5．This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant．
When you took my bag，I don't know what you thought you were going to get．With my wages，there's not much left on a Tuesday．I hope the￡5 was useful to you．I have informed the social security office so you won't be able to cash the child benefit next week．I hope that won't leave you too short．But if you really need a couple of pounds，I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book．Of course，I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid，so it won't be much use to you．
Actually I don't mind about the money too much．We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash．However，I don't suppose it went very far among the three of you．Sorry about that!
I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book．There were all kinds of papers in it，and notes and things that I really need．I really think that was very inconsiderate of you．I mean，how would you like something like that to happen to you？
Well，perhaps the bag will turn up．It wasn't even an expensive one．just a plain，old brown leather shoulder bag．You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes．We've looked around，of course，but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop．
I'm not really angry with you．I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us，but I am sad at the loss of my personal things．I feel violated and helpless．The police were very icy，and they just shrugged（耸） their shoulders．"It happens all the time，"they told me．Some small comfort，I suppose．But I've lost just a little more faith in human nature．And as my young son said when I told him what had happened，"Why？Mummy，why us？"I couldn't answer that question．I wonder if you can．
60．In writing Paragraph 2，the writer wants toC．
A．describe the contents of the bag in detail．
B．give some suggestions to the three thieves
C．tell the thieves hardly any money was available
D．state the fact that she was careless with the money
61．Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer？B
A．The cash in her bag．
B．The papers and notes in the bag．
C．The handbag itself．
D．The check books in the bag．
62．What can we conclude about the police？C
A．They have doubts about human nature．
B．They show sympathy for the woman．
C．They think the case quite common．
D．They are unable to find the thieves．
63．Why does the author write the letter？B
A．To give the thieves a serious warning．
B．To complain about the fall of morality．
C．To call people's attention to their belongings．
D．To express her affection for her valuable bag．
分析 文章是一位单身母亲写给偷了她的手提包的小偷的一封信，信中表达了对于人性的失望和对于现状的担心．
解答 60．答案是C．推断判断题．根据第二段的描述，包里只有5磅钞票还有作废的支票，所以能拿到的实际金额很少，所以答案选B．
61．答案是B．细节理解题．根据文章第三段There were all kinds of papers and notes that I really need，有各种各样的文件资料是我真的需要的，可知作者需要的是文件资料，所以选C
62．答案是C．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段警察说的"It happens all the time，"they told me，证明警察认为包被偷的事情十分普通，所以选D
63．答案是B．主旨大意题．根据文章大意，But I've lost just a little more faith in human nature，可以知道作者对于人性的淡漠感到失望，她想抱怨人性的泯灭．所以答案选B．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
