题目内容
________, the orphans(孤儿)are living a happy life.
- A.To take good care of
- B.Taking good care of
- C.Take good care of
- D.Taken good care of
本题是过去分词用作原因状语。这是一组非谓语动词意义的区别,关键是精确理解。
Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2.4 million Ugandan children.When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children’s sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility".She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they’d support them too.
The children’s passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage(孤儿院)in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe(团).The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money.
The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994.Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years.The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U.S.and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home.Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U.S.colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it.
Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn.At each performance, the dancers’ faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they’ve faced."They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez."They embrace beauty and good in the world." As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents.We’ve had so many problems.But then they see us perform.They see our smiles.And they learn that life goes on."
【小题1】What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
A.How miserable Ugandan orphans’ life is. |
B.How the dance troupe was set up. |
C.How the young dancers earned money. |
D.How the orphans lost their parents.| |
A.It was started by a journalist. |
B.It travels across the U.S.annually. |
C.It consists of two dozen performers. |
D.Its dancers have chances to study in the U.S. |
A.beautiful | B.talented | C.optimistic | D.humorous |
A.Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance |
B.Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda |
C.AIDS and war are claiming people’s lives |
D.Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans |
For some kids, old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing. For others, they are cherished keepsakes (纪念品). But for thousands of children living in orphanages (孤儿院) worldwide, these records of the past simply don't exist. Either the kids' parents weren't around to snap photos, or the pictures have been lost. Whatever the reason is, the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.
Over the last two years, the Memory Project has provided hand-painted portraits to more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries. Ben Schumaker, 24, got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America. But he's not creating the portraits(肖像) alone. Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint them using photos sent from the orphanages.
Schumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do. “There are two purposes of the Memory Project,” he said. “One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad. The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting.” Staring into the eyes of another person, Schumaker believes, it creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the world's poor children. “It's about planting a seed,” he said.
Schumaker is also working on Books of Hope, a project in which students of all ages put together homemade books for children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S. “It's important to me to have it be a two-way exchange,” Schmnaker says.
1.
Old photos and baby pictures are clearly unavailable to .
A.the kids in rich families |
B.the kids in common families |
C.the kids in expanded families |
D.the kids without parents |
2.
How can the orphans in Guatemala get a continuing record of their youth?
A.By hand-painted portraits that Ben Schumaker painted. |
B.By the photos the orphanage taken for them. |
C.By the photos taken by the U.S. students in high schools. |
D.By the Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker. |
3.
What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A.The special gifts that the world's poor children received. |
B.The benefits that the Memory Project brings. |
C.The need of the US schools. |
D.How to help the orphans. |
4.
According to the passage, Schumaker helps the kids in poor countries.
A.two |
B.three |
C.four |
D.five |