中考英语阅读理解及答案详解1

最新中考英语阅读理解及答案详解1

中考英语阅读理解•幽默故事

学习不用功可能挨老师的批评，考试不及格可能被父

母打屁股，但你听说过有学习不

用功要被钉死在十字架上的吗？本文中的Little

Tommy就是这样想的。

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparents

hadtriedeverything-tutors（家庭教师），cards,speciallearning

centers-inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.Finallythey

tookTommytoacatholic（天主教的）school.

Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithavery

seriouslookonhisface.HedidrTtkisshismotherhello.Instead,

hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.Booksand

paperswerespread（铺开）outallovertheroomandlittle

Tommywashardatwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalled

himdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,hewent

backtohisroom,withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhitting

thebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsometime,day

afterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwas

happening.

Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.He

quietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthe

books.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleTommy

gotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity（好奇

心'）.Shewenttohisroomandasked,4tSon,whatwasit?Wasit

thenuns（修女）?”

LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,"No."

“Wellthen,^^sheaskedagain.44WHATwasit?”

LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“Well,onthefirst

dayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailed（钉）totheplussign

（力口号）,Iknewtheyweren^tjoking.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选

择最佳选项。1.WhydidTommy"sparentssendhimtoa

catholicschool?A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.

B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.

C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhis

math.D.BecausehisparentsdidrTtwanthimtolearnmathany

more.2.Tommy"smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson.A.

wasstillthesameasusualB.atesomuchatdinner

C.kissedherhelloafterschoolD.workedhardbutsaid

little

3.“Hittingthebooks^^means"''inChinese.A.

用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作

4.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat.A.

TommyfeltsorryforthemailB.Tommywasafraidofbeing

nailedC.TommydidnectliketheplussignD.Tommyliked

playingjokesonothers

5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.A.

teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudentsB.mistaking（误解）

mightdogoodsometimes

C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotheronesD.

nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath

【答案及解析】

1.选Co文章第1段说Tommy数学学不好，其父母

想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教

会学校。

2.选D。认真阅读第2段前面几句话，并注意以下信

息：Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehome...didrTtkisshis

motherhello...washardatwork...withoutaword.可矢口答案应

选D。

3.选A。根据文章大意和Finally,littleTommybrought

homehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentup

tohisroomandhitthebooks这个句子的语境，可知hitthe

books的意思是“用功”。

4.选B。Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所

catholicschool之后，情况就不一样了——整天都发狠读书，

结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道出了

其原因：Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatman

nailed（钉）totheplussign（力口号）,Iknewtheyweren^tjoking.

由此可知，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。

5.选B。Tommy把themannailedtotheplussign误解

为“学习不用功的结果“，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习

惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起

到好的效果

中考英语阅读理解一篇

捡钱不还虽可享用一时，但良心会一辈子不安；拾金

不昧虽有点一时不忍，但那种感觉将会worthmorethan

anythingcouldbuy。

Iworkedforashorttimeasacashier（出纳员）ata

restaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetables

whenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifound

alargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.Iguessed

Ishouldcheckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasvery

busyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewassomething

valuable（有价值的）inthewallet,theownerwouldbeback.

Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothecounterand

askedifanyonehadfoundawallet.Iaskedhimtodescribethe

lostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,Igavehimthe

wallet.HeexpressedhisthankswhenIhandedittohim.He

askedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“no”.Atonce

heopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash（现金）.

Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwas

amazedatthis.ctAreward（酬劳）foryourhonesty,“hesaidand

thenturnedandwalkedaway.

Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherI

wouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!I

thoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoone

returnedtogetit,Imightkeepit.Butitalsocameintomymind

thatIactuallysavedsomeoneecsChristmasplansbyfindingand

returningthewallet.Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworth

morethananythingcouldbuy.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选

择最佳选项。1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theownerofthewalletfoundatwenty-dollarbill

gone.

B.Thewriterwasn'tsurprisedwhenthemangavehera

reward.C.Nothinginthewalletwasmissing.

D.Themanwasvery,veryexcitedwhenhegothiswallet

back.2.Thewriterreturnedthewallettotheownerbecause

.A.shethoughtChristmaswascomingB.theowner

camebacktoosoon

C.shedidn"tknowtherewassomuchmoneyinit

D.asanhonestperson,shedidrTtcaremuchabout

money3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriter

acceptedarewardof$20.

