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I’m a happy mother of two wonderful kids. My daughter is Blanca Ramirez. She’s 14 years old right now, but at the age of 11, she began to do long-distance running, she knew she could do more than just run, so she decided to run for a charity.
She ran for Operation Smile. It is a non-profit organization that helps children worldwide suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate (唇腭裂) at no charge. At Operation Smile they believe every such child deserves exceptional surgical (外科的) care.
My daughter believes that no child should be without a smile, so to help even more, she took her running even further. She went on a journey on becoming the youngest female in the world to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in the name of Operation Smile. She did so in order to raise money and awareness to this organization. And she completed her journey by age 12 on February 19, 2015.
But she’s not done. She now continues to help inspire others by running. One person she has inspired so much is her little brother Jordan. He is 7 years old and has run to this day, 105×5k’s, 11×10k’s & 4×half marathons. He will be running all 7 continents too along with Blanca, starting in November 2017 in Australia.
What makes me proud is that they both plan to continue to help others in this way, and maybe one day they’ll get an Olympic medal.
1. Why did Blanca run for Operation Smile?
A. Because her mother asked her to do so.
B. Because the organization required her to do so.
C. Because her brother invited her to do it together.
D. Because she could make contributions to the world.
2. What does Operation Smile do for the kids suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate?
A. It educates them for free.
B. It offers them food and clothes.
C. It looks after them at no charge.
D. It operates on them free of charge.
3. Which of the following can best describe Blanca?
A. Warm-hearted and inspirational.
B. Humorous and clever.
C. Outgoing and helpful.
D. Gentle and kind.
4. Why does the author take pride in her two children?
A. Because they exercise regularly to keep fit.
B. Because they try to help others by running.
C. Because they’ve completed four full marathons.
D. Because they’ll continue running to win an Olympic medal.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的一双儿女通过跑步的方式来帮助别人，这让她非常骄傲。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“she knew she could do more than just run, so she decided to run for a charity.”可知，Blanca知道她能做的不仅仅是跑步，所以她决定为慈善机构跑步，由此可知，Blanca为“微笑是行动”跑步是因为她想为世界做出自己的贡献，故D项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It is a non-profit organization that helps children worldwide suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate at no charge.”可知，“微笑是行动”免费给唇腭裂儿童做手术，故D项正确。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。Blanca为慈善机构“微笑是行动”跑步，这说明她很热心，她还通过跑步来激励他人，这说明她是鼓舞人心的，故A项正确。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“What makes me proud is that they both plan to continue to help others in this way”可知，作者的两个孩子让她引以为傲的原因是他们通过跑步的方式来帮助别人，故B项正确。
【点睛】涉及到人物性格特点的推理判断题难度较大，抓住文章讲述的人物的具体事迹是关键，例如本篇第3题，根据前两段内容可知，Blanca为慈善机构“微笑是行动”跑步，这说明她很热心，根据第三段中的“She now continues to help inspire others by running.”可知，她还通过跑步来激励他人，这说明她是鼓舞人心的，由此可知，Blanca是热心且鼓舞人心的。
