题文
Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
小题1:How old was Joyce?
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine.
小题2:Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
小题3:What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
小题4:How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week. B. A month. C. More than a week.
小题5: How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad. B. Very happy and moved. C. Very surprised.
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
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解析
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子： As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs.可知Joyce今年8岁，答案是B
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子： Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money.可知答案是A
小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday.可知答案是B
小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子： Eight days later, 可知Joyce用了一周的时间收集卖垃圾。选C
小题1:细节题：从最后一段的句子：she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”可知妈妈收到礼物的时候很感动。选B
考点
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人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
