ghost

　　　 B. the ghost had hit Mr Bunter and he had fallen backwards

C. Mr Bunter had somehow fallen down the bridge backwards

D. Mr Bunter had hit himself against the brass plates on the steps of the bridge ladder

71. How does Kenny feel toward Justin?

A. Annoyed.　　 　　B. Disinterested.　 　　　 C. Grateful.　　　　 　 D. Angry.

答案　 68.B　 69.A　 70.B　 71.C

Passage 14

(山西省康杰中学2009届高三6月模拟E篇)

For three days Mr Bunter did not say a word. He looked at people sensibly enough but seemed unable to hear any questions put to him. An officer remarked to the captain, “Those brass (黄铜) plates on the steps of the bridge-ladder are very dangerous things. ”

“Are they?” replied Captain Johns, “It takes more than a brass plate to make an able-bodied man fall down in that way. And the weather fine, everything dry, and the ship going on a smooth sea!”

On the fourth day, the chief officer looked better. He could hear and understand and could even speak in a weak voice.

“Well, Mr Bunter,” said Captain Johns, “Can you tell us what caused the accident!”

Bunter moved his head slightly and fixed his cold blue stare on the Captain’s eyes and said in a whisper, “You-were-right!”

“Bless my soul!” cried out Captain Johns, “Do you mean you had a supernatural experience that night? You saw a ghost on my ship?”

Unwillingness, shame, disgust (反感) would have been seen on poor Bunter’s face if a good part of it had not been wrapped in bandage (绷带) . He tried hard and answered, “Yes, I have seen.”

“And did it -did it knock you down from the ladder?”

“Come! Am I the sort of man to be knocked down by a ghost?”

Captain Johns pointed a finger at Bunter. “You’ve been terrified, ” he said , “That’s what’s the matter, even the man at the wheel was frightened, though he couldn't see anything. He felt the supernatural. You’ve been punished because you wouldn't believe, Mr Bunter. ”

“Suppose I have, ” said Bunter, “You don't know what I saw. And I can’t tell you what it was like. Every man has his own ghosts. I stepped back. I don't remember anything else. ”

“The man at the wheel said you went backwards as if something had hit you.”

“It was a sort of inward blow, ” Bunter explained, “Aren’t you satisfied now that I believe?”

70. The underlined phrase "pleaded with" means

　　 A. ignored　　 　　　 　　B. asked　　　　　 　　 C. pushed　　　　 　　 D. Ordered

69. In what way is Justin's backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?

　　 A. He uses it as a place to store objects.

　　 B. He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.

　　 C. His parents tell him to clean it all the time.

　　 D. He's had it for as long as he can remember.

68. Why is Justin's room such a mess?

　　 A. He always forgets to clean it.　　　　 　 　　B. He never throws anything away.

　　 C. He has no time to clean it.　　　　　 　 　　D. He shares the room with his brother.