B.Thewriterregretted(后悔)thatshehadreturnedthe

wallet.C.Thewriterdidn"treturnthewalletuntiltheowner

cameback.D.Thewriterfellveryhappyaftershereturnedthe

wallet.【答案及解析】

1.选C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什

么，所以说Nothinginthewalletwasmissing0

2.选B。根据文章最后一段中的Thinkingaboutitlater,

IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhad

knownwhatwasinthewallet!IthoughtthatifIhadnowayto

findtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit可排

除选项C和D。比较选项A和B,再结合文章大意，选B

为佳(from)

3.选B。此题可用排除法来做：根据第1段最后两句

Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwas

amazedatthis.4tArewardforyourhonesty,hesaidandthen

turnedandwalkedaway可知选项A与文章内容相符；选项B

的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他“，这显然与

文章内容相符；根据第2段最后一句话Thegoodfeelingit

gavemewasworthmorethananythingcouldbuy可矢口,选项D

也与文章内容相符。

中考英语阅读理解•顽童的承诺

兄弟可以相依相伴，可以同甘共苦，也可以为彼此付

出一切……请读读这篇感人的兄弟情的故事吧！

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecar

fromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEve

whenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin（顽童）was

walkingaroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.

Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomefor

Christmas.,,Theboywassurprised."Youmeanyourbrother

gaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish...^^He

hesitated（犹豫）.Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboy

wanted,butwhattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly."Iwish,“

theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paul

lookedattheboyinsurprise,andthenhesaidagain,“Would

youliketotakearideinmycar?”"Ohyes,I"dloveto,“theboy

answered.

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyes

shining,said,“Sir,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmy

house?^^

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboy

wanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldride

homeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyoustop

wherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheard

himcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarrying

hislittlecrippled（残疾的）brother.Hesatdownonthestepand

pointedtothecar.

“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.His

brothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidrTtcosthimacent.

AndsomedayI"mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyou

canseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindows

thatI"vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.

Theshining-eyedelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthe

threebegananunforgettableholidayride.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选

择最佳选项。1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen

.A.hemetPaul

B.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.Paulreceivedan

expensivecarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.A.

wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaulasbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedhe

couldhaveabrotherlikePaulasD.wishedPaulcouldbea

brotherlikethat

3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhis

house.A.toshowhehadarichfriend

B.toshowhisneighborsthebigcarC.tolethisbrother

rideinthecar

D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4.Wecanfindfromthestorythat.

A.theurchinwishedPaultogivehiscartoBuddyB.the

urchinwishedtohavearichbrotherC.theurchinhadadeep

loveforhisbrotherD.theurchin"swishcametrueintheend5.

Thebestnameofthestoryis.

A.AChristmasPresentB.Paul,aKind-heartedPerson

C.ABrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHoliday

Ride【答案及解析】

1.选B。根据第2段中的Paulanswered,4tYes,my

brothergaveittomeforChristmas.^^Theboywassurprised.可

知答案为B。

2.选AoTheurchin指着Paul的车对他的弟弟说：

“AndsomedayI"mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…”所以

theurchin希望也能给他弟弟一辆车。

3.选D。Theurchin要Paul把车停在他家门前后,

立即扶着他残疾的弟弟出来，让他看看Paul的车，然后告诉

弟弟他想为他做的事，所以他只是想告诉他弟弟他的愿望。

4.选CoTheurchin在坐过Paul的车后没有忘记弟

弟，并且承诺也要给弟弟买一辆车，可见他对弟弟有着一份

深深的爱。答案选C,而A、B、D三项与文章不符。

5.选C。通读全文，我们不得不为Theurchin的行为

所感动，他是一个好哥哥。文章就是讲述了他这样的一位好

哥哥，C选项最合适。

中考阅读理解：一场可怕

的暴风雨

LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesinthe

NewTerritories,destroying（摧毁）fourteenhomes.Seven

othersweresobadlydamaged（破坏）thattheirownershadto

leavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbroken

roofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtaken

tohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.

Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthe

storm.

Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthe

morningandlastedforoveranhour.

“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,hesaid,“When

weheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldown

ontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthat

oneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfound

him,safebutveryfrightened.^^

Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleft

forworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheran

outsideatoncewithherchildren.

“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,shesaid,“Afew

minuteslater,theroofcamedown.^^

Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutoftheflooded（水淹的）

areaandthewelfaredepartment（福利机构）broughtthemfood,

clothesandshelter.

1.Howmanyhomesaltogether（总共）weredamagedin

thestorm?A.FourteenB.Twenty-oneC.Twenty-nineD.

Thirty-six

2.WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?

