He opened the paper eagerly, then paused as his hands touched the white tissue paper inside. "Maybe I should save it for another time," he thought. "It won't spoil, and I could eat it later when I'm really hungry."

　　 The beggar paused for a moment, then he said aloud, "He wanted me to have it anyway. I might as well enjoy it now."

　　 With that, he unfolded the white tissue paper, but to his surprise, there was no hard rock candy inside. Instead, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars. 

　　50. The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.

　　A. explanation

　　B. introduction

　　C. comment

　　D. background

　　51. The two beggars started to leave the street corner when ________.

　　A. darkness fell

　　B. they felt too cold

　　C. few people passed by

　　D. the wind began to blow hard

　　52. The two beggars thought the man was rich from _______.

　　A. his way of walking

　　B. his appearance

　　C. the jewellery he wore

　　D. the shiny shoes

　　53. What did the first beggar think of the rich man?

　　A. He was too mean

　　B. He was very kind and warm-hearted

　　D. He treated them as children D. He looked down upon the poor.

【2016年浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语（阅读理解提分训练）每日一练43】相关文章：

★ 重庆市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（精品）训练题（7）附答案

★ 常熟市2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（9）及答案

★ 重庆市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（精品）训练题（9）附答案

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (23)

★ 常熟市2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（3）及答案

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：2（含解析）

★ 重庆市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（精品）训练题（1）附答案

★ 重庆市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（精品）训练题（11）附答案

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：6（含解析）

★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（3）含答案