A few years ago, I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald's Corporation.
One day each month，we visited hospitals bringing a little happiness to the children there. But there were two rules placed on me during a visit. First, I could not go anywhere in the hospital without permission. And second, I could not physically touch anyone within the hospital. They did not want me to carry germs(细菌)from one patient to another. Breaking either of these rules, I was told, I could lose my job. One day, as I was heading down a hallway and on my way home, I heard a little voice ing through a halfopened door，“Ronald，Ronald.”
I stepped in and saw a boy，about five years old, lying in his dad's arms, Mom with a nurse on the other side. I knew by the feeling in the room that the situation was grave. I asked his name. He told me it was Billy and that I did a few simple magic tricks for him. As I stepped back to say goodbye, he asked me “Ronald, would you hold me？”
At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes！”But my mind was screaming louder. “No！You are going to lose your job！”
“Hold me” was such a simple request, and yet I searched for any reasonable excuses that allowed me to leave, but none. It took me a moment to realize that in this situation, losing my job may not be the disaster I feared. Then, I picked up this little boy. He was so weak and so scared. We laughed and cried for 45 minutes. With tears in my eyes, I left them. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy's mom that Billy had passed away. She and her husband simply wanted to thank me for making a difference in their little boy's life.
Billy's mom told me shortly after I left the room. Billy looked at her and said, “Momma, I don't care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”
For the record, McDonald's Corporation did find it out, but, given the situation，permitted me to go on with my job. I continued as Ronald for another year before leaving the corporation to share the story of Billy and how important it is to take risks.
【小题1】The underlined word “grave” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.A．weakB．seriousC．interesting D．exciting【小题2】When Billy asked the author to hold him, at first the author .A．was unwilling to do soB．was glad to do soC．hesitated to do soD．hurried to do so【小题3】What lesson did the author draw from his experience?A．To amuse others is enjoyable.B．To take risks is important.C．To break rules is necessary.D．To be fired is not fearful.【小题4】We learn from the story that .A．the author left the corporation because he broke the rulesB．the author left the corporation because he didn't like the rulesC．the boy was quite happy with the experience with the authorD．the boy was quite happy with Santa at ChristmasB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】B 推理题。根据文章倒数第三段. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy's mom that Billy had passed away.说明当时Billy的情况以及非常危险了，非常严重了。故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据文章第四段At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes！”But my mind was screaming louder. “No！You are going to lose your job！”说明我很犹豫，故C正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。作者取抱Billy是冒着失去工作的危险的。但是后来的情况让他感觉到自己的冒险的值得的。故B正确。
【小题4】C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段“Momma, I don't care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”说明Billy对于我能抱他，他感觉非常开心。故C正确。