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[2019·海南五校一模]A newly married woman called Gilleece, saying she lost her wallet at his bar with her wedding ring inside. Gilleece looked through camera videos, watching the woman's every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Then a young man approached the bench and put something in his pocket. Gilleece posted several pictures on the bar's Facebook page, asking if anybody knew the guy.
Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17yearold Prather. Prather admitted having taken the wallet because he hadn't eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but just took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks (码头) into the ocean.
Gilleece, unsure whether he believed Prather, told the teen to meet him at the bar. There, Prather said that, not getting along with his family, he had been living in the woods for a week. Gilleece saw him as a kid rather than a criminal. But the police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Prather could face prison. Gilleece planned to employ two divers to search for it. Meanwhile, the police wanted Gilleece to bring the teen to the station. He called them and said, “He's going to be at the docks with me tomorrow.”
The next day a crowd gathered to watch the two divers search in the waters Prather mentioned. Finally a diver appeared with the wallet, and inside was the ring. Cheers burst from the crowd. The wallet's owner immediately dropped the charges against Prather. But troubled by Prather sleeping in the cold woods, Gilleece told the teen he could stay with him and his family until he stood on his own feet. He also gave the kid a job at his bar.
“Most people would have given the videos to the police, but he chose to help me，” Prather told CBS News.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。一个离家出走的少年捡到一个钱包并因此陷入困境，素不相识的酒吧老板的帮助使他走上了新的生活轨道。
【难句分析】 But troubled by Prather sleeping in the cold woods, Gilleece told the teen he could stay with him and his family until he stood on his own feet.
分析：这是一个主从复合句。troubled by... woods在句中作原因状语，he could stay with... own feet为省略了that的宾语从句。
译文：但是由于担忧Prather在寒冷的树林中过夜，Gilleece告诉少年他可以和自己与自己的家人住在一起，直到他能够自立。
【习语积累】 1.be on the case处理事件(尤指刑事侦查)
We have two agents on the case.我们有两名探员在侦察此案。
2．stand on one's own (two) feet自立，独立
When his parents died he had to learn to stand on his own two feet.他的父母去世后他不得不学会自立。
1．What happened to the newly married woman?
A．She lost the wallet at the bar.
B．She regretted charging Prather.
C．She left her wallet on a bench.
D．Her wallet was stolen by Prather.
答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。第一段说“she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Then a young man approached the bench and put something in his pocket”，由此可知Gilleece查看视频发现有个少年在这位女士坐过的长凳上捡到这个钱包，所以这位女士是在等车的时候把钱包落在了长凳上，因此选C。
2．Why did Gilleece take Prather to the docks?
A．To find the ring he had thrown.
B．To help the police to catch him.
C．To help pay for the woman's loss.
D．To let him apologize to the woman.
答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。第三段说，警方希望Gilleece能把少年带去警局，但是Gilleece给警方打电话说“他明天会和我一起去码头”，第四段接着说，Gilleece请的两名潜水员在Prather扔掉钱包的水域寻找，由此推断，他带Prather去码头的目的是找到被Prather扔掉的戒指。
3．What did Gilleece do after the case was over?
A．Rid Prather of the charge.
B．Talk with Prather's family.
C．Help free Prather from prison.
D．Get Prather to work in his bar.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。第四段谈到“Gilleece told the teen he could stay with him and his family until he stood on his own feet. He also gave the kid a job at his bar”，即Gilleece告诉Prather可以到自己家里住宿，直到他能够自立，并让他在自己的酒吧里工作，由此可知选D。
4．Which Can Be the Best Title for the Text?
A．A Wedding Ring Was Recovered
B．A Wallet Changed a Teen's Life
C．Anyone Can Make a Difference
D．A Kind Woman Saved a Teen
答案与解析：B 考查标题判断。本文讲述了一个少年捡到钱包并因此陷入困境，酒吧老板帮助该少年脱离困境开始新生活的故事，因此B项最适合作本文的标题。
