Question

When his book Little Princes begins, Conor Grennan is planning a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month volunteer service at the Little Princes Children’s home, an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal.

When he arrived at the orphanage, Conor was immediately welcomed by all the children even though he had no previous experience in working with children. He quickly grew to love the job. But it wasn’t long before Conor came to learn that the children were not orphans at all — they were actually children who had been separated from their parents by a child trafficker(贩子).

This realization turned Conor’s global journey into a strong desire to try to find a way to reunite these children with their families. As a part of his efforts, Conor did a great amount of work when he was back in America. He started up a nonprofit organization called Next Generation Nepal(NGN), raising funds in order to buy a house in Nepal for another children’s home. Then, back in Nepal, he began a life-changing trek(艰苦跋涉) into the remote villages in the mountains of Humia.

It is really amazing to read about Conor communicating with the children and to read his descriptions of each of them. He made me truly care about the kids. I wanted them to be able to reunite with their families, too! Unfortunately, this was simply not possible for some of the children. But there were some children who received amazing surprises. Jagrit, for example, had thought for years that both his parents were dead. So, Conor was dumbfounded when he visited Jagrit’s village and was introduced to the boy’s father!

Conor successfully found many of the families of the children. Also, he was successful in finding his future wife while in Nepal.

1.What do we know about Little Princes Children’s Home?

A. It is a profitable organization.

B. The children in it are all orphans.

C. It has many branches all over Nepal.

D. Many children ended up there due to illegal trade.

2. In order to help the children, Conor _________.

a. gave up his plan to travel worldwideb. set up the organization NGN

c. fought against child traffickersd. visited some remote villages

e. decided to settle in Nepal

A. a, b, cB. a, b, d

C. b, c, dD. c, d, e

3.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Satisfied.B. Interested.

C. Astonished.D. Ashamed.

4.It can be learned from the passage that Conor Grennan _________.

A. is the author of Little Princes

B. is determined to remain single

C. likes teaching very much

D. is a friend of the author’s

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述了在创作Little Princes这本书的过程中，作家Conor   Grennan付出了很大的努力来帮助被拐卖的孩子们，而他的所作所为深深地触动了本文的作者。

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段提到they were actually children who had been separated from their parents by a child trafficker 可知，这些孩子是被贩卖后与父母分开的，故选D项。

2.C推理判断能力，第三段可知，Conor放弃了全球旅行的计划，转而想办法帮助孤儿院 的孩子与父母团聚，为此他创立了NGN非赢利组织，还去边远地区 找线索，将几个信息综合总结，故选C。

3. 猜测题意题。根据倒数第二段提到But there were some children who received amazing surprises. Jagrit, for example, had thought for years that both his parents were dead. So, Conor was dumbfounded when he visited Jagrit’s village and was introduced to the boy’s father!这些孩子会吃惊，比如，Jagrit,原以为父母已经死了，因此当他去Jagrit的家乡见到他的父亲时很是吃惊，故选C项。

4.推断题。根据第一段的When his book Little Princes began和倒数第二段的to read  his descriptions of each of them可以判断出Conor Grennan 就是这本书  的作者，书中是他对自己经历的讲述，故选A

考点：人物类阅读。