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1、(A)Anoldpostcardchangedthelivesofaneleven-year-oldboyandaverysickwomen.ThepostcardhadapictureofthesteamshipTitanic,whichhitanicebergandsank(沉没)onApril14,1912.Morethan1,500ofthe2,200peopleontheshipwerekilled.Thepostcardwaspassedfromonepersontoanotherformore
2、than80years.Thenitappearedatacardshowforpeoplewholiketocollectpostcards.Aneleven-year-oldboy,JoeyRussell,cametotheshowwithhisgrandfather.HisgrandfatherkneweverythingabouttheTitanic.“Let’sbuythepostcard,”hetoldJoey,“Itwillbeimportantsomeday.”Twoyearslater,J
3、oey’sgrandfathertookhimonaspecialtrip.Theywentonacruise(航行)totheNorthAtlanticOceantowatchasworkersraisedtheTitanicupfromthebottomoftheocean.Joeyputhisspecialpostcardinhisbagforthetrip.Ontheship,JoeymetEdithHaisman.ThiswomanwasontheTitanicwhenitsank.Shewaso
4、neofthepeoplewhoweresaved.Joeypulledthepostcardoutofhispocket.“Pleasesignthis,Mrs.Haisman,”hesaid.Shewashappytowritehernameonthebackofthepostcard.WhenJoeygothome,heputthepostcardawayandforgotaboutit.ThenKateShelley,oneofJoey’sfriends,toldhimthathermother,M
5、ary,wasverysick.Shehadleukemia(白血病),whichisaveryseriousbloodsickness.Sheneededanoperation,buttherewasaproblem.Theoperationwasveryexpensive,andthefamilyneeded$80,000topayforit.Friendsandrelativestrytohelp.Butwherecouldtheygetsomuchmoney?WhenJoeywenttoseethe
6、newmovie“Titanic”,hehadanidea.“Millionsofpeopleareseeingthismovieandreadingaboutthe“Titanic”,Joeythought,“MaybeIcanselltheoldpostcardforsomemoney.ThenIcanhelpKate’smom.”JoeytoldhismotherandfatherabouthisideatohelpMrs.Shelly.Hisparentshelpedhimtrytosellthep
7、ostcardtothepersonwhowouldpaythemostmoneyforit.Joey’sstorywasontelevisionandinnewspapers.JoeyandKateevenwenttoNewYorktobeonanationalTVshow.Aftertheshow,manypeoplecalledinofficemoneyfortheTitaniccard.Someoneboughtitfor$60,000.Joey’sbigheartandtheoldTitanicp
8、ostcardworkedtogethertosaveawoman’slife.1.WhatdidJoeybuyatthecardshow?____________________________________________________________2.WhydidJoeygoonatriptotheNorthAtlanticOcean?_________________________________
