The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches 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 corner 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? 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. 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.”
【小題1】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.
【小題2】The third time the author met him, the boy ______.
A．told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts
B．wanted to express his thanks
C．a(chǎn)sked him for money for his schoolbooks
D．tried to take advantage of him
【小題3】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.
【小題4】Which of the following best describes the boy?
A．Brave and polite.B．Kind and smart.
C．Honest and thankful.D．Shy and nervous.


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文，記敘了作者遇見(jiàn)一個(gè)男孩，他僅有12歲，但是在街上賣(mài)水果和堅(jiān)果，當(dāng)作者第一次見(jiàn)到他時(shí)，就感覺(jué)到這個(gè)小男孩遭受了很多苦難，作者問(wèn)他“為什么不上學(xué)？”，作者知道了不上學(xué)的原因，毫不猶豫的把錢(qián)給了小男孩。從此以后，小男孩可以上學(xué)了，為了感謝作者，小男孩送水果給作者
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題，由第一段第二行Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life可以知道作者認(rèn)為男孩子受了很多苦，故選B
【小題2】推理題：從最后一段的句子：His face shone with sweat. 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.”可知第三次見(jiàn)到這個(gè)男孩的時(shí)候，男孩是想感謝作者，選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題，由第二段第三行My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.可以知道作者從小的時(shí)候，就學(xué)會(huì)要幫助別人。所以選B
【小題4】推理題，由小男孩告訴作者他沒(méi)有錢(qián)上學(xué)，這說(shuō)明他誠(chéng)實(shí)；小男孩為了感謝作者，給作者送水果，說(shuō)明他感恩，所以選C
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