五、阅读理解
Want to meet some kids who use their hobbies to help others? Let's get to know a few.
First is Jonah Larson. The 11-year-old boy is great at doing crochet (钩针织物). He makes blankets, hats, sweaters and other woolly things. Even better, Jonah uses his skills to help people. He has a company (公司) called Jonah's Hands. He sells (出售) his works. And he gives away some of the money he makes. It goes to an orphanage in Ethiopia. The orphanage was his home when he was little. All of his friends there have no parents and lived a difficult life before. Jonah also raises (筹集) money for a school library near there.
Jonah is not the only kid helping others. Bria Neff is a 12-year-old artist. Bria makes paintings of endangered (濒危的) animals because she is worried about them and wants to save them in her own way. Her project (项目) is called Faces of the Endangered. She sells her artwork. Does she keep the money? No! She gives it to different groups. These groups work to save animals and their homes. She has given more than 70,000!
Sebastian and Brandon Martinez are brothers from Florida, the USA. The brothers have a company. It's called Are You Kidding. The brothers like making fun socks. They make money and give it to charities (慈善机构) to help people. Sebastian and Brandon Martinez's socks are so fun and lovely that many people like wearing them. Knowing that the money the brothers make will go to charities, people are more than happy to buy a few more!
What are you good at? Your hobbies might give you a way to help others too!
( ) 1. What does the underlined word "orphanage" mean in Chinese?
A. 孤儿院 B. 养老院 C. 医院 D. 幼儿园
( ) 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the third paragraph (段)?
A. Bria Neff is 11 years old. B. Bria Neff works for animals' homes.
C. Bria Neff gives away the money she makes.
D. Bria Neff's project is called Lives of the Endangered.
( ) 3. Where are Sebastian and Brandon Martinez from?
A. Ethiopia. B. Britain. C. America. D. Australia.
( ) 4. Why are people glad to buy more socks from the brothers?
A. Because they like lovely socks.
B. Because they have a lot of money.
C. Because they are happy to travel around Florida.
D. Because they know the money will go to charities.
答案：1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D
解析：
【分析】
本题是一篇介绍青少年用爱好帮助他人的英语阅读理解，包含词义猜测和细节理解两类题型。解题思路：1. 词义猜测题需定位划线词所在上下文，结合关键线索推断词义；2. 细节理解题需根据题干关键词定位原文对应段落，逐一对比选项与原文内容，判断正误。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位原文第二段“The orphanage was his home when he was little. All of his friends there have no parents...”，由“没有父母”的关键线索可知，orphanage意为“孤儿院”，选A。
2. 第2题：定位第三段，A选项Bria是12岁而非11岁，错误；B选项原文未提及她为动物家园工作，错误；C选项原文明确“She gives it to different groups”（it指卖画所得），正确；D选项她的项目名为Faces of the Endangered而非Lives，错误，选C。
3. 第3题：定位第四段“Sebastian and Brandon Martinez are brothers from Florida, the USA”，可知他们来自美国，选C。
4. 第4题：定位第四段最后一句“Knowing that the money the brothers make will go to charities, people are more than happy to buy a few more!”，可知人们乐意购买是因为知道钱会捐给慈善机构，选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本文通过三个青少年用爱好助力公益的事例，考察学生的词义猜测和细节查找能力，题目难度较低，只要仔细阅读原文即可正确解答，传递了积极的公益主题。
【难度系数】
0.7
