B
When I was five or six years old,I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world.I would say to myself,“When I grow up,when I can get rich,I will save kids all over the world.”
At 17,I started my career here in America,and by the age of 18,I started my first charity organisation.I went on to team up with other organisations in the following years,and met,helped,and even lost some of the most beautiful souls.The six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia (白血病),whose story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors.To 2012 when grandmother lost her battle with cancer,which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation( CLF).We’re all human.And we all just want a chance:a chance at life,a chance in education,a chance at a future,really.And at CLF,our mission is to impact as many lives as possible,but it starts with just one.
People make it seem too hard to do charity work.The truth is,you don’t have to be rich to help others.You don’t need to be famous.You don’t even have to be college-educated.But it starts with your neighbor,the person right next to you,the person sitting next to you in class,the kid down the block in your neighborhood.You just do whatever you can to help in any way that you can.And today,I want to challenge each of you to make a commitment to help one person,one organisation,one situation that touches your heart.My grandmother always used to say,“If you’ve got a dollar,there’s plenty to share.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。慈善无关贫富,无关名誉,无关教育背景;从帮助身边的人做起,成就自己的事业。
24.What did the author want to do at a young age?
A.Watch TV.
B.Grow up quickly.
C.Become wealthy.
D.Help other children.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二句“Iwouldsaytomyself,‘WhenIgrowup,whenIcangetrich,Iwillsavekidsallovertheworld.’”并结合第一段内容可知,小时候在电视中看到受苦的孩子,作者想要在长大后帮助他们,故选D项。
25.What directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF?
A.A six-year-old kid’s request.
B.Her grandmother’s death of cancer.
C.Many volunteers’ inspiration.
D.Other organisations’ encouragement.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第二段第四句中“...grandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).”可知,在2012年,祖母因病去世,这促使作者成立了克拉拉·莱昂内尔基金会(CLF)。
26.What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.A chance. B.A task.
C.A life. D.An organisation.
答案C
解析代词指代题。根据第二段的最后一句“AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.”可知,在克拉拉·莱昂内尔基金会中作者的任务是尽可能影响更多的生命,但这个任务从影响一个人的生命开始。根据该句中的“asmanylivesaspossible”,结合“but...justone”可知,画线词one指代“alife”。
27.What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A.Do little things to help those around them.
B.Work hard to get a college education.
C.Challenge their friends to offer help.
D.Do charity work whatever you are.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的第五句“Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood”可知,作者建议慈善从帮助身边的人做起。
