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【題目】Alexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester，Connecticut on January 18， 1996，the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday，Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma，a type of childhood cancer.

On her first birthday， the doctors informed Alex’s parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later，Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents’ request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.

By her second birthday，Alex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架）.She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficulties， until the shocking discovery within the next year that her tumors (腫瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000，the day after her fourth birthday，Alex received a stem cell transplant (干細(xì)胞移植）and informed her mother，“When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand. ” She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to “help other kids，like they helped me.，，True to her word， she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $ 2，000 for “her hospital,

People from all over the world，moved by her story，held their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004，Alex passed away at the age of 8，knowing that，with the help of others，she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s family—including brothers Patrick，Eddie，and Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金會(huì)）.

【1】It can be learned from the text that Alex .

A. couldn’t walk until she was four

B. was the only daughter of the Scotts

C. held her first lemonade stand in 2001

D. was born with cancer

【2】Why was Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation founded?

A. To promote her lemonade.

B. To set up a children’s hospital.

C. To attract public attention to her disease.

D. To collect money to help children with cancer.

【3】What did the public do to support Alex and her cause?

A. They helped her sell lemonade.

B. They provided free stands for her.

C. They donated money to her foundation.

D. They donated stem cells for her operation.

【4】Which of the following can best describe Alex?

A. Stubborn. B. Determined. C. Innocent. D. Energetic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題分析:

試題分析:亞歷山德拉·斯科特出生后就患上了神經(jīng)母細(xì)胞瘤，一種嬰兒癌癥。然而她沒(méi)有向命運(yùn)低頭，用堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的生命表明了自身的頑強(qiáng)和愛(ài)心。

【1】B。推理判斷題。由“Alex’s family—including brothers Patrick，Eddie，and Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金會(huì)）.”可知，她有3個(gè)兄弟，而她家里只有4個(gè)孩子。因此她是家里唯一的女兒。故選B。

【2】D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段可以看出，她8歲去世的時(shí)候已經(jīng)得到了許許多多人的關(guān)注和幫助，也得到了一大筆捐助款，所以她在用這些錢來(lái)繼續(xù)幫助那些同樣受到這種疾病困擾的人。故選D。

【3】C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life.”可知，公眾可以通過(guò)向她的基金會(huì)捐款的方式來(lái)幫助亞歷山德拉和她得的疾病。故選C。

【4】B。推理判斷題。文章可以看出亞歷山德拉是一個(gè)很堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的、有愛(ài)心的孩子。Stubborn頑強(qiáng)的；Determined堅(jiān)決的； Innocent天真的；Energetic精力充沛的。當(dāng)她認(rèn)定自己可以站起來(lái)，并且經(jīng)營(yíng)了檸檬水?dāng)倎?lái)幫助其他得病的人，看出來(lái)她是做事堅(jiān)決的人。故選B。