Question

Hobbs was an orphan（孤兒）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made 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 a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. 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 in 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,” 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.

1. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A. study abroad B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts D. learn to paint pictures

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2）probably mean?

A. Surprised. B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. D. Excited.

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

4.Hobbs was asked to _______.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述在工廠工作的孤兒Hobbs想要學(xué)畫，一天一位律師告訴他他的叔叔給他留下了一筆遺產(chǎn)，并且在使用之后要告知律師如何使用的的故事。

1. wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures他想要借錢學(xué)畫畫，故選D

2. day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.”有一天一個律師給了他一千美元，He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it他不知道錢從哪里來以及如何使用它，可知當(dāng)他收到錢的時候應(yīng)該非常吃驚，故選A

3. didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it他不知道錢來自哪里以及如何使用，可知當(dāng)他最初收到錢時不知道做什么，故選D

4. uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money你的叔叔說你必須給我?guī)�來一份說明你用他的錢干了什么，可知Hobbs被要求告知律師他用這些錢干了什么，故選A

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