Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. "It wasn't really about the money，" Berner said. "It was about the fact that they were doing something good."

　　"It feels great, helping someone that I know，" said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbours also helped out.

　　Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生儿科学部门), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.

　　The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. "When they leave, we call them graduates，" Stahl said, "My co­workers and I are very pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family."

　　语篇解读：慈善之举源自一颗感恩之心。梅尔文从6岁就开始做慈善工作，对库珀大学医院挽救了他的生命作出回报。他的善举得到了老师、同学、邻居和周围的人的大力支持。

4．When did Melvin begin to do charity work?

　　A．When he was 14 years old.

　　B．When he was 8 years old.

　　C．When he was 6 years old.

　　D．From the moment he was born.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第一段可知，梅尔文今年14岁了，他已经做慈善工作8年了，可推测他开始做的时候只有6岁。

5．According to the passage, we know Melvin ________.

　　A．was born nine weeks earlier than expected

　　B．donated lots of money to a boy named Cooper

　　C．collected 487 dollars by himself this year

　　D．is a patient at Cooper University Hospital

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。由第三段首句"Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产的) in Cooper University Hospital"可知，梅尔文早产9周。

6．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A．Charity comes from a thankful heart

　　B．Both adults and kids should do the charity

　　C．Helping others is great

　　D．Melvin, a kind­hearted boy

解析：选A　标题归纳题。本文通过梅尔文从6岁就开始做慈善工作，回报库珀大学