阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.”      1, I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my      2, a boy sprang up（跳起来）,      3to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!”

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I      4to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He      5. I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have      6, so I told him not to worry. He was      7and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I      8this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should     9this country as the son of a      10. But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so      11to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in     12English, “I … I no get money to buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around      13before sticking his hand into the car     14the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that     15only 50,000 each year.

The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity（机会）.”

16it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for      17.

After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

“Are you in school now?”

He nodded.

A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I      18what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.”

He shook his head fiercely and stepped back      19hurt.

“It’s a gift,” I said.

Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to      20these to you.”

本文讲述了作者毕业后回到尼日利亚首都阿布贾后，在街上结识了一个卖水果的小男孩并且慷慨解囊资助他入学，同时也从另一个侧面刻画了小男孩对于作者的资助的感激和惴惴不安的心理。考生只有在把握了这点才能够理解命题人的意图。从命题设置来看，命题人从语篇层次上进行命题，很好地体现了高考的命题要求。

1.A. Encouraged     B. Disappointed     C. Delighted        D. Confused

2.A. car                B. mother             C. driver     D. keys

3.A. willing            B. afraid             C. eager      D. ashamed

4.A. got down       B. bargained down       C. put down     D. took down

5.A. explained      B. promised        C. agreed            D. admitted

6.A. change        B. notes            C. checks            D. bills

7.A. troubled          B. regretful       C. comfortable        D. grateful

8.A. ran after      B. ran into     C. ran over     D. ran to

9.A. protect           B. enjoy         C. help     D. support

10.A. minister         B. headmaster        C. manager          D. president

11.A. lucky       B. amazing        C. funny        D. common

12.A. old            B. broken      C. traditional      D. modern

13.A. proudly       B. madly       C. curiously        D. nervously

14.A. for             B. with       C. at       D. upon

15.A. spends        B. pays        C. makes        D. affords

16.A. Possibly  B. Actually     C. Certainly        D. Fortunately

17.A. joys      B. nuts            C. books            D. bananas

18.A asked       B. imagined       C. reminded      D. realized

19.A. when      B. as if            C. even if          D. after

20.A. send      B. provide      C. sell         D. give

“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意识到)that you were still alive, ”writes a South African schoolgirl called Tyfanny in 1946. “I must have been mixing you up with Sir Isaac Newton. ”

Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side

Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side