Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school，family and friends.But some choose bigger goals.

At age 15，Winter Vinecki has already had more successes than most people have in their lifetime.“I recently completed a marathon on all seven continents and became the youngest person in the world to do so.And I was really doing this for my dad.”

Doctors discovered that Winter's father had a rare and deadly form of prostate(前列腺)cancer when she was nine years old.Then he died 10 months later.“When he was first diagnosed(诊断)with prostate cancer I immediately knew I had to do something to help him.That's when I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and awareness.”

Through Team Winter and social media，Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500，000 dollars.She has taken prostate cancer education worldwide through foot races called marathons，on seven continents.In the United States she travels continually to talk about prostate cancer and urge others to act.

Winter Vinecki attended a conference recently in Los Angeles，California and spoke at the conference as one of several teenagers who spoke about young people who were living extraordinary lives.

“So prostate cancer is much more common but men don't want to talk about it.So that is why a ten-year-old girl had to go out there and start talking about it for them.”

Another speaker was Jack Andraka who invented a sensor which is not as expensive as traditional equipment that can't be afforded by most common people.It can identify cancers of the pancreas(胰腺)and lungs.He was 15 at the time.

Jack is now 17 and seeking patents(专利)for his latest inventions.He has developed low-cost water quality equipment which can help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemicals from water.

“I hope to see them used in the developing nations such as Bangladesh and parts of China and India，especially as well as in parts of Africa，where these heavy metal and pesticides(农药) and other kinds of waste are a major problem.”

1.We can learn that Winter Vinecki's father died ______．

A．about 5 years ago

B．not long ago this year

C．only 10 months ago

D．when she was about 15

2.Winter Vinecki took part in marathons mainly to ________．

A．try to realize her father's last wish

B．receive education about prostate cancer

C．spread knowledge of prostate cancer

D．raise money for patients with cancer

3.From what Winter Vinecki said at the conference，it can be inferred that ________．

A．it's more proper for children to talk about prostate cancer

B．she had to do what others didn't want to do after her father died

C．most people don't know prostate cancer because it is a rare disease

D．several teenagers there supported her by speaking about prostate cancer

4.What do you know about Jack Andraka's new invention?

A．It was invented when he was 15.

B．It is widely used in developing countries.

C．It is designed to make polluted water cleaner.

D．It is under improvement because it costs too much.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“At age 15，Winter Vinecki has already had more successes than most people have in their lifetime.”和第三段“...Winter's father had a rare and deadly form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old.Then he died 10 months later.”可知，温特现在15岁，她的爸爸在她9岁时被诊断为前列腺癌，10个月后就去世了，由此可知她爸爸是在大约5年前去世的。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段“That's when I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and awareness.”和第四段“She has taken prostate cancer education worldwide through foot races called marathons，on seven continents.”可知，温特组建了Team Winter，然后通过马拉松把前列腺癌的知识带到了全世界，由此可推知，她参加马拉松的目的是要传播前列腺癌的知识。

3.推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知，温特说她在10岁时不得不走出去向人们宣传前列腺癌的知识是因为当时没人想要谈论这种病，由此可推知，当时她不得不做别人不想做的事。

4.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“...which can help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemicals from water.” 可知，杰克的新发明可以去除水中的重金属和有毒化学物质，即让水更干净。