Question

Have you ever heard of the Watoto Children’s Choir(合唱团）？It is a music group from Africa. It works to improve the way of life for children in Africa. The choir is traveling all over the world with a team of adults. Their performances mix native African music and dance with modern style.

The choir was started in Kampala, Uganda. Watoto means “children” in Swahili(斯瓦希里语）. The choir is made up of people who have lost one or both of their parents.

The Watoto Child Care Ministries(部门）provide care for orphans(孤儿）in Uganda. The Watoto Village is a collection of houses built especially for the orphans. Each house has a woman who takes care of about eight children. At present the Watoto Village is looking after 1,600 children by placing them in families. The children will be looked after with health care and food and get the love that every child needs.

Dennis Kiima is the team leader of the Watoto Children’s Choir. He said,“Our goal is to raise the future leaders of Uganda. We hope they will change the country for the better. We can’t tell what will happen. It’s either good or bad, and we’re hoping for the best. ”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What is the Watoto Children’s Choir? _____________________________________________

2.What does the Watoto Children’s Choir work for?

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3.What do the Watoto Children’s Choir’s performances mix?

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4.What people is the Watoto Children’s Choir made up of?

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5.What’s the woman’s job in each house in the Watoto Village?

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Answer

1.It’s a music group from Africa.

2.To improve the way of life for children in Africa.

3.They mix n ative African music and dance with modern style.

4.People who have lost one or both of their parents.

5.Taking care of about 8 children.

【解析】短文介绍了来自非洲的音乐团体——Watoto儿童合唱团。合唱团是由失去双亲或单亲的人员组成，他们的表演融合了非洲本土的音乐和现代风格的舞蹈，他们的工作是专门改善非洲儿童的生活方式。

1.根据短文开头的句子“Have you ever heard of the Watoto Children’s Choir(合唱团）？It is a music group from Africa.”可知，Watoto儿童合唱团是一个来自非洲的音乐团体。答案为It’s a music group from Africa.

2.根据短文中的句子“It works to improve the way of life for children in Africa.” 可知，这个音乐团体的工作是专门改善非洲儿童的生活方式。答案为To improve the way of life for children in Africa.

3.根据短文的第一段最后的句子“Their performances mix native African music and dance with modern style.”可知，。他们的表演融合了非洲本土的音乐和现代风格的舞蹈。答案为They mix native African music and dance with modern style.

4.根据短文第二段中的句子“The choir is made up of people who have lost one or both of their parents.”可知，合唱团是由失去双亲或单亲的人员组成，答案为People who have lost one or both of their parents.

5.根据短文中的句子“Each house has a woman who takes care of about eight children.”可知，每个房子都有一个照顾八个孩子的女人。也就是她们的工作是照顾每个房间的八个小孩，答案为Taking care of about 8 children.