英语阅读理解：无价之宝

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1、英语阅读理解：无价之宝　　捡钱不还虽可享用一时，但良心会一辈子不安；拾金不昧虽有点一时不忍，但那种感觉将会worthmorethananythingcouldbuy。　　Iworkedforashorttimeasacashieratarestaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetableswhenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifoundalargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.IguessedIshouldc

2、heckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasverybusyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewassomethingvaluableinthewallet,theownerwouldbeback.Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothecounterandaskedifanyonehadfoundawallet.Iaskedhimtodescribethelostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,Igavehimthewallet.

3、HeexpressedhisthankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“no”。Atonceheopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash。Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwasamazedatthis.“Arewardforyourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.　　Thinkingaboutitlater,Ibeganwond

4、eringwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!IthoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit.ButitalsocameintomymindthatIactuallysavedsomeone’sChristmasplansbyfindingandreturningthewallet.Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworthmorethananythingcouldbuy.

5、　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。　　1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?　　A.Theownerofthewalletfoundatwenty-dollarbillgone.　　B.Thewriterwasn’tsurprisedwhenthemangaveherareward.　　C.Nothinginthewalletwasmissing.　　D.Themanwasvery,veryexcitedwhenhegothiswalletback.　　2.Thewriterreturnedthewallettotheo

6、wnerbecause_______.　　A.shethoughtChristmaswascoming　　B.theownercamebacktoosoon　　C.shedidn’tknowtherewassomuchmoneyinit　　D.asanhonestperson,shedidn’tcaremuchaboutmoney　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?　　A.Thewriteracceptedarewardof$20.　　B.Thewriterregrettedthatshehadreturnedthewallet.　　C

7、.Thewriterdidn’treturnthewalletuntiltheownercameback.　　D.Thewriterfellveryhappyaftershereturnedthewallet.　　【答案及解析】　　1.选C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什么，所以说Nothinginthewalletwasmissing。　　2.选B。根据文章最后一段中的Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!