12．About two weeks earlier，I received a bundle of letters and drawings in the mail from a boy．The covering letters read：
"To the pancreatic（胰腺的）cancer team at Columbia Presbyterian
My name is Adam Abramowitz．I am a 5th grader at Seely Place Elementary School in Edgemont，NY．Over the past few years I have had many fundraisers to raise money to donate to pancreatic cancer research at your hospital．I hope to stop this disease．Today I am sending you letters that were written by my class and me．These were made to share with your patients to brighten their day．"
The 13 cards included drawings of flowers，messages of hope and love，and jokes to brighten the patients'days．Normally，it is rare for someone in 5th grade to step outside him/herself and help those in need．I quickly learned，Adam is not your normal kid．
His story starts at the age of 6．His cousins had recently showed him how to weave potholders（防烫套垫）．Adam's grandfather works in the field of pancreatic cancer and would often tell Adam how dangerous the disease was and how little was understood about pancreatic cancer compared to the other major cancers．Adam saw this hobby as an opportunity to make some money and donate it to pancreatic cancer research．After weaving several problems，he sold them door-to-door around his neighborhood，often times hitting the same houses multiple times．And then Adam started to consider what was popular with kids of his age．This led him to start selling bracelets（手镯），using the weaving techniques he used for the potholders．He stood outside of his local train station，selling bracelets to people．Adam once set up a carnival-like game to attract potential donors．With the help pf his father，Adam built his own website，www．endpc．net，selling the potholders and bracelets to help the battle against pancreatic cancer．
46．How was Adam different from other boys？D
A．He always stepped outside his home．
B．He set up his own website with his father's help．
C．He weaved potholders like girls and sold them．
D．He did what most other children of his age didn't．
47．Why did Adam and his classmates send the cards and letters？C
A．To show their appreciation for the doctors．
B．To raise some money for those in need．
C．To make the patients there happy．
D．To show people how to weave potholders．
48．What inspired Adam to help those suffering pancreatic cancer？D
A．His father's website．
B．His cousin's help．
C．The author's behavior．
D．His grandfather's words．
49．Adam took up some meaningful activities exceptC．
A．Weaving bracelets to sell
B．Building his own website．
C．Visiting pancreatic cancer patients
D．Selling potholders from door to door
50．What could be the best title for the text？C
A．The Pancreatic Cancer is Deadly．
B．A Selfless and Considerate Boy
C．Stories of Hope：Adam Abramowitz
D．A Fundraiser for the Pancreatic Cancer．
分析 本文主要讲述一个小男孩Adam Abramowitz通过建立网站来卖防烫套垫和手镯筹钱帮助人们与胰腺癌作斗争的故事．
解答 46--50 DCDCC
46．D 推理判断题．通读全文，Adam Abramowitz从六岁开始在爷爷的影响下，关心胰腺癌，并编织防烫套垫和手镯筹钱帮助人们对胰腺癌进行研究．故选D．
47．C 细节理解题．根据第三段The 13 cards included drawings of flowers，messages of hope and love，and jokes to brighten the patients'days可知，13张包含有花的图案，希望和爱的信息及玩笑的卡片使病人的日子快乐起来．故选C．
48．D 根据第四段Adam's grandfather works in the field of pancreatic cancer and would often tell Adam how dangerous the disease was and how little was understood about pancreatic cancer compared to the other major cancers可知，他爷爷工作在胰腺癌领域，时常告诉他这种病多么危险，相比其它的主要癌症人们对它了解多么少．故选D．
49．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段After weaving several problems，he sold them door-to-door around his neighborhood…，This led him to start selling bracelets…，With the help pf his father，Adam built his own website，www．endpc．net…可知，A、B、D项都提到了，唯独没有提到C项．故选C．
50．C 主旨大意题．本文主要讲述一个小男孩Adam Abramowitz通过建立网站来卖防烫套垫和手镯筹钱帮助人们与胰腺癌作斗争的故事．故选C．
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一．这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类．这两类阅读材料一般较长，即词数多，而且命题也较多，特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多．在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂，题目不好做的感觉．因此，在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上，注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系，细节与主题的关系，用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等，这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点．至于事实细节题的解答，同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象，一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．
