Question

    Destine Whitaker was in fourth grade when she learned that millions of people around the world lack clean water.

“It was a problem that confused me for a long time,” said Whitaker, from the United States city of Philadelphia. “Water is a necessity.”

When she got to Carver High School of Engineering and Science, Whitaker carefully researched the problem and felt that she must do something about it.

Early in her senior year, Whitaker approached fellow members of the school’s National Honor Society with a proposal: They should raise money to buy water purification systems for people in need. Whitaker, the National Honor Society president, knew the systems would have to be easy to carry and able to operate without electricity. So she checked with a microbiologist to make sure the system she had her eye on would fit the bill.

Once her classmates agreed to back the proposal, Whitaker took it upon herself to raise money. She organized a game where students bought tickets to guess how many pieces of candy ajar contained.

In the end, they raised $800—a large amount for a school where 70 percent of the students’ families are not well-off.

Whitaker soon found that raising money was the easier part of the project. However, finding an organization that could deliver the water purification systems was the toughest one. She approached some organizations about their possible connections but no one could help.

Then Whitaker connected with Joseph Sackor, who runs the Liberia Medical Mission—an organization that provides medical care to Liberians who lack health services. Sackor accepted the school’s money and agreed to deliver the systems to people who needed them.

Whitaker dreams of someday starting her own nonprofit organization to bring clean water to more people in need.

“Some students in Liberia can’t even go to school because their parents cannot afford to buy them bottled water,” Sackor said. “This money is huge.”

1.What problem did Whitaker want to solve?

A.Poverty of human beings. B.Lack of clean drinking water.

C.Shortage of medical care. D.Unawareness of healthy lifestyles.

2.The underlined phrase “fit the bill” in Paragraph probably means “________”.

A.meet their needs B.be cheap enough

C.be difficult to operate D.need improvement

3.What did Whitaker think the most difficult part of her project was?

A.Making a suggestion for the project.

B.Raising money to buy the equipment.

C.Calling on her classmates to give support to it.

D.Finding an organization to deliver the equipment.

4.What does Whitaker want to do in the future?

A.Go to live and work in Liberia.

B.Study medicine to help those in need.

C.Set up a charity to help more people.

D.Provide bottled water to Liberian student.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文中主要讲述了美国女孩Destine Whitaker致力于为人们提供可饮用的纯净水所进行的工作和努力。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章前两段内容：Destine Whitaker was in fourth grade when she learned that millions of people around the world lack clean water.“It was a problem that confused me for a long time,” said Whitaker, from the United States city of Philadelphia. “Water is a necessity.”(在四年级的时候，Destine Whitaker得知世界上有数百万人缺乏纯净的水。“这个问题困扰了我很长时间，”来自美国费城的惠特克说。“水是必需品。”)可知，Whitaker想解决纯净饮用水缺乏的问题。故选B项。

2.

词义猜测题。分析可知，划线短语所在句为So引导的结果句，由此分析可知，该短语中的“the bill”应是前文“Whitaker, the National Honor Society president, knew the systems would have to be easy to carry and able to operate without electricity.”提及的对于该设备的要求，即：这些系统必须易于携带，并且能够在不用电的情况下运行。由此推断，划线短语所在句“So she checked with a microbiologist to make sure the system she had her eye on would fit the bill.”要表达“她与微生物学家进行了核实，以确保她所关注的系统符合（上述）要求。”“fit the bill”应是“满足要求”的含义，与选项A“meet their needs”表达含义一致。故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。根据文中第七段内容“However, finding an organization that could deliver the water purification systems was the toughest one.”可知，找到一个能够提供水净化系统的组织是最困难的。故选D项。

4.

细节理解题。根据文章第九段内容“Whitaker dreams of someday starting her own nonprofit organization to bring clean water to more people in need.”可知，她希望有一天能成立自己的非营利组织，为更多需要纯净用水的人带来福音。故选C项。