Question

An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him.

One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother: “Only a miracle can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore.

“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.

“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something bad growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m so sorry,” the salesman said, sadly.

“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.

“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$1.11,” she answered, “ but I can try and get some more.” She said again and again.

“Well, what luck,” said the man. “$1.11 is the price of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.

1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously ill.

B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.

D. Both A and B.

2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.

A．something interesting

B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine

D．some good food

3.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．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 from the drugstore.

D．Nobody can tell.

5.From the passage we can infer (推斷) that _______.

A．The doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一位天真的小女孩用自己的行動，感動了一位著名的醫生，從而救了自己的弟弟的性命。告訴我們，愛的力量是多么的偉大。

1.根據All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.描述可知選D。

2.這個小女孩在聽到父母談論miracle 后，就拿著自己的私房錢去藥店買miracle，可知她認為這是一種藥物，故選C。

3.聯系上下文，可知她很怕被人拒絕賣給她這個奇跡，故選B。

4.通過閱讀短文可知是這個小女孩對弟弟的愛感動了這位著名的醫生，從而讓這位醫生救了自己的弟弟。故選A。

5.通過閱讀短文可知，這個小女孩一家很窮，從這篇短文要表達的注意來看，這位醫生應是免費做的手術。故選A，這位醫生沒有要錢。

考點：關于一位小女孩和醫生的記述文

點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文中中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。