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【題目】 Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100, 000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.

Six years ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that,” he said. Josh set fundraising (籌款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didn’t’ shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change.

Josh’s fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19,000.

“I didn’t care how long it took me,” Josh said. “I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline. “The momentum just kept going, and we decided to do more,” he said. “Josh’s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.

Next year, the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. As a 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising. Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.

【1】Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in Paragraph 2?

A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.

C.Determined.D.Cautious.

【2】Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge held?

A.To call for more attention.

B.To attain his goal.

C.To win approval from the locals.

D.To find sponsors for a family.

【3】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.His project became more popular.

B.He received continuous donations.

C.The result was beyond expectations.

D.He got more support from the company.

【4】What will be the best title of the text?

A.An Astonishing FundraiserB.Boy with a Warm Heart

C.Kindness from a CompanyD.The Penny House Dream

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。全文主要講述的是Josh Morrison的夢想是籌錢為低收入家庭建造房屋，最后經(jīng)過不斷努力實現(xiàn)夢想的故事。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didn’t’ shake his faith.”許多人懷疑他能否達到$ 100,000美元的目標，但這并沒有動搖他的信念。A. Straightforward.直接的；B. Open-minded.思想開放的；C. Determined.有決心的；D. Cautious.謹慎的。結(jié)合原文“......but it didn’t’ shake his faith.” 但這并沒有動搖他的信念�？芍�Josh Morrison是一個有決心的人。故選C項。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short.”在截止日期前四個月，他還缺少30,000美元�？芍�舉辦Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner活動是因為他想要達成目標。故選B項。

【3】

句意猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline.”還剩三個星期，一家名為Josh的公司愿意捐款18,000美元。最終Josh在截止日期前總計收到捐款達到$ 124,000。可知到截止日期收到的錢數(shù)多于預(yù)期的數(shù)額。結(jié)合下句“we decided to do more”我們決定多做些事，可知收到的捐款越來越多，意在表明他不斷收到新的捐款。故選B項。

【4】

標題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段中“Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100, 000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.” 17歲的Josh Morrison想籌集100,000美元，為一個低收入家庭建造房屋。經(jīng)過多年的努力，他的夢想實現(xiàn)了，這所房子現(xiàn)在處于建造初期。結(jié)合全文理解可知全文主要講述的是Josh Morrison的夢想是籌錢為低收入家庭建造房屋，最后經(jīng)過不斷努力實現(xiàn)夢想的故事。D項The Penny House Dream“為低收入家庭建造房屋的夢想”切合語境，且生動形象具有很強的概括性。故選D項。