One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay

题目内容：

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角硬币) left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

However, when a lovely woman opened the door, he asked for a drink of water. She brought him a large glass of . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I you?”

“You don' t owe me anything,” she . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for .”He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to and quit before this point.

Years later the woman became seriously ill. The doctors could do nothing. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be gathered to study her disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was for the consultation(会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down the hospital hall into her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He her at once. He went back to the consultation room and to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special to her ease.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

小题1:

A．young

B．old

C．rich

D．poor小题2:

A．water

B．juice

C．milk

D．coffee小题3:

A．pay

B．owe

C．give

D．offer小题4:

A．thought

B．laughed

C．refused

D．replied小题5:

A．a kindness

B．a poor man

C．being rich

D．such a thing小题6:

A．Before

B．As

C．Until

D．Since小题7:

A．excited

B．moved

C．strong

D．happy小题8:

A．give up

B．go on

C．keep up

D．move on小题9:

A．famous

B．experienced

C．stupid

D．local小题10:

A．hopeless

B．rare

C．violent

D．painful小题11:

A．checked in

B．led in

C．called in

D．let in小题12:

A．pleasant

B．strange

C．familiar

D．worried小题13:

A．into

B．through

C．across

D．along小题14:

A．realized

B．understood

C．sensed

D．recognized小题15:

A．determined

B．tried

C．begged

D．won小题16:

A．charge

B．love

C．attention

D．view小题17:

A．ordered

B．wanted

C．expected

D．requested小题18:

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing小题19:

A．shy

B．afraid

C．thoughtful

D．ashamed小题20:

A．Finally

B．Carefully

C．Immediately

D．Gradually

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:D

小题5:A

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:B

小题14:D

小题15:A

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:C

小题19:B

小题20:A

答案解析：

这是一篇叙事类短文,记述了一个儿时受人帮助的小男孩成年后回报恩人的故事

小题1:考查形容词：A. young年轻的，B. old老的，C. rich 富有的，D. poor穷的，当一个年轻的女士开门的时候，他要了一杯水，选A

小题2:考查名词：A. water水，B. juice果汁，C. milk牛奶，D. coffee咖啡，从下文的：“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”可知这个年轻的女士给他拿来一大杯牛奶，选C

小题3:考查动词：A. pay付钱，B. owe欠，C. give给，D. offer提供，从下文的：“You don' t owe me anything,”可知男孩问：“我欠你多少钱？”，选B

小题4:考查名词：A. thought想，B. laughed笑，C. refused拒绝，D. replied回答，她答复到：“你不欠我什么。”选D

小题5:考查名词：A. a kindness一次善举，B. a poor man一个穷人，C. being rich富有，D. such a thing这样的事情，the young woman在需要的时候帮助了the poor boy，这当然是一个善意的行为。选A

小题6:考查连词：A. Before在…前面，B. As正如，C. Until直到，D. Since自从，当男孩离开这个房子的时候，身体上感到有力量了，而且也坚定了对上帝的信念，选B

小题7:考查形容词：A. excited兴奋的，B. moved感动的，C. strong强大的，D. happy快乐的，上文已经交代了作者是饿了，所以是身体上的strong. 选C

小题8:考查动词短语：A. give up放弃，B. go on继续，C. keep up维持，D. move on继续走，从quit可知:在那之前，他刚要放弃，选A

小题9:考查形容词：A. famous著名的，B. experienced有经验的，C. stupid愚蠢的，D. local当地的，从下文的：They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be gathered to study her 35 disease.可知当地的医生无能为力，选D

小题10:考查形容词： A. hopeless无望的，B. rare罕见的，C. violent暴力的，D. painful痛苦的，从上文的：The 34 doctors could do nothing. 这里是这个女士被送往大城市的医院，医生和专家都被召集来研究她的罕见的病，选B

小题11:考查动词短语： A. checked in登记，B. led in带进来，C. called in召集，D. let in让…进来，现在很出名的Dr. Howard Kelly被召集来会诊，选C

小题12:考查形容词：A. pleasant令人愉快的，B. strange奇怪的，C. familiar熟悉的，D. worried担心的，此时，Kelly 马上想起孩提时的那一件印像很深的事。眼睛里面含有奇怪的光，选B

小题13:考查介词： A. into进入，B. through通过（内部），C. across穿过（表面），D. along沿着，他立刻站起来，穿过医院的大厅到她的房间，选B

小题14:考查动词：A. realized 意识到，B. understood理解，C. sensed感觉，D. recognized认出，他立刻就认出她，选D

小题15:考查形容词：A. determined决定，B. tried 尝试，C. begged乞求，D. won赢得，他下决心要尽自己最大努力救她，选A

小题16:考查名词： A. charge要价，负责，B. love爱，C. attention关注，D. view观点，special attention是“特殊的照顾”，表达Kelly对那个woman的感激之情。选C

小题17:考查动词：A. ordered 预定，B. wanted想要，C. expected期待，D. requested要求，Kelly医生要求人把最后的账单送给他审批，选D

小题18:考查不定代词：A. anything任何事，B. everything一切，C. something某些事情，D. nothing没有什么，他在账单的边上写了什么，选C

小题19:考查形容词：A. shy 害羞，B. afraid害怕，C. thoughtful考虑周到的，D. ashamed羞愧的，the woman根据自己的病情推出费用一定昂贵，她害怕自己要花余生去还，选B

小题20:考查副词：A. Finally最后，B. Carefully仔细地，C. Immediately立刻，D. Gradually逐渐地，最后她看来，账单旁边的便条引起了她的注意。选A

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。