题目内容
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
1.The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.
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A．continue his schooling |
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B．become a famous doctor |
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C．thank the woman for her kindness |
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D．support his poor family |
2.Which is true about the boy and the woman?
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A．He was too shy to ask her for some water. |
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B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty. |
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C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk. |
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D．She never thought he would save her life later. |
3.After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.
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A．began to take good care of her himself |
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B．told her she once gave him a glass of milk |
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C．decided to try his best to save her |
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D．asked for her bill and paid it off at once |
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
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A．A Warm-hearted Woman |
B．A Glass of Milk |
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C．The Final Bill |
D．A Famous Doctor |
1.A
2.D
3.C
4.C
【解析】
试题分析：
1.A 细节题。根据第一句a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door说明这个男孩是为挣学费而去买报纸，故A正确。
2.D 推理题。根据文章内容可知在给东西给男孩时候，她并没有想到日后这个男孩会救了她的名。故D正确。
3.C 细节题。根据第四段最后一行he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.说明C正确。
4.C 主旨大意题。本文讲述了一个知恩图报的男孩报恩的故事，用The Final Bill与文章的结尾呼应，作为文章的标题。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
点评：本文讲述了一个知恩图报的男孩报恩的故事。文章有很强的思想性，教育人们要与人为善，积极地帮助他人。集中考查细节题，仔细辨析文章，在重点地方做好标志，提高阅读的速度和效率。
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【小题1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
| A．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视). |
| B．She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. |
| C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind. |
| D．She finds space research more important. |
| A．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
| B．her involvement in gender politics |
| C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist |
| D．the very fact that she is a woman |
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【小题4】What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
| A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation. |
| B．Women can balance a career in science and having a family. |
| C．Women have more barriers on their way to academic success. |
| D．Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. |