阅读理解。
A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket ( * * ) at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in
honesty. His victim (受害者), who picked up 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 tyre 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 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." (保证)
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 children, 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.
1. The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in Paragraph 2 implies (暗示, 暗指) all the
following EXCEPT that _____.[ ]
A. he knew what to do as soon as he saw the lottery results
B. he hesitated (犹豫) about keeping the money for some time
C. he thought for a moment of avenging (报仇) himself on the robber
D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money
2. The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by _____. [ ]
A. accepting
B. claiming (认领)
C. rejecting (拒绝)
D. canceling (删除)
3. 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
