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阅读理解 　　As a preteen in New York, Whitney Johnson volunteered at soup kitchens and delivered clothes to the homeless．While at college, she started an English-language tutoring program for immigrant children．No one was surprised, then, when she chose to volunteer in an orphanage in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's poorest areas, during her junior year abroad． 　　At the orphanage, Johnson discovered most of the children infected with HIV at birth, many abandoned by parents too sick to care for them, or neglected by surviving relatives．Few were receiving the care needed to stay healthy．Many died．When she left, all she wanted to do was go back and change what she had seen． 　　After graduation, Johnson began a fund-raising effort that eventually collected enough money to found UBA, a nonprofit organization intended to provide services for HIV-positive(阳性的)kids aged 4 to 18 in Khayelitsha．Now UBA is housed in a church big enough for offices and the children．The staff includes counselors(咨询师), a social worker, a nurse, a cook, and a handful of volunteers, ensuring that each child has access to proper care, a free healthy meal, and emotional support．Once a week, she makes sure the children receive age-appropriate lessons about AIDS．The social worker sees to it that the kids are enrolled(注册)in school and have safe living conditions－especially those without parents． 　　Johnson plans to soon relocate UBA to an even larger location with more medical staff and a field“so the kids can run around and just feel like kids．" She's also working with the South African Department of Health so that the new center can distribute drugs and give blood tests． 　　"Many people think that HIV means death, but it doesn't," Johnson says．"There's so much that can be done．" In the five years since the center opened, not one of the 200 kids in the program has died．“It's so emotional to see the strong, independent people they become．" One teenage girl who had received help at UBA even announced that she wanted to become a nurse． (1) What is the text mainly about? [　　] A． A kind girl caring for children with HIV． B． A poor area stricken by poverty and disease． C． A nonprofit organization providing services for kids． D． Abandoned children infected with HIV． (2) After graduating from college, Whitney Johnson ________． [　　] A． volunteered at soup kitchens in New York B． went to study abroad for a year C． started an English-language tutoring program D． began collecting money to found UBA (3) Which of the following is true according to the passage? [　　] A． Johnson was infected with HIV at birth． B． Johnson opened UBA during her junior year． C． Johnson majored in English at college． D． Johnson began to volunteer at an early age． (4) According to the passage, UBA ________． [　　] A． distributes drugs and give blood tests B． is located in South Africa C． is an orphanage in Khayelitsha D． Trains girls to be nurses (5) What can we learn from the passage? [　　] A． Kids in the UBA program are all without parents． B． The orphanage also provides school lessons for the kids C． Johnson is happy about what she is doing． D． HIV can be cured with the help of UBA．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．C;
解析：

(1)	本题考查考生理解文章主旨的能力。根据文章内容可知，Whitney Johnson从十几岁起至上大学期间就积极参加志愿者活动。国外留学毕业后回到非洲，筹款成立UBA，帮助染上HIV的孩子，并取得了很大成就。因此正确选项为A。其余选项均为文中局部信息。
(2)	本题考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解能力。根据文章第二段最后“When she left, all she wanted to do was go back and change what she had seen"和第三段开头"After graduation, Johnson began a fund-raising effort that eventually collected enough money to found UBA"可知，她留学毕业后筹款成立了UBA机构。因此正确选项为D。
(3)	本题考查考生根据短文相关细节信息进行判断的能力。根据文章第一段"As a preteen in New York, Whitney Johnson volunteered at soup kitchens and delivered clothes to the homeless"可知Johnson从十几岁起就积极参加志愿者活动。因此正确选项为D。
(4)	本题考查考生根据短文相关细节信息进行推断的能力。根据文章第一段的信息：Johnson在非洲留学第一年时在南非最穷的地方之一Khayelitsha的一个孤儿院做志愿者工作，第二段,第二段最后“When she left, all she wanted to do was go back and change what she had seen．”第三段“After graduation, Johnson began a fund-raising effort that eventually collected enough money to found UBA…Now UBA is housed in a church big enough for offices and the children”等信息可以推知UBA的地点就在南非。因此正确选项为B。
(5)	本题考查考生根据短文相关细节信息进行推断的能力。文章最后一段说明了Johnson和她的UBA取得的成就。从Johnson的话"It's so emotional to see the strong, independent people they become"可知她对自己做的事情很满意。因此正确选项为C。