Question

    Adam Braun set up the organization(组织) Pencils of Promise in2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours.It has helped more than 22.000 children in Africa,Asia and Latin America.

It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street, Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want, if he could have anying in the world.

“I thought the answer was going to be ‘a house’ or ‘a car’ or ‘a boat’. His answer was ‘a pencil’ So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited . I  realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(现实) for 57 million children around the world. ” Braun said.

Adam Braun started working in finance(金融) after he graduated from college, But he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.

“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child .  So I promised to help create that world .” Braun said.

Mr Braun raised money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school, in Laos, five years ago. Since then ,his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Ghana.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.When did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?

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2.How often is the organization building a new school somewhere six years later?

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3.What would the boy in India want if he could have anything in the world?

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4.What did the boy’s answer make Adam realize?

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5.Why did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of  Promise？

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Answer

1.In 2008.

2.Every 90 hours

3.A pencil.

4.He realized the boy never had been to school before and that was the reality for 57 million children around the world

5.Because he wants to，Its goal is to make sure all the children have a chance for education

【解析】

文章介绍了Adam Braun在2008年成立了“希望铅笔”组织，该组织的目标是确保所有发展中国家的儿童都能够得到受教育的机会，该非盈利组织每90分钟就会在某地建立一所学校，它已经帮助了非洲，亚洲，拉丁美洲超过两万两千名儿童。

1.根据Adam Braun set up the organization(组织) Pencils of Promise in2008Adam Braun在2008年成立了“希望铅笔”组织。故答案是In 2008.

2.根据Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours. 六年后，这个非营利组织每90小时就要在某处建一所新学校。故答案是Every 90 hours

3.根据I thought the answer was going to be ‘a house’ or ‘a car’ or ‘a boat’ . His answer was ‘a pencil’ So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited .可知，想要的是一支铅笔。故答案是A pencil.

4.根据I realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(现实) for 57 million children around the world. 我意识到他以前从未上过学，这是全世界5700万儿童的现实。故答案是He realized the boy never had been to school before and that was the reality for 57 million children around the world.

5.根据We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child .我们生活在一个每个孩子都有机会接受良好教育的世界里，因为我们已经拥有一切必要的东西。我们能够教育每个孩子。故答案是Because he wants to, Its goal is to make sure all the children have a chance for education.