Question

    Kong Zhenlan, a 71-year-old woman from China’s Shanxi Province, has devoted the last four decades of her life to adopting orphans（孤儿）, making sure that they had food on the table and got access to education.

Even though she could only afford to support herself on a modest income, Kong Zhenlan couldn’t bear to walk by the orphanage in Jixian County every day and see so many children struggling in poverty. One day, she stopped by and picked one of the orphans in her arms. That’s when she knew she had to do something to make their life better. The modest woman started adopting these abandoned children and nurturing them as her own. Over the last 47 years, she has adopted 45 orphans, some of whom grew up to become doctors and lawyers.

Kong’s oldest adopted child is 45-years-old, while her youngest is 9-months-old. Today, her adult children donate some of their monthly salaries to help bring up their younger siblings（兄弟姐妹）, but in the beginning, the woman had to make due with what she had. And it wasn’t much. She would spend all her money making sure the children had milk to drink, and if there was none left for her, she would look for leftovers in local garbage cans.

The modest woman recently told Pear Video that over the last 40 years she has only been getting 2 hours of sleep per night. She goes to sleep at around midnight, after putting the children to sleep and finishing up her chores（家务）, and gets up around 2 am to check if they’re all still covered with blankets. She has gotten used to it and said that a short sleep was a small price to pay for making sure the children grow up healthy and happy.

1.What does the underlined word“nurturing”in paragraph 2 probably mean？

A.Examining. B.Observing.

C.Raising. D.Preferring.

2.How do Kong Zhenlan’s adult children help her？

A.Support her financially. B.Raise money every month.

C.Sell milk in the midnight. D.Pick up leftovers when free.

3.What makes Kong Zhenlan spare no effort to raise the orphans？

A.Her desire to get rid of loneliness. B.Her eagerness to get fame and wealth.

C.Her wish to find a better job in this way. D.Her hope for the children to have a happy life.

4.Which of the following best describes Kong Zhenlan？

A.Easy-going. B.Kind.

C.Creative. D.Reasonable.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位71岁的老人孔振兰几十年如一日地收养孤儿。尽管她自己只有很少的钱, 但是她还是尽力让那些孤儿过上健康快乐的生活。

1.

词义猜测题。根据第二段中The modest woman started adopting these abandoned children and nurturing them as her own. Over the last 47 years, she has adopted 45 orphans, some of whom grew up to become doctors and lawyers. 这位谦逊的妇女开始收养这些被遗弃的孩子，并把他们当作自己的孩子抚养。在过去的47年里，她收养了45名孤儿，其中一些人后来成为了医生和律师。由此可知，孔振兰老人收养那些被遗弃的孩子并把他们抚养长大。故划线词的词义与“Raising”的意思一致。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中Today, her adult children donate some of their monthly salaries to help bring up their younger siblings（兄弟姐妹）如今，她的成年子女将每月工资的一部分捐给抚养弟弟妹妹。由此可知, 孔振兰的长大的孩子们在经济上支持她。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段She has gotten used to it and said that a short sleep was a small price to pay for making sure the children grow up healthy and happy. 她已经习惯了，她说，为了确保孩子们健康快乐地成长，短暂的睡眠是一个小小的代价。由此可知, 让孩子们健康快乐地生活是孔振兰不辞辛苦养育这些孤儿的动力。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章第一段中Kong Zhenlan, a 71-year-old woman from China’s Shanxi Province, has devoted the last four decades of her life to adopting orphans（孤儿）, making sure that they had food on the table and got access to education. 71岁的孔振兰(音译)来自中国山西省，她把自己过去40年的时间都用来收养孤儿，确保他们有饭吃，有受教育的机会。由此可知，孔振兰老人能四十年如一日地抚养孤儿说明她是一个善良的人。故选B。