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The mother is Tiki Finlayson of Tennessee. Her son Kevin, nicknamed “Sunshine”, died at the age of 25 when a drunk driver crashed head-on into his car. Tiki decided to honor him by donating his heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas, bones and tissue—saving 4 lives and healing many more. One of them saved was Melvin Ellis, a minister in Alabama, who was brought back to life when he received Sunshine's heart. Tiki actually received the thank-you letter from Melvin on Sunshine’s birthday and described it as the best present she could have ever received.

She described beautifully when meeting Melvin for the first time: “As I was listening to my son's heartbeat through Melvin's chest, I thought, Wow… Kevin