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18．Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）．He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money．Hard work made him thin and weak．He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，but he did not think he could pay off the debts．
One day a lawyer said to him，"One thousand dollars，and here is the money．"As Hobbs took the package of notes，he was very dumbfounded．He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it．He said to himself，"I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days； or I give up my work in the factory and do what I'd like to do：painting pictures．I could do that for a few weeks，but what would I do after that？I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on．If it were a little less money，I would buy a new coat，or a radio，or give a dinner to my friends．If it were more，I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures．But it's too much for one and too little for the other．"
"Here is the reading of your uncle's will（遗嘱），"said the lawyer，"telling what is to be done with this money after his death．I must ask you to remember one point．Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money，as soon as you have spent it．"
"Yes，I see．I'll do that，"said the young man．
21．Hobbs wanted to borrow money toD．
A．study abroad   
B．work abroad   
C．pay off the debts    
D．learn to paint pictures
22．What does the underlined word"dumbfounded"（in Paragraph 2）probably mean？A
A．Surprised．
B．Frightened．
C．Satisfied．
D．Excited．
23．With the money he got，at first HobbsD．
A．planned to have a happy life for a few days   
B．decided to give up his work in the factory
C．was to give a dinner to his friends          
D．had no idea what to do
24．Hobbs was asked toA．
A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it
B．read his uncle's will
C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money
D．buy some pictures．

分析 本文叙述了Hobbs是个孤儿，自己在一家工厂上班，每天很辛苦，但是钱又少，他很想去学画画，这时叔叔的律师来给他提供1000美元，他起初不知该如何花这笔钱，他想了很多方法，律师告诉他他的叔叔要求他把花的每一笔钱都必须写在纸上向他汇报．

解答 21．D．细节理解题．根据He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，可知，他要借钱来学画画，故选D．
22．A．细节理解题．根据He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it．可知，既然不知道钱从哪里来，所以他感到的是吃惊，故选A．
23．D．细节理解题．根据根据第一段最后几句Hard work made him thin and weak．He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，but he did not think he could pay off the debts．可知，他起初不知该怎么办，故选D．
24．A．细节理解题．根据Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money，as soon as you have spent it．可知，告诉律师他以后怎样花钱的，故选A．

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．

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