The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.

Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”,which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.

I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.

Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.

This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.

In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that        .

A.kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world

B.the balls sent to kids should be of good quality

C.young kids can not overcome the difficulties

D.kids intend to break their toys into pieces

The purpose of The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT is to      .

A.send ball gifts to kids in poor countries

B.collect money to help kids in need

C.offer kids help to change their lives

D.comfort kids in war-torn areas

Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?

A.It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.

B.The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.

C.It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.    

D.Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.

The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means        .

A.starting the first step as a baby does

B.taking an active action from now on

C.making great changes step by step

D.doing some small but good deeds

For photographers lacking training, experience and even the ability to click a shutter button, they produce remarkable pictures.Under the sea, deep in the woods and high in the sky, furry, feathery and leathery-skinned creatures are opening up vistas(远景)by taking cameras where no human can go.

This is the world of animal-borne imagine celebrated last month at a conference sponsored(supported) by the National Geographic Society for the 20th anniversary of its Crittercam, the device that started it all.

Since its debut(首次公开露面)in 1987 on the back of a turtle, the Crittercam and similar devices developed by others have grown smaller and more powerful.

“It’s more than just a camera now,” said Greg Marshall, the marine biologist and now filmmaker who invented the Crittercam.“We are now including more instruments to gather more data while at the same time reducing everything in size.”

The idea of attaching video cameras to animals came to Mr.Marshall in 1986 on a dive off Belize when a shark apporached him.When the animal quickly turned away, he noticed a shark with a sucker fish on its belly.He came up with the idea that putting a camera in place of the sucker fish would allow people to witness the shark’s behavior without disturbing it.

Crittercams have been attached to sharks, sea lions and other marine animals, and, more recently, to land animals.

Birds are a new addition, Mr.Marshall said.Dr.Christian Rutz of Oxford recently reported on tiny cameras called feathercams that monitor the crows in the South Pacific.It has discovered that crows are smarter than anyone knew they not only use twigs(嫩枝)and grass stems as tools to root out food, but they also save their favorite tools to use again.

Tracey L.Rogers, director of the Australian Marine Mammal Research Center in Sydney, said crittercam was a powerful tool in her work with leopard seals(豹斑海豹)in Antarctica.“In studying animals,” Dr.Rogers said at the meeting, “you want to see how our animal models align(与……一致)with reality.With a camera, you actually see what they do.You don’t have to guess.”

What’s the text mainly about?

A.The advantages of crittercam.

B.The development of Crittercams in the past 20 years.

C.How crittercam was invented.

D.How crittercam works.

What inspired Marshall to invent crittercam?

A.The sight of sucker fish clinging to a shark on a dive.

B.The thought of how to photograph animals better.

C.Noticing a shark eating a sucker fish on a dive.

D.Seeing a shark with a camera on its belly on a dive.

According to Dr.Rogers, crittercam ____.

A.can clear up all your doubts about animals

B.is the most powerful tool in studying animals

C.enabled her to observe the crows in the South Pacific closely

D.helped a lot with her research on leopard seals in Antarctica

All of the following are improvements of crittercams EXCEPT that ____.

A.the size is becoming smaller

B.more instruments are involved to gather more data

C.they allow researchers to see where and how animals live

D.they are able to be applied to smaller animals such as birds

For photographers lacking training, experience and even the ability to click a shutter button, they produce remarkable pictures.Under the sea, deep in the woods and high in the sky, furry, feathery and leathery-skinned creatures are opening up vistas(远景)by taking cameras where no human can go.
This is the world of animal-borne imagine celebrated last month at a conference sponsored(supported) by the National Geographic Society for the 20th anniversary of its Crittercam, the device that started it all.
Since its debut(首次公开露面)in 1987 on the back of a turtle, the Crittercam and similar devices developed by others have grown smaller and more powerful.
“It’s more than just a camera now,” said Greg Marshall, the marine biologist and now filmmaker who invented the Crittercam.“We are now including more instruments to gather more data while at the same time reducing everything in size.”
The idea of attaching video cameras to animals came to Mr.Marshall in 1986 on a dive off Belize when a shark apporached him.When the animal quickly turned away, he noticed a shark with a sucker fish on its belly.He came up with the idea that putting a camera in place of the sucker fish would allow people to witness the shark’s behavior without disturbing it.
Crittercams have been attached to sharks, sea lions and other marine animals, and, more recently, to land animals.
Birds are a new addition, Mr.Marshall said.Dr.Christian Rutz of Oxford recently reported on tiny cameras called feathercams that monitor the crows in the South Pacific.It has discovered that crows are smarter than anyone knew they not only use twigs(嫩枝)and grass stems as tools to root out food, but they also save their favorite tools to use again.
Tracey L.Rogers, director of the Australian Marine Mammal Research Center in Sydney, said crittercam was a powerful tool in her work with leopard seals(豹斑海豹)in Antarctica.“In studying animals,” Dr.Rogers said at the meeting, “you want to see how our animal models align(与……一致)with reality.With a camera, you actually see what they do.You don’t have to guess.”
【小题1】What’s the text mainly about?

