Question

Singaporean(新加坡) singer Stefanie Sun (孙燕姿) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(遭受饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched (感动) by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so thin that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm. You can see scare(恐惧) and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”

Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves(树叶) to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water.

1.Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.

A. West Africa    B. Taiwan     C. China  D. Singapore

2.The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.

A. water and food            B. illness and war 

C. famine and war            D. earthquakes and typhoon

3.The 3 or 4-year-old children are so______ that you can hold them with your single arm.

A. thin    B. fat    C. heavy   D. strong

4.“these basic needs are like dreams to them.”  Here basic needs means____________.

A. having food to eat B. going to school  C. surviving  D. all of above

5.From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.

A.    B.     C.    D.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了来自新加坡的歌手孙燕姿去看望西非尼日塔瓦地区深受饥荒和战争之苦的孩子。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子Singaporean(新加坡) singer Stefanie Sun (孙燕姿) goes to Tahoua, Singaporean“新加坡的，新加坡人”可知，孙燕姿来自新加坡。故答案为D。

2.C 细节理解题。根据短文中第二行的句子“who have suffered from famine(饥荒)and war”可知，西非尼日塔瓦的孩子深受饥荒和战争的痛苦。答案为C。

3.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so thin that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm.”可知，3-4岁的孩子很瘦。故选A。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school.”可知，食物、教育和生存等都是最基本的需求。故选D。

5.图标辨析题。A是联合国教科文组织的会徽。故答案选A。

考点：社会政治类短文阅读。