Question

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow 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 very dumbfounded. 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（遗嘱）,” 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.

1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A．study abroad	B．work abroad
C．pay off the debts	D．learn to paint pictures

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A．Surprised.

B．Frightened.

C．Satisfied.

D．Excited.

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A．planned to have a happy life for a few days

B．decided to give up his work in the factory

C．was to give a dinner to his friends

D．had no idea what to do

4.Hobbs was asked to _______.

A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B．read his uncle’s will

C．tell his uncle what was to be done with the money

D．buy some pictures

5.How much money did Hobbs get?

A． one hundred dollars	B． one thousand dollars
C． one thousand pounds	D． one thousand dollar

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

1.细节题。根据文章第二行He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures。

2.猜测词义题。他得到这笔钱非常惊讶，不知道该如何使用。根据后面内容可知他不会是害怕，满意或者兴奋。

3.推理题。根据第二段内容可知他不知道该怎么使用这笔钱。

4.细节题。根据倒数第二段2,3行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.”可知A正确。

5.细节题。根据第二段第一句One thousand dollars, and here is the money。