A kid hero

“If you could have any three things, what would you want?”

Eleven-year-old Ruby Chitsey loves asking that question, but it's not a game she plays. She asks the seniors (老年人) at nursing homes in Arkansas where she lives. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make their wishes come true.

Ruby has long been close to the elders. Her mother has worked in nursing homes for many years. Ruby often stays with her in summer and asks the seniors if they need anything.

Last May, Ruby noticed an old lady named Pearl staring (凝视) out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner. Ruby asked around and discovered that the nursing home didn't allow the seniors to have dogs and Pearl couldn't afford to pay anyone to look after her dog. Ruby also heard many stories about Pearl's friends there and found that they were unable to afford life costs. That was when she decided to do something about it.

She started by asking the seniors what three things they wanted most in the world. Her mother worried that people would ask for cars and other things that an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate, fries, and even just pants that fit properly.

“I felt really upset,” Ruby says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many things as we could.”

Using their own money, Ruby and her mother helped about 100 people in three months. Then, they started asking for donations (捐款). The good people in Arkansas strongly supported them, so Ruby and her mother set up a GoFundMe page—Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents. After GoFundMe named Ruby a Kid Hero and spread her story internationally, Three Wishes raised more than $ 250, 000 in five months. One of Ruby's new goals is to set up a shared computer in one nursing home in each state.

Ruby doesn't plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.”

1.What did Ruby do for the seniors at nursing homes in Arkansas?

A.She offered to look after their dogs.

B.She strongly supported their hobbies.

C.She helped make their wishes come true.

D.She played their favourite games with them.

2.Ruby decided to help the seniors when__________.

A.she started to volunteer at nursing homes

B.her mother asked her for help in summer

C.people named her a Kid Hero on the Internet

D.she learned of the stories of Pearl and her friends

3.According to the passage, which word best describes Ruby?

A.Naughty. B.Humorous. C.Caring. D.Cheerful.

Walt Disney came from America. When he was very young, his family moved from the city to a farm.

Although Disney was busy most of the time, he could still find times do interesting things. He spent much of his free time drawing pictures of the animals on the farm. He then began making up stories about them. Later he even began taking art classes on Saturdays.

As he grew older, Disney's art talent also grew. He began using a new way to tell his stories. To do this, he drew the same picture many times, changing each one a little. Using his camera, he took a photo of each drawing. Next, he put the film through a movie projector (放映机). As the pictures ran quickly through the projector, the characters looked real and moving. Disney soon began to use this way. He made his drawings into cartoons. And the cartoons were just like movie.

Walt Disney was successful because he worked hard for many years. He became one of the world's greatest entertainers(演艺界的人士). His cartoons still make lots of people happy every day.

根据短文内容回答问题。

1.Where did Walt Disney come from?

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2.What did Walt Disney spend much of his free time drawing?

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3.Did Walt Disney draw the same picture or different picture many times?

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4.Why did Walt Disney become successful?

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5.How do people feel when they see Walt Disney's cartoons?

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