在911中失去父母的孩子
For more than 3,000 children who lost parents on 9·11, the events of that day will forever impact their lives. But now that 14 years have passed, many of those kids have grown into adults who bear their “9·11 kid” label. “We work with young people in order to not limit them, but to provide a platform for growth and a vision for their future,” said Terry Sears, director of Tuesday’s Children, an organization founded to promote the healing of those affected by the attacks. The average age of the 3,051 children whose parents were killed was 8 years old, which means “those kids are in college, or have just graduated and are launching their careers,” Sears says.
But while that “9·11 kid” label can be limiting, it can also be motivating, says Robbie Pycior, 22, a firefighter who is getting a master’s degree in social work. His father was killed 14 years ago. “Being a 9·11 family member, I have an experience that isn’t valuable to the work that I do. If my friends introduce me to someone, do I want them to say ‘This is Robbie, his dad was killed in a terrorist attack’? No, that’s not who I want to be,” he said.
As he’s been able to get more distance from that day, Pycior says he’s become better equipped to cope with his own suffering, and in turn has been inspired to give back to others who may have similar trauma. “I didn’t deal with my loss for several years. I would take my chair, put it in a corner and stare at the wall,” he says. “As I got older, I decided to get involved in helping others. I am helping others to help myself, so over the years it has turned this loss from a negative to a positive.”
Pycior says he hopes to work with the Tuesday’s Children program Project Common Bond, which brings together teens from around the world who have lost a family member from terrorism.
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1.Terry Sears set up Tuesday’s Children in order to ______.
A find the parents for the children
B give the limitation to the children
C give the children much money
D help the children recover from pain
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句...to promote the healing of those affected by the attacks.可以得知该组织的成立就是要让那些孩子从伤痛中恢复过来，故选D。
2.What challenge are the “9·11 kids” facing?
A Going to college.
B Finding jobs.
C Fight the attacks.
D Healing the injury.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的...those kids are in college, or have just graduated and are launching their careers...可以得知他们面临着找工作的问题，故选B。
3.The underlined word “trauma” in the third paragraph may mean ______.
A pain
B danger
C knowledge
D worry
解析：选A。词义推测题。根据第三段第一句的...he’s become better equipped to cope with his own suffering...可以得知他要帮助和他经历类似“伤痛(pain)”的人，所以该词的意思为pain，故选A。
4.What did Robbie think of the “9·11 kid” label?
A It is really valuable.
B It is motivating.
C It is discouraging.
D It is interesting.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的No, that’s not who I want to be可以得知他不想让自己被贴上911孩子的标签，据此可以推知那个标签会让他感觉到“沮丧”，故选C。
5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A Pyciorp’s hope of helping the teens.
B Children program Project Common Bond.
C Finding proper ways to stop the terrorism.
D Working with the program brings together teens from around the world.
解析：选A。主旨大意题。文章最后一段讲述的就是Pycior帮助其他孩子的愿望，故选A。