Question

【題目】 When Vivienne Harr was 8 years old, she saw a photo she would never forget.It was a photo of two young boys carrying large, heavy rocks on their backs.These children were the same age as Vivienne.But they did not have the same freedom and opportunities(自由和機會)that she had.

In some parts of the world, children have to work hard long days and they can't go to school. Vivienne wanted to change this.“ I want all kids to be able to go to school and play, ” said Vivienne. “I want them to be happy.”

To help raise money for children like the two boys in the photo, Vivienne started a lemonade stand(檸檬汽水攤位)near her home in Marin County, California. She promised to work every day for a year, rain or shine. “Sometimes, it was hard for me, when the weather was bad or I wasn't feeling well,” said Vivienne. “But I knew that some children were having a harder time than I was.”

Vivienne's goal(目標)was to raise $100, 000 in 365 days. On Day 175, she reached her goal. But that didn't stop Vivienne from working. With the help of her family, she started Make a Stand. The company now puts Vivienne's lemonade into bottles and sells it in 130 stores around the US.A small part of sales goes to help achieve Vivienne's dream—to make the world a better place for all children.

【1】The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to the fact that ________.

A.some children have to work all day and can't go to school

B.some children don't have clean water to drink

C.some children don't have enough food to eat

D.some children have no homes

【2】Vivienne reached her goal of raising $100, 000 ________ after she started the lemonade stand.

A.130 daysB.175 days

C.10 monthsD.a year

【3】Make a Stand is the name of ________.

A.a kind of lemonade

B.a kind of bottle

C.a store

D.a company

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Vivienne and Her Dream

B.A Young Inventor

C.The Story of Two Young Boys

D.How to Make Lemonade

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了Vivienne Harr和她的夢想，清晰介紹了她對孩子的幫助。

【1】詞句猜測。根據(jù)上文In some parts of the world, children have to work hard long days and they can't go to school. 在世界上的一些地方，孩子們不得不努力工作很長時間，他們不能上學。可知下文中Vivienne wanted to change this. Vivienne想改變這種現(xiàn)狀，this指的是上文提到的“有些孩子不得不整天工作，不能上學�！惫蔬xA。

【2】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中Vivienne's goal(目標)was to raise $100, 000 in 365 days. On Day 175, she reached her goal. 薇薇安的目標是在365天內籌集10萬美元。第175天，她達到了目標。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中With the help of her family, she started Make a Stand. The company now puts Vivienne's lemonade into bottles and sells it in 130 stores around the US. 在家人的幫助下，她開始表態(tài)。該公司現(xiàn)在把薇薇安的檸檬水裝進瓶子，在美國130家商店銷售�？芍�Make a Stand是一個公司的名字。故選D。

【4】標題歸納題。根據(jù)文中In some parts of the world, children have to work hard long days and they can't go to school. Vivienne wanted to change this.“ I want all kids to be able to go to school and play, ” said Vivienne. “I want them to be happy.” 在世界上的一些地方，孩子們不得不努力工作很長時間，他們不能上學。薇薇安想改變這種狀況，她說：“我希望所有的孩子都能上學和玩耍。”�！拔蚁Ｍ�他們幸福�！笨芍�，本文主要講述了Vivienne Harr和她的夢想。故選A。