19．Hobbs was an orphan （孤兒）．He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money．Hard work made him thin and weak．He wanted to borro w a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，but he did not think he could pay off the debts．
One day a lawyer said to him，"One thousand dollars，and here is the money．"As Hobbs took the package of notes，he was verydumbfounded．He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it．He said to himself，"I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days； or I give up my work in the factory and do what I'd like to do：painting pictures．I could do that for a few weeks，but what would I do after that？I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on．If it were a little less money，I would buy a new coat，or a radio，or give a dinner to my friends．If it were more，I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures．But it's too much for one and too little for the other．"
"Here is the reading of your uncle's will（遺囑），"said the lawyer，"telling what is to be done with this money after his death．I must ask you to remember one point．Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money，as soon as you have spent it．"
"Yes，I see．I'll do that，"said the young man．
31．Hobbs wanted to borrow money becauseA．
A．He wanted to learn to paint pictures B．He wanted to buy some pictures
C．He had to pay off the debts D．He wanted to go to school
32．What does the underlined word"dumbfounded"（in Paragraph 2）probably mean？D
A．excited． B．frightened． C．satisfied． D．surprised．
33．Hobbs was asked toB．
A．write down what was to be done with the money
B．write down what he did with the money after spending it
C．tell the lawyer what pictures he wanted to buy
D．spend all the money given by his uncle．
分析 本文敘述了Hobbs是個孤兒，自己在一家工廠上班，每天很辛苦，但是錢又少，他很想去學畫畫，這時叔叔的律師來給他提供1000美元，他起初不知該如何花這筆錢，他想了很多方法，律師告訴他他的叔叔要求他把花的每一筆錢都必須寫在紙上向他匯報．
解答 31．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，他要借錢來學畫畫，故選A．
32．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it．既然不知道錢從哪里來，所以他感到的是吃驚，故選D．
33．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money，as soon as you have spent it．他被要求告訴律師他以后怎樣花每一筆錢的，故選B．
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