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Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2．4 million Ugandan children．When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children’s sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility"．She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they’d support them too．The children’s passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage（孤儿院）in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe（团）．The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money．
The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994．Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years．The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U．S．and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home．Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．
Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn．At each performance, the dancers’ faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they’ve faced．"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．"They embrace beauty and good in the world．" As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents．We’ve had so many problems．But then they see us perform．They see our smiles．And they learn that life goes on．"
小题1:What are the first two paragraphs mainly about? A．How miserable Ugandan orphans’ life is．B．How the dance troupe was set up．C．How the young dancers earned money．D．How the orphans lost their parents．|小题2:What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?A．It was started by a journalist．B．It travels across the U．S．annually．C．It consists of two dozen performers．D．Its dancers have chances to study in the U．S．小题3:In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are_____． A．beautifulB．talented C．optimisticD．humorous小题4:What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A．Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into danceB．Transcendent Spirit: A close look at UgandaC．AIDS and war are claiming people’s livesD．Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
解析
语篇解读：本文描述了乌干达的22名患艾滋病的孤儿在一个名叫Alexis Hefley的银行家的帮助下组成一支舞蹈队每两年去美国巡回演出一次，给人们带来快乐的同时，自己也收获了幸福，表现了他们不畏命运、乐观向上的人生态度。小题1: B. 主旨大意题。前两段介绍了舞蹈队的建立过程。（the former Texas banker—Alexis Hefley发现了乌干达那些孤儿们的舞蹈才能，经过努力建起舞蹈队，并在美国巡回演出。）
小题1: D. 细节理解题。根据第三自然段中的“Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．”可知答案。（从第一段我们知道舞蹈队是由the former Texas banker而不是a journalist，故答案A错误；他们每两年去美国巡回演出一次“travels across America every two years”，而不是每年annually，故答案B也错误；根据第三自然段的第二句中的“the 22-member troupe”可知不是两打dozen即24人，而是22人，故C也错误。）
小题1: C. 细节理解题。根据第四自然段中“"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．”可知答案，孩子只看未来，不看过去，所以说他们是乐观的（optimistic）。
小题1: A. 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了乌干达的孤儿们乐观向上，化悲剧为力量，为人们带来优美的舞蹈，带来美的享受和不向命运低头的品质。
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