Question

Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(繼承) a million dollars when he was 23, But he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. They were so busy earning their lives and had little to talk with him. Jack decided to keep living life like everyone else. He gave ＄10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack had helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year, on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special.” He said, “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

1. Jack didn’t need to look for a job_______.

A. before he went to college

B. after he went to Africa

C. because he got one million dollars

D. before he received a report

2.Jack learned about the children’s progress by __________.

A. visiting them each year

B. getting a report every year

C. staying with them

D. talking with them in English

3.The underlined word “ for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 施舍 B. 行善

C. 優(yōu)惠 D. 賞賜

4. What’s the main idea of the story?

A. Help others, and you will feel happy.

B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

D. Please help the children in Africa.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了杰克繼承了大量的財(cái)產(chǎn)但是高興不起來(lái)，后來(lái)他把錢捐獻(xiàn)給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)以幫助孩子們過(guò)上好的生活，雖然他沒(méi)有了更多的錢，但是他非常快樂(lè)，作者想告訴我們幫助他人，我們會(huì)獲得快樂(lè)。

1.He inherited(繼承) a million dollars when he was 23,可知他繼承了大量的財(cái)產(chǎn)，所以不用急著找工作，故選C。

2.根據(jù)第二段Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress.描述,可知杰克獲知孩子進(jìn)步的方式，選B

3.

4.】歸納理解題。根據(jù)短文的主旨大意，故選A。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。