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】
本篇为英语阅读理解，包含词义猜测题和细节理解题，解题思路如下：
1. 第1题是词义猜测题，需结合划线词所在句的上下文信息推断词义，根据后文“那里的孩子都没有父母”可判断词义；
2. 第2题是细节理解题，需定位第三段（Bria相关段落）的具体信息，逐一核对选项与原文是否一致；
3. 第3题是细节理解题，定位第四段开头关于Sebastian兄弟的来源信息；
4. 第4题是细节理解题，定位第四段末尾关于人们乐意买袜子的原因的信息。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据划线词“orphanage”所在句的下文“All of his friends there have no parents”，可知该场所是收留无父母孩子的地方，即“孤儿院”，对应选项A，故选A。
2. 细节理解题：定位第三段内容：A选项原文明确Bria是12岁，而非11岁，错误；B选项原文是Bria将钱捐给保护动物及家园的组织，并非她自己为动物家园工作，错误；C选项原文提到“She gives it to different groups”，即她把赚的钱捐出去，正确；D选项Bria的项目名为“Faces of the Endangered”，而非“Lives of the Endangered”，错误，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：定位第四段第一句“Sebastian and Brandon Martinez are brothers from Florida, the USA”，可知他们来自美国，对应选项C，故选C。
4. 细节理解题：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!”，可知人们乐意买更多袜子是因为知道钱会用于慈善，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
词义猜测题；细节理解题；英语阅读理解
【点评】
本文围绕“用爱好帮助他人”展开，题型以基础的词义猜测和细节理解为主，学生只需准确定位原文信息即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
