语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2014dango高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（11）及答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
网上1对1辅导【2014高考英语综合能力测试题（2）】A
When we consider the large number of peoplecbt who need help, being part of the solution can em overwhelming. There are hundreds of thousands of kids trapped in quitting schools in the U.S. alone. There are many millions of starving children around the world. How can a single person who isn't a billionaire have an impact? Where do you start? Start with one small act.
When Hilde Back was a schoolteacher in Sweden, she decided to sponsor (赞助) one child's education in Kenya. Hilde's sponsorship of Chris cost about $15 per month. Most poor children in Kenya cannot afford to pay condary school tuition. Unfortunately, without an education, an extremely difficult and poor life is practically guaranteed. Thanks to Hilde's generosity, Chris avoided that fate.
Chris graduated from high school, went to University of Nairobi and then attended Harvard Law School. He became a U.N. Human Rights Advocate, and he started a charity. He got the name of his anonymous (匿名的) sponsor through the Swedish embassy and named his nonprofit organization the Hilde Back Education Fund (HBEF) after the sponsor he never met.
HBEF pays tuition for poor students in Kenya. Since the charity's start, 350 children have been supported. Three hundred and fifty lives have been changed directly so far. That doesn't even include the impact on their families. And whodiagram knows how many of the students will be inspired, 我的母亲胡适pptas Chris was, to give back.
When talking about why he started HBEF to educate poor children, he said, "I think I want to e a world in which children have equal opportunity and are not robbed of their future by poverty, like so many of my friends in the village were."
thomasjeffersonIt's interesting that the only reason why Hilde Back was even alive to support Chris was becau of a stranger's kindness. This is a reminder that we can all make a difference, a
nd you never know what a big impact a small act of kindness can have.
26. What's the function of the first paragraph?
A. To tell a story.
B. To give an example.
C. To introduce the topic.
belo D. To list some questions.
27. Which of the following best describes Hilde Back?
A. She ud to be a poor student in Kenya.
B. She did a small act to make a big difference.
C. She offered something great to a poor student.
D. She did a small act to get a fund named after her.
28. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Chris named his fund after meeting Hilde Back.
B. Chris would have a fate of poverty without an education.
C. Chris' fund is aimed to help poor children in his village.
D. Chris knew the name of his 'sponsor before graduation.
29. How is the passage organized?
A. Topic- Examples - Conclusion
B. Topic - Argument - Explanation
C. Introduction - Comparison - Discussion
D. Introduction- Description- Explanation
30. What might be the best title of this passage?
A. Help the poor
B. Learn from Hilde Back
C. To be a generous sponsor
D. Start with one small act
【参考答案】26-30 CBBAD
Hilde Back曾受过陌生人的帮助，也曾帮助过陌生人Chris, Chris后来成功了并成立了一个教育基金（HBEF）来帮助更多需要帮助的人。有时候，一个小小的善举可以产生巨大的影响。
26. C。作者意图题。第一段前面的铺垫是为了引出这段的最后一句Start with one small act，这句话也是整篇文章的主题。
27. B。推理判断题。第二段介绍了Hilde Back资助Chris的故事，而Chris成立基金会可以帮助更多的人。所以，Hilde Back的善举产生了很大的影响。
28. B。推理判断题。根据第二段中Unfortunately, without an education, an extremely difficult and poor life is practically guaranteed. Thanks to Hilde’s generosity, Chris avoided that fate.可知答案。
29. A。文章结构题。文章第一段引出话题，后面用Hilde Back和Chris的故事来做例子，最后一段再归纳主题，故选A。
30. D。主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句Start with one small act.以及最后一段中...and you never know what a big impact a small act of kindness can have.可知答案。
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