Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ﹩10，000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy, ”he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
小題1:Jack has sent them each ﹩200 a month to help some poor children ________.
A．only in WashingtonB．only in England
C．only in AfricaD．a(chǎn)round the world
小題2:Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.
A．visiting them each otherB．getting a report each year
C．staying with themD．talking to them in English
小題3:The underlined words “for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.
A．施舍B．行善C．優(yōu)惠D．賞賜
小題4:The money Jack gave the children wasn’t used for the children’s ________.
A．clothingB．medicineC．studyD．playing
小題5:What’s the main idea of the story?
A．Help others, and you’ll feel happy
B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children
C．Live a simple life., and you can give others help
D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:A

小題1:根據(jù)第二段Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month.描述,可知選D
小題1:根據(jù)第二段Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress.描述,可知選B
小題1:聯(lián)系上文描述,可知這些錢是用來做善事的,故選B.
小題1:根據(jù)短文描述,可知這些錢不用來讓這些孩子玩,故選D
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