A kid hero
“If you could have any three things, what would you want?”
Eleven-year-old Ruby Chitsey loves asking that question, but it's not a game she plays. She asks the seniors (老年人) at nursing homes in Arkansas where she lives. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make their wishes come true.
Ruby has long been close to the elders. Her mother has worked in nursing homes for many years. Ruby often stays with her in summer and asks the seniors if they need anything.
Last May, Ruby noticed an old lady named Pearl staring (凝视) out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner. Ruby asked around and discovered that the nursing home didn't allow the seniors to have dogs and Pearl couldn't afford to pay anyone to look after her dog. Ruby also heard many stories about Pearl's friends there and found that they were unable to afford life costs. That was when she decided to do something about it.
She started by asking the seniors what three things they wanted most in the world. Her mother worried that people would ask for cars and other things that an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate, fries, and even just pants that fit properly.
“I felt really upset,” Ruby says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many things as we could.”
Using their own money, Ruby and her mother helped about 100 people in three months. Then, they started asking for donations (捐款). The good people in Arkansas strongly supported them, so Ruby and her mother set up a GoFundMe page—Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents. After GoFundMe named Ruby a Kid Hero and spread her story internationally, Three Wishes raised more than $ 250, 000 in five months. One of Ruby's new goals is to set up a shared computer in one nursing home in each state.
Ruby doesn't plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.”
1.What did Ruby do for the seniors at nursing homes in Arkansas?
A.She offered to look after their dogs.
B.She strongly supported their hobbies.
C.She helped make their wishes come true.
D.She played their favourite games with them.
2.Ruby decided to help the seniors when__________.
A.she started to volunteer at nursing homes
B.her mother asked her for help in summer
C.people named her a Kid Hero on the Internet
D.she learned of the stories of Pearl and her friends
3.According to the passage, which word best describes Ruby?
A.Naughty. B.Humorous. C.Caring. D.Cheerful.
Animated Feature Film — Oscar Nominees (奥斯卡奖提名) 2019 | |
Incredibles 2 Director: Brad Bird
The superhero family accept tasks to save the world and themselves. The mom, Helen Parr, works to fight against bad people. Meanwhile, her husband stays at home to manage the household and the kids. | Isle of Dogs Director: Wes Anderson
Twenty years in the future, Megasaki is facing a serious dog flu (流感), so all dogs are sent to Trash Island. A boy, Atari, refuses to stop looking for his dog and starts an adventure to get it back. |
Mirai Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Four-year-old Kun doesn't like the arrival of his baby sister, Mirai. So he hides himself in a magic garden, where he travels through time and meets his late relatives, with the help of Mirai from the future. | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Director: Bob Persichetti,
Peter Ramsey When teenager Miles is bitten by a spider, he gets super powers like Spiderman. Then he joins other spider heroes as he fights against the bad people. |
1.Incredibles 2 is directed by __________.
A.Brad Bird B.Wes Anderson
C.Mamoru Hosoda D.Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey
2.If you want to know about Atari's adventure, you should watch__________.
A.Incredibles 2 B.Isle of Dogs
C.Mirai D.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
3.What does Kun do when he hides in a magic garden?
A.He accepts tasks to save the world and himself.
B.He travels through time and meets his late relatives.
C.He joins other spider heroes to fight against bad people.
D.He refuses to stop looking for his dog and tries to get it back.
Before my trip to the mountains, I used to be a homebody. I felt completely ________ spending weeks or even months—in my hometown or sometimes even on my block—without going anywhere. I could be quite satisfied by watching the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.
The situation ________ when one day David, my best friend, rushed into my room and talked me into joining him on his journey to the Rocky Mountains. We set off five days later.
This was my first time in the mountains. ________, the weather was foggy most of the time, and the higher we got into the mountains, the less clearly we could see. On the first day, we were making our way along the foothills; but the next day, we started to climb on one of the peaks (山顶). ________ it was not that straight and high, I was still excited. I regularly speeded up, and because of that I ran out of________ long before we got to the top.
When we finally got there, nothing had really changed. The same fog was nearly covering everything. I felt so disappointed, because I had, during the whole course of climbing, ________ to see the view from above and perhaps to be able to take some photos. We spent a couple of hours on the top, and decided to turn back, when the wind suddenly ________ the clouds, and the place we were standing on was brightened with the sun. I saw a fantastic panorama (全景图) in front of me, and for some moments I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was so amazing that I realized I couldn’t help looking forward to the next trip to the mountains.
The next day we returned—my _________ started to hurt so badly that I could hardly walk. But every time I felt an ache, I remembered the feeling of being high above, with my head touching the skies and the clouds swimming below.
1.A.stressed B.comfortable C.bored D.strange
2.A.changed B.remained C.worsened D.repeated
3.A.Undoubtedly B.Immediately C.Unfortunately D.Unnaturally
4.A.When B.Because C.Since D.Though
5.A.money B.patience C.energy D.time
6.A.expected B.managed C.offered D.learned
7.A.shaped B.joined C.cleared D.thickened
8.A.arms B.legs C.hands D.eyes
— Do you know__________ ?
— At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A.when will the meeting begin B.when did the meeting begin
C.when the meeting will begin D.when the meeting began
I__________ a sweet dream when the alarm clock rang this morning.
A.have B.had C.am having D.was having
— Do you have any plans for the coming weekend?
— Yes. I__________ Peking University with my friends.
A.visit B.will visit C.have visited D.was visiting
