Question

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money for a very expensive operation.

When she heard her daddy say “Only a miracle (奇跡) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“What do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my brother, Andrew” the girl answered. “He has something bad growing in­side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an opera­tion. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I’ve brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to your house. I want to see your brother. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

1. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.D. Both A and B.

2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.

A. something interestingB. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicineD. some good food

3. The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.

A. she had still kept some money

B. she hoped not to be refused

C. There was no need to worry about money

D. she thought money was easy to get

4. What made the miracle happen?

A. The girl’s love for her brother.B. The girl’s money.

C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.

5.From the passage we can infer (推斷) that _______.

A. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

B. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay

C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了當小女孩聽到他父母談論他弟弟病的很重需要奇跡才能治好的時候，她把他所有的存錢罐的錢拿出來去買奇跡時，真的碰到了奇跡卡爾頓阿姆斯壯博士，一位著名的醫生，是他被女孩的真誠打動了，救了他的弟弟。

1.一段All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money for a very expensive operation.可知這個家庭沒錢給病重的兒子治病，可知選D。

2.通讀全文可知在這個小女孩的眼里他認為奇跡就是某種可以買到的貴重的藥�？芍�選C。

3.通讀全文可知這個女孩一遍一遍的說我能試著得到更多的錢，是希望自己不要被拒絕可知選B。

4.。通讀全文可知是這個小女孩的愛使奇跡發生了，打動了那位醫生.。故選A。

5.推理判斷題。由整篇文章可一推斷出這個醫生被小女孩打動了，所以手術沒有要收費，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀 。