For some kids, old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing. For others, they are cherished keepsakes (紀念品). But for thousands of children living in orphanages (孤兒院) worldwide, these records of the past simply don't exist. Either the kids' parents weren't around to snap photos, or the pictures have been lost. Whatever the reason is, the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.
Over the last two years, the Memory Project has provided hand-painted portraits to more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries. Ben Schumaker, 24, got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America. But he's not creating the portraits(肖像) alone. Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint them using photos sent from the orphanages.
Schumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do. “There are two purposes of the Memory Project,” he said. “One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad. The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting.” Staring into the eyes of another person, Schumaker believes, it creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the world's poor children. “It's about planting a seed,” he said.
Schumaker is also working on Books of Hope, a project in which students of all ages put together homemade books for children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S. “It's important to me to have it be a two-way exchange,” Schmnaker says.
小題1:
Old photos and baby pictures are clearly unavailable to             .
A．the kids in rich familiesB．the kids in common families
C．the kids in expanded familiesD．the kids without parents
小題2:
How can the orphans in Guatemala get a continuing record of their youth?
A．By hand-painted portraits that Ben Schumaker painted.
B．By the photos the orphanage taken for them.
C．By the photos taken by the U.S. students in high schools.
D．By the Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker.
小題3:
What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A．The special gifts that the world's poor children received.
B．The benefits that the Memory Project brings.
C．The need of the US schools.
D．How to help the orphans.
小題4:
According to the passage, Schumaker helps the kids in poor countries.
A．twoB．three C．fourD．five

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The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________．
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