A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票). Her son and her husband heard the news on the radio.
“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked. “The news might kill her!”
“That’s true,” the son said. “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.”
They told the old lady’s doctor about this.
“I’m glad you told me, ” he said “A shock(震惊), even a happy one, could give her a heart attack, leave it to me. I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her.”
The doctor thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say.
He called on the old lady and sat by her. He took her hand in his.
“Let’s play a game, my dear,” he said. “‘Let’s pretend(假装)’ game.”
“Oh, yes, ” the old lady said. “I love ‘Let’s pretend’ game.”
“Good, I’ll ask you a question first, ” the doctor said, “Then you can ask me one.”
He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?”
“Oh, that’s an easy one,” the old lady said, “I’d give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years, doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.
【小题1】Who won a million dollars in a lottery?A．The man.B．The son.C．The old lady.D．The doctor.【小题2】What does “heart attack” mean in Chinese?A．攻击心脏.B．惊喜.C．心情.D．心脏病.【小题3】Why did the doctor play ‘Let’s pretend’ game with the lady?A．Because he wanted to get the money.B．Because he wanted to bring her the news gently.C．Because he didn’t want to tell her the news.D．Because he wasn’t honest.【小题4】Who had died of shock?A．The man.B．The son.C．The old lady.D．The doctor.【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?A．A Sad ShockB．A wonderful ShockC．An Interesting ShockD．A Lucky ShockC
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(答案→)C
解析：一个老太太在彩票中获得大奖，由于她有心脏病，于是让她的私人医生委婉的告知。当私人医生告诉她，如果你获得大奖以后怎么办时，老妇人说赠送给他一半，私人医生听后心脏病复发而死。
【小题1】细节理解题，根据文中语句“A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票).”理解可知。老太太在彩票中获得大奖，故选C。
【小题2】词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“I’m glad you told me, ” he said “A shock(震惊), even a happy one, could give her a heart attack, leave it to me.”理解可知。此词的含义是心脏病，故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中语句““Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.””理解可知。医生和她玩游戏的主要原因就是能够很轻松的告诉老妇人这个令人震惊的消息，故选B。
【小题4】细节理解题，根据文中语句“But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.”理解可知。老太太的私人医生死于心脏病，故选D。
【小题5】标题理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知，这个故事有一个不幸的结局，故选A。