Question

It is raining money !

Imagine this . A big bag full of money falls from the sky and lands right next to you . What would you do with the money ?

This is the question faced by British seven-year-old Damian in the film “ Millions .”

Damian and his brother moved to a new place with their dad , after their mother passed away . Damian tries to make new friends , but he feels lonely .

When Damian is watching some trains one day , a bag full of money falls out of the sky and lands at Damian’s feet . The bag has 265,000 pounds in it !

He can’t wait to tell his brother , nine-year-old Anthony . But Anthony doesn’t want to tell their dad .

Soon the money brings trouble . They have different ideas about what to do with it . Damian is kind-hearted . He wants to give money away to the poor . But Anthony wants to use it all to make more money ! As a kid , he also wants to buy a lot of fun toys !

But they have only one week to spend the money before Britain starts using euros（欧元）!

They also find out where the money came from ! The terrible owner wants it back !

At the same time , their father works hard to give them a bigger house .

What will they do with the money ? Watch the film to find out . Together with the two kids , you’ll learn that true wealth（财富）has nothing to do with money !

1. Who found the bag full of money which falls from the sky ?

A. Two real British boys.  B. Two boys in a film .

C. The father of two boys.   D. A boy in a film .

2.What does Damian sometimes do when he feels lonely ?

A. Stays at home and watches TV.

B. Plays with a lot of friends .

C. Goes out and watches trains .

D. We don’t know .

3.What does Damian’s brother want to do with the money ?

A. Give the money to the poor .

B. Buy a lot of toys .

C. Make more money with all of it .

D. Both B and C .

4.How much time do they have to spend the money ?

A. A long time .

B. Only one week .

C. Before the owner find them .

D. Before their father knows .

5.We can tell from the story that       .

A. money is important

B. we should tell everything to our father

C. money won’t bring true wealth

D. we should go and watch trains to get money

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要是讲了在一部电影《Millions》中的故事情节，从而告诉人们真正的财富并不是金钱。

1.D细节理解题。根据文中信息This is the question faced by British seven-year-old Damian in the film “ Millions .”及内容可知此题应选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据第三、四自然段的描述可知Damian感到孤独时有时去看火车，故选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据文中信息But Anthony wants to use it all to make more money ! As a kid , he also wants to buy a lot of fun toys !可知此题应选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据文中信息But they have only one week to spend the money before Britain starts using euros（欧元）!可知此题应选B。

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