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    Da Costa was a child of the streets of Fortaleza,Brazil,whose future seemed hopeless. Then she saw a ballet performance by students from a dance school called EDISCA. a irawpe (剧团) that included other poor guys from her street. It was about the lives of Fortaleza's poorest kids who begged at traffic lights and lived on the street. “That really affected me ,” says Da Costa. “The reality in the ballet was just like mine. I hadn’t begged,but the lives I saw were very close to the life I was living."

    Da Costa went to EDISCA. and the school changed her life,as it did the lives of 800 other girls aged 6 to 19 and a few boys from Fortaleza. The school was founded in 1992 by Dora Andrade,42, ? dancer who cut short her career in the ?.S. to come home and teach girls to dance their way out of the.slwms (贫民窟) .Most of the children who enter EDISCA can't read or write. Many have health problems and are close to running away from violent homes or becoming bad children. Andrade and a staff of 36 teach them about health care,art,music,etc. But one course is a must. “Dance is the most important part of the school” says Andrade. Through dance,a seven-year-old leams about vision and order as well as creativity."

    Schools modeled on EDISCA are now open in five other Brazilian cities. Andrade’s students put on shows as far as Italy. They attract funding sources like the Washington-based Ashoka organization,a nonprofit (非营利的) group that supports 1 ,100 “social entrepreneurs” in 41 countries. Last year a $55,000 loan (贷款) from the Brazilian government let EDISCA move into a new building.

“EDISCA doesn’t form dancers; it forms people,” says Da Costa,who is now 19 and heading for college. She plans to open a dance school to pass on everything she leaned from Dora.

5. What made Da Costa decide to go to EDISCA?

   A. A dance performance.

   B. Her concerns about the future,

   C. Her parents,encouragement.

   D. The words of poor guys from her street.

6. Why did Dora Andrade give up her career and come home?

   A. She decided to dance for her own people.

   B. She wanted to help children in poverty,

   C. She was asked to set up a school.

   D. She got tired of her career.

7. What is special about EDI sc A?

   A. It puts health care first.

   B. It is set up for disabled kids,

   C. It teaches students how to live. 

    D. Itwasfoundedbyanonprofitgroup.

8. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that.

   A. EDISCA has many branch schools now

   B. Da Costa started a dance school of her own

   C. EDISCA was given a building by the government

   D. Andrade's students have the chance to perform abroad

Answer 1

B篇本文介绍了巴西一所旨在帮助贫困地区的孩子们改变命运的舞蹈学校。

5.A. 细节理解题。第一段主要记叙了 Da Costa 看了 EDISCA的一个芭蕾舞表演后，发现其中的表演者是和她很相似的穷孩子们，表演的内 容也和她的生活经历很相似，这个舞蹈深深地影响了她，所以她决定加入EDISCA.

6.B. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的whocut short her career in the u.s. to come home and teach girls to dance their way out of the slums 可知，Dora回到家乡是为了帮助家乡的孩子们脱 离贫困。

7.C. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的Andrade and a staff of 36 teach them about health care art music,etc.以及最后一段中的 EDISCA doesn’t form dancers; it forms people 可知，该舞蹈学校不仅教孩子们跳舞和文化，更重要的是教孩子 们怎样生活。

8.D.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 Andrade’s students put on shows as far as Italy可知，他们有机会去国外表演。