七、阅读表达。
阅读短文,回答短文后的五个问题。
Taking part in charity activities is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charitable work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at a middle school in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature(早产的) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6 kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.
Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour. Their teacher, 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 is great to help 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, the director(主任) of Cooper's Division of Neonatology(新生儿科) 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(毕业生)," the director said. "We are pleased when our graduates and their family do well, like Melvin and his family."
注:每题答案不超过5个单词。
1. How old was Melvin when he started to do charitable work?
He was six. /Six.
2. Why did Melvin feel thankful to Cooper University Hospital?
Because it saved his life.
3. How often have Melvin and his parents given money to Cooper University Hospital?
Every year.
4. How many young patients get help every year?
About 500.
5. What can we learn from Melvin?
We should help others.
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读简答题，解题时首先明确题目要求所有答案不超过5个单词，再带着每个题干的关键词回到原文精准定位对应信息：第1题问开始做慈善的年龄，结合他现在14岁、已经做了8年慈善的信息做简单减法即可算出起始年龄；第2题问感谢医院的原因，直接定位第三段的对应描述提取核心原因；第3题问捐款频率，定位第六段直接找频率短语；第4题问每年受助患者数量，定位最后一段提取对应数字即可；第5题是开放性题，结合全文热心做慈善的主旨提炼出符合正向价值观的简短表述即可。
【解析】
1. 根据原文第一段"Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charitable work for eight years"，可知他现年14岁，从事慈善工作已有8年，14-8=6，因此他6岁开始做慈善，表述符合字数限制要求。
2. 根据原文第三段"His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital"，提取核心原因精简表述，字数不超过5个单词。
3. 根据原文第六段"Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year"，直接提取表示捐款频率的短语即可。
4. 根据原文最后一段"The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year"，直接提取对应受助人数的数字即可。
5. 全文讲述Melvin从小坚持做慈善、带动身边人帮助他人的故事，提炼符合主旨的正向简短表述即可，言之有理均可得分。
【答案】
1. Six./He was six.
2. Because it saved his life.
3. Every year.
4. About 500.
5. We should help others. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，阅读主旨归纳，英语简答表达
【点评】
本题整体以细节考查为主，仅最后一题为开放类主旨题，难度较低，既锻炼学生快速从文本中抓取关键信息、精简表述的能力，也渗透了热心公益、乐于助人的正向价值引导，符合中小学英语阅读题的素养考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.8
