3. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20.

　 B. The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet.

　 C. The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.

　 D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet.

Key: C B B

（20）

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.

2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.

　 A. she thought Christmas was coming　

　 B. the owner came back too soon

　 C. she didn’t know there was so much money in it

　 D. as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money

1. Which of the following is true?

　 A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.

　 B. The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward.

　 C. Nothing in the wallet was missing.

　 D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back.

5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

　 A. teachers should be strict with their students

　 B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

　 C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

　 D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

Key: C D A B B

（19）

I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

　 A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail 　　　B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

　 C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign 　　D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

3. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

　 A. 用功 　　　　　B. 捶书

　 C. 发泄 　　　　　D. 振作

2. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

　 A. was still the same as usual 　　　　B. ate so much at dinner

　 C. kissed her hello after school 　　　D. worked hard but said little

1. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

　 A. Because he could eat well there.

　 B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

　 C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

　 D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

5. It is important for us to keep the balance of nature.

Key: T F T F T

（18）

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

4. The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are.