A.The advantages of crittercam.
B.The development of Crittercams in the past 20 years.
C.How crittercam was invented.
D.How crittercam works.
【小题2】What inspired Marshall to invent crittercam?
A.The sight of sucker fish clinging to a shark on a dive.
B.The thought of how to photograph animals better.
C.Noticing a shark eating a sucker fish on a dive.
D.Seeing a shark with a camera on its belly on a dive.
【小题3】According to Dr.Rogers, crittercam ____.
A.can clear up all your doubts about animals
B.is the most powerful tool in studying animals
C.enabled her to observe the crows in the South Pacific closely
D.helped a lot with her research on leopard seals in Antarctica
【小题4】All of the following are improvements of crittercams EXCEPT that ____.
A.the size is becoming smaller
B.more instruments are involved to gather more data
C.they allow researchers to see where and how animals live
D.they are able to be applied to smaller animals such as birds

For photographers lacking training, experience and even the ability to click a shutter button, they produce remarkable pictures.Under the sea, deep in the woods and high in the sky, furry, feathery and leathery-skinned creatures are opening up vistas(远景)by taking cameras where no human can go.

This is the world of animal-borne imagine celebrated last month at a conference sponsored(supported) by the National Geographic Society for the 20th anniversary of its Crittercam, the device that started it all.

Since its debut(首次公开露面)in 1987 on the back of a turtle, the Crittercam and similar devices developed by others have grown smaller and more powerful.

“It’s more than just a camera now,” said Greg Marshall, the marine biologist and now filmmaker who invented the Crittercam.“We are now including more instruments to gather more data while at the same time reducing everything in size.”

The idea of attaching video cameras to animals came to Mr.Marshall in 1986 on a dive off Belize when a shark apporached him.When the animal quickly turned away, he noticed a shark with a sucker fish on its belly.He came up with the idea that putting a camera in place of the sucker fish would allow people to witness the shark’s behavior without disturbing it.

Crittercams have been attached to sharks, sea lions and other marine animals, and, more recently, to land animals.

Birds are a new addition, Mr.Marshall said.Dr.Christian Rutz of Oxford recently reported on tiny cameras called feathercams that monitor the crows in the South Pacific.It has discovered that crows are smarter than anyone knew they not only use twigs(嫩枝)and grass stems as tools to root out food, but they also save their favorite tools to use again.

Tracey L.Rogers, director of the Australian Marine Mammal Research Center in Sydney, said crittercam was a powerful tool in her work with leopard seals(豹斑海豹)in Antarctica.“In studying animals,” Dr.Rogers said at the meeting, “you want to see how our animal models align(与……一致)with reality.With a camera, you actually see what they do.You don’t have to guess.”

1.What’s the text mainly about?

A.The advantages of crittercam.

B.The development of Crittercams in the past 20 years.

C.How crittercam was invented.

D.How crittercam works.

2. What inspired Marshall to invent crittercam?

A.The sight of sucker fish clinging to a shark on a dive.

B.The thought of how to photograph animals better.

C.Noticing a shark eating a sucker fish on a dive.

D.Seeing a shark with a camera on its belly on a dive.

3. According to Dr.Rogers, crittercam ____.

A.can clear up all your doubts about animals

B.is the most powerful tool in studying animals

C.enabled her to observe the crows in the South Pacific closely

D.helped a lot with her research on leopard seals in Antarctica

4. All of the following are improvements of crittercams EXCEPT that ____.

A.the size is becoming smaller

B.more instruments are involved to gather more data

C.they allow researchers to see where and how animals live

D.they are able to be applied to smaller animals such as birds

 

 

 

The HOPE IS A GAME--CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.

Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”,which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.

I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.

Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.

This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children in the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.

59.In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that___________.

A.kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world

B.the balls sent to kids should be of good quality

C.young kids can not overcome the difficulties

D.kids intend to break their toys into pieces

60. How may Bobby feel about Mosie?

A.He was very proud of Mosie’s bravery.

B.He felt sorry for Mosie’s ruined childhood.

C.He thought money could solve Mosie’s problem.

D.He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.

61.Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?

A.It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.

B.The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.

C.Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.

D.It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.

62.The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means___________.

A.starting the first step as a baby does

B.taking an active action from now on

C.making great changes step by step

D.doing some small but good deeds

 

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