3．Once upon a time，there was a master who went to India．In those times，people didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now．So the master went to India on foot．He had never been to India before； perhaps he came from Persia．And when he got there，he saw a lot of fruit．In India they have plenty of fruit to sell，but much of it is expensive because they can't grow much due to the water situation．So he saw one basket，a big basket of some very red，long fruit．And it was the cheapest in the shop，not expensive at all．
So he went up and asked，"How much per kilo？"And the shopkeeper said，"Two rupees．"Two rupees in India is nothing； it's like dirt．So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it．But after he ate some of it：Oh，my God!His eyes watered，his mouth watered and burned，his eyes were burning，his head was burning and his face became red．As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath，he jumped up and down，saying，"Ah!Ah!Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said，"You're crazy，man．Those are chilies!You can't eat so many； they're not good for you!People use them as a condiment，but only a little bit to put into food for taste．You can't just eat them by the handful like that； they're not fruit!"So the stupid master said，"No，I can't stop!I paid money for them，and now I'll eat them．It's my money!"
And you think that master was stupid，right？Similarly，we sometimes do a lot of things like that．We invest money，time or effort in a relationship，business or job．And even though it's been a long time，bitter experience tells us it won't work，and we know there's no more hope that things will change in the future--this we definitely know by intuition--we still continue just because we've invested money，time，effort and love into it．If so，we're kaput in the brain．Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid．
So even if you've lost something，you should let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose．
56．Why did the master buy the chilies to eat？C
A．Because he liked the taste．
B．Because they were long and red．
C．Because they cost little．
D．Because they were delicious fruit．
57．What happened after the master ate some of the fruit he bought？C
A．He jumped with joy．
B．He became very angry．
C．He felt terrible．
D．He began to cry．
58．What is the structure of the passage？D
A．①②/③④⑤
B．①/②③④⑤
C．①②③④/⑤
D．①②③/④⑤
59．Which of the following sentences best describes the writer's idea？D
A．Think twice before you do．
B．Unpleasant advice is a good medicine．
C．Wealth is nothing without health．
D．What's lost is lost．
60．The last paragraph mainly serves as a（n）B．
A．explanation
B．Suggestion
C．introduction
D．transition．
分析 本文是一篇故事类阅读，主要讲述了一个男人走去印度，在印度买了最便宜的整整一公斤的水果，结果却是辣椒，即使身边的人劝说他，那是辣椒，吃多了不好，但他仍然继续吃，因为他不想浪费他花的钱的故事．这个故事告诉我们要懂得适时放弃的道理．
解答 56．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"Two rupees in India is nothing； it's like dirt．So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit"在印度两卢布什么也不是，因此他买了整整一公斤这种水果，可知因为辣椒价格低，他才买这么多．故选C．
57．答案：C．推理判断题．根据"But after he ate some of it：Oh，my God!His eyes watered，his mouth watered and burned，his eyes were burning，his head was burning and his face became red．As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath，he jumped up and down，saying，"Ah!Ah!Ah!""可以推测出，男人吃了辣椒之后感觉很不好．故选C．
58．答案：D．结构分析题．根据全文内容可知，第一二三段讲述故事，第四五段分析道理．故选D．
59．答案：D．主旨大意题．根据全文内容可知，作者认为我们应懂得适时放弃，有时会因小失大．A．三思之后再做事；B．忠言逆耳；C．没有健康，财富什么都不是；D．失去的就永远失去了．故选D．
60．答案：B．段落大意题．根据"So even if you've lost something，you should let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose．"可知，所以即使你丢掉了一些东西，你应该让它走，并继续前行，这比继续失去好多了．可以看出，本段是提出的建议．故选B．
点评 本文是一篇故事类阅读，题目涉及细节理解题，推理判断题，结构分析题，段落大意题，做题时应结合文章上下文内容并根据所给选项的含义进行分析，从而得出正确答案．切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
