1.In the last 30years,the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted nearly 300,000 wishes worldwide to children battling life-threatening illnesses,throwing light on worlds darkened by diseases and bringing hope to children and their families.
With a foreword(序) by Make-A-Wish cofounder Frank Shankwitz,Once Upon A wish shares the wishes and stories of eight children.These families generously invite us into their worlds,allowing us to become part of their darkest moments,their unimaginable realities,their greatest hopes,deepest fears,and unbelievable successes.
Experience the story of Katelyn,a little girl,becoming a medical marvel(奇跡)after lighting all the odds stacked against her and making it her life-long goal to raise 3million for St.Jude Hospital; read about a wheelchair-bound boy,Garrett,giving the gift of mobility to disabled Cambodian men and women; cheer for a little boy,Dakota,who collects millions of pennies each year to help others fight the disease he
once fought.Become inspired and forever-changed by the generosity,hope,courage,and optimism of these children and their families and experience the power of two words-I wish.
Once Upon A Wish is a celebration of hope,revealing how wishes-come-true can become motivators and cherished gifts that will last a lifetime.
Price:9.99
Where to download:Available on the iPhone,iPad,iPod touch,and Mac.
Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Published:Mar 05,2013
Publisher:BenBella Books,Inc.
Seller:The Perseus Books Group,LLC
Print Length:352Pages
Language:English
33.We can learn that the Make-A-Wish FoundationD.
A.was set up in the early 1990s
B.was set up to help poor people all over the world
C.mainly offers free treatment to severely sick children
D.a(chǎn)ims at helping severely sick children fulfill their wishes
34.What is Once Upon A Wish mainly about?A
A.Wishes and stories of eight children.
B.The history of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
C.Some children's experiences of helping others.
D.Frank Shankwitz's personal experiences with some children.
35.Dakota spends the money he collects in helpingD.
A to set up St.Jude Hospital
B.people infected with AIDS
C.disabled Cambodians move around
D those who are fighting the same disease as he once had.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了once upon a wish這本書的基本內(nèi)容和信息.
解答 33.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第一句the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted nearly 300,000 wishes worldwide to children battling life-threatening illnesses,throwing light on worlds darkened by diseases and bringing hope to children and their families.the Make-A-Wish 基金會已經(jīng)向全世界的與疾病作斗爭的30萬兒童完成他們一個愿望,給他們及他們家人帶來希望,故選D.
34.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段第一句Once Upon A wish shares the wishes and stories of eight children.可知曾經(jīng)的愿望主要是關(guān)于Wishes與八個孩子的故事;故選A.
35.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中間部分Dakota,who collects millions of pennies each year to help others fight the disease he once fought.,籌集了大量的零花錢幫助那些患有跟他相同疾病的人同疾病作斗爭,故選D.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.