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(藥店) 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?
小題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.
小題2:In the eye of the girl, a miracle might be _____.
A.something interesting 
B. something beautiful 
C. some wonderful medicine
小題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
小題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.
小題5:From the passage we can infer(推斷) 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

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇文章講述了一個小女孩的弟弟病得很嚴重，而家里支付不起治療的手術費。當她聽說只有奇跡才能救弟弟時，她拿著自己所有的錢到要點去買奇跡。她說不管多少錢只要能救弟弟就行。她的行為感動了一位著名的醫生，他幫小女孩的弟弟免費做了手術，創造了奇跡。
小題1:細節理解題。根據文中內容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厲害，而且他們沒有錢；故選C。
小題2:判斷推理題。由文章內容得知，小女孩拿著錢到要點去買奇跡，認為那可以救弟弟；所以此題選C，在小女孩眼中，奇跡是一種神奇的藥。
小題3:判斷推理題。根據文章描述，小女孩把她所有的錢都拿來了，她之所以說可以拿更多的錢來，是因為怕被拒絕，故選B。
小題4:判斷推理題。根據文中內容，后來一名非常有名的醫生幫她成功給弟弟動了手術，所以是小女孩對弟弟的愛感動了醫生，創造了奇跡，故選A。
小題5:判斷推理題。從文中得知，小女孩家里沒有錢給弟弟動手術，故選A，醫生免費給小女孩弟弟動手術，創造了奇跡。