An eight-year-old child heard her parents

题目内容：

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little ___1______ All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 2mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, "only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 3her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.

"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.

"It’s for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 4. His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my 5______says only a miracle can save him."

"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling6at the little girl.

In the shop was a 7customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"

"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 8. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 9."

"How much do you have?" asked the man.

"One dollar and eleven cents, _____10 ____I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.

"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents? The 11price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents."

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 12and it wasn’t long before __13__________was home again and doing well.

The little girl was____14______. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 15of a little child.

小题1:A dog B sisterC brother.D father

小题2:

A．tearful

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．kind小题3:

A．followed

B．made

C．took

D．found小题4:

A．favor

B．doctor

C．hope

D．miracle小题5:A doctor B mumC familyD daddy

小题6:

A．gently

B．sadly

C．strangely

D．coldly小题7:

A．well-dressed

B．kind-hearted

C．well-behaved

D．good-looking小题8:

A．a doctor

B．a surgeon

C．an operation

D．a kindness小题9:

A．suggestions

B．wishes

C．ideas

D．savings小题10:A but B when C so D because

小题11:

A．same

B．exact

C．proper

D．necessary小题12:

A．difficulty

B．delay

C．charge

D．result小题13: A the chemist B the doctor C AndrewD the girl

小题14:A satisfy B happyC frightenedD angry

小题15:

A．cleverness

B．faith

C．courage

D．devotion

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:D

小题5:D

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:D

小题10:A

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:C

小题14:B

小题15:B

答案解析：

略

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。