A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabhatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped "to help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.
Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying, "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him--a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity guaranteed."
Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not behave what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied, "I couldn't, because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.
1.The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in Paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that
A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results
B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time
C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber
D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money
2.Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabhatucci because they .
A. wanted to make fun of him B. hoped to get the money
C. knew who the robber was D. lost the lottery ticket
3.The underlined word "spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by .
A. accepting B. claiming C. rejecting D. canceling
4.If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be .
A. A Thief's lucky Day B. A popular Maths Professor
C. A Magic lottery D. A Reward of Honesty
John Denver has got international fame as a pop star, songwriter, actor and environmental activist ( 环境保护者). Songs like Take Me Home, Country Road, Rocky
Mountain High and Annie's Song have become very popular. But less than thirty years ago, John Denver was a young man with little more than a fine voice, a guitar, and a dream. Growing up in conservative (保守的) family, he was not believed to drop out of college and head to Los Angeles, where the music scene was flowering. Nor was he believed to succeed.
In Take Me Home, John Denver talked about the story that shaped his life, with the story of the rich inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy. With honesty and cleverness, he wrote about his childhood, the feeling of moving to Los Angeles as the 60s came, his first lucky breaks, his first songwriting success with leaving on a Jet Plane and finally got a world fame.
He also wrote about his relationship with his first and second wife, as well as his parents, his children, his partners through his life and his friends.
Honest and rich in the book that only a natural-born storyteller could write so well, Take Me Home is very good from the beginning to the end. It's like spending a few days with a good friend.
1.This passage is probably about .
A. a book written by John Denver B. the life and cause of John Denver
C. how to write pop songs D. what Los Angeles was like
2.Take Me Home is a name of .
A. a famous book B. a folk song in Los Angeles
C. a wonderful movie D. a pop song by John Denver
3.From this passage, we can conclude that .
A. John Denver's family didn't want him to leave college
B. he often had trips when he was a shy boy
C. he moved to Los Angeles with his parents
D. his family believed he would succeed
4.John Denver wrote his songs about many things except .
A. his first success in songwriting
B. his family members including his parents, his wives and his children
C. the problems of environment
D. his life in los Angeles
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 1in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well 2it. He told his father that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 3that his father had bought the gift. 4, on the morning of' his graduation, his father called him into his own 5. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 6his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat 7, the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible (圣经) , with the young man's name written in gold. Angry, he 8his voice to his father, and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and 9out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very 10in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 11his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. 12he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 13him his father had passed away and willed all of his 14to his son. When he arrived at his father's, sudden sadness and regret 15his heart, he began to 16his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 17it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 18a verse (诗) , Matthew 7 - 11 , "And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts lo your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask him?"
As he read those words, a car key 19from the back of the Bible. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 20of his graduation, and the words: PAlD IN FULL
1.A. computer B. bike C. car D. recorder
2.A. pay B. buy C. support D. afford
3.A. signs B. facts C. marks D. results
4.A. However B. Finally C. Quietly D. Actually
5.A. house B. room C. study D. office
6.A. gave B. handed C. showed D. presented
7.A. excited B. nervous C. interested D. disappointed
8.A. raised B. changed C. improved D. increased
9.A. ran B. went C. walked D. stormed
10.A. busy B. successful C. comfortable D. happy
11.A. remembered B. realized C. knew D. considered
12.A. When B. As C. After D. Before
13.A. informing B. announcing C. telling D. discovering
14.A. treasures B. possessions C. wealths D. eagerness
15.A. filled B. caught C. attacked D. beat
16.A. pick up B. remind of C. search through D. refer to
17.A. seen B. got C. left D. thrown
18.A. made B. written C. underlined D. designed
19.A. dropped B. appeared C. rolled D. showed
20.A. year B. date C. moment D. day
Over the past decades, sea ice in the Arctic as a result of global warming.
A. had decreased B. decreased C. has been decreasing D. is decreasing
Life is like a long race we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.
A. why B. what C. that D. where
I like in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
