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. Only very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle(奇迹)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(药店) with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side 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 a 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 have 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 little brothers”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. 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. Both A and B.

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

A.something interesting

B. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicine

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

A. she had still kept somemoney

B. she hoped not to be refused

C. There was no need to worry about money

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.

5.From the passage we can infer(推断) that _____.

A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay.

B. The little girl is lovely but not so clever.

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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了一个小女孩的弟弟病得很严重，而家里支付不起治疗的手术费。当她听说只有奇迹才能救弟弟时，她拿着自己所有的钱到要点去买奇迹。她说不管多少钱只要能救弟弟就行。她的行为感动了一位著名的医生，他帮小女孩的弟弟免费做了手术，创造了奇迹。

1.细节理解题。根据文中内容All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.她所知道的就是他病得很厉害，而且他们没有钱；故选C。

2.判断推理题。由文章内容得知，小女孩拿着钱到要点去买奇迹，认为那可以救弟弟；所以此题选C，在小女孩眼中，奇迹是一种神奇的药。

3.判断推理题。根据文章描述，小女孩把她所有的钱都拿来了，她之所以说可以拿更多的钱来，是因为怕被拒绝，故选B。

4.判断推理题。根据文中内容，后来一名非常有名的医生帮她成功给弟弟动了手术，所以是小女孩对弟弟的爱感动了医生，创造了奇迹，故选A。

5.判断推理题。从文中得知，小女孩家里没有钱给弟弟动手术，故选A，医生免费给小女孩弟弟动手术，创造了奇迹。

考点：故事类短文阅读。