The HOPE IS A GAME--CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.
Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”，which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.
I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.
Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will e to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.
This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.
【小题1】In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that .A．kids live an unsafe life in parts of the worldB．the balls sent to kids should be of good qualityC．young kids can not overe the difficultiesD．kids intend to break their toys into pieces【小题2】The purpose of The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT is to .A．send ball gifts to kids in poor countriesB．collect money to help kids in needC．fort kids in war-torn areasD．offer kids help to change their lives【小题3】How may Bobby feel about Mosie?A．He was very proud of Mosie’s bravery.B．He felt sorry for Mosie’s ruined childhood.C．He thought money could solve Mosie’s problem.D．He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.【小题4】Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?A．It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.B．The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.C．Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.D．It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.【小题5】The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means .A．starting the first step as a baby doesB．taking an active action from now onC．making great changes step by stepD．doing some small but good deedsA
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(答案→)A
解析：是一篇故事性的记叙文，讲述了一项给战争中的孩子提供希望和帮助的工程计划。
【小题1】考查推理判断能力。从第一句中可以看出孩子们处于一个与家人分离并无法生存
的境地，故选A.而B、C、D三个答案与文章提到的事实相反。
【小题2】考查对作者意图的理解能力。通过最后一句关键信息“change the lives of children
the world over -- one book, one ball at a time.”可以得出答案。
【小题3】考查细节理解能力。从第二段中可以看出Mosie无家可归的悲惨童年。
【小题4】考查推理判断能力。书名中的关键词The Power of the Invisible Sun和A light no
matterhow small. 是答案的信息点来源。
【小题5】考查猜词能力。尽管每一选项都接近意思，但从后句“which added together, can
create transformational change”. 暗示，每个人都做一件小小好事，聚集在一起
将改变孩子的生活。