Every day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.
Martha also began to use her blog(博客)for an important reason. She began to raise(籌集)money for the organization Mary’s Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary’s Meals to help build a kitchen.
But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories showed that the food at Martha’s school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Martha’s blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.
But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. Martha’s story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 100,000 dollars and still kept on growing!
Martha’s blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.
No one knows what will happen to Martha’s blog in future. But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.
【小題1】 Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to __________.

A.invite students to judge the food
B.show the terrible taste of the food
C.express her opinion about the food
D.a(chǎn)sk the school to improve the food
【小題2】The organization Mary’s Meals __________.
A.was set up by Martha
B.provides free school meals
C.is an international organization
D.helps poor families build kitchens
【小題3】 Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?
A.It had a bad influence on her study.
B.Some people were upset by its content(內(nèi)容).
C.Taking pictures needs a lot of time.
D.Many other students started to copy her.
【小題4】According to the text, Martha __________.
A.got a lot of support around the world
B.helped improve children’s eating habits
C.raised $10,000 for the Malawi school children
D.has no idea what to write on her blog in future
【小題5】 What’s the best title for the text?
A.School Meals B.Mary’s Meals
C.Power of the Internet D.Martha Shares Her Food


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析:文章主要講述了一個叫Martha的女孩寫博客評價自己在校內(nèi)吃的飯菜,并且利用博客為非洲的孩子募集善款。這其中有校方的阻撓,但女孩收到了來自各方的支持。
【小題1】推斷題。根據(jù)女孩的行動我們可以知道她開始寫博客只是因為個人興趣,表達自己對于食物的看法,所以選擇C
【小題2】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段It provides food for children in schools for free,可知Mary’s Meals組織提供免費的學校食物,應該選B
【小題3】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段的The news stories showed that the food at Martha’s school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry,可知校方組織博客是因為學校餐的質(zhì)量不盡人意,所以選B
【小題4】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet,可以得知Martha在全世界得到很多支持,選在A
【小題5】標題選擇題。依據(jù)文章大意,這里講述的是Martha如何通過與他人分享學校餐的情況幫助非洲兒童,并成功的讓他們能吃上飯。所以最佳答案是D
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