17．One day，a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dollar left．He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．
However，he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly，and then asked，"How much do I owe（欠） you？"
"You don't owe me anything．"she replied，"Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness．"
He said，"Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．''As the boy left that house，he not only felt stronger but it also increased his faith in the human race．
Years later the young woman became critically ill．The local doctors sent her to the big city，where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease．When Dr．Kelly heard the name of the town she came from，a strange light filled his eyes．Immediately，he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room．
Dressed in his doctor's gown（長袍），he went in to see her．He recognized her at once．He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life．From that day on，he gave special attention to her case．
After a long struggle，the battle was won．When the woman received the bill for her treatment，she found a note on the side："Paid in full with a glass of milk．"（Signed） Dr．Howard Kelly．
21．The boy asked for water instead of a meal becauseC．
A．he was not so hungry at that moment
B．he was afraid of the young woman
C．he was shy for begging before a lovely woman
D．he only wanted food from an old lady
22．The underlined word"critically"can be best replaced byB．
A．slightly B．badly C．specially D．particularly
23．What can we learn about Dr．Kelly according to the passage？C
A．He often paid bills for his patients．
B．He was too shy to face the woman．
C．He didn't forget other's help．
D．He was afraid of letting others to know his past．
24．The passage mainly tells usC．
A．how a poor boy became a famous doctor
B．that the woman was lucky to have helped the boy
C．that a kindness was returned with another
D．that a grateful doctor paid for his patient．
分析 這篇短文中一位善良的女士曾經(jīng)救助過一名小男孩，結(jié)果在自己生病后，這個小男孩又救了她一命．告訴了我們一個善有善報的道理．
解答 21．C 推理判斷題． However，he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door．當他看到一個年輕的女士的時候，他失去了乞討的勇氣．可以推斷出B選項正確．
22．B 猜測詞義題．The local doctors sent her to the big city，where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease．當?shù)氐尼t(yī)生把她送到了大城市，那里可以請專家來研究她罕見的疾�。梢娺@位女士的病很嚴重，slightly輕微地；badly嚴重地；．specially專門地；particularly挑剔地．所以答案選B．
23．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life．當這個醫(yī)生認出這位女士的時候決定盡最大的努力來挽救她的生命．可以推斷出他沒有忘記別人給他的幫助，所以答案選C．
24．C 主旨大意題．本文主要講了位善良的女士曾經(jīng)救助過一名小男孩，結(jié)果在自己生病后，這個小男孩又救了她一命．告訴了我們一個善有善報的道理．所以答案選C．
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