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The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Bananas 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? 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. 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.”

1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _________.

A．the boy was greedy

B．the boy had suffered a lot

C．the boy was in bad need of money

D．the boy was good at bargaining

2.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．a(chǎn)sked him for money for his schoolbooks

D．tried to take advantage of him

3.The author gave his money to the boy because _________.

A．he wanted to make himself feel better

B．he had learnt to help others since childhood

C．he held a higher position in the society

D．his parents asked him to do so

4.What does the underlined word “swindler” mean?

A．troublemaker      B．beggar            C．thief             D．cheat

5.Which of the following best describes the boy?

A．Brave and polite．                      B．Kind and smart.

C．Honest and thankful．                   D．Shy and nervous.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了作者多次遇見一個(gè)可憐的男孩為了掙得讀書的錢而上街賣水果，我主動(dòng)給錢幫助他，最后這個(gè)男孩多次等著我就是為了向我表示感謝。

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章前三行he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life.說明這個(gè)孩子很辛苦，沒有上學(xué)而是到外面買水果來掙錢，故B正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段6,7行I asked him. “I … I don’t have money to buy books for school.”可知他告訴了作者他為什么要買水果，是沒有錢買書了，故A正確。

3.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前4行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.說明作者從小時(shí)候就接受這方面的教育，故B正確。

4.D 推理題。根據(jù)本句When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if he’s a swindler? 說明我擔(dān)心如果他沒有把我給他的錢用了買書怎么辦？我在擔(dān)心自己是不是上當(dāng)受騙。故該詞是指cheat。故D正確。

5.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. 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.說明這個(gè)男孩一直都在等著作者，就是為了送東西給作者，說明他很感恩，也很誠實(shí)，沒有騙作者。故C正確。

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點(diǎn)評：本文講述了我?guī)椭�一個(gè)無錢讀書的男孩的故事，本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺�往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。