Question

    A Wisconsin mom makes mini-me toys as unique as the children who embrace them.

As a social worker using play therapy in the 1990s to help children through their cancer treatment, Amy Jandrisevits wished she could comfort her patients with dolls that bore their all-too-familiar hair loss and surgery scars. “I would clear up Goodwill for bald Cabbage Patch Kids because that was the closest thing I could find. ”she says. “I thought these kids need something that looks like they do. ”The idea stuck with Jandrisevits after she left social work in 2001 to start a family. Then in 2015, a mom whose daughter lost a leg to amputation(截肢) asked Jandrisevits, handy with a sewing machine, if she could craft a mini-me doll for the girl.

After Jandrisevits posted a photo of the legless doll on Facebook, orders poured in for likeness with everything from albinism(白化病) to birthmarks. “Differences make kids feel isolated and judged, ”she says, “with a doll, a child sees I am not the only one who looks this way. . . and beautiful enough to be a doll.” Jandrisevits, 46, has since crafted nearly 400 custom dolls with her New Berlin, Wis, dining room table, with donors often covering the $ 100 cost through Jandrisevits’s nonprofit A Doll Like Me. The mom of three insisted on making each doll herself with help from her mother and a friend.

For Keagan Cameron, 2, whose rare skin condition has him covered in birthmarks, Jandrisevits matched the doll’s spot exactly. “That was the most amazing thing,” says Keagan’s mom, Joy.

Brian Grassi of Coventry, R. I. , says she wept like a baby when a doll came in the mail for his daughter Emma, born three months later in October without her lower left arm. “Seeing my daughter with her doll, it makes me think about her future, not her limitations.”

1.What inspired Jandrisevits to make Mini-me toys?

A.Her own family condition. B.Her hair loss and surgery scars.

C.Her daughter's losing a leg to amputation. D.Her working experience as a social worker.

2.According to the passage, we can infer that     .

A.making Mini-me toys cost a lot.

B.mini-me toys have won great popularity.

C.Jandrisevits made the Mini-me toys all by herself.

D.A Doll Like Me is an organization to raise fund for children in need.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Mini-me toys comfort kids. B.Dolls make kids happy.

C.Children enjoy dolls’ company. D.A mom likes making mini-me toys.

4. How would you describe Jandrisevits?

A.Helpful and cautious. B.Responsible and grateful.

C.Warmhearted and determined. D.Ambitious and tough.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Amy Jandrisevits 通过制作mini—me玩偶来帮助有缺陷的孩子，让这些孩子得到心灵的安慰。文章介绍了他开始制作这种娃娃的原因和过程，以及孩子们对这种娃娃的反应。

1.

细节理解题。细节理解题。根据第二段的As a social worker using play therapy in the 1990s to help children through their cancer treatment, Amy Jandrisevits wished she could comfort her patients with dolls that bore their all-too-familiar hair loss and surgery scars. (上世纪90年代末，Amy Jandrisevits是一名社会工作者，她利用游戏疗法帮助孩子们度过癌症治疗期，她希望能用那些有着常见的脱发和手术伤疤的玩偶来安慰她的病人。)可知，在作为社工期间Amy Jandrisevits有了制作和病人一样的娃娃来安慰病人的想法。D. Her working experience as a social worker.(她作为一个社工的经历)符合以上说法，故选D项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第三段的After Jandrisevits posted a photo of the legless doll on Facebook, orders poured in for likeness with everything from albinism to birthmarks.Jandrisevits, 46, has since crafted nearly 400 custom dolls with her New Berlin, Wis, dining room table, with donors often covering the $ 100 cost through Jandrisevits’s nonprofit A Doll Like Me.(自从Jandrisevits在Facebook上发布了这只无腿娃娃的照片后，订单蜂拥而至。46岁的Jandrisevits在她位于威斯康星州新柏林的家中，就在餐桌上，制作了近400个定制玩偶。捐赠者通常会通过詹德里塞维斯的非营利组织“像我这样的玩偶”(A Doll Like Me)来支付100美元。)可推测，mini-me受到了很多人的欢迎。故 B. mini-me toys have won great popularity.(mini-me娃娃受到了欢迎)符合以上推测，故选B项。

3.

主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是第一段A Wisconsin mom makes mini--me toys as unique as the children who embrace them.(一个威斯康辛妈妈制作mini—me娃娃，这些娃娃和抱着他们的孩子一样)以及最后两个自然段谈到的两个孩子因为有了mini—me娃娃的陪伴情况有所改变的故事可知，本文主要讲述了Amy Jandrisevits 制作的mini—me可以安慰有缺陷的孩子。A. Mini-me toys comfort kids.( Mini-me娃娃让孩子得到安慰)符合以上说法，故选A项。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段的As a social worker using play therapy in the 1990s to help children through their cancer treatment, Amy Jandrisevits wished she could comfort her patients with dolls that bore their all-too-familiar hair loss and surgery scars.(上世纪90年代末， Amy Jandrisevits是一名社会工作者，她利用游戏疗法帮助孩子们度过癌症治疗期，她希望能用那些有着常见的脱发和手术伤疤的玩偶来安慰她的病人)和第三段的The mom of three insisted on making each doll herself with help from her mother and a friend.(这位三个孩子的母亲坚持在她的母亲和一个朋友的帮助下自己制作每个娃娃)可推测，Amy Jandrisevits是一个热心、有决心的人，因为她想通过自己努力来帮助有缺陷的孩子，并且坚持自己完成mini—me娃娃的制作。C. Warmhearted and determined.(热心肠且有决心)符合以上推测，故选C项。