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    Da Costa was a child of the streets of Fortaleza,Brazil,whose future seemed hopeless. Then she saw a ballet performance by students from a dance school called EDISCA. a irawpe (劇團) that included other poor guys from her street. It was about the lives of Fortaleza's poorest kids who begged at traffic lights and lived on the street. “That really affected me ,” says Da Costa. “The reality in the ballet was just like mine. I hadn’t begged,but the lives I saw were very close to the life I was living."

    Da Costa went to EDISCA. and the school changed her life,as it did the lives of 800 other girls aged 6 to 19 and a few boys from Fortaleza. The school was founded in 1992 by Dora Andrade,42, ? dancer who cut short her career in the ?.S. to come home and teach girls to dance their way out of the.slwms (貧民窟) .Most of the children who enter EDISCA can't read or write. Many have health problems and are close to running away from violent homes or becoming bad children. Andrade and a staff of 36 teach them about health care,art,music,etc. But one course is a must. “Dance is the most important part of the school” says Andrade. Through dance,a seven-year-old leams about vision and order as well as creativity."

    Schools modeled on EDISCA are now open in five other Brazilian cities. Andrade’s students put on shows as far as Italy. They attract funding sources like the Washington-based Ashoka organization,a nonprofit (非營利的) group that supports 1 ,100 “social entrepreneurs” in 41 countries. Last year a $55,000 loan (貸款) from the Brazilian government let EDISCA move into a new building.

“EDISCA doesn’t form dancers; it forms people,” says Da Costa,who is now 19 and heading for college. She plans to open a dance school to pass on everything she leaned from Dora.

5. What made Da Costa decide to go to EDISCA?

   A. A dance performance.

   B. Her concerns about the future,

   C. Her parents,encouragement.

   D. The words of poor guys from her street.

6. Why did Dora Andrade give up her career and come home?

   A. She decided to dance for her own people.

   B. She wanted to help children in poverty,

   C. She was asked to set up a school.

   D. She got tired of her career.

7. What is special about EDI sc A?

   A. It puts health care first.

   B. It is set up for disabled kids,

   C. It teaches students how to live. 

    D. Itwasfoundedbyanonprofitgroup.

8. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that.

   A. EDISCA has many branch schools now

   B. Da Costa started a dance school of her own

   C. EDISCA was given a building by the government

   D. Andrade's students have the chance to perform abroad

Answer 1

B篇本文介紹了巴西一所旨在幫助貧困地區(qū)的孩子們改變命運的舞蹈學校。

5.A. 細節(jié)理解題。第一段主要記敘了 Da Costa 看了 EDISCA的一個芭蕾舞表演后，發(fā)現(xiàn)其中的表演者是和她很相似的窮孩子們，表演的內(nèi) 容也和她的生活經(jīng)歷很相似，這個舞蹈深深地影響了她，所以她決定加入EDISCA.

6.B. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的whocut short her career in the u.s. to come home and teach girls to dance their way out of the slums 可知，Dora回到家鄉(xiāng)是為了幫助家鄉(xiāng)的孩子們脫 離貧困。

7.C. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的Andrade and a staff of 36 teach them about health care art music,etc.以及最后一段中的 EDISCA doesn’t form dancers; it forms people 可知，該舞蹈學校不僅教孩子們跳舞和文化，更重要的是教孩子 們怎樣生活。

8.D.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的 Andrade’s students put on shows as far as Italy可知，他們有機會去國外表演。