Question

    A photo of a boy who arrived at school with a head full of icicles (冰柱) has drawn widespread attention to children from poor rural families.

Wearing only a thin jacket, Wang Fuman, 10, had braved -9℃ weather to travel over an hour from his village home to reach Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan province. “After walking more than 4 kilometers through the freezing snow, he arrived with his hair and eyebrows completely frozen, causing laughter among his 16 classmates,” said Fu heng, the school’s principal, who uploaded Wang’s photos on Monday morning. Fu added that his classrooms do not have heating because of a lack of money.

After hearing Wang’s story, the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation for children from poor families on Tuesday. It has promised to give each needy child 500 yuan (＄75) to help them stay warm in winter. By 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the provincial foundation had collected over 300,000 yuan in public donations according to their websites.

Wang, who has been nicknamed “Snowflake Boy” by netizens (网友), became well-known online. By Wednesday morning, his picture had been “liked” more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo. “Many children in cities don’t have the strong willpower of this boy. I hope all his efforts will be rewarded,” a netizen wrote on SinaWeibo.

The name Fuman translates as “full of happiness”, but Wang does not come from a rich family. He lives in a mud hut (土坯房) with his grandmother and an elder sister, and seldom sees his parents because they are migrant workers in other cities.

“I love school. We can have bread and milk for lunch, and we learn lots of things in class,” Wang said. His village now has electricity and tap water, and my family is getting help to build a new house close to the school, he said. “I think our life will get better.”

1.Why did Wang’s classmates laugh when he came in?

A.Because they thought Wang was poor. B.Because they wanted to laugh at him.

C.Because he appeared with a head full of icicles. D.Because Wang was late for class again.

2.What did the netizens do according to the passage?

A.They took photos of Wang Fuman and uploaded them in time. B.They expressed their support and admiration.

C.They promised to give each needy child 500 yuan. D.They helped Wang return to school.

3.The underlined phrase “a lack of money” can be replaced by “ ________”.

A.being short of money B.losing money

C.plenty of money D.saving money

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文介绍了“冰花男孩”王福满的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“he arrived with his hair and eyebrows completely frozen, causing laughter among his 16 classmates”可知，王福满来学校的时候，头发和眉毛完全冻住了，一头冰柱，他的同学们看到他一头冰柱，所以笑了起来。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“By Wednesday morning, his picture had been “liked” more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo. “Many children in cities don’t have the strong willpower of this boy. I hope all his efforts will be rewarded,” a netizen wrote on SinaWeibo.”可知，王福满的照片在新浪微博上被点赞超过26万次。一位网友在新浪微博上写道“城市里的许多孩子没有这个男孩那样强大的意志力，我希望他所有的努力都能得到回报”，所以此处是“网友们表达他们的支持和敬佩”。故选B。

3.词意猜测题。being short of money缺钱；losing money丢钱；plenty of money许多钱；saving money省钱。根据文中“classrooms do not have heating”可知，此处是“他的教室里没有暖气是因为缺钱”，所以此处划线部分a lack of money可以用being short of money替换。故选A。