3．Once upon a time，there was a master who went to India．In those times，people didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now．So the master went to India on foot．He had never been to India before； perhaps he came from Persia．And when he got there，he saw a lot of fruit．In India they have plenty of fruit to sell，but much of it is expensive because they can't grow much due to the water situation．So he saw one basket，a big basket of some very red，long fruit．And it was the cheapest in the shop，not expensive at all．
So he went up and asked，"How much per kilo？"And the shopkeeper said，"Two rupees．"Two rupees in India is nothing； it's like dirt．So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it．But after he ate some of it：Oh，my God!His eyes watered，his mouth watered and burned，his eyes were burning，his head was burning and his face became red．As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath，he jumped up and down，saying，"Ah!Ah!Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said，"You're crazy，man．Those are chilies!You can't eat so many； they're not good for you!People use them as a condiment，but only a little bit to put into food for taste．You can't just eat them by the handful like that； they're not fruit!"So the stupid master said，"No，I can't stop!I paid money for them，and now I'll eat them．It's my money!"
And you think that master was stupid，right？Similarly，we sometimes do a lot of things like that．We invest money，time or effort in a relationship，business or job．And even though it's been a long time，bitter experience tells us it won't work，and we know there's no more hope that things will change in the future--this we definitely know by intuition--we still continue just because we've invested money，time，effort and love into it．If so，we're kaput in the brain．Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid．
So even if you've lost something，you should let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose．
56．Why did the master buy the chilies to eat？C
A．Because he liked the taste．
B．Because they were long and red．
C．Because they cost little．
D．Because they were delicious fruit．
57．What happened after the master ate some of the fruit he bought？C
A．He jumped with joy．
B．He became very angry．
C．He felt terrible．
D．He began to cry．
58．What is the structure of the passage？D
A．①②/③④⑤
B．①/②③④⑤
C．①②③④/⑤
D．①②③/④⑤
59．Which of the following sentences best describes the writer's idea？D
A．Think twice before you do．
B．Unpleasant advice is a good medicine．
C．Wealth is nothing without health．
D．What's lost is lost．
60．The last paragraph mainly serves as a（n）B．
A．explanation
B．Suggestion
C．introduction
D．transition．
分析 本文是一篇故事類閱讀，主要講述了一個(gè)男人走去印度，在印度買了最便宜的整整一公斤的水果，結(jié)果卻是辣椒，即使身邊的人勸說他，那是辣椒，吃多了不好，但他仍然繼續(xù)吃，因?yàn)樗幌肜速M(fèi)他花的錢的故事．這個(gè)故事告訴我們要懂得適時(shí)放棄的道理．
解答 56．答案：C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"Two rupees in India is nothing； it's like dirt．So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit"在印度兩盧布什么也不是，因此他買了整整一公斤這種水果，可知因?yàn)槔苯穬r(jià)格低，他才買這么多．故選C．
57．答案：C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"But after he ate some of it：Oh，my God!His eyes watered，his mouth watered and burned，his eyes were burning，his head was burning and his face became red．As he coughed and choked and gasped for breath，he jumped up and down，saying，"Ah!Ah!Ah!""可以推測出，男人吃了辣椒之后感覺很不好．故選C．
58．答案：D．結(jié)構(gòu)分析題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，第一二三段講述故事，第四五段分析道理．故選D．
59．答案：D．主旨大意題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，作者認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)懂得適時(shí)放棄，有時(shí)會因小失大．A．三思之后再做事；B．忠言逆耳；C．沒有健康，財(cái)富什么都不是；D．失去的就永遠(yuǎn)失去了．故選D．
60．答案：B．段落大意題．根據(jù)"So even if you've lost something，you should let it go and move on．That's better than continuing to lose．"可知，所以即使你丟掉了一些東西，你應(yīng)該讓它走，并繼續(xù)前行，這比繼續(xù)失去好多了．可以看出，本段是提出的建議．故選B．
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇故事類閱讀，題目涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，結(jié)構(gòu)分析題，段落大意題，做題時(shí)應(yīng)結(jié)合文章上下文內(nèi)容并根據(jù)所給選項(xiàng)的含義進(jìn)行分析，從而得出正確答案．切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
