Question

A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. “Good morning, I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box. An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. “Good morning.” she said. “I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” The artist thought for a moment, then he said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money. However, I’ll give you a painting. It’s worth $ 400.” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away. A week later she called on him again. “I’m sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?” “Of course,” the artist said. “I’ll increase the value of my painting to $ 500.”
小题1:Who was the woman collecting money for?

A．Poor children.

B．Herself.

C．Her friends.

D．A church.

小题2:What did most people give her?

A．A lot of money.

B．A few dollars.

C．Paintings.

D．Very little money.

小题3:Why didn’t the artist give money to her?

A．He was not a generous man.

B．He did not have any money.

C．He had too many paintings.

D．His paintings were worth a lot of money.

小题4:Did the woman collect enough money at last?

A．No, she didn’t.	B．Yes, she did.
C．We don’t know.	D．Yes, she does.

小题5:How much money does she need?

A．$5,000

B．$5,00

C．$4,00

D．We don’t know.

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A

试题分析：这篇短文中主要描述了一个为教会慈善机构捐款的女人，在画家捐出一幅画后，仍不满足，得到了画家的一个不客气的回应。
小题1:根据The money she collected was going to be given to poor children可知选A。
小题2:根据Most people put a few coins in the box.描述，可知选D。
小题3:根据“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money. However, I’ll give you a painting.描述，可知选B。
小题4:根据she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100.及下文描述，可知选A。
小题5:根据We need $5,000.”可知选A。
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