Question

    Eight years ago, my wife and I created the Wish You Well Foundation. Since its start, we’ve funded literacy(读写能力)programs in more than 30 states. We’ve heard unbelievable stories of determination and perseverance(毅力). In Pittsburgh, I met a 30-year-old man who tearfully related how he’d finally learned to read so he could help support his family. In Connecticut, a woman shared her story of finally learning how to read at 50 so she could be able to read to her grandchildren.

    We’ve also started a program called Feeding Body & Mind, operated jointly with Feeding America, which is the distributor for most of the nation’s food banks. The program collects books, then ships them to food banks around the country. That way people go home with food, which they need to live, as well as with books, which they need to change their lives.

    “The program seeks to address the connection between literacy, poverty, and hunger, ”explains Ross Fraser of Feeding America. “Anyone who lacks basic literacy skills will have a very difficult time finding employment that provides a living wage, making them destined(注定) for a lifetime of poverty. Our food banks have a saying, ‘A child who is hungry and cannot learn becomes an adult who cannot earn. ’”

    All of us can join in the fight against illiteracy. Become aware of the literacy rates in your state and county by going to the website at nces. ed. gov/naal, which shows this data. Send a letter to your representatives in Congress asking for increased funds and action. Reach out to local libraries and literacy organizations to learn about becoming a tutor and other volunteering opportunities.

    There is no greater gift than teaching someone to read. With that one skill, you help develop someone’s potential and make it as varied and endless as the stories still waiting to be told.

60. The underlined word “related” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_______”.

A. made a connection

B. learned by heart

C. brought back to one’s mind

D. told a story

61. From Paragraph 2, we can know that _______.

A. books are transported by bus

B. books can change people’s lives

C. Feeding Body & Mind produces food

D. Feeding Body & Mind publishes books

62. From the passage we can know literacy skills have an effect on _______ .

A. finding jobs

B. making friends

C. practicing determination

D. learning skills

63. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To call on more people to fight against illiteracy.

B. To encourage more people to visit a website.

C. To call on more people to donate books.

D. To inspire students to read more books.

Answer 1

  作者与妻子一同创办了Wish You Well Foundation 和Feeding Body & Mind组织，旨在帮助贫困人群学习文化，摆脱贫困，改变命运。

60.解析：选D。猜测词义题。根据第一段作者的叙述“在匹兹堡，我遇到一位30岁的男子，含泪讲述自己如何学会读书并能养活家庭的故事”，可知related 意为“told a story”，故选D项。

61.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Feeding Body & Mind 项目同Feeding America合作，既分发食物，又把收集来的书籍一起发送给人们。根据第二段最后一句as well as with books, which they need to change their lives. 可知选B项。

62.解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句的“Anyone who lacks basic literacy skills will have a very difficult time finding employment that provides a living wage，. . . ”因此读写技能能够帮助人找到工作。故该题的正确答案为A。

63.解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文作者意在通过本文号召并鼓励更多的人参与进来，帮助别人摆脱文盲状态。