Question

【題目】

Ryan Hrejac is a kid who is 15 and lives in Canada. Without his help, hundreds of wells that now provide fresh water for people in Africa, Central America, and India might never have been built. He travels the world to tell people how they can help solve a big problem: the need of safe drinking water in many developing countries.

“Everybody can do something,” Ryan says.

Ryan's efforts didn't begin in a far-off place, though, but right at home in Kemptvlle, Ontario. In 1998, when he was 6 years old, Ryan learned from his teacher that children in Africa often must walk miles each day to find water. His teacher said that some of the children even died from drinking bad water.

So Ryan decided to take action. He did housework for his parents and for neighbors to make some money. He spoke to schools, churches, clubs about his idea. The word spread, and donations（捐獻）began coming in. After several months of hard work, Ryan had raised $2, 000, enough to dig one well.

An organization called Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief（CPAR）chose a place for the well in the village of Agweo, in Uganda, eastern Africa.

After the first well was built, “the ripple effect took over,” Ryan said, “and one goal led to another.”

He founded Ryan's Well Foundation（基金會）four years ago to educate people about the importance of water and help more people get clean water with others' help. Now the foundation has raised more than $1.5 million and built 255 wells that could serve more than 427,000 people in 12 countries.

Its website lists some of the famous people Ryan has met and the honors he has received.

Ryan isn't bragging（吹噓）. “The best people I've met are the other kids who want to help, too.” he said. “The only reason I accept honors is that each word I say when I get one might help one more person.”

【1】What problem does Ryan want to solve?

A.The poor condition of schools.

B.The influence of war on children.

C.The illness caused by pollution.

D.The need of safe drinking water.

【2】Ryan himself raised money by ________.

A.starting a website to get donations

B.creating an educational organization

C.doing housework and introducing his idea

D.travelling to a village across the world

【3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.An Organization of Saving Water

B.A Goal to Help African People

C.A Boy Who Makes a Difference

D.A Well That Brought People Together

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是15歲的男孩Ryan在了解到很多非洲的孩子沒有飲用水，或因為飲用劣質(zhì)水而死亡這一事實后，開始籌集資金，在很多國家挖井。他還建立了基金會，教育人們水的重要性，幫助更多的人得到干凈的水。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“He travels the world to tell people how they can help solve a big problem: the need of safe drinking water in many developing countries.”可知，Ryan想要解決的大問題就是很多發(fā)展中國家里安全飲水的問題。故選D。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段“He did housework for his parents and for neighbors to make some money. He spoke to schools, churches, clubs about his idea. The word spread, and donations（捐獻）began coming in.”可知，Ryan給父母和鄰居做家務賺錢，并且把他的想法告訴學校、教堂以及俱樂部，這樣人們就開始捐錢。故選C。

【3】

最佳標題題。A“一個節(jié)約用水的組織”；B“幫助非洲人的目標”；C“一個改變世界的男孩”；D“把人們團結在一起的一口井”。根據(jù)文意可知，這篇短文講述了15歲的男孩Ryan籌集資金，幫助很多非洲國家挖井，以獲得干凈的飲用水，并創(chuàng)立基金會，幫助更多的人得到干凈的水。C選項“一個改變世界的男孩”符合文意，故選C。