Hobbs was an orphan(孤兒). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.One day the lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded（目瞪口呆的）. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遺囑）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that.” said the young man.
小題1:He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to_____.
A．study abroadB．work abroad
C．pay for the debtsD．learn to paint pictures
小題2:Hobbs was dumbfounded on receiving the money because he thought_____.
A．the money was too much
B．the money was too little
C．he would be dismissed
D．the lawyer meant to punish him
小題3:With the money he got, first Hobbs_____.
A．planned to have a happy life for a few days
B．decided to give up his work in the office
C．was to give a dinner to his friends
D．had no idea what to do
小題4:What Hobbs was asked to do was_____.
A．to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it
B．to read his uncle’s will
C．to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money
D．nothing but to buy some pictures
小題5:What Hobbs really loved to do was_____.
A．working in the factory
B．living in a fine hotel
C．painting pictures
D．saving the money

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures說明D正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”說明這筆錢對他來說太多了，故A正確。
小題3:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第五行. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it.說明D正確。
小題4:A 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段“telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”說明他叔叔要求他用完錢以后要告訴律師如何花的，故A正確。
小題5:C 根據(jù)文章第一段倒數(shù)2,3行If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures說明如果錢多一點(diǎn)，他會放棄工作去學(xué)習(xí)油畫，說明他真正喜歡的還是油畫，故C正確。
點(diǎn)評：文章講述了Hobbs得到一千元的遺產(chǎn)以后的矛盾心理，不知道該怎么處理這筆很尷尬的錢。本文內(nèi)容較為簡單，要求考生先閱讀題目，再根據(jù)題目的要求，準(zhǔn)確定位考查要點(diǎn)，做出細(xì)心的判斷。
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