Question

【题目】 John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited $1，000，000 after his parents died. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $100，000 of his money to a charity that helped poor children. Today he is 36， and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, but he is much happier.

So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash（现金）. The money is paid for the child's education, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress, They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy.” he said. “ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that only giving money cannot. I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need.” he added.

【1】John is living a life.

A. poor

B. simple

C. hard

D. rich

【2】What does the underlined word "inherited "mean in Chinese?

A. 继承

B. 捡拾

C. 馈赠

D. 赚取

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The child can receive the money in cash.

B. John only helps the poor children in Africa.

C. John has never seen the children he is helping.

D. John has helped 15 children from different countries.

【4】Why did John think the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?

A. Because the girl came from Africa.

B. Because the girl could speak English.

C. Because he saw the money was well used.

D. Because he thought he had given money to the girl.

【5】Where can you probably read this passage?

A. In a newspaper.

B. In a science report.

C. In a novel.

D. In an ad.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是John的父母去世后，留给他10万美元的财产，但是他根本就不开心。他把钱捐给了一个慈善机构，去帮助贫穷的孩子，到目前为止他帮助了来自世界各地不同国家的15个孩子。能帮助别人给他带来了快乐，这是钱不能给他的。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else可知，John决定像其他人一样过简朴的生活，故应选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子He inherited $1，000，000 after his parents died可知，这个钱是父母去世后留给他的，也就是继承了100万美元。因此inherited意思是继承，故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文第二段中So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world可知，到目前为止，John已经帮助了世界上15个贫穷国家的儿童，由此可知选D，同时也可以排除B。根据这一段中The child does not receive the money in cash可知A不对；根据最后一段中Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa可知C不对。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中I saw that the money was used for a very good plan可知，John看到钱被用于一个非常好的计划，即去帮助别人，因此他觉得钱用得很好，故选C。

【5】推理判断题。In a newspaper在报纸上；In a science report科学报告；In a novel小说中；In an

ad在广告中。根据文章可知，这篇短文讲述了John Brown继承了父母的财产后，帮助世界上的贫穷孩子的事，这应该是一篇新闻报道，可以从报纸上看到，故选A。