Question

In a generous display of maturity and sympathy, one Jewish boy made his first deed as a man in his faith a great act of charity.

Joshua Neidorf, a 13-year-old boy from Los Angeles, donated most of his birthday money to Operation Mend, a program that reconstructs the faces of severely burned U. S. veterans（退伍老兵）.

The young man decided to donate his money after getting to know Army Sgt. Louis Dahlman, who was undergoing a series of reconstruction surgeries（手术）at UCLA （University of California at Los Angeles） thanks to Operation Mend. The Neidorfs had signed up to be Dahlman’s “buddy family”, spending time with him whenever he visited Los Angeles for a surgery.

“I just love knowing that it’s going somewhere...to help the people who save our lives and keep us safe every day,” said Neidorf. His mother added, “It makes me feel like our world is going in a good direction with this next generation.”

In all, Neidorf gave $13,000 to Operation Mend. He also encouraged his friends to donate to the cause. He is the organization’s youngest donor so far.

Operation Mend is a privately funded program that works in partnership with the UCLA Medical Center. Ron Katz, a board member at the hospital, started the program in 2006 after seeing a TV programme about Aaron Mankin, a veteran who had gone through dozens of surgeries after a fight in Iraq which completely burned off his face.

Mankin ended up being Operation Mend’s first patient, starting the first of 20 reconstructive facial surgeries at UCLA in Sept. 2007. In a 2011 interview, Katz shared how his experience of helping Mankin made him realize the need to establish a more permanent program.

“My wife and I soon realized that there were dozens of Aarons out there,” Katz said. “They deserve the best that we offer them.”

1.Neidorf decided to help veterans because ________.

A．he benefited from Operation Mend         B．he was afraid of burned faces

C．he thought they deserved help             D．he didn’t know how to spend money

2.Operation Mend was founded after ________.

A．Neidorf donated part of his birthday money

B．the Neidorfs signed up to be Dahlman’s “buddy family”

C．Ron Katz saw a TV programme about a veteran

D．Mankin was successfully operated on at UCLA

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Neidorf’s mother was opposed to his decision to donate money.

B. Mankin’s face was burned in a fire in America.

C. Mankin went through more than 30 facial surgeries at UCLA.

D. Many facial surgeries are needed to reconstruct a seriously burned face.

4.The last two paragraphs mainly tell us ________.

A．the process of Mankin’s surgery           B．how Operation Mend was set up

C．how Katz became famous                 D．veterans are respected by people

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了Joshua Neidorf捐助帮助一个越南老兵做面部整容手术的故事。

1.细节题：从第四段的句子：“I just love knowing that it’s going somewhere...to help the people who save our lives and keep us safe every day,”可以推断出他认为是值得的，选C

2.细节题：从第五段的句子：Ron Katz, a board member at the hospital, started the program in 2006 after seeing a TV programme about Aaron Mankin,可知答案是C

3.推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：Mankin ended up being Operation Mend’s first patient, starting the first of 20 reconstructive facial surgeries at UCLA in Sept. 可知面部整容需要很多次手术。选D

4.段落大意题：从倒数第二段的句子：In a 2011 interview, Katz shared how his experience of helping Mankin made him realize the need to establish a more permanent program 可知答案是B

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