Question

请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置上。

Most people celebrate their birthdays by holding parties and getting gifts.

However, Sydney Coney, 10, chose to give up her birthday for a day of service. She turned into a cook to help the homeless people at the Firehouse Shelter (避难所).She called it a birthday gift to herself.

Sydney came up with the idea after listening to a story. It was about the spirit of giving. Soon after, she decided to cook for the homeless(无家可归的人) on her upcoming birthday. She even used her birthday money to pay for the food.

On her birthday, Sydney arrived early at the shelter to cook a hot meal for over 200 people with the help of her family and friends. They all wore T-shirts with the words "Sydney's Hands to Serve, and Heart to Love".

“It is hard to work in a homeless shelter," said Anne Rygiel, director of the Firehouse Shelter. Seeing a kid like Sydney, however, let me know that everything will be OK. She gives me hope for our future."

“It makes me feel happy to bring a smile to someone’s face. I don't think this will be the last time. It's now a birthday tradition for me. I will never stop helping others,” Sydney said.

Sydney’s act of kindness inspired others to help as well. Her family, neighbors and teachers gave away money, food, clothes and some other things.

1.Sydney Coney got the special idea for her birthday after she________.

A.read a story about the homeless B.learned the spirit of giving C.visited the Firehouse Shelter

2.What did the director of the Firehouse Shelter think of Sydney’s work?

A.Worrying. B.Exciting. C.Relaxing.

3.The underlined word "inspired" probably means "________" in Chinese.

A.支持 B.回避 C.激励

4.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A.There are 200 poor people at the Firehouse Shelter.

B.Sydney gave out T-shirts to the homeless on her tenth birthday.

C.Sydney will spend her next birthday helping the people in need.

5.What can we learn from Sydney’s story?

A.To be thankful to those who have helped you.

B.Helping others is helping yourself.

C.Happiness lies in （在于）giving help to others.

Answer 1