【題目】閱讀理解。

Chicago’s children’s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18million gift from Gladys Holm．She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15000 a year and never married．She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago，and was a volunteer at the Children’s Hospital．She was called the “Teddy Bear lady” because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits．But Miss Holm，who died in 1996 at the age of 86 ，was also a long-time buyer of stocks(股票)．Over the years，she saved money that rose up to $18 million ，which she left to the Children’s Hospital ．It was the largest single donation in the hospital’s 115-year history．The hospital president，Jan Jennings，was shocked when she heard the news “when Miss Holm’s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was，I asked him to repeat it ，since I was certain I had misheard．”

Why did Gladys Holm fell so strongly about the Children’s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm’s heart nearly 50 years ago，when doctors there saved the life of her friend’s daughter．She never forgot the happiness she felt all those years ago．

Holm’s gift will be devoted to heart disease research．People at the hospital said they regretted that they couldn’t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift．

【1】According to the text ，Miss Holm built up her fortune by_______．

A．playing Teddy Bear Lady

B．working as a secretary

C．helping in the hospital

D．buying stocks

【2】Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

A．she never expected Miss Holm would donate anything．

B．she want to make sure who Gladys Holm was

C．she had seldom received donations before

D．she thought there was a mistake

【3】Miss Holm’s love for the Children’s Hospital grew from_______．

A．a(chǎn) happy life living with children

B．a(chǎn) satisfying job given by the hospital

C．a(chǎn)n unforgettable experience many years ago

D．a(chǎn) valuable gift she received from the hospital

【4】How will the donated money be used?

A．To built up a new children’s hospital

B．To help sick children and their parents

C．To improve research on heart disease

D．To buy more toys for sick children

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解根據(jù)文章第一段中的But Miss Holm，who died in 1996 at the age of 86 ，was also a long-time buyer of stocks．Over the years，she saved money that rose up to $18 million，可知她的錢主要是通過買股票賺回來的，應(yīng)選D。

【2】推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第一段的The hospital president，Jan Jennings，was shocked when she heard the news “when Miss Holm’s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was，I asked him to repeat it ，since I was certain I had misheard，可推斷他要求律師重復(fù)那個(gè)錢的數(shù)目是因?yàn)樗X得這是難以置信的一件事。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm’s heart nearly 50 years ago，when doctors there saved the life of her friend’s daughter，可知應(yīng)選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解根據(jù)第三段中的Holm’s gift will be devoted to heart disease research，可知這筆錢將用于做關(guān)于心臟方面的科學(xué)研究。故選C。

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