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Unit4“三年模拟”精编精练

一、阅读理解

（2017．郑州一中期末考试）WhenSaraandNathanJonesweretrainingtobecomefosterparents(看父母)，theirson,Noah,learnedatoughthingortwoaboutfostercare（寄养照顾）．Forinstance,nearly600localfosterkidschangedfamilieseveryyear,andtheycarriedtheirbelongingsfromonehometothenextinblackgarbagebags.

Noah,thenten,couldn’timaginesqueezinghisclothes,favoritetoys,andsoccerballintoatrashbaganddraggingittoanewhouseinthemiddleofthenight.“Packingkids’belongingsintogarbagebagsisliketellingthemthattheirstuffhasnomoreworththantrash,”saysNoah.

Sowithhelpfromhisparentsandyoungersisters,Macy,thennine,andMolly,thenseven,Noahbegantocollectsuitcasesandduffelbags（行李袋）fromfriendsandextendedfamily;hereceivedmorethan100bagsinlessthantwoweeks.Hethensentletterstochurchesandputadsinlocalnewspapersandonradiostationsaskingfordonations.Withinafewmonths,thefamilywerecollectingabout500bagsaweek,whichtheystoredbrieflyintheirsparebathroomanddownstairshallwaybeforegivingthemtofostercarecaseworkers.

Inadditiontosuitcases,Noahnowprovidesfosterkidswithbackpackscontainingshampoo,soap,ajournal,andatoy–alldonated.“Myhopeisthatbygivingthechildrenthingsthatarejusttheirs,theywillfeelalittlecontrolinthemidstofthechaos,”saysNoah.Noah’sgroup,ACaseforDignity,collectsanddistributeshundredsofbagsayear.Herecentlyconvincedfostercaremanagersfrom15Kentuckycountiestousehisbagsinsteadoftrashbags.“I’vebeensoinspiredbyhim,”sayshismom.“Ifaten-year-oldcanseeaproblemandcreateasolution,howmuchmorecanwedoasadults?”

1.WhatproblemdidNoahfindaboutthelocalfostercare?

A.Itwastoughtocareforfosterkids.

B.Fosterkidshadtoomuchstuff.

C.Propercontainerswerenotavailabletofosterkids．

D.Fosterkidsdidnotgeta