【问题】 OliverTwistwasborninaworkhouse，andwhenhearrivedinthishardworld，itwasverydoubtfulwhetherhewouldlivebeyondthefirstthreeminutes.Helayonahardlittlebedandstruggledtostartbreathing. Olivermanagedtodrawhisfirstbreathbycryingloudly.Hismotherraisedherpaleyoungface

OliverTwistwasborninaworkhouse，andwhenhearrivedinthishardworld，itwasverydoubtfulwhetherhewouldlivebeyondthefirstthreeminutes.Helayonahardlittlebedandstruggledtostartbreathing. Olivermanagedtodrawhisfirstbreathbycryingloudly.Hismotherraisedherpaleyoungfacefromthepillowandwhispered，"Letmeseethechild，anddie." Thedoctorturnedawayfromthefire，wherehehadbeenwarminghishands.Hegaveherthechildtohold.Lovingly，shekissedthebabyonitsforeheadwithhercoldwhitelips，thenstaredwildlyaroundtheroom，fellback-anddied. Thedoctorbegantoputonhiscoat."Thebabyisweakandwillprobablyhavedifficulties，"hesaid."Ifso，giveitalittlemilktokeepitquiet." AndsoOliverwasleftwithonlythedrunkennurse.Withoutclothes，underhisfirstblanket，hecouldhavebeenthechildofakingorabeggar.Butwhenthewomandressedhimlaterinroughcottonclothes，yellowwithage，helookedexactlywhathewas-anorphaninaworkhouse，readyforalifeofmisery，hunger，andneglect. Oliverwassenttoaspecial"babyfarm"nearby.There，heandthirtyotherchildrenrolledaroundthefloorallday，withouttheinconvenienceoftoomuchfoodortoomuchclothing.MrsMann，theoldwomanwho"lookedafter"them，wasveryexperienced.Sheknewwhatwasgoodforchildren，andafullstomachwasverydangeroustotheirhealth.Shealsoknewwhatwasgoodforherself，soshekeptforherownusethemoneythatshewasgivenforthechildren'sfood.Theboardresponsiblefortheorphanssometimescheckedonthehealthofthechildren，buttheyalwayssentthebeadle，akindoflocalpoliceman，toannouncetheirvisitthedaybefore.Sowhenevertheboardarrived，ofcourse，thechildrenwerealwaysneatandclean. OnOliver'sninthbirthday，MrBumble，thebeadle，cametothehousetoseeMrsMann.ThroughthefrontwindowMrsMannsawhimatthegate，andturnedquicklytothegirlwhoworkedwithher. "Quick!TakeOliverandthoseothersupstairstobewashed!"shesaid.Thensheranouttounlockthegatewhichwasalwayskeptlocked.（1）Accordingtothepassage，aworkhousewaswhere______.A.manywomendiedunexpectedlyB.workershelpedeachotherC.thepoorandhomelesslivedD.peoplewereonlyinterestedinmoney（2）Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？______A.Oliverwasbornintotheworldonacoldday.B.Manypeople，especiallywomen，drankheavilyatthattime.C.Thechildreninthebabyfarmweretakengoodcareof.D.Doctorswereusuallypaidtoolittlefortheworktheydid.（3）Itcanbeinferredthatthegateofthebabyfarmwasalwayskeptlockedinorderto______.A.protectthechildreninsidefromdangersoutsideB.preventofficialvisitorswalkinginunexpectedlyC.keepthechildreninsideworkingallthetimeD.ensurethechildrenwerealwaysneatandclean（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A.Oliver'searlylife.B.Oliver'spersonality.C.Mother'sdeath.D.People'sselfishness.

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