Question

    In 2005, Winston Duncan was traveling with his mother in Southern Africa when he saw an old lady and young boy walking down a road together. He thought of his own grandmother and wondered how he could help the old lady and others in Africa who have to walk a long way.

Duncan, who lived in Washington State was 10 at the time, and his solution was to give them bikes. With his mom, he started Wheels to Africa, an organization that for the past 14 years has taken bicycles donated from residents of the. Washington area and shipped them across the world to people in need.

Most of the 8000 bikes they have collected have gone to countries in Africa, helping cut down hours of walking for students and other postmen. But last week, Duncan, travelled with a handful of volunteers and 400 bikes to a destination much closer to his home yet still in need: Puerto Rico. More than a year after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, the island suffers from transportation problems.

"It was a little chaotic (混乱的) — as soon as they got their bikes, they were just having fun riding around the parking lot," said Austin Higgins, a New Jersey resident who recently joined Wheels to Africa as its photographer and videographer. "Some people who received bicycles were almost speechless, and some of them cried, because it was something they had requested for Christmas from Santa Claus," he said.

The donated bikes included some high-end racing models, which went to teenagers interested in pursuing serious cycling.

Duncan recently graduated from Bard College and is in Arlington working at a political consulting firm. He now encourages kids in the Washington area to get involved with the organization, and some have joined him on trips to Africa and on this trip to Puerto Rico.

"I wanted to try to get people to think about giving back,” he said.

1.Why did Winston Duncan start Wheels to Africa?

A.He hoped to make his grandmother feel happy.

B.He was fond of collecting different types of bikes.

C.He wanted to help the poor people to live better.

D.He was greatly supported by his mother to do so.

2.What can we learn about Wheels to Africa?

A.It has been managed for fourteen years.

B.It has delivered about 400 bikes to Africa.

C.It has many young kids as its members now.

D.It collects bicycles from all the areas in the U. S.

3.What can we infer from Austin Higgin's words in Paragraph Four?

A.The delivery usually meets with some trouble.

B.The people who got bikes were excited and grateful.

C.It was very difficult for Duncan to collect enough bikes.

D.People in Africa required him to dress up as Santa Claus.

4.What is probably the best title of the text?

A.Wheels to Africa. B.Trip to Puerto Rico.

C.Duncan, a Generous Person. D.Hurricane in Puerto Rico.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了来自美国的Winston Duncan 和他的母亲创办了一个名为Wheels to Africa的组织，在14年里为非洲贫困地区的人们送去自行车，改善他们的生活条件。

1.细节理解题。第一段提到Winston Duncan和母亲在非洲旅行的时候看到老太太和小男孩走了很长的路，因此想要帮助那些不得不走很长路的人。第二段提到“and his solution was to give them bikes.”可知，帮助他们的方法就是给他们提供自行车。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容With his mom, he started Wheels to Africa, an organization that for the past 14 years has taken bicycles donated from residents of the Washington area and shipped them across the world to people in need.可知，Winston Duncan和他的妈妈创办的非洲之轮的组织在过去的14年里为全世界需要自行车的人送去了自行车。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段Austin Higgin所描述的画面，“It was a little chaotic…Some people who received bicycles were almost speechless, and some of them cried...”可知，领自行车的场面有点混乱，人们一拿到自行车就玩的很开心，几乎说不出话来，就好像圣诞老人在送圣诞礼物一样。由此可推知，他们很激动并心怀感激。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，第一段讲述了本文讲述了Winston Duncan在非洲看到很多人要走很长的路，从而产生了想要帮助他们的念头。因此Winston Duncan 和他的母亲创办了一个名为Wheels to Africa的组织帮助非洲穷人，后文中讲到这个组织是如何帮助别人。故选A。