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UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(五) 主题阅读拓展练
一、阅读理解限时练(限时25分钟)
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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 and then claimed the D|S25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash.The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tire 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 (里拉) 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 the 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 (匿名) 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 believe 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.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位被抢劫的教授意外地捡到了抢劫犯丢失的彩票。随后,教授发现该彩票为中奖彩票,教授最终通过媒体找到了抢劫犯,并归还了用彩票兑换的奖金。
1.The underlined 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 sometime
C.he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber
D.he came to realize that honesty is more important than money
解析:选A 句意理解题。根据画线词下一句“Fina