A.Hewasinbed.B.Hewasinsidethehouse.C.Hewas

outsidethehouse.D.Hewasontheroof.3.Mrs.Wooandher

familydidnfCtgethurtbecause.A.herhusbandknew

therewouldbeastorm

B.theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestorm

becameworseC.shefeltthehousewasmovingD.thewelfare

departmenthelpedher

4.Theunderlinedword“shelter“inthispassagemeans

.A.somethingtoeatB.somethingtowearC.

somewheretostudyD.somewheretostay

5.Whichofhefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthis

passage?A.ATerribleStormB.ALuckyWomanC.Good

SoldiersD.CleverPeople【答案及解析】一场暴风雨席卷了

两个村庄——不仅摧毁了房屋，也是造成了人员伤亡，还有

二百多人无家可归。

1.D。根据第一段出现的三个数字14,7,15即可知D

为正确答案。

2.B。根据“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren.”可排

除A和D,由下文可知C也不合题意。

3.Co答案即在即在…shefeltthatherhousewasmoving

中。

4.Do考虑全文意思及最末一段，可知暴风雨过后，

房屋倒塌，人员伤亡。人们不仅需要食品、衣物，还需要住

的地方。

5.Ao这篇阅读材料主要描述了暴风雨袭击的过程。显

然选项A是本文的主旨。

中考阅读理解：蚊子咬人有讲究

Weknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesfly

everywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,and

therearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.

Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecide

thatshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.It"struethatmalemosquito

doesn"tbite（咬）andonlythefemalemosquitobitesbecauseshe

needsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsor

peopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.

Butifshedoesn"tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelse

formoredeliciousblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,just

rememberyouarechosen.YoiTredifferentfromtheothers!

Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithout

lettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyou

maynotfeelanythingdifferent.Aftershebites,youwillhavean

itch（痒）onyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromher

mouthtogetherwithyourblood.Bythetimetheitchingbegins,

andshehasflownaway.

Andthenwhathappens?Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,

themosquitofeelstired.Shejustwantstofindaplacetohavea

goodrest.There,onaleaforawall,shebeginstolayeggs,

hundredsofeggs.

I.”Mosquito"meansinChinese.A.苍蝇B.

蜻蜓C.跳蚤D.蚊子

2.Weknowmosquitoesverywellbecause.

A.theycanbefoundeasilyB.theyflyhereandthereC.there

aremanykindsofthemD.theycanfly3.Ifthemosquito

doesn"tbiteyou,itwill.A.getangrywithyouB.be

afraidofyouC.makealotofnoiseD.chooseanotherone4.

Themosquitobitesyou.A.whenyou"reasleepB.

becauseyouhavechooseitC.tooquicklytoletyouknowD.

butdoesn"tlikeyou5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesis

wrong?

A.Theitchingbeginsafterthemosquitobitesyou.B.

Youfeelterriblewhenthemosquitobitesyou.C.Mosquitoes

usebloodtolayeggs.

D.Allthemosquitoesdonectliketobitepeopleforblood.

答案及解析：1.D。“吸血”和“会飞”是mosquitoes的

两个主要特征。根据这两个特点，联系生活常识，即可选定

答案。另外，读罢全文之后，也能将其余选项予以排除。

2.Bo“Weknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesfly

everywhere.”一句是答案的出处。

3.Do答案就在“Butifshedoesntctlikeyourblood,she

willturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.”这句话之

中。

4.Co答案的依据是“...shelandsonyourbodywithout

lettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyou

maynotfeelanythingdifferent.^^一句。

5.Bo其余三项在文中都有明确的说明。根据上面那个

小题的内容，B项明显是错误的。

中考英语阅读理解•外星人

Shlanderisamanfromspace.Hethinksthepeopleand

thingsontheearthareverystrange.Heisnowwritingaletterto

hisfriendathome.Hereispartofhisletter.Readitandanswer

thequestions.

NowIaminastrangeworld.Itisverynice.Thereare

manynewthingshere.Therearemanyearthmonstershere,too.

Theearthmonsterslookveryfunny.Theyhavejustonehead,

twoarmsandtwolegs.Theyhavethinblackstringsontheir

heads.Someearthmonstershavebrownoryellowstrings.The

earthmonstershaveaholeintheirface.Everyday,theyputnice

thingsandballsfromthetreesintothehole.Theyputwaterinto

thehole,too.Theearthmonstersdonotwalkveryfast.They

movefromplacetopaceintinboxes.

Atnight,theearthmonstersliketolookatasquare

windowbox.Thisboxhasverysmallearthmonstersinit.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.Shlanderthinksthepeopleandthingsontheearthare

very.A.strangeB.niceC.differentD.beautiful2.

Shlanderthinksmanontheearthis.

A.amonkeyB.aearthmonsterC.atinboxD.astrange

world3.Theearthmonsterdoesn^thave.

A.heads,armsandlegsB.brownoryellowstringsonits

head

C.aholeonitsfaceD.aswingonitsbody4.Theearth

monstersdon"tputontheirholes.

A.nicethingsB.ballsC.fireD.water5.Thesquare

windowboxis.

