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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 a 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 mothe，r "Only a
miracle 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 brothe，r " 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 co？st" "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 aske，d "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 opera-tion. 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？
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1. What was the trouble in the little girl's family？
A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.
2. In the eye of the little girl， a miracle might be ____ .
A. something interesting B. something beautiful
C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food
3. The little girl said aga in and aga in ” ...... I can try and get some more." That shows
A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get
4. What made the miracle happe？n
A. The girl's love for her brother. B. The girl's money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.
5. From the passage we can infe（r 推断） that _____ .
A. The doctor didn't ask for any pay
B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
答案与解析
1. 选 D.根据第 1 段中的 All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money可知答案。
2. 选 C. 由于这个小女孩的家很穷，而她的兄弟又病得那样重，所以她的父亲
说Only a miracle can save him now小女孩听了之后便翻出她所有的"积蓄"去药店 购买 miracl e ，由此可见，小女孩可能认为 miracle 是一种什么很神奇的药。注： miracle的实际意思是"奇迹"，Only a
miracle can save him now的意思是"只有出现 奇迹才可能救得了他 " 。
3. 选 B.根据上下文语境，I can try and get some more后其实省略了 money — 词，句意为 " 我会想办法弄更多钱来的 " 。因为小女孩担心自己的钱不够而买不到 miracle ，所以反复对药店老板和那位穿着讲究的人说这句话，其意思显然是希望 自己不遭到拒绝。
4. 选 A. 根据文章内容，用排除法可知只有选项 A 最佳。即是这个小女孩对其 兄弟的爱感动了著名医生 Carlton Armstrong 先生，从而出现 " 奇迹" ，使她的兄弟 获救。
5. 选 A. 因为这个小女孩的家很穷，就是因为支付不起昂贵的医疗费才会有奇 迹一说，而最后小女孩的兄弟确实是康复了，显然医生并没有要求他们家支付医疗 费。
Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friend，s a candlelight din
ner , or perhaps a celebration at a pu（酒馆） for students. But, for Cai Yingjie , the night has a
different meaning helping beggars （乞丐）and the homeless（ people without homes）。
Cai , who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing's Wudaokou Light
Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old begga,r she took the cold, rough hands of
the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woma n some warm bread and helped her put
on a pair of new gloves手 套）。
The woman was surprised for a few second,s then burst into tears, saying "for the first time I feel
respected （尊重）"。
Cai said, "A beggar's life is very hard. That's why I want to help them." Cai was one of 14
Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the
streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing's Haidian District.
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of
the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
"I know the activity can't help much, but it's meant to show our respect and care for beggars and
the homeless who have been neglected for so lo,ng" said Sun , head of the group. "And Christmas is a
good time for that."
根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1. What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua studen？ts
A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.
B. Getting together with friends.
C. Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.
D. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.
2. What does the beggar mean by saying "for the first time I feel respected？"
A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.
B. The beggar hasn't been shown care for so long.
C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.
D. This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.
3. What did each beggar feel when they received greeting？s
