Question

John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at a11. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善機構(gòu)) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other. but usually the children do not speak English.

When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

1.. John didn’t need to look for a job .

A. before he went to college B. after he went to Africa

C. because he got a lot of money D. before he received a report

2.. John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children .

A. near Washington B. in European countries

C. only in Africa D. throughout the world

3.. John learned about the children’s progress by .

A. visiting them each year B. getting a report every year

C. staying with them D. talking to them in English

4.. The underlined words “for a good cause” means “­­­­­­­­ ” in Chinese.

A. 施舍 B. 行善

C. 優(yōu)惠 D. 賞賜

5.. What’s the main idea of the story?

A. Help others, and you will feel happy.

B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了John Smith的情況。他因為繼承了一大筆錢而不需要工作，但是他卻并不因此而開心。他決定把錢捐給慈善機構(gòu)，去幫助世界上貧困的兒童，他也從中收獲到了快樂。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was 23,可知他繼承了很多錢，所以他畢業(yè)后不用去找工作，選C。

2. 細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段首句Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world,可知他救助全世界的窮困兒童，選D。

3.細節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段中John receives a report each year on the children’s progress.可知選B。

4.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知約翰去資助窮困兒童，這是慈善活動，由此判斷選B。

5.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知約翰開始的時候即使不用上班，也不開心，于是他就去資助窮困兒童，從中獲得了快樂，文章最后通過It brought me happiness.進一步點明主題，故答案選A。

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