【題目】Adam Braun set up the organization(組織) Pencils of Promise in2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours.It has helped more than 22.000 children in Africa,Asia and Latin America.

It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street, Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want, if he could have anying in the world.

“I thought the answer was going to be ‘a(chǎn) house’ or ‘a(chǎn) car’ or ‘a(chǎn) boat’. His answer was ‘a(chǎn) pencil’ So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited . I realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(現(xiàn)實(shí)) for 57 million children around the world. ” Braun said.

Adam Braun started working in finance(金融) after he graduated from college, But he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.

“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child . So I promised to help create that world .” Braun said.

Mr Braun raised money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school, in Laos, five years ago. Since then ,his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Ghana.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。

1When did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise? ____________________________________________________________

2How often is the organization building a new school somewhere six years later?

____________________________________________________________

3What would the boy in India want if he could have anything in the world?

____________________________________________________________

4What did the boy’s answer make Adam realize?

____________________________________________________________

5Why did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?

____________________________________________________________

【答案】

1In 2008.

2Every 90 hours

3A pencil.

4He realized the boy never had been to school before and that was the reality for 57 million children around the world

5Because he wants to,Its goal is to make sure all the children have a chance for education

【解析】

文章介紹了Adam Braun在2008年成立了“希望鉛筆”組織,該組織的目標(biāo)是確保所有發(fā)展中國家的兒童都能夠得到受教育的機(jī)會,該非盈利組織每90分鐘就會在某地建立一所學(xué)校,它已經(jīng)幫助了非洲,亞洲,拉丁美洲超過兩萬兩千名兒童。

1根據(jù)Adam Braun set up the organization(組織) Pencils of Promise in2008故答案是In 2008.

2根據(jù)Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours.故答案是Every 90 hours

3根據(jù)I thought the answer was going to be ‘a(chǎn) house’ or ‘a(chǎn) car’ or ‘a(chǎn) boat’故答案是A pencil.

4根據(jù)I realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(現(xiàn)實(shí)) for 57 million children around the world.故答案是He realized the boy never had been to school before and that was the reality for 57 million children around the world

5根據(jù)We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child .故答案是Because he wants to,Its goal is to make sure all the children have a chance for education

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