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2005年高考阅读（北京卷） A ① Brain-injured boy set for ?1.75m payout A YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his tricycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ?1.75 million. Fourteen-year-old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in County Durham with his parents Allister and Paula at the time of the accident in September 1993. George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi. The driver’s insurance company has now accepted responsibility for the accident and New Castle County Court is expected to rule on the payout on Monday. 56. What does Passage ① tell us about the boy? A. He was injured in the head when he was 14. B. He has waited for the payout for a long time. C. He has lived in the same place since the accident. D. He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement. 57. What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage ②? A. They both became safe places. B. They won the same place in a race. C. They had the same number of accidents. D. They joined hands in reducing accidents. 58. Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ B Chances I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one