John Brown is an office worker. He lives in Washington（华盛顿）in America. When he was 23 years old, he inherited（继承）$1,000,000. So he became a very rich man. His friends said he was so lucky that they didn't believe that it was true. But John Brown didn't feel very happy. After he graduated from the college, his friends began to look for their first jobs, but John didn't. He wanted to keep living a simple（简朴的）life like everyone else.

　　Later John Brown heard of a charity（慈善团体）. The charity helped poor children to live better lives. So he gave the charity $100,000. But none of his friends knew what he did. Today John is 36 years old. Now John himself wears cheap shoes and clothes. He only owns a small car. But he feels very happy because he has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world. He gives each child $200 a month. The money pays for the children's food, clothes and so on. John Brown can receive a report on the children's progress（进步）every year. Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He felt very happy. He thought that his money was used for a very good plan. The money has helped lots of children to live happy lives. He said he wanted to do everything he could. He is going on helping those children in need.

(1) At the age of 23, John Brown inherited ________ dollars.

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(2) John helps the poor children ________.

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(3) John wears cheap shoes and clothes because _________.

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A．he wants to live a simple life

B．he gave all his money to the poor children

C．he wants others to give him much money

D．he can't buy expensive things

(4) When he met a little girl in Africa, he felt ________.

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A．he didn't do very well

B．he didn't want to do like that again

C．his money wasn't wasted

D．his money was wasted

(5) From the passage, we can know that John Brown ________.

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A．doesn't have much money

B．is a kind man

C．doesn't like children

D．wants to become richer

阅读理解

　　One day Edison sold sandwiches on a train. Suddenly the train was held up in a waste land (荒地) because a railroad bridge had been badly destroyed(毁坏). As time passed, everybody in the train felt hungry, so Edison's sandwiches sold well. When only a few pieces were left, a poor old woman came slowly up to Edison. She searched (寻找) her pockets and then put a warm coin (硬币) in Edison's hand. She took a sandwich and went back to her seat. Four hungry children of hers waited there, all expecting (期望) that sandwich. The woman sat down, tore (扯开) the sandwich into four pieces and gave them to the children.

　　Edison saw that and hurried over. He gave all the sandwiches left to the children and handed the coin back to the old woman, saying, “Keep it, madam. I would never take away your last bit.”

1．Where was the old woman with her children going?

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A．To the waste-land far from her home.

B．To her home village.

C．To her husband's food shop.

D．We don't know.

2．The woman went to buy only one sandwich because ________.

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A．she knew Edison would give them some later

B．one sandwich was enough for her children

C．she had no more money about her

D．there was only one sandwich left

3．We can see from the story that ________.

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A．all the woman's children were younger than Edison

B．travellers often go hungry in the train

C．Edison was kind and took pity on the poor

D．Edison's sandwiches usually sold well

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?

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A．The old woman still kept a coin in her pocket at last.

B．The woman's children each got a sandwich in the end.

C．The train came to a stop because something was wrong with a bridge.

D．The old woman was the last one to buy a sandwich from Edison that day.

5．What do you suppose (猜想) the woman said to Edison at the end of the story?

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A．“It's nothing at all．This is what you should do.”

B．“You're so kind to help us, my son.”

C．“You may take it. I have no further use for the coin.”

D．“Wait a minute. I'll pay you when I get home.”