Question

【题目】 "Who wants to be a millionaire (百万富翁)? I don't," says Charles Gray.

Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college teacher with a huge six-bedroom house and a fortune (财富) of $ 2 million. Today he lives in a small house where there is only second-hand furniture【1】 There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees. Charles also grows some vegetables and a few flowers in it. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity (慈善) shops.

But this is not a sad story. Charles was happy to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of being one of the few who had a lot while many other people have nothing at all. He donated (捐赠) all his money to charities.【2】

"A few years ago,"says Charles,"I was a millionaire, but I knew there were a lot of hungry people in the world.”【3】When he only had two thousand dollars left, Charles handed out small bank notes in the streets of local poor areas. Did he feel like Father Christmas? "It was a lot of fun helping others, "says Charles.

Charles believes that many people want to make a lot of money so that they will not have any worries.【4】 Charles Gray decided to drop out (退出) and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free. Are there any things he misses? No, I’m much happier now. I wouldn't go back to being rich for anything--no way.

A.People there felt surprised at his kindness.

B.Sometimes money can make people live better.

C.And this, he says, has brought him happiness.

D.However, most people never make much money.

E.So he made the choice to give away all his money.

F.There are no signs that Charles used to be a rich man!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了一位曾经的百万富翁捐赠了自己的财富，选择了清贫的生活，因为这能带给他幸福与快乐。

【1】根据前文“Charles was a college teacher with a huge six-bedroom house…where there is only second-hand furniture”可知，Charles过去是一位住着大房子的百万富翁，但是现在却住在一间只有二手家具的小屋子里，此处表明了前后贫富差距的对比，结合选项可知F选项“没有任何标志可以证明Charles过去曾是一位富人”符合前后文语境。故选F。

【2】根据“But this is not a sad story…He donated all his money to charities”可知，Charles将自己的财富全部捐献给了慈善机构，结合下文中“It was a lot of fun helping others”可知，对于Charles来说，帮助他人是一件有趣的事情，因此可推知捐赠财物使他快乐。结合选项可知C选项“他说，这给他带来了幸福”符合前后文语境。故选C。

【3】根据后文“When he only had two thousand dollars left, Charles handed out small bank notes in the streets of local poor areas”可知，当查尔斯只剩下两千美元时，他在当地贫困地区的街道上分发小钞票，由此可推知他将自己的钱财都捐给了别人。结合选项可知E选项“所以他决定把钱全部捐赠出来”符合前后文语境。故选E。

【4】根据前文“many people want to make a lot of money so that they will not have any worries”可知，许多人都想挣很多钱，这样他们就没什么可忧虑的了，因此下文应与“大多数人想要挣钱”有关。结合选项可知D选项“然而，大多数人从来没有挣过多少钱”符合前后文语境。故选D。