2024年广东春季高考学业水平考试
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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 $25.000 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 be walked off,spurning the thief's offer of a reward.
11.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
12.Hundreds of people phoned Professor Sabbatucci 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
13.How did the robber feel when the victim wanted to find him?
A.Excited.B.Frightened C.Ashamed.D.Incredible.
14. The underlined word "'spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by
A.accepting B.Claiming Crejecting D. Cancelling
15. 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
答案解析：
11. A
答案解析：划线句子表明教授在看到彩票结果后，开始与自己的良心作斗争，这意味着他在是否保留这笔钱的问题上犹豫了。选项A说他一看到彩票结果就知道该做什么，这与划线句子的含义相悖，因为他实际上是经过一番思想斗争后才做出决定的。选项B、C和D都与划线句子的含义相符，因此排除。
12. B
答案解析：文章提到教授在报纸和广播上登广告后，收到了数百个电话，但只有一个声音他认出来了。这表明大多数打电话的人都是骗子，希望骗走这笔钱。因此，选项B是正确的。
13. D
答案解析：文章最后提到，当教授决定找到劫匪并归还钱时，劫匪无法相信所发生的事情。这表明劫匪感到难以置信，因此选项D是正确的。
14. C
答案解析：划线词"spurning"的意思是拒绝或轻蔑地拒绝。在文中，教授拒绝了劫匪的报酬 offer，所以选项C "rejecting"是正确的替换词。
15. D
答案解析：文章讲述的是一个关于诚实和良心的故事，教授在道德上做出了正确的选择，归还了不属于他的钱。因此，最佳标题应该是"D. A Reward of Honesty"，因为它涵盖了故事的核心主题。其他选项虽然与故事相关，但没有准确地捕捉到故事的主旨。
