Question

Taking part in charity is not just for grown- up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.

Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.

Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早產) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.

Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the face that they were doing something good.”

“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.

Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生兒科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.

The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”  

1.How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?

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2.What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital? 

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3.Did Melvin's teacher and classmates think his behavior was kind?

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4. How many young patients get help every year?

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5.What can we learn from Melvin?

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Answer 1

【答案】

1.He was six.

2.Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.

3.Yes, they did. / Yes.

4.About 500.

5.We should help others.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章通過講述了Melvin的慈善行為，告訴我們不管是大人還是小孩都應該多做慈善，幫助他人。

1.根據文章Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years.可知，Melvin Sheppard在6歲的時候開始做慈善。故填He was six.

2.根據文章His father told him how saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.可知，Cooper救了他的生命，所以他很感恩醫院。故Cooper saved his life, so he  felt thankful 

to the hospital

3.根據文章Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others.可知，Melvin的老師和學生認為他的行為是好的。故填Yes, they did. / Yes.

4.根據文章The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year.可知，每年有大約500名年輕患者獲得了幫助。故填About 500.

5.從文章中Melvin的行為我們學到了：我們應該幫助他人。故填We should help others.

考點：日常生活類議論文

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