Question

【題目】 Famous and rich people can usually afford a nice home, a comfortable bed and delicious food. But on November 15, 2015, two famous people called Dickinson and Burke slept outside on the ground in only sleeping bags. That night, it was cold and the temperature dropped to zero degree.

Dickinson is a famous host from a TV show. Burke is a manager of a hockey (曲棍球 ) team. Both of them have plenty of money and can afford nice houses.

They slept in such a hard condition to help raise money for Covenant House, which provides shelter (居所) to homeless kids in Toronto and other big Canadian cities. During the long cold night, Dickinson couldn’t stay warm and finally gave up sleeping. “I think staying awake is a good choice at this point. I have a backache just after a few hours’ lying on the hard ground. Imagine how kids feel after weeks on the street?” she said.

There are about 10,000 homeless kids who have to live on the street during the year in Toronto, according to a report from Covenant House. The organization helps about 3,500 homeless kids every year.

The “sleep out” has brought business leaders and popular stars into the street for one night. The fundraising(募捐) event took place in Toronto, Vancouver and ten other Covenant House locations(場(chǎng)所) in Canada and the U. S.

Thanks to the “sleep out”, millions of money was raised during the event.

【1】Where did Dickinson live on November 15, 2015?

A.In a hotel.B.At an apartment.

C.On the ground.D.At home.

【2】What does Burke do?

A.She is a host.B.She is a pop star.

C.She is a doctor.D.She is a manager.

【3】What is Covenant House?

A.It’s Dickinson’s house.B.It’s Burke’s house.

C.It’s a charity organization.D.It’s a movie theater.

【4】From the passage we know that _________.

A.Dickinson slept well on November 15, 2015

B.Dickinson felt too cold to fall asleep

C.there are 3,500 homeless kids in Toronto

D.there are about 10,000 homeless kids in the US

【5】The underlined word “Vancouver” is probably _________.

A.a name of a placeB.a name of a person

C.a name of an organizationD.a name of a club

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要講的是一個(gè)著名的節(jié)目主持人Dickson和一個(gè)曲棍球隊(duì)的經(jīng)理這兩個(gè)名人睡在氣溫零度以下戶外地上的睡袋里來體驗(yàn)寒冷，為一個(gè)叫Covenant House的組織募集資金，這個(gè)組織為在多倫多和加拿大其他大城市的無家可歸的孩子提供住所，這個(gè)組織每年幫助大約3500個(gè)孩子。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“on November 15, 2015, two famous people called Dickinson and Burke slept outside on the ground in only sleeping bags”“2015年11月15日，兩個(gè)叫Dickinson和Burke的名人睡在只有睡袋的外面的地上”可知，Dickinson在2015年11月15人住在地上，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Burke is a manager of a hockey (曲棍球 ) team”“Burke是一個(gè)曲棍球隊(duì)的經(jīng)理”可知，Burke是一名經(jīng)理，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“They slept in such a hard condition to help raise money for Covenant House, which provides shelter (居所) to homeless kids in Toronto and other big Canadian cities”“他們睡在如此艱苦的環(huán)境中，為Covenant House籌款，Covenant House為多倫多和加拿大其他大城市的無家可歸的孩子提供庇護(hù)所”可知，Covenant House為無家可歸的孩子提供住所，所以它是一個(gè)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“Dickinson couldn’t stay warm and finally gave up sleeping”“Dickinson無法保暖，最后放棄了睡覺”可知，在2015年11月15日Dickinson冷的無法睡覺，所以A說法Dickinson睡得好是錯(cuò)誤的；B說法Dickinson太冷了而無法睡覺是正確的；根據(jù)文章第四段中的“There are about 10,000 homeless kids who have to live on the street during the year in Toronto”“多倫多一年中大約有1萬無家可歸的孩子不得不住在街上”可知，在多倫多有3500個(gè)無家可歸的孩子是錯(cuò)誤的；多倫多一年中大約有1萬無家可歸的孩子不得不住在街上，不是美國(guó)，所以D說法是錯(cuò)誤的，故選B。

【5】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“The fundraising(募捐) event took place in Toronto”“募捐發(fā)生在多倫多”和后面的“ten other Covenant House locations(場(chǎng)所) in Canada and the U. S.”“在加拿大和美國(guó)的十個(gè)其他的Covenant House地點(diǎn)”可推知，Vancouver是一個(gè)地方的名字，a name of a place一個(gè)地方的名字；a name of a person一個(gè)人的名字；a name of an organization一個(gè)組織的名字；a name of a club一個(gè)俱樂部的名字，故選A。