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【題目】 Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.

Hetty made her money on the New York stock exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay property taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels.

She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.

Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.

But eventually Ned got his revenge. At the age of 81 Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.

【1】What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?

A.She came from a poor family.B.She worked for a bank.

C.She was nice to her son.D.She died from extreme anger.

【2】Hetty Robinson was called the Witch of Wall Street mainly because ________.

A.she was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper

B.she made a huge fortune easily through stocks and shares

C.she liked wearing the same long black dress every day

D.she turned out to be the richest woman in New York

【3】Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?

A.Talented but not generous.B.Wealthy and kind.

C.Aggressive but not diligent.D.Curious and lucky.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。本文介紹了美國一位吝嗇的金融天才Hetty Robinson。她被人稱為華爾街的女巫，她非常會賺錢，但是卻吝嗇得一分錢都不舍得多花。81歲時，Hetty和一個售貨員就一瓶牛奶的價格發(fā)生了爭執(zhí)。她非常生氣，心臟病發(fā)作而死。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第三、四句She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her.可知，她非常生氣，心臟病發(fā)作而死。所以海蒂的吝嗇最終害死了她。由此可知，由于極度的生氣，導致了海蒂·羅賓遜的死亡。故選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段前三句Hetty made her money on the New York stock exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street.可知，海蒂在紐約證券交易所賺錢。她是個金融天才。她賺錢如此容易，以至于人們稱她為華爾街的女巫。由此可知，她被稱為“華爾街女巫”的原因是她通過股票輕而易舉地發(fā)了大財。故選B項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中She was a financial genius.(她是個金融天才)可知，她非常有天賦。根據(jù)第二段中的But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible.(盡管她是世界上最富有的女人之一，但她一分錢都不放過，而且花得越少越好)可知，她是并不慷慨。因此A項（有天賦但不慷慨）符合對Hetty的描述。故選A項。