Question

Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.

Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.

Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.

But eventually Ned got his revenge(报复). At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.

1.What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?

A. She was nice to her son.B. She worked for a bank.

C. She came from a poor family.D. She died from extreme anger.

2.Why was Hetty Robinson called the Witch of Wall Street?

A. She turned out to be the richest woman in New York.

B. She liked wearing the same long black dress every day.

C. She made a huge fortune easily through stocks and shares.

D. She was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper.

3.Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?

A. Talented but not generous.B. Wealthy and selfless.

C. Easy-going but selfish.D. Curious and lucky.

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. A Mean GeniusB. A Financial Success

C. A Lifelong Bad LuckD. A Good Way to Earn Money

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了Hetty是金融天才很富有，在股票方面挣了大钱；但花钱特别节俭甚至吝啬，被称为华尔街女巫和吝啬的天才。

1. 细节理解题。根据最后一段At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died.可知，Hetty Robinson由于生气导致心脏病发作死亡，故选D。

2. 推理判断题。根据第二段Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street.可知，Hetty是金融天才，在股票方面很容易就挣了很多钱，所以被称为华尔街女巫。故选C。

3. 推理判断题。根据文意可知，Hetty是金融天才，在股票方面挣了很多钱，她非常富有；但花钱特别节俭甚至非常吝啬。所以说她是有才能的但不大方，故选A。

4. 主旨大意题。文章讲述了Hetty是金融天才，在股票方面挣了大钱；但花钱特别节俭甚至吝啬。A项“一个吝啬的天才”，很恰当的概括了Hetty。故选A。

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题的常见考查形式及解题方法：

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，作出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。

一、常见的推理判断题的考法：

1)推测作者写作目的或意图。

2)推测文章的观点或结论。文章第27小题根据文意可知Hetty是金融天才在股票方面很容易挣大钱，她非常富有；但花钱特别节俭甚至非常吝啬。所以说她是有才能的但不大方，故选A.

3)推断文章出处。

4)是非判断题。

5)逻辑排序题。

二、推理判断题的解题方法：

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。比如文章第25小题根据最后一段At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died.可知Hetty Robinson由于生气导致心脏病死亡，故选D. 第26小题根据第二段Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street.可知，Hetty是金融天才，在股票方面很容易就挣了很多钱，所以被称为华尔街女巫。故选C。

任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。