Question

【題目】

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手術(shù)) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇跡) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (藥店) with the money in her hand.

“What do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“If it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes foil of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

【1】What was the trouble with the little girl’s family?

A.Her parents couldn’t send her to school.B.Her little brother was seriously ill.

C.Her father lost his job and had no money.D.Nothing could save her little brother.

【2】In the eyes of the little girl, a miracle might be ________.

A.something interestingB.something beautiful

C.some wonderful medicineD.some delicious

【3】The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows ________.

A.there was no need to worry about moneyB.she hoped she wouldn’t be refused

C.she was old enough to make some moneyD.she thought money was easy to get

【4】What made the miracle happen?

A.The girl’s love for her brother.B.The girl’s money.

C.The medicine in the drugstore.D.The kind salesman.

【5】From the passage we can infer (推斷) that ________.

A.the little girl is lovely but not so clever

B.the little girl’s brother had the operation at home

C.the little girl’s brother finally became an engineer

D.the doctor didn’t ask the girl’s parents for any pay

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

這篇短文講述了一個(gè)小女孩的弟弟病得很嚴(yán)重，而家里支付不起治療的手術(shù)費(fèi)。當(dāng)她聽說只有奇跡才能救弟弟時(shí)，她拿著自己所有的錢到藥店去買奇跡。她說不管多少錢只要能救弟弟就行。她的行為感動(dòng)了一位著名的醫(yī)生，他幫小女孩的弟弟免費(fèi)做了手術(shù)，創(chuàng)造了奇跡。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.她所知道的就是他病得很厲害，而且他們沒有錢，故選B。

【2】判斷推理題。由文章內(nèi)容得知，小女孩拿著錢到藥店去買奇跡，認(rèn)為那可以救弟弟；所以此題選C，在小女孩眼中，奇跡是一種神奇的藥。

【3】判斷推理題。根據(jù)文章描述，小女孩把她所有的錢都拿來了，她之所以說可以拿更多的錢來，是因?yàn)榕卤痪芙^，故選B

【4】判斷推理題。根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容，后來一位非常有名的醫(yī)生成功的給小女孩的弟弟動(dòng)了手術(shù)，所以是小女孩對(duì)弟弟的愛感動(dòng)了醫(yī)生，創(chuàng)造了奇跡，故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。從文中得知，小女孩家里沒有錢給弟弟動(dòng)手術(shù)， 醫(yī)生因?yàn)樾∨�孩�?duì)弟弟的愛而給小女孩弟弟動(dòng)手術(shù)，創(chuàng)造了奇跡，由此可以推斷醫(yī)生沒有向女孩的父母要報(bào)酬，故選D。