Question

【題目】 John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited $1，000，000 after his parents died. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $100，000 of his money to a charity that helped poor children. Today he is 36， and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, but he is much happier.

So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash（現(xiàn)金）. The money is paid for the child's education, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress, They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy.” he said. “ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that only giving money cannot. I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need.” he added.

【1】John is living a life.

A. poor

B. simple

C. hard

D. rich

【2】What does the underlined word "inherited "mean in Chinese?

A. 繼承

B. 撿拾

C. 饋贈

D. 賺取

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The child can receive the money in cash.

B. John only helps the poor children in Africa.

C. John has never seen the children he is helping.

D. John has helped 15 children from different countries.

【4】Why did John think the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?

A. Because the girl came from Africa.

B. Because the girl could speak English.

C. Because he saw the money was well used.

D. Because he thought he had given money to the girl.

【5】Where can you probably read this passage?

A. In a newspaper.

B. In a science report.

C. In a novel.

D. In an ad.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是John的父母去世后，留給他10萬美元的財產(chǎn)，但是他根本就不開心。他把錢捐給了一個慈善機構(gòu)，去幫助貧窮的孩子，到目前為止他幫助了來自世界各地不同國家的15個孩子。能幫助別人給他帶來了快樂，這是錢不能給他的。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else可知，John決定像其他人一樣過簡樸的生活，故應選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞所在的句子He inherited $1，000，000 after his parents died可知，這個錢是父母去世后留給他的，也就是繼承了100萬美元。因此inherited意思是繼承，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段中So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world可知，到目前為止，John已經(jīng)幫助了世界上15個貧窮國家的兒童，由此可知選D，同時也可以排除B。根據(jù)這一段中The child does not receive the money in cash可知A不對；根據(jù)最后一段中Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa可知C不對。故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段中I saw that the money was used for a very good plan可知，John看到錢被用于一個非常好的計劃，即去幫助別人，因此他覺得錢用得很好，故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。In a newspaper在報紙上；In a science report科學報告；In a novel小說中；In an

ad在廣告中。根據(jù)文章可知，這篇短文講述了John Brown繼承了父母的財產(chǎn)后，幫助世界上的貧窮孩子的事，這應該是一篇新聞報道，可以從報紙上看到，故選A。