Question

If you logged on to weibo over the weekend, you would notice the videos of US famous people getting wet through the ice water.

It seems everyone is getting in the fun, from popular singers like Taylor Swift to the richest businessmen including Bill Gates.

Is it some kind of new, cool way to fight against the summer heat? Of course not.

It’s a game of donation called the Ice Bucket Challenge, and it aims to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The challenging game is easy. The person who takes the challenge should pour a bucket of ice water over their head within 24 hours, or donate money toward fighting ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge, they’re more than welcome to donate money anyhow.

Once a person completes the challenge, they’re supposed to issue the same challenge to several other people, usually three, which is why the challenge has been growing and growing.

Since the beginning of June, the game has spread across the US. According to Facebook, it has raised more than $2.3 million (14 million yuan) to support research for the illness.

The ice bucket challenge started with Pete Frates, a former captain of the Boston College baseball team. Frates, 29, who was diagnosed(診斷) with ALS in 2012, can no longer speak and uses a wheelchair. After Frates posted his own ice bucket challenges video on July 31, the game took off and has now become one of the hottest games in the world.

 

1.What is ALS?

A game

B. An organization

C. An illness

2.Why do the people play the game?

A.They want to fight against the summer heat.

B.They play it just for fun.

C.They want to raise money for ALS.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The game started from Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world.

B.People have donated more than $14 million to ALS.

C.After completing the challenge, many people donate money as well.

4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A.傳遞 B. 組織 C. 培養(yǎng)

5.Which of the following about Pete Frates is NOT true?

A.He is now a captain of the Boston College baseball team.

B.He was 27 years old in 2012.

C.He must use a wheelchair.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：如果你在周末登錄到新浪微博，你會(huì)注意到美國著名的人士用冰水澆自己的視頻�？雌饋砗芏嗳硕荚谶@樣玩，從流行歌手到富有的商人，例如：從泰勒斯威夫特到比爾蓋茨等。它的目標(biāo)是為肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥捐錢。

1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 縮寫，意為：肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥。明確說明它是一種疾病。明確為第三項(xiàng)。故選C

2. it aims to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).句意：它的目標(biāo)是為肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥捐錢。故選C

3. Even if a person completes the challenge, they’re more than welcome to donate money anyhow.句意：即使一個(gè)人完成的挑戰(zhàn)，總之，他們因此會(huì)得更多的捐款。聯(lián)系選項(xiàng)第三項(xiàng)正確。故選C

4. a person completes the challenge, they’re supposed to issue the same challenge to several other people, usually three, which is why the challenge has been growing and growing.句意：一個(gè)人完成了挑戰(zhàn)，他們期待去傳遞同樣的挑戰(zhàn)給其他人，這就是為什么這個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)越來越壯大。聯(lián)系上下文，本詞為傳遞之意。故選A

5.皮特弗拉特斯的描述不正確的一項(xiàng)？聯(lián)系原文：Frates, 29, who was diagnosed(診斷) with ALS in 2012, can no longer speak and uses a wheelchair. 句意： 弗拉特斯，29，在2012年，誰被診斷為ALS，現(xiàn)在不能說話，只能坐在輪椅上。聯(lián)系選項(xiàng)，他現(xiàn)在不再是一名隊(duì)員了，因此明確不正確的描述是第一項(xiàng)。故選A

考點(diǎn)：新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。