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【题目】Alexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in ManchesterConnecticut on January 181996the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthdayAlex was diagnosed with neuroblastomaa type of childhood cancer.

On her first birthdaythe doctors informed Alex’s parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks laterAlex slightly moved her leg at her parents’ request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.

By her second birthdayAlex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架).She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficultiesuntil the shocking discovery within the next year that her tumors (肿瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000the day after her fourth birthdayAlex received a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植)and informed her mother“When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand. ” She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to “help other kidslike they helped me.,,True to her wordshe held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $ 2000 for “her hospital,

People from all over the worldmoved by her storyheld their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004Alex passed away at the age of 8knowing thatwith the help of othersshe had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s family—including brothers PatrickEddieand Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金会).

1It can be learned from the text that Alex .

A. couldn’t walk until she was four

B. was the only daughter of the Scotts

C. held her first lemonade stand in 2001

D. was born with cancer

2Why was Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation founded?

A. To promote her lemonade.

B. To set up a children’s hospital.

C. To attract public attention to her disease.

D. To collect money to help children with cancer.

3What did the public do to support Alex and her cause?

A. They helped her sell lemonade.

B. They provided free stands for her.

C. They donated money to her foundation.

D. They donated stem cells for her operation.

4Which of the following can best describe Alex?

A. Stubborn. B. Determined. C. Innocent. D. Energetic.

【答案】

1B

2D

3C

4B

【解析】试题分析:

试题分析:亚历山德拉·斯科特出生后就患上了神经母细胞瘤,一种婴儿癌症。然而她没有向命运低头,用坚强的生命表明了自身的顽强和爱心。

1B。推理判断题。由“Alex’s family—including brothers PatrickEddieand Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金会).”可知,她有3个兄弟,而她家里只有4个孩子。因此她是家里唯一的女儿。故选B

2D。细节理解题。由文章最后一段可以看出,她8岁去世的时候已经得到了许许多多人的关注和帮助,也得到了一大笔捐助款,所以她在用这些钱来继续帮助那些同样受到这种疾病困扰的人。故选D

3C。细节理解题。由“she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life.”可知,公众可以通过向她的基金会捐款的方式来帮助亚历山德拉和她得的疾病。故选C

4B。推理判断题。文章可以看出亚历山德拉是一个很坚强的、有爱心的孩子。Stubborn顽强的;Determined坚决的; Innocent天真的;Energetic精力充沛的。当她认定自己可以站起来,并且经营了柠檬水摊来帮助其他得病的人,看出来她是做事坚决的人。故选B

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