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His name was Fleming,and he was a poor Scottish farmer.One day,while trying to make a living for his family,he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地).He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.There,he saw a boy crying and trying to free himself.Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a slow death.
The next day,an expensive carriage(四轮马车) pulled up to the Scotsman's home.A welldressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Fleming had saved."I want to repay you,"said the nobleman."You saved my son's life."
"No,I can't accept payment for what I did,"the farmer replied,refusing the offer.At that moment,the farmer's own son came to the door."Is that your son?"the nobleman asked."Yes,"the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal.Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy.If the boy is anything like his father,he'll grow to be a man we both will be proud of,"the nobleman said.
Fleming's son went to the very best schools.He graduated from St.Mary's Hospital Medical School in London,and went on to become known throughout the world as the famous Sir Alexander Fleming,the discoverer of penicillin (盘尼西林).
Years afterward,the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia (肺炎).What saved him?Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman?Lord Randolph Churchill.His son's name?Sir Winston Churchill.
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46.What was Fleming doing when he heard the boy crying for help?B
A.He was making tools for his family.
B.He was working hard for his family.
C.He was walking past the bog with his family.
D.He was having fun with his family near the bog.
47.How did the nobleman thank the farmer for saving his son?C
A.He gave the farmer an expensive carriage.
B.He paid the farmer a large amount of money.
C.He provided the farmer's son with the best education.
D.He took the farmer and his son to live with his own family.
48.What do you know about the farmer's son according to the passage?A
A.He was the discoverer of penicillin.
B.He became a famous leader in the government.
C.He taught at one of the best schools after graduation.
D.He set up St.Mary's Hospital Medical School in London.
49.What happened to the nobleman's son years later?C
A.He died of pneumonia.
B.He fell in the bog once again.
C.He was saved by the farmer's son.
D.He was saved by the farmer once more.
50.What does the passage want to tell us?B
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.What we send around comes around.
C.God helps those who help themselves.
D.Where there is a will,there is a way.