题文
Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.
At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.
Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.
“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.
In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.
But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.
“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.
That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.
“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.
小题1:Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in .A．ChinaB．AmericaC．the PhilippinesD．Japan小题2:The prize Valdez won in September is called .A．the Laurens PrizeB．the International Children’s Peace PrizeC．the Pulitzer PrizeD．the Noble Prize小题3:What does the underlined word “darkness” in the passage mean?A．Without any fire.B．Without any family.C．Without any food.D．Without any light.小题4:It’s clear that .A．Valdez likes to sleep in public cemeteryB．Valdez has a lot of love and hopeC．Valdez still looks food from trashD．Valdez’s parents love him very much小题5:According to the passage, we can know that .A．Valdez teaches homeless kids about their rightsB．all the homeless kids have a better life nowC．Valdez made a lot of money from the organizationD．Championing Community Children was founded in 2000
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A
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解析
这篇短文主要介绍了国际儿童和平奖的获得者瓦尔迪兹的故事。同样是贫苦出身的孩子，瓦尔迪兹没有放弃对生活的爱和希望，他从七岁起及建立起来一个组织，来帮助那些无家可归的孩子们，为他们提供生活用品，照顾他们，并教育他们争取自己的权利。
小题1:根据第一段Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.及第二段At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes.描述，可知选C。
小题2:根据第三段Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.描述，可知选B。
小题3:联系前文His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him.描述，可知此处指的是他的生活没有家庭的关怀。故选B。
小题4:根据“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.及上下文描述，可知这是一个充满爱和希望的人。故选B。
小题5:根据短文倒数第二段They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.描述，可知选A。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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