The HOPE IS A GAME--CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.
Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”，which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.
I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.
Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.
This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.
小題1:In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that        .
A．kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world
B．the balls sent to kids should be of good quality
C．young kids can not overcome the difficulties
D．kids intend to break their toys into pieces
小題2:The purpose of The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT is to        .
A．send ball gifts to kids in poor countries
B．collect money to help kids in need
C．comfort kids in war-torn areas
D．offer kids help to change their lives
小題3:How may Bobby feel about Mosie?
A．He was very proud of Mosie’s bravery.
B．He felt sorry for Mosie’s ruined childhood.
C．He thought money could solve Mosie’s problem.
D．He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.
小題4:Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?
A．It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.
B．The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.
C．Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.
D．It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.
小題5:The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means        .
A．starting the first step as a baby does
B．taking an active action from now on
C．making great changes step by step
D．doing some small but good deeds

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
是一篇故事性的記敘文，講述了一項(xiàng)給戰(zhàn)爭中的孩子提供希望和幫助的工程計(jì)劃。
小題1:考查推理判斷能力。從第一句中可以看出孩子們處于一個(gè)與家人分離并無法生存
的境地，故選A.而B、C、D三個(gè)答案與文章提到的事實(shí)相反。
小題2:考查對作者意圖的理解能力。通過最后一句關(guān)鍵信息“change the lives of children
the world over -- one book, one ball at a time.”可以得出答案。
小題3:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解能力。從第二段中可以看出Mosie無家可歸的悲慘童年。
小題4:考查推理判斷能力。書名中的關(guān)鍵詞The Power of the Invisible Sun和A light no
matterhow small. 是答案的信息點(diǎn)來源。
小題5:考查猜詞能力。盡管每一選項(xiàng)都接近意思，但從后句“which added together, can
create transformational change”. 暗示，每個(gè)人都做一件小小好事，聚集在一起
將改變孩子的生活。
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