2．Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before．When he got there，he saw a lot of fruit，but much of it was expensive because they couldn't grow much for there was little water．Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit．And it was the cheapest in the shop．
So he went up and asked，"How much is each kilo？"and the shop keeper said，"Two rupees（卢比）．"Two rupees in India was nothing．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 burnt，and his face became red．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（辣椒）!You can't eat so many!People use them as a condiment（调料），but only a little bit to put into food for taste．You can't just eat them like that．"But the silly man said，"No，I can't stop!I paid money for them，and now I'll eat them up．It's my money!"
And you think that man was silly，right？We sometimes do a lot of things like that．We spend money，time or effort doing something．And even though it's been a long time，hard experience tells us it won't work，and we know there's no more hope，we still continue just because we've put money，time，effort and love in to it．Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid．
So even if you've lost something，let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose．
36．The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only becauseC．
A．he hadn't eaten it before
B．he was hungry
C．it was cheap
D．he hadn't seen it before
37．Which of the following sentence is TRUE？B
A．The man went to India to buy fruit．
B．The man didn't want to waste money．
C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive．
D．India can grow a lot of fruit．
38．What the man did is silly becauseD．
A．he went to a place that he had never been before
B．he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit
C．his face became red and he jumped up and down
D．he ate up all the chilies that he had paid
39．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 2probably meansC．
A．baskets
B．rupees
C．chilies
D．shops
40．From the passage，we can learn thatD．
A．we shouldn't waste money
B．we shouldn't eat chilies
C．we shouldn't buy something cheap
D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing．
分析 文章大意：
文章主要讲述的是一个愚蠢男人的故事．他去超市买水果，然后挑了一个最便宜的．以为自己买到了什么好吃的东西，结果是辣椒．很多人劝他说辣椒不能这么吃，也不能吃太多，但是他不想浪费自己的钱，所以就都吃了．
解答 36．C，推理判断题，文中提到"And it was the cheapest in the shop"男人之所以买它，就是因为它是最便宜的，由此确定选择C．
37．B，推理判断题，文中提到"No，I can't stop!I paid money for them，and now I'll eat them up．It's my money!""不行，我要都吃完了，那是我花钱买的，那就是我的钱，由此确定他不想浪费花掉的钱，选择B．
38．D，推理判断题，文中提到"I'll eat them up"男人说，那些是我花钱买的，必须全部吃完，因为是辣椒，所以男人的所作所为很愚蠢，选择D．
39．C，推理判断题，文中提到"I paid money for them"他们是我花钱买的，有上下文可知，男人花钱买的就只有那一公斤的辣椒，由此确定选择C．
40．D，推理判断题，文中提到"So even if you've lost something，let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose"如果你丢了东西或遇到什么不开心的事情，过去的就过去了，不用太在意，这要比继续失去好的多．由此确定选择D．
点评 对于阅读表达题，一定要记得首先通读全文，了解文章大意，然后再根据文章关键词，关键句，掌握细节问题，并进行推理判断，再去回答具体的问题
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