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】
做此类阅读理解题时，需先明确题型：第1题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文语境推断生词含义；第2-4题是细节理解题，需根据题干关键词回原文定位对应信息，逐一比对选项与原文内容，排除错误选项得出答案。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据原文“The orphanage was his home when he was little. All of his friends there have no parents...”可知，Jonah小时候住在这里，那里的朋友都没有父母，由此可推断“orphanage”意为“孤儿院”，故选A。
2. 细节理解题：根据第三段内容，A选项Bria Neff是12岁而非11岁，错误；B选项是相关组织致力于拯救动物及其家园，而非Bria本人，错误；C选项根据“She sells her artwork. Does she keep the money? No! She gives it to different groups.”可知她把赚的钱捐出去，正确；D选项她的项目叫“Faces of the Endangered”而非“Lives of the Endangered”，错误，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据第四段“Sebastian and Brandon Martinez are brothers from Florida, the USA.”可知他们来自美国，故选C。
4. 细节理解题：根据第四段最后一句“Knowing that the money the brothers make will go to charities, people are more than happy to buy a few more!”可知人们乐意买更多袜子是因为知道钱会捐给慈善机构，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解词义猜测题、阅读理解细节理解题
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍用爱好帮助他人的记叙文，题型以词义猜测和细节理解为主，考查学生快速定位原文信息、结合语境推断词义的能力，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
