Question

Norm lives in a rural area some distance from the nearest city and a much longer distance from the nearest big hospital so when his wife got cancer several years ago Norm was faced with a four and a half hour drive to where she could be treated．That meant lots of expense for meals，fuel，hotels and so on but in the end the cancer took his wife anyway．

Norm was obviously very stricken by his wife’s passing but he was also very angry because he realized that other people were facing the same sorts of hardships．He wanted to do something but he didn’t want to give money to the charities(慈善机构)that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much of it would actually get to the researchers．What he did was start to hold parties．

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings there is a party in Norm’s garden．Neighbours，friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks；many bring instruments，there is music and lancing and at some point during the evening Norm tells about a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing treatment far from home．Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected，every cent of it，goes directly to that family．

Norm’s passion to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but Norm’s personal loss has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the memory of the wife he has lost．He makes the world a better place．

1.What do we know about Norm’s wife?

A．She died for lack of money．

B．She worked in a distant hospital．

C．She lost the battle against cancer．

D．She took good care of her family．

2.How does Norm help others?

A．By giving money to charities．

B．By supporting cancer researchers．

C．By telling stories to his friends．

D．By raising money through parties．

3.At Norm’s party，the“honey-pail”is used to contain______．

A．snacks    B．drinks    C．honey   D．money

4.Through what he does，Norm probably wants to____________．

A．remember his wife           B．hide his anger

C．regain his personal loss    D．change the world

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 文章讲述了Norm的妻子在跟癌症的抗争中失败后，他为使更多人能够得到更好地救助便通过开Parties来筹集钱款，以此来纪念自己的妻子。

1.C考察细节理解题。根据文意 but in the end the cancer took his wife anyway可知癌症夺走了他妻子的生命，所以答案是C。

2.D考察细节理解题。根据文意What he did was start to hold parties、during the evening Norm tells about a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing treatment far from home．Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected，every cent of it，goes directly to that family他举办Parties在此期间会会告诉大家抗癌病人所遇到的问题，然后捐款箱就会传来，筹集钱，所以答案是D。

3.Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected，every cent of it，goes directly to that family可知捐款箱会在大家中间传递筹集善款，然后直接送到家属手中，所以该词词义是“捐款箱”的意思，明显是用来放钱的，所以答案是D。

4.题4】A考察主旨大意。根据文意文章讲述了Norm的妻子在跟癌症的抗争中失败后，他为使更多人能够得到更好地救助便通过开Parties来筹集钱款，以此来纪念自己的妻子，所以答案是A。