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【题目】(A)根据短文回答问题。

Rachel Beckwith is a little girl. For her 9th birthday, she didn’t ask for toys, dolls or a new pair of shoes. Instead, she made a selfless(无私的)wish: She wanted her friends and family to donate money to the charity for water, so that people in developing countries could have clean drinking water.

“On June 12th,2011,I’m turning 9,” she wrote on her fundraising(募捐）page. “I found that millions of people don’t live to see their 5th birthday. And why? Because they didn’t have clean or safe water, so I’m celebrating my birthday like never before. I’m asking everyone I know to donate instead of buying gifts for my birthday.”

Rachel’s goal amount was $300,but she only raised $220 from her friends and family. That didn’t bother her much, though—she thought she could raise more the following year. Unluckily, that’s not to be: Rachel was a passenger in one of the 14 cars involved(牵涉)in a highway accident. After spending several days in a hospital, she closed her eyes on Saturday. The news of her death became known, and so did the story of her fundraising wish. Now, Rachel’s fundraising page has received donations from more than four thousand people, over $84,000.All of that money will go towards building wells in developing countries.

【1】When was Rachel born?

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【2】Why didn’t many children in developing countries live to be 5 years old？

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【3】How did Rachel do to make her wish come true?

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【4】What was over $84,000 raised used for?

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【5】What do you think of Rachel Beckwith?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In 2002

【2】Because they didn’t have clean or safe water.

【3】By collecting money from her friends and family./By asking everyone she knows to donate instead of buying gifts for her birthday

【4】It was used for building wells in developing countries.

【5】(I think)Rachel is a kind /warm-hearted/ selfless/great/ girl.

She is kind/warm-hearted/ selfless/great/

【解析】

短文大意：在Rachel Beckwith 9岁的生日上，她想要她的朋友和亲戚们给慈善机构捐款。她希望慈善机构能给一些发展中国家的人们提供一些干净、安全的饮用水。然而后来Rachel Beckwith在车祸中丧生。她的故事传开后，感动了很多人，最后募捐超过84000美元，所有的钱用来给发展中国家修建水井。

【1】题意：雷切尔什么时候出生的?考查细节理解。根据On June 12th,2011,I’m turning 9可知2011——9=2002，故填In 2002。

【2】题意：为什么发展中国家的许多孩子活不到5岁？考查细节理解。根据And why? Because they didn’t have clean or safe water可知填Because they didn’t have clean or safe water.。

【3】题意：雷切尔是怎么实现她的愿望的?考查细节理解。根据She wanted her friends and family to donate money to the charity for water和I’m asking everyone I know to donate instead of buying gifts for my birthday.可知，她向她的朋友和家人募捐，还要求她认识的每个人捐款而不是为她的生日买礼物，故填By collecting money from her friends and family./By asking everyone she knows to donate instead of buying gifts for her birthday。

【4】题意：超过八万四千美元的筹款是用来做什么的?考查细节理解。根据All of that money will go towards building wells in developing countries.可知填It was used for building wells in developing countries.。

【5】题意：你觉得雷切尔·贝克威斯怎么样?考查综合理解。根据开头Instead, she made a selfless wish可知她是一个无私的善良女孩，故填(I think)Rachel is a kind /warm-hearted/ selfless/great/ girl. ; She is kind/warm-hearted/ selfless/great/。

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