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In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans (孤儿) there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in1949. This is how the SOS stand for “Save Our Souls.” This means, “Please help us!” An SOS Children’ village gives help to orphans. Hermann Gmeiner’s idea for helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children's Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages.
Today the children from the first village have grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages. In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks meals for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them.
Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school; they go out with their friends. But the village gives them a home—sometimes for the first time in their lives.
1. The SOS Children’s Villages are built for________ first.
A. the children who are poor B. the orphans in Europe
C. the kind women D. people who died in the war.
2. We can conclude from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from ________ .
A. governments B. special organization
C. people in different countries D. the orphans themselves
3. Which of the following is NOT the work a woman in an SOS Village does for each group of children?
A. She lives with the children and looks after them.
B. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.
C. She cooks meals for children.
D. She teaches the children how to use the computer.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述二战后为救助战争遗留下来的孤儿，Hermann Gmeiner建立了SOS孤儿村。在孤儿村里，孩子们有了家，能够像正常的孩子们一样享受家庭的温暖，得到学习、玩耍等快乐生活的机会。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children.(在欧洲，许多人在第二次世界大战中丧生。结果，战争结束时那里有许多孤儿。一个叫Hermann Gmeiner的人想帮助这些孩子。)及With this money he built the first SOS Children’s Village(他用这笔钱建造了第一个SOS儿童村。)可知二战后，在欧洲有大量的孤儿，Hermann Gmeiner为了救助这些孤儿，筹集了一些钱建了SOS儿童村。因此SOS儿童村起初是为欧洲的孤儿们而建立的。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句People in many countries give money to help the villages(许多国家的人捐钱帮助村庄。)可知，这些钱来自世界上很多国家人们的捐赠，故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks meals for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them(一个女人和每一组孩子住在一起并照顾他们。她给孩子们很多爱和善意。她为他们做饭，为他们营造舒适、快乐的家。)可知A、B、C项描述符合文章内容，D项（她教孩子们如何使用电脑）不是SOS村的妇女为每一组儿童所做的工作。故选D项。