A.acarorabusB.averysmallearthmonsterC.aTV

setD.aradio答案及解析：

1.Ao根据Shlanderisamanfromspace.Hethinksthe

peopleandthingsontheearthareverystrange(Shlander是个太

空人，他认为地球上的人和物非常奇怪）就能确定正确选项。

2.Bo根据NowIaminastrangeworld.Itisverynice.

Therearemanynewthingshere.Therearemanyearthmonsters

here,too.Theearthmonsterslookveryfunny（我

到了一个陌生的世界中，这个世界非常优美，有许多

要学的新东西，也有许多地球怪物，这些怪物看起来挺有趣）

就能确定正确选项。

3.Do根据Theyhavejustonehead,twoarmsandtwo

legs.Theyhavethinblackstringsontheirheads.Someearth

monstershavebrownoryellowstrings.Theearthmonstershave

aholeintheirface（地球怪物只有一个头，两只胳膊两条腿，

头上有又黑又细的绳子，有的是棕色，有的是黄色，脸上还

有一个洞），显然，前三个选项都是人类的特征，都不能被选。

4.Co根据Everyday,theyputnicethingsandballsfrom

thetreesintothehole.Theyputwaterintothehole,too（每天他

们把好东西和从树上摘下来的球放进洞里，也往洞里放水）

就能确定正确选项（from）o

5.Co根据Atnight,theearthmonstersliketolookata

squarewindowbox.Thisboxhasverysmallearthmonstersin

it（夜里，地球怪物喜欢看一个方形的窗台上的花盆箱，这个

箱子非常小，有地球怪物在里面）就能断定文章中的方盒子就

是一台电视机。

中考英语阅读理解（诺贝尔的故事）

AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialist,

wasbominStockholmonOctober21,1833,butmovedto

Russiawithhisparentsin1842,wherehisfather,Immanuel,

madeastrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.

ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoney

fromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar,butwent

bankruptsoonafter.Then,thefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin

1859,whereAlfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosivesinhis

fatheretslab.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthad

taughthimself,andbythetimehewastwenty,hebecamea

skillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist,speakingSwedish,

Russian,German,FrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80

companiesin20differentcountries.Hewasalwayssearching

forameaningtolife.Hespentmuchtimeandmoneyworking

onhowtoendthewars,andthepeacebetweennations,untilhis

deathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwill,inwhichheleft

moneytoprovideprizesforoutstandingworkinphysics,

chemistry,physiology,medicine,literatureandpeace,isa

memorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andso,themanis

rememberedandrespectedlongafterhisdeath.

根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。

1.WherewasAlfredNobelborn?Hewasbornin

.A.SwedenB.StockholmC.RussiaD.Moscow2.

WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?A.

Theengineeringindustry.B.Astrongposition.

C.Landmine.D.Studyofexplosives.3.WhydidAlfred

NobelreturntoSweden?Becausehisfather.A.went

bankruptB.wasputinprisonC.wasillD.died

4.HowmanycompaniesdidAlfredNobelbuildup?He

builtupcompaniesindifferentcountries.

A.20B.40C.60D.80

5.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?.

A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.Ameaningtolife

C.HowtoendthewarD.Thepeacebetweennations答

案及解析

1.Bo根据AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedishinventorand

industrialist,wasborninStockholmonOctober21,1833.（伟大

的瑞典发明家和实业家诺贝尔于1883年10月21日出生于

斯德哥尔摩）就能确定正确选项。

2.Co根据ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmade

alotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar（以

马利•诺贝尔在克里米亚战争中发明地雷，挣了很多钱）就能

确定正确答案。

3.Ao根据wentbankruptsoonafter（不久破产了）就能确

定正确答案（from）0

4.Do根据Hebuiltupover80companiesin20different

countries（他在20个国家建了80多个公司）就能确定答案。

5.Bo根据Hewasalwayssearchingforameaningto

life（他总是在搜索生活的意义）就能确定答案。

中考英语阅读理解•她用爱创造奇迹

Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingabout

herlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickand

theyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsave

himnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.

Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,

“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow,“thelittlegirlwenttoher

bedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceand

counteditcarefully.

Shehurriedtoadrugstore（药店）withthemoneyinher

hand.

"Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthesalesman."It"sfor

mylittlebrother,thegirlanswered."He«sreally,reallysick

andIwanttobuyamiracle.^^“Pardon?”saidthesalesman.

“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginside

hisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.So

howmuchdoesamiraclecost?”"Wedon"tsellamiraclehere,

child.sorry,“thesalesmansaidwithasmile.

“Listen,ifitisn"tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.

Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”

Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,“Whatkindofa

miracledoesyourbrotherneed?^^

“Idon"tknow,“sheansweredwithhere