题目内容
Tess was eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother，Andrew. He was very 1 and they were completely out of money. Only a very 2 surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to 3 them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, "Only a 4 can save him now."
5 all her coins in her bedroom and6 bringing the coins,Tess slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to Drug Store. She 7 patiently for the pharmacist(药剂师)to give her some 8 but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her 9 with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No 10 . Finally she took a coin and banged it on the glass counter. That did it！"And what do you11 ？” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. Tm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven' t seen for ages， ”he said 12 waiting for a reply to his question.
"Well,I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered. "He's really, really sick... and I want to 13 a miracle."
"1 beg your pardon? " said the pharmacist. "Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. 14 how much does a miracle cost?” "We don't sell miracles here,little girl." "Please,just tell me how much it costs," Tess 15 .
The pharmacist's brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"
"1 don' t know，" Tess replied with her eyes wetting up. "I just know he, s really sick and Mommy says he needs an 16 . But my Daddy can't pay for it,so I want to use my money." "How much do you 17 ？ ”asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered 18 . "Well, what a coincidence！ ”smiled the man. 'That, s the 19 price. Take me to where you live. Let's see ifl have the kind of miracle you need."
That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery. The operation was completed without charge and soon Andrew was home again and doing well.
'That surgery," her Mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost? " Tess 20 . She knew exactly how much a miracle cost... one dollar and eleven cents... plus the faith of a little child.
( ) 1. A. energetic B. sick C. young D. naughty
( ) 2. A. costly B. easy C. simple D. formal
( ) 3. A. give B. donate C. supply D. lend
( ) 4. A. dream B. doctor C. miracle D. examination
( ) 5. A. Counting B. Making C. Spending D. Saving
( ) 6. A. nervously B. cautiously C. carefully D. disappointedly
( ) 7. A. imagined B. stared C. sat D. waited
( ) 8. A. drugs B. attention C. words D. money
( ) 9. A. face B,mind C. throat D. head
( ) 10. A. good B. way C. problem D. doubt
( ) 11. A. do B. think C. want D. like
( ) 12. A. with B. after C. upon D. without
( ) 13. A. make B. buy C. get D. produce
( ) 14. A. So B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However
( ) 15. A. begged B. tried C. pleaded D. cried
( ) 16. A. boy B. operation C. choice D. job
( ) 17. A. have B. earn C. save D. offer
( ) 18. A. happily B. pitifully C. shyly D,patiently
( ) 19. A. correct B. precise C. exact D. true
( ) 20. A. cheered B. smiled C. argued D. imagined
1. B从后文为弟弟做手术可以推断，弟弟病了。
2. A后句讲到爸爸妈妈到处借钱，说明手术费很贵。
3. D同上。
4. C下文提到小女孩把自己存的钱拿出来为弟弟买"miracle"，说明她听到父母谈论到只有"miracle" 才能救弟弟。
5. A这里指小女孩拿出存钱罐数钱。
6. C数完钱后，小女孩小心翼翼地把它们拿到药店去买"miracle"。carefully能体现女孩小心翼翼的4申态。
7. D她耐心等待，希望药剂师能注意到她。
8. B根据情景可知答案。
9. C从下文的sound可以推断这里是清嗓子发出声音。
10. A女孩做了一系列的动作以期望引起药剂师的注意，但是都没有用。
11. C药剂师问她："你需要什么？"
12. D上文提到药剂师用恼怒的语气问小女孩，然后又指出他正忙于和自己的哥哥聊天，此处说明还没等她回答，用without表达不耐烦的态度。
13. B来药店自然是买药。
14. A so表达顺接关系。
15. C从上下文可以看出小女孩恳求药剂师卖"miracle" 给她。
16. B从第一段暗示可知答案。
17. A这位善良的医生问小女孩手上有多少钱。
18. C小女孩知道自己的钱不多，所以很害羞地回答。
19. B这位医生说这就是手术所需要的钱。precise 精确的，恰好的。
20. B当听到父母谈论这件事情时，她打心底里发出微笑。其他选项均不符合语境。
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