66. Why did the author give his money to the boy?

　　　 A. Because he had enough money to do that.

　　 B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.

　　 C. Because he held a higher position in the society.

　　 D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.

65. 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

64. 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

63. What punishment waits for Buster Brown?

　 A. A prison sentence with hard labour.　　　　　 B. A long prison sentence.

　 C. A heavy fine.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Community service for 20 years.

答案　 60.C　 61.D　 62.B　 63.B

Passage 50

(06·湖北C篇)

The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches (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 comer 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 school-books. What if he's a cheat (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."

62. How did Buster decide which objects tff take7

　 A. He took those that were easy to carry in his bag.

　 B. He took only the best antiques.

　 C. He took those that he knew he could sell easily.

　 D. He looked for silver objects.

61. Which of the definitions is closest in me&ting to the word "exotic" in the third paragraph?

　 A. Messy and untidy.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Rich and expensive.

　 C. Comfortable and calming.　　　　　　　　　 D. Foreign and unusual.

60. Why was Buster so confident?

　 A. He was not afraid of dogs.　　　　　　　

B. He knew the owner of the house lived alone]

　 C. He had　 never been caught by the police.　

D. The house had no security alarm.

59．It can be inferred from what the mother said that--·

A．they had no damage at all　　

B．everything went beyond their expectation

C. everything was under control　　

D．the family could have suffered a greater loss

答案 　56.A　 57.C　 58.D　 59.D

Passage 49

(06·江西B篇)

　　　 Buster Brown waw　 a thief-and a good one，too，he thought．　 He’d never been

caught by the police because he never took chances．　 He was always Prepared for any

unforeseen event or emergency.

　　 Confidently，he stood outside the house Of his intended victim(受害者)and read

the sign On the front gate of the house．“Don't worry about the dog-be aware of the

owner!”it said．Buster smiled and found his way in．

　　 The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was very exotic with

fascinatig objects on display．As he began putting them into his bag，a dog came into

the room．It stopped when it saw Buster，then wagged its tail madly adn went over to．

him，licking his outstretched hand．　 "Good boy，”Buater whispered．　 “What a great

guard dog you are-trying to lick me to death.”

　　 Satisifed he'd made friends with the dog，Bluster bggan tO wander round the house，choosing items to put in his bag．His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques(古董)：a pair of silver candleholders，a silver tea-and-coffee ervice，etc．．His new friend，the dog，sat and watched，as if wondering what was happening．

　　 “Well，boy，”Buster whispered，finally．“That might do．Any more and I won't be able to carry it!”He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand.

　　　 "You're a very silly person," the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry em dust. As the man came closer,Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him hafore.

　　　 "You should have taken more notice of the sign outside," the man rasped. "I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!"

58．The underlined word"stock" in the third paragraph refers to　　 ．

　　 A.money owned by the family　　

B．goods for sale

　　 C．suppplies for family use　　

D．farm animals　　 ．

57．“There was very　 little we could do about the crops" indicates that　　 ．

A．little damage would be done to the crops　　

B．they had everything ready for the crops

C．they felt unablet to protect the crops　　

D．the crops should be safe enough there