Question

Taking part in charity is not just for grown- up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.
Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the face that they were doing something good.”
“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.
Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生儿科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”  
小题1:How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?
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小题2:What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital? 
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小题3:Did Melvin's teacher and classmates think his behavior was kind?
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小题4: How many young patients get help every year?
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小题5:What can we learn from Melvin?
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Answer 1

小题1:He was six.
小题2:Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.
小题3:Yes, they did. / Yes.
小题4:About 500.
小题5:We should help others.

试题分析：这篇文章通过讲述了Melvin的慈善行为，告诉我们不管是大人还是小孩都应该多做慈善，帮助他人。
小题1:根据文章Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years.可知，Melvin Sheppard在6岁的时候开始做慈善。故填He was six.
小题2:根据文章His father told him how saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.可知，Cooper救了他的生命，所以他很感恩医院。故Cooper saved his life, so he  felt thankful 
to the hospital
小题3:根据文章Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others.可知，Melvin的老师和学生认为他的行为是好的。故填Yes, they did. / Yes.
小题4:根据文章The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year.可知，每年有大约500名年轻患者获得了帮助。故填About 500.
小题5:从文章中Melvin的行为我们学到了：我们应该帮助他人。故填We should help others.
点评：对于议论文重在理解作者所表达的感情色彩和观点，中考中这类题目一般不难，由于没有词数的限制，可以通过对于题中关键词在文章中找到相对应的话，然后认真的理解即可。对于初三的阅读可以发现一个很明显的特点就是单词不难，细节题居多，重在考查对句意的理解和细节的把握，所以学生需要结合题目中的关键字迅速定位来找到正确的答案。