Question

    “Kids can make a difference.” Craig Kielburger said. When Craig was 12, he_____ a group that has helped kids all over the world.

How did Craig get started? In the seventh grade he learned something that made him _______. A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all.

Craig ______that with his own life. Laws in his country said that kids must go to school. _______ was free for all kids. But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.

Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same______ as he and his friends. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.

Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should _____ money to build schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poor areas live ______.

Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is ______going strong. The money they have raised has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in poor communities.

Craig has had a lot of success. ______, he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.

“We were _______ by other kids, who said you couldn’t change things,” he says. Still, Craig didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. “Go to freethechildren.com. Bring it to your teachers,” he says. “As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.”

1.A.expected B.started C.invented D.owned

2.A.angry B.hopeful C.helpless D.excited

3.A.matched B.balanced C.compared D.marked

4.A.Education B.School C.Work D.Reading

5.A.programme B.resource C.advantage D.quality

6.A.save B.store C.win D.raise

7.A.better B.worse C.closer D.surer

8.A.still B.almost C.recently D.simply

9.A.Indeed B.However C.Finally D.Instead

10.A.encouraged B.satisfied with C.laughed at D.praised

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

这篇文章主要介绍了克雷格·基尔伯格想帮助那些不能上学的贫困孩子，和他的朋友们决定帮助他们筹集资金来修建学校。现在他的慈善机构在45个国家有着超过一百万的会员。

1.句意：当克雷格12岁的时候，他发起了一个团队帮助全世界的儿童。

expected期待；started开始；invented发明；owned拥有。根据“As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.”可知，他创办了一个团队，故选B。

2.句意：在7年级的时候，他了解到一些让他生气的事情。

angry生气的；hopeful有希望的；helpless无助的；excited激动的。根据下文“He had no freedom (自由) at all.”可知，一个6岁的小男孩没有自由这是很让人生气的，故选A。

3.句意：克雷格跟自己的生活进行了比较。

matched匹配；balanced平衡；compared比较；marked标记。根据“Laws in his country said that kids must go to school.”可知，他将小男孩的生活和自己的生活进行了比较，故选C。

4.句意：上学对于所有的孩子来说是免费的。

Education教育；School上学；Work工作；Reading阅读。根据“But in some countries school was not free.”可知，在他国家，教育是免费的，故选A。

5.句意：克雷格想要帮助那些没有和他和他朋友一样优势的人。

programme项目；resource资源；advantage优势；quality质量。根据“as he and his friends”可知，是没有像他和他朋友那样有优势的人，故选C。

6.句意：克雷格和他的朋友决定“解放儿童”应该筹钱去建造学校。

save节省；store存储；win赢得；raise筹集。根据“money to build schools”可知，是筹钱建造学校，筹钱raise money，故选D。

7.句意：克雷格希望学习可以帮助贫困地区的孩子们生活的更好。

better更好；worse更差；closer更接近；surer更确信。我们知道知识改变命运，即学习让他们生活的更好，故选A。

8.句意：它仍然在不断壮大。

still仍旧；almost几乎；recently最近；simply简单地。根据“Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries.”慈善机构在45个国家超过一百万名会员，后面是仍然在壮大，故选A。

9.句意：克雷格已经取得了很大的成功，然而他仍然记得在7年级不愉快的开始。

Indeed事实上；However然而；Finally最终；Instead。根据“his unpleasant start”可知，虽然取得很大的成功，但是仍记得那个不愉快的开始，表示转折，故选B。

10.句意：我们当初被其他的孩子嘲笑，他们说我们不会改变任何事。

encouraged鼓励；satisfied with满意；laughed at嘲笑；praised表扬。根据“who said you couldn’t change things”可知，那些孩子是在嘲笑他们，故选C。