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【題目】 In 2012, Mary Davis, who works at an enrichment center .for young children, and her husband, Ari Kadin, who is in property management, were expecting their first child when Davis miscarried （流產(chǎn)）. They were desperately heartbroken. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak break them.

"In 2013, our child would have been one year old,” says Davis, 38, "and we kept seeing these kids at the shelter, and I said to my husband, 'We couldn't throw a birthday party for our child, so let's do it for these kids. '"

They took over a room in the Union Rescue Mission and filled it with streamers （飄帶）， gifts, a cake — all the makings of a great party. Since then, the couple has thrown a party every month. They routinely attract 250 kids and their parents. An hour before each party, volunteers arrive to set up the decorations and activities: face painting, balloon artists, a DJ, cake, and pizza. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays that month, but Davis makes sure there are more than enough to go around.

"I remember a mom came with her two kids," Davis says, “and her child had a birthday. We had an extra gift for her—pink headphones. The little girl was so excited that she was jumping up and down. And her mom …she's crying, 'Yesterday was her birthday. I had nothing to give her. I really didn't expect a birthday party for my child.'"

Doing her best to normalize（使正�；�）these kids' lives is both heartwarming and bittersweet. Davis says, "If you look down, you see so many homeless people on the street, which reminds you that these kids don't get to leave this area after the party. "It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.

【1】Why did the couple volunteer in a Skid Row homeless shelter in 2013?

A.Because they love children.

B.Because they are warm-hearted.

C.Because they enjoy the procedure of helping others.

D.Because they didn't want to be stuck in the pain of loss.

【2】What do we learn from the passage?

A.Davis' child is 8 years old now.

B.The kids' parents are volunteers in the shelter.

C.Davis always prepares to get more presents for the kids.

D.The mother was very grateful to the couple for what they did for her kid.

【3】How long have the couple volunteered to hold parties for the kids according to the passage?

A.Less than 6 years.

B.Less than 7 years.

C.Nearly 7 and a half years.

D.Nearly 8 years.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.The kids won't leave the shelter after the party.

B.Davis doesn't want the kids to be homeless again.

C.Davis always sees many homeless people on the street.

D.Davis cries after each party because she suffers a lot in the volunteer activities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一對夫婦失去孩子后，把失去孩子的痛苦轉(zhuǎn)化為力量，去幫助別的無家可歸的孩子的故事。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段They were desperately heartbroken. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak break them. 可知2013年，這對夫婦去貧民窟的無家可歸者收容所做志愿者是因為這對夫婦不想一直沉浸在這種失去孩子的痛苦之中。故選D。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段And her mom …she's crying, 'Yesterday was her birthday. I had nothing to give her. I really didn't expect a birthday party for my child.'（她媽媽……她在哭，“昨天是她的生日。我沒有東西可以給她。我真的沒想到會為我的孩子舉辦生日派對。”）可知這位媽媽因為沒有為孩子準備生日禮物而遺憾，而Davis為孩子舉行生日聚會，并送了生日禮物，她應該非常感激Davis為她彌補了遺憾而哭泣。由此推斷出，這位母親非常感激這對夫婦為她孩子所做的一切。故選D。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Since then, the couple has thrown a party every month.（從那以后，這對夫婦每月都舉辦一次聚會。）和最后一段最后一句It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.（也許這就是為什么在舉辦了88場派對之后，她每次都要哭的原因。）可知這對夫婦為孩子們舉辦聚會已經(jīng)88個月，也就是七年四個月，將近七年半。故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Doing her best to normalize（使正�；�）these kids' lives is both heartwarming and bittersweet. Davis says, "If you look down, you see so many homeless people on the street, which reminds you that these kids don't get to leave this area after the party.（盡自己最大的努力讓這些孩子的生活正�；�，這既讓人感到溫暖，也讓人感到苦樂參半。Davis說:“如果你往下看，你會看到很多無家可歸的人在街上，這提醒你，這些孩子在派對后不能離開這個地區(qū)�！保┯纱送浦�，Davis不想讓孩子們再次無家可歸。故選B。