Question

An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. Not knowing where to get the money, he and a friend decided to host a musical concert to raise money for their education.

They went to the great pianist Paderewski. His manager demanded $2,000 for the piano recital（獨奏會）. A deal was made and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.

The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they hadn’t managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1,600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and gave him the entire $1,600, and promised to pay him the rest $400 back as soon as possible. “No,” said Paderewski. “Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left.” The boys were surprised, and very thankful.

Paderewski later became the Prime Minister of Poland, and he was a great leader. When the World War broke out, more than l.5 million people went hungry, but there was no food to feed them. Paderewski turned to the US Food and Relief Administration for help.

The head there was a man called Herbert Hoover — who later became the US President. Hoover agreed to help and quickly shipped tons of food to Poland.

Paderewski decided to go across to thank Hoover himself. When Paderewski began to thank Hoover for his kindness, Hoover quickly stopped him and said, “You shouldn’t be thanking me, Mr. Prime Minister. You may not remember this, but several years ago, you helped two young students go through college. I was one of them.”

1.Why did the two students decide to raise money?

A. To help people in Poland.

B. To buy the concert tickets.

C. To pay for their education.

D. To hold a musical concert.

2. How much money did the two students raise?

A. $400. B. $1,200. C. $1,600. D. $2,000.

3. What did the two students think of the pianist?

A. Greedy. B. Humorous. C. Shy. D. Helpful.

4. What can we learn about Herbert Hoover?

A. He was one of the American presidents.

B. He didn’t finish his college education.

C. He was very rich when he was young.

D. He was one of Paderewski’s students.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A. Great minds think alike.

B. Kindness brings its own rewards.

C. Honesty is the best policy.

D. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】試題分析：本文講的是美國總統(tǒng)胡佛和波蘭首相帕德雷夫斯基 之間發(fā)生的事。胡佛在讀書時期交不起學(xué)費得到了帕德雷夫斯基 的幫助，帕德雷夫斯基在當(dāng)上首相之后因為人民遭遇饑荒求助于美國，碰巧遇到了在美國食品管理處任職的胡佛，可謂善有善報。

1.理解題。第一段中Not knowing where to get the money, he and a friend decided to host a musical concert to raise money for their education.可知他們籌錢是為了交學(xué)費，故選C。

2.理解題。第三段中The total collection was only $1,600.可知他們總共才籌集了1600美元，故選C。

3.推斷分析題。第三段結(jié)尾“No,” said Paderewski. “Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left.” The boys were surprised, and very thankful. 帕德雷夫斯基沒有收他們費用，卻只讓他們把交學(xué)費剩下的錢給他就可以了，兩個男孩驚訝不已，很感謝他，可推測，在他們眼里帕德雷夫斯基很樂于助人，故選D。

4. head there was a man called Herbert Hoover — who later became the US President.可知，胡佛當(dāng)時是在食品安全部任職，后來成為了美國總統(tǒng)，而其他選項均沒有在文中明顯表達，故選A.

5.慨括歸納題。本文講的是首相帕德雷夫斯基對胡佛的幫助最終換來胡佛對他的人民的幫助，可謂是善有善報，故選B，

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