Question

In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary(疲倦的) eyes.

Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic（电子） keyboard, a microphone and speakers（扬声器）. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.

Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.

That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer（作曲家） and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.

The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.

“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”

Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.

1. Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ______.

A. most of her hair had fallen out

B. she was receiving treatment for cancer

C. she felt depressed（沮丧的） and quit from school

D. she was suffering from a pain in her back

2.What do we know about Anita Kruse’s project?

A. It helps young patients record songs.

B. It is supported by singers and patients.

C. It aims to replace the medical treatment.

D. It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.

3.What does the case（实例） of a 12-year-old boy suggest?

A. Most children are naturally fond of music.

B. He was brave enough to put up performance.

C. The project has positive effect on young patients.

D. Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A. Purple Songs Can Fly

B. Singing Can Improve Health

C. A Shining Moment in Life

D. A Kind Woman—Anita Kruse

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了宽恕他人的好处。Jason开车时一直想着与女朋友吵架的事，结果撞到了一辆汽车。事故造成了一位女士和她的女儿受伤。Jason鼓起勇气请求她们的原谅，那位善良的女士原谅了Jason，最后他们成了好朋友。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer.八岁的Simran Jatar躺在床上打着点滴以对抗她的骨癌， 可以看出选项B她正在接受癌症治疗，所以B正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句：That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. 这是Anita Kruse项目开始，紫歌曲能飞，一个已经帮助超过125年轻患者创作和录制歌曲的项目， 可以判断出A帮助年轻的病人录歌正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段中：A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It. 一个患有霍奇金病很少说话的12岁男孩用一首他称之为“我一定能成功”的歌曲使他的医生惊讶， 可以判断出C正确。

4.That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly， 判断为是本文的主题句， 前面介绍的是这个项目的开始，后面介绍这个项目的积极效果，所以A项点明主题正确。

考点：故事类短文阅读