Question

    The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches (串) of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. "Banana 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira"He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill He didn't have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

   When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it's not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the comer selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.

   I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What's up?” I asked him. “I...I don't have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills."Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. "Thank you, sir," he said. “Thank you very much.”

   When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for school-books. What if he's a cheat (骗子)? And then I wondered why I did it .Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn't know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.

   Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.

   "Oh, gosh! Long time."

   "Are you in school now?”  I asked.

   He nodded.

   "That's good," I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. "Here," I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. "What's wrong?” I asked. "It's a gift."

   He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat (汗水). He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, "I've been waiting to give these to you."

64. What was the author's first impression of the boy?

   A. He seemed to be poor and greedy.                    B. He seemed to have suffered a lot

   C. He seemed younger than his age.                      D. He seemed good at bargaining

65. The second time the author met the boy, the boy________.

   A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts              B. wanted to express his thanks

   C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks           D. tried to take advantage of him

66. Why did the author give his money to the boy?

     A. Because he had enough money to do that.

     B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.

     C. Because he held a higher position in the society.

     D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.

67. Which of the following best describes the boy?

     A. Brave and polite.    B. Kind and smart                 C. Honest and thankful.       D. Shy and nervous.

Answer 1

64. B 65. A  66. B 67.C

解析:

64．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段第二句“Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life.”the bitterness of life 的意思是生活的艰辛，suffered a lot 也是饱受苦难的意思，所以应该选B.

65．解析：根据第三段作者问孩子为什么不上学而卖水果“I…I don’t have money to buy books for school.”可以知道孩子卖水果的原因是赚钱买课本。

66．解析：根据第二段最后一句“My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.”我父母教育我要注意我们获得的优势和因此带来的责任，也就是说如果有条件应该对他人提供帮助。所以作者从小就受到父母的教育要帮助他人。

67．解析：这是一道归纳题。从孩子受到作者的帮助后就去上学可以知道孩子是诚实（honest）的，不是作者所担心的骗子。另外，孩子一直等着作者并送了香蕉作为回报，说明孩子是知恩图报的（thankful）。