Question

Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.

At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.

Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.

“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.

In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.

But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.

“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.

That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.

“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.

1.Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in        .

A．China            B．America           C．the Philippines     D．Japan

2.The prize Valdez won in September is called       .

A．the Laurens Prize                       B．the International Children’s Peace Prize

C．the Pulitzer Prize                        D．the Noble Prize

3.What does the underlined word “darkness” in the passage mean?

A．Without any fire.    B．Without any family.  C．Without any food.   D．Without any light.

4.It’s clear that       .

A．Valdez likes to sleep in public cemetery      B．Valdez has a lot of love and hope

C．Valdez still looks food from trash            D．Valdez’s parents love him very much

5.According to the passage, we can know that        .

A．Valdez teaches homeless kids about their rights

B．all the homeless kids have a better life now

C．Valdez made a lot of money from the organization

D．Championing Community Children was founded in 2000

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了国际儿童和平奖的获得者瓦尔迪兹的故事。同样是贫苦出身的孩子，瓦尔迪兹没有放弃对生活的爱和希望，他从七岁起及建立起来一个组织，来帮助那些无家可归的孩子们，为他们提供生活用品，照顾他们，并教育他们争取自己的权利。

1.根据第一段Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.及第二段At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes.描述，可知选C。

2.根据第三段Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.描述，可知选B。

3.联系前文His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him.描述，可知此处指的是他的生活没有家庭的关怀。故选B。

4.根据“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.及上下文描述，可知这是一个充满爱和希望的人。故选B。

5.根据短文倒数第二段They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.描述，可知选A。

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