阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。
A
When 11-year-old Megan Maloney lost three family members to cancer in the span of 12 months, she promised herself she would find a way to support those battling the devastating disease. Megan asked her father, Brad, if the travel business he was developing could help. They shared an “A-HA!” moment that sparked the beginning of Charity Pro Travel, a revolutionary online travel site and fundraising platform that is changing the way people book their holidays.
Each time you book a hotel airfare, rental car, or vacation package, Charity Pro Travel donates up to 50% of its commission (费用) to your favorite charity. “It's as easy. Choose your favorite charity, book your lowest-priced travel, you take the vacation, we make the donation,” Megan said. Megan's original passion was to help people through philanthropy (慈善), and through the success of Charity Pro Travel, she has been able to watch it grow. She has worked with well-known charities. In addition, she founded her own charity that helps give back in several unique ways. Megan's Wish is a program with the purpose of providing an educational scholarship or granting the wishes of children with terminal or life-threatening conditions. Megan recently added more to the program to help children who lost their parent or guardian.
Megan Maloney is only a few steps into the wonderful and exciting adventure that lies in front of her. Not everyone gets to live their true passion, but through Charity Pro Travel and her other charities, Megan is fulfilling the promise she made to herself each and every day, Megan has truly taken a tragedy and turned it into goodwill for all.
21. What does the underlined word “devastating” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Rare.
B. Deadly.
C. Curable.
D. Common.
22. What can we learn from the text?
A. Megan's passion in charity was motivated by her great loss of family members.
B. Charity Pro Travel is almost the same as other online travel sites.
C. You must donate to the fixed charity when booking your travel on Charity Pro Travel.
D. Megan's Wish is a charity program that only offers educational scholarships.
23. Which of the following best describes Megan Maloney?
A. Honest and determined.
B. Considerate and talented.
C. Warm-hearted and devoted.
D. Diligent and modest.
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了Megan Maloney在经历了失去二个家人的悲痛之后，立志于去帮助那些遭受病痛折磨的人。后来她与父亲一起建立了Charity Pro Travel网站，也成立了自己的慈善机构，去帮助更多的人。
【21题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“When 11-year-old Megan Maloney lost three family members to cancer in the span of 12 months, she promised herself she would find a way to support those battling the devastating disease. (当11岁的Megan Maloney在12个月的时间里失去了三位家人时，她向自己保证，她会找到一种方法来支持那些与devastating疾病作斗争的人)”及常识可知，devastating疾病指的是“类似于癌症这样的致命性的疾病”。由此推知，devastating应意为“致命的”，与B项意思相近。故选B。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“When 11-year-old Megan Maloney lost three family members to cancer in the span of 12 months, she promised herself she would find a way to support those battling the devastating disease.(当11岁的梅根·马洛尼Megan Maloney在12个月的时间里失去了三位家人时，她向自己承诺，她会找到一种方法来支持那些与毁灭性疾病作斗争的人)”可知，Megan Maloney有三个亲戚死于癌症，因此她决心去帮助那些受这种病痛折磨的人。由此推知，Megan Maloney对于慈善事业的热情是由其失去家人的遭遇所激发的。故选A。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Megan's original passion was to help people through philanthropy, and through the success of Charity Pro Travel, …Megan recently added more to the program to help children who lost their parent or guardian.(Megan最初的热情是通过慈善事业帮助人们，通过Charity Pro Travel的成功，她见证了它的发展。她曾与著名的慈善机构合作。此外，她还成立了自己的慈善机构，以几种独特的方式帮助回馈社会。Megan的愿望是一个项目，目的是提供教育奖学金或满足患有晚期或危及生命的儿童的愿望。Megan最近加入了更多的项目，帮助那些失去父母或监护人的孩子)”可知，Megan Maloney一直致力于慈善事业，为他人提供帮助。由此推知，她是一个热心和有奉献精神的人。故选C。
