Greg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers he collected. But soon the shoes will be sent to poor children in the United States and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburn’s Share our soles (S.O.S) charity.
A high school track star in the town of Ventura, California, Woodburn was treated in hospital for months with foot injuries.
“I started thinking about the health benefits, the friendship and the confidence I got from running,” he says, “And I realized there are children who don’t even have shoes”.
Woodburn gathered up his old sneakers, and then asked his friends to donate. His goal was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006. When he collected more than 500 pairs, he decided to turn the shoe drive into a year-round effort.
Back then, the sneakers came from donation boxes and the local sporting goods store and from door-to-door pickups. Woodburn has now set up collection boxes at two high schools, city gym and recreation center. So far, S.O.S has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs.
Woodburn has cleaned all the shoes. After sorting the shoes by size, Woodburn selects the good shoes for the washing machine and the worn-out ones for recycling.
For many recipients, the shoes represent opportunity. Two young boys in Southern California attended school every other day because they shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small for the other. Thanks to S.O.S, each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now attend school daily and enjoy their learning. When they graduate, they say, they will help a stranger, just as Woodburn helped them.
【小题1】The text is mainly about .A．the attempts to collect sneakersB．the school track star, WoodburnC．Woodburn and his Share Our SolesD．the recycling of the worn sneakers【小题2】What caused Greg Woodburn to donate old shoes for poor children?A．News about some poor children.B．The benefits from playing sports.C．His memory of school life.D．The medical treatment he received.【小题3】When collecting more sneakers than expected. Woodburn decided to .A．collect shoes throughout the yearB．set up branches in different citiesC．put out a call to his friendsD．make his effort in the whole city【小题4】From the fifth paragraph we can learn that .A．Woodburn has changed his businessB．Few students are interested in his suggestionC．Few people supported his careerD．Woodburn succeeded in this charity【小题5】Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．The two brothers would like to share a pair of shoes.B．The shoes will protect poor children from injuries.C．Woodburn gets tired of cleaning the old sneakers.D．The shoes from S.O.S make a big difference to the two brothers.C
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(答案→)C
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试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了格雷格伍德在他上大学期间，他花费了很长时间清洗他收集的橡胶底帆布鞋，然后把这些鞋送给美国和其它国家的穷孩子，最后成立了格雷格伍德分享我们的鞋慈善机构
【小题1】推理题，由第一段是文章的主旨“格雷格伍德和他的分享我们的鞋”可以推出答案，故选C。
【小题2】细节题。由第三段最后一句And I realized there are children who don’t even have shoes可以知道答案，所以选B。
【小题3】细节题，由第四段最后一句he decided to turn the shoe drive into a year-round effort可以知道答案，所以选A
【小题4】推理题，由第五段第二、三行Woodburn has now set up collection boxes at two high schools, city gym and recreation center. So far, S.O.S has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs.可以推出答案，所以选D
【小题5】细节题，由最后一段倒数第四行Thanks to S.O.S, each brother received his own pair of shoes.可以知道答案，所以选D