18.Ten years ago,Morgan Zuch,a two-year-old girl from Long Island,New York,was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病).The day that Morgan's father Rod knew it,he made a promise,"If my daughter gets better,I will devote the rest of my life to helping others who are in the Same condition."
Fortunately.Morgan recovered gradually,and since then,Rod and his wife Nancy,have been helping other families with cancer.stricken children through the Morgan Center.It is the country's first preschool for children with cancer.
Because of the risk of germs,children with cancer are usually forbidden from playing with other kids.They must spend their days in hospital rooms or lying in bed at home.The Zuchs believed that children with cancer should have the opportunity to play,too.
The center offers the kids and their families a safe place to connect with others who have the same problem.To reduce the risk of infections,the center's staff wash their own and the children's hands frequently,and provide each child with his or her own toys and supplies.
"You feel like you're not the sick kid's mom,"said one child's mother,Maura Lewinger."It is nice because none of the parents at the center are alienated(孤立的)."
The Zuchs run the center as a non-profit organization and any family can bring their children to the center for free.Nancy Zuch works as the head teacher-with a little help from her daughter Morgan,now l2years old.Today,Morgan is strong and healthy,and loves to provide support for the children who are going through the difficult time that she once went through.She says she wants to be a teacher at the Morgan Center when she grows up.
41.The Zuchs created the Morgan CenterD.
A.to help their daughter to realize her dream
B.to invite other children to play with their daughter
C.to build a school for their daughter and her friends
D.to provide a healthy place for children with cancer
42.What can we learn from the text?C
A.The kids can share all their toys there.
B.The kids can receive free medical care.
C.The kids have to keep their hands clean.
D.The kids'parents must pay for the supplies.
43.Which of the following is NOT true?B
A.Morgan has regained her health.
B.The Center is run by the government.
C.Morgan helps in the Center sometimes.
D.Both kids and parents like the Center.
44.This text is mainly aboutA.
A.Long Island's first preschool for kids with cancer
B.the pain that the kids in the Morgan Center suffer
C.the contributions Morgan has made to the Center
D.the Zuchs,the creators of the Morgan Center.
分析 本文为叙事类.介绍了Morgan Zuch在白血病康复之后,她的爸爸建立一个非营利性的机构来帮助那些得白血病的家庭战胜疾病.
解答 41-44 D C B A
41.D 细节理解题.根据第一段"I will devote the rest of my life to helping others who are in the Same condition"可知,Morgan Zuch的父母建立这样一个机构的目的是为了帮助那些身患白血病的儿童.故答案为D.
42.C 细节理解题.在文章的第四段"To reduce the risk of infections"这句话告诉我们未来路减少感染的几率,患病儿童必须要保持双手的卫生干净. 故答案为C.
43.B 细节判断题.在最后一段"The Zuchs run the center as a non-profit organization"可以看出该机构是非盈利性的,故答案B为错误选项.第一段告诉我们Morgan已经康复了,故A正确;最后一段"Nancy Zuch works as the head teacher-with a little help from her daughter Morgan"提到Morgan也会在机构里帮忙,故C正确;从整篇文章来看,患病的儿童及父母都喜欢这个中心,故D正确.综上所述,答案为B.
44.A 主旨大意概括题.本文主要讲述了在Long Island一位白血病儿童的父亲,在自己女儿康复后,建立一家非营利性的学前机构,专门来帮助那些身患白血病儿童以及他们的家庭,故答案为A.
点评 本篇阅读理解考查细节题比较多,考生在答题时需对全文整体把握抓住每段的中心大意,注意细节的判断.