（安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考E篇）

　Athiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticket(彩票)atthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninhonesty.Hisvictimwhopickeduptheticketthenclaimedthe￡25000prizemanagedtotracehimandhandedoverthecash.TherobberyhappenedwhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci58waschangingatyreonanItalianmotorway.Anothermotoristwhostoppedto“help”stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.TheprofessorfoundthedroppedticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivinghometoAscoliineasternItaly.

NextdayhesawthelotteryresultsonTVandtakingouttheticketrealizeditwasawinner.Heclaimedthe60millionlire(里拉)prize.Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.Finallyhedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbed.Headvertisedinnewspapersandonradiosaying:"I'mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave60millionforhim---alotterywin.Pleasemeetme.Anonymity(匿名)guaranteed."

ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoiceherecognized---andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobbera35-year-oldunemployedfatheroftwogavebackthesuitcaseandburstintotears.Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening."Whydidn'tyoukeepthemoney?"heasked.Theprofessorreplied:"Icouldn'tbecauseit'snotmine."Thenhewalkedoffspurningthethief'sofferofareward.

72.Thesentence"Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience."inparagraph2impliesallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat_______.

A.heknewwhatheshoulddoassoonashesawthelotteryresults

B.hehesitatedaboutkeepingthemoneyforsometime

C.hethoughtforamomentofavenginghimselfontherobber

D.hecametorealizethathonestyismoreimportantthanmoney

73.HundredsofpeoplephonedprofessorSabbatuccibecausethey______.

A.wantedtomakefunofhim B.hopedtogetthemoney

C.knewwhotherobberwas D.lostthelotteryticket

74.Theword"spurning"inthelastsentencecanbereplacedby______.

A.accepting B.claiming C.refusing D.cance