Question

Born with easy-broken bone disease, Zhang Yonghong is only half a meter tall and must use a wheelchair. His thin arms and legs can hardly support any weight, and he is unable to take care of himself. However, his hands are able to produce fine paper-cuts, which will free his daughter from the same disease.

To support himself, he learned how to make paper-cut art from his mother. He sold his artwork and taught his techniques in Xi’an for eight years before discovering his young daughter inherited the disease from him, leading Zhang to move his family to Beijing for his daughter’s better treatment five years ago.

The daughter’s treatment costs about 30,000 yuan a year. The family’s savings was used up in two years, and Zhang was forced to start to sell his work in underground passages with his healthy wife, who soon left him because of the hard life.

With a little help from government, he was lucky to meet some kindhearted people in Beijing. A Hong Kong businessman gave 60,000 yuan to him last year to treat the girl and start a small shop on Qiangulouyuan, which is known as a famous hutong that attracts lots of tourists over holidays. Zhang Rui, a university graduate, spends most of her time helping Zhang sell the paper-cuts, translating the stories of the paper-cuts into English and selling the works on the roadside of Nanluoguxiang.

However, the artist still lives beyond his income (收入) and struggles to continue his small business. “Selling paper-cuts is his only source of income. Without this, he can’t support the family and treat his daughter,” says Zhang Rui, who hopes more people will help Zhang.

1.Why did Zhang grow only half a meter tall?

A. His easy-broken bone disease affected him.

B. His parents also had the same disease.

C. His poor family couldn’t provide him with rich food.

D. An unexpected accident caused him to grow slowly.

2.What does the underlined word “inherited” probably mean in Paragraph 2?

A. get around B. take away

C. pass on D. go over

3.Why did his wife leave him?

A. Because she was afraid of losing the daughter.

B. Because she was tired of him and her children.

C. Because she lost hope for her daughter.

D. Because the life was too hard for them.

4.With the help of a Hong Kong businessman, Zhang Yonghong _________.

A. could support the daily life of his family

B. ran a shop of his own in Beijing

C. hired a girl to sell his artworks

D. could start a translation room

5.What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

A. Zhang still needs more people to help him.

B. Zhang manages his business very well.

C. Zhang’s business needs to be developed.

D. Zhang needs to look for a wife to help him.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：患有脆骨症的剪纸艺人张永红为给女儿治病，从山西来到了北京，由于只能依靠剪纸获得收入，女儿的治疗费用对于他们一家人来说像是一个天文数字。虽然得到了好心人的帮助，但张永红的收入仍然不足以支付女儿的治疗费用。

1.Born with easy-broken bone disease, Zhang Yonghong is only half a meter tall”可知，张永红只有半米高的原因是他患有脆骨症，故选A。

2.his young daughter inherited the disease from him”可知，他的女儿遗传了他的疾病，故选C。

3.who soon left him because of the hard life”可知，由于生活过于艰难，妻子离开了张永红，故选D。

4.A Hong Kong businessman gave 60,000 yuan to him last year to treat the girl and start a small shop on Qiangulouyuan,”可知，香港一位商人给张永红六万元用作他女儿的治疗费用，并帮助张永红开了一个店，故选B。

5.However, the artist still lives beyond his income (收入) and struggles to continue his small business. ...who hopes more people will help Zhang”可知，张永红的收入仍然很低，生活依然艰难，还需要更多的爱心人士来帮助这位艺术家，故选A。

考点：社会类短文阅读