An eight-year-old girl took a jar with all

题目内容：

An eight-year-old girl took a jar with all her change in it, slipped out of the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall’s Drugstore with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the storek

eeper to give her some attention. At last she was noticed.

“What do you want?” the storekeeper asked, “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother, ” Tess answered. “He’s really sick and … and want to buy a miracle…. ”

“I beg your pardon?”said the storekeeper.

“His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the storekeeper said.

“Listen, I have the money to pay for it. Just tell me how much it costs,” said the girl with her eyes welling up.

The storekeeper’s brother was a well-dressed gentleman. He came up and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man

from Chicago.

“One dollar and eleven cents.”

“Well, what a coincidence(巧合)﹗”smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents—the exact price of a miracle for your brother.”

That gentleman was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous surgeon(外科医生). The operation was completed free of charge. Tess’s Mom and Dad were happily talking about the surgery—“a miracle”. only Tess knew exactly how much the miracle cost. One dollar and eleven cents... plus the faith of a little child.

59. Why didn’t the storekeeper notice the little girl?

A. Because he was busy with his work.

B. Because the girl was too little to be seen.

C. Because he was talking with his brother.

D. Because he was telephoning his brother.

60. We can infer at first the storekeeper spoke to the little girl in a(n) _______.

A. friendly voice B. impatient voice C. delighted voice D. surprised voice

61. The well-dressed gentleman _______.

A. was a very wealthy gentleman B. was a famous biology professor

C. operated on the girl’s brother free D. visited his brother now and then

62. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Faith leads to the miracle B. A very generous surgeon

C. A little girl saved her brother D. A dollar and eleven cents

最佳答案：

59—62 CBCA

答案解析：

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