题目内容
Tess, a smart eight-year-old girl, heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. __36__ she knew was that he was very sick and only a very costly operation could save him now. But they were completely _37__ money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only __38__can save him now.”
Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She _39_ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. After that, she slipped out the back door, _40__ to the Drug Store.
She waited patiently for the doctor to give her some attention but he was too _41_at this moment. Finally the doctor asked in an _42_ voice: “What do you want? I’m talking to my brother from Chicago _43_ I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” “His name is Andrew and he has something bad _44__ inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So I want to buy a miracle.”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry _45_ I can’t help you,” the doctor said. The doctor’s brother was a _46_ man. He _47_ and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes _48_ up.
“Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t _49_ it, so I want to use my money.”
“_50_ do you have?” asked the man from Chicago.
“One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have.”
“Well, what _51_,” smiled the man, “A dollar and eleven cents — the _52_ price of a miracle for your little brother.”
_53_ was completed _54_ charge and it wasn’t long _55_ Andrew was home again. That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery (神经外科医生).
36. A. That B. What C. / D. Which
37. A. short for B. in short C. of short D. short of
38. A. a miracle B. a doctor C. God D. an operation
39. A. pulled B. poured C. pulling D. pouring
40. A. made her way B. to make her way C. making her way D. make her way
41. A. tired B. angry C. busy D. exciting
42. A. annoying B. exciting C. annoyed D. frightening
43. A. whom B. where C. because D. which
44. A. finding B. growing C. showing D. appearing
45. A. but B. and C. so D. because
46. A.badly-dressed B. poorly-dressed C. well-dressed D. good-dressed
47. A. looked up B. fell down C. stood up D. bent down
48. A. welling B. lightening C. looking D. closing
49. A. pay off B. pay back C. pay in D. pay for
50. A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How soon
51. A. a chance B. a coincidence C. a pity D. pleasure
52. A. real B. true C. exact D. obvious
53 A. The treatment B. The operation C. The disease D. The miracle
54. A. with B. in C. without D. free
55. A. after B. since C. when D. before
本文是一篇记叙文，写的是一个小女孩用自己的零用钱为兄弟买奇迹的故事，说明爱的力量。
36． B．小女孩所知道的就是她的兄弟生病了，这里是主语从句的连词，在从句中作knew的宾语
37． D。short for ……的简称，in short总而言之，be short of缺乏，这里是指父母缺钱。
38． A。上文提到需要一个巨额花费的手术，但他们缺钱，所以这里应是只有“奇迹”才能救得了他,下文也曾提到
39． B。她把所有零钱都倒出来倒在地板上
40． C。非谓语动词作伴随状语，小女孩从后门溜出来朝药店而去
41． C。
42． C。医生此时太忙了，下文他说他在跟他的兄弟谈话，他们两兄弟已经好几年没见面了，所以没空搭理他，语气中自然就流露出不耐烦
43． A。这里考查定语从句的连词，好多年都没见到他了
44． B。词义辨析，不好的东西长在他的脑子里
45． A。I’m sorry but…的句型
46． C。最后一句提及
47． D。小女孩才八岁，自然是弯下身跟她讲话
48． A。这时候小女孩听医生说没有卖miracle,这样也就救不了她的兄弟了，心里难过，眼泪就涌了出来
49． D。pay off还清（债务），pay back偿还，pay in把钱存入银行，pay for为……付款。这里是指爸爸付不起手术费
50． A。医生的兄弟问她有多少钱
51． B。What a coincidence!真是巧合
52． C。exact表示“确切的”，miracle就是这个价
53． B。上文提到的是她的兄弟需要一个手术，所以这里指的手术被完成
54． C。without charge没有收费
55． D。It wasn’t long before……不久就
习题精选系列答案Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.
“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.
“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”
“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents… plus the faith of a little child.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?
| A．Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle. |
| B．Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness. |
| C．Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness. |
| D．Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle. |
| A．Because he was a nervous man． |
| B．Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine. |
| C．Because Tess had bothered him and his brother. |
| D．Because Tess was poorly dressed. |
| A．He was a stone－hearted man. |
| B．He cared for only a little money. |
| C．He never helped others unless given a lot of money． |
| D．He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others. |
| A．A dying boy and her sister | B．A miracle of $ 1.10 |
| C．A kind doctor and his brother | D．A poor girl and a doctor |
Tom, Eric, Tess and Ann are talking about in what way they would like their schools improved. Read the following descriptions (A, B, C and D) and match them with the four opinions.
【小题1】Tom: I’d like somewhere to sit and read and enjoy myself.
【小题2】Eric: I hope our school can be more comfortable and convenient.
【小题3】Tess: I really prefer to have a place to do some exercise after class.
【小题4】Ann: I think our school should buy more equipment like computers.
| A What I’d most like to have is a little café, where we students can rest and do some reading. At the moment people have to stand in the passage, or even outside and there’s nowhere to buy a drink or something, or read the paper, so people don’t stay in school for long after the lessons finish. I think it would be completely different if they had somewhere to enjoy themselves. | B Our school is big with nice modern buildings and everything, but there is one thing I would really love ---- a gym. We’re right in the middle of a big city and the traffic is very busy, so I find it very difficult to get out to the gym at lunchtime. A gym would be good for the school. If more people went to the gym and did some exercise, they’d probably work better. |
| C Our school is just uncomfortable in every way. For example, the chairs are really uncomfortable, so the next thing I’d like to do is get some comfortable chairs of good quality. Oh, and the worst thing is that we’re on the fifth and sixth floors of our building, so I’d love to have some lifts put in. Just one little lift would make our lives so much easier. | D Our school has a nice building, and is in a nice part of the city. Unfortunately we haven’t got much equipment, so I’d really like to have a computer room with the Internet available. I think students can learn a lot this way. And I’d like to have VCD sub every classroom instead of tapes. VCDs are so much more interesting for learning a language, I think. |