Question

Tess was eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother，Andrew. He was very 1    and they were completely out of money. Only a very 2    surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to 3    them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, "Only a 4    can save him now."

5    all her coins in her bedroom and6   bringing the coins,Tess slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to Drug Store. She 7    patiently for the pharmacist(藥劑師)to give her some 8   but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her 9    with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No 10    . Finally she took a coin and banged it on the glass counter. That did it！"And what do you11   ？” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. Tm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven' t seen for ages， ”he said 12   waiting for a reply to his question.

"Well,I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered. "He's really, really sick... and I want to 13   a miracle."

"1 beg your pardon? " said the pharmacist. "Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. 14 how much does a miracle cost?” "We don't sell miracles here,little girl." "Please,just tell me how much it costs," Tess 15     .

The pharmacist's brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"

"1 don' t know，" Tess replied with her eyes wetting up. "I just know he, s really sick and Mommy says he needs an 16   . But my Daddy can't pay for it,so I want to use my money." "How much do you 17    ？ ”asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered 18   . "Well, what a coincidence！ ”smiled the man. 'That, s the 19    price. Take me to where you live. Let's see ifl have the kind of miracle you need."

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery. The operation was completed without charge and soon Andrew was home again and doing well.

'That surgery," her Mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost? " Tess  20   . She knew exactly how much a miracle cost... one dollar and eleven cents... plus the faith of a little child.

(   ) 1. A. energetic    B. sick C. young    D. naughty

(   ) 2. A. costly    B. easy C. simple    D. formal

(   ) 3. A. give    B. donate C. supply    D. lend

(   ) 4. A. dream    B. doctor   C. miracle D. examination

(   ) 5. A. Counting    B. Making C. Spending    D. Saving

(   ) 6. A. nervously    B. cautiously C. carefully    D. disappointedly

(   ) 7. A. imagined    B. stared C. sat    D. waited

(   ) 8. A. drugs    B. attention C. words    D. money

(   ) 9. A. face    B,mind C. throat    D. head

(   ) 10. A. good    B. way C. problem    D. doubt

(   ) 11. A. do    B. think C. want    D. like

(   ) 12. A. with    B. after C. upon    D. without

(   ) 13. A. make    B. buy C. get    D. produce

(   ) 14. A. So    B. Therefore C. Otherwise    D. However

(   ) 15. A. begged    B. tried C. pleaded    D. cried

(   ) 16. A. boy    B. operation C. choice    D. job

(   ) 17. A. have    B. earn C. save    D. offer

(   ) 18. A. happily    B. pitifully C. shyly    D,patiently

(   ) 19. A. correct    B. precise C. exact    D. true

(   ) 20. A. cheered    B. smiled C. argued    D. imagined

Answer 1

一個小女孩聽到父母說弟弟病重，只有"mir?acle"才能救弟弟，便把自己存的錢拿了出來，偷偷到藥店為弟弟買"miracle"。小女孩感人的一幕正好被藥劑師的哥哥看到，作為醫(yī)生的他便為小女孩的弟弟做了手術。

1. B從后文為弟弟做手術可以推斷，弟弟病了。

2. A后句講到爸爸媽媽到處借錢，說明手術費很貴。

3. D同上。

4. C下文提到小女孩把自己存的錢拿出來為弟弟買"miracle"，說明她聽到父母談論到只有"miracle" 才能救弟弟。

5. A這里指小女孩拿出存錢罐數(shù)錢。

6. C數(shù)完錢后，小女孩小心翼翼地把它們拿到藥店去買"miracle"。carefully能體現(xiàn)女孩小心翼翼的4申態(tài)。

7. D她耐心等待，希望藥劑師能注意到她。

8. B根據(jù)情景可知答案。

9. C從下文的sound可以推斷這里是清嗓子發(fā)出聲音。

10. A女孩做了一系列的動作以期望引起藥劑師的注意，但是都沒有用。

11. C藥劑師問她："你需要什么？"

12. D上文提到藥劑師用惱怒的語氣問小女孩，然后又指出他正忙于和自己的哥哥聊天，此處說明還沒等她回答，用without表達不耐煩的態(tài)度。

13. B來藥店自然是買藥。

14. A so表達順接關系。

15. C從上下文可以看出小女孩懇求藥劑師賣"miracle" 給她。

16. B從第一段暗示可知答案。

17. A這位善良的醫(yī)生問小女孩手上有多少錢。

18. C小女孩知道自己的錢不多，所以很害羞地回答。

19. B這位醫(yī)生說這就是手術所需要的錢。precise 精確的，恰好的。

20. B當聽到父母談論這件事情時，她打心底里發(fā)出微笑。其他選項均不符合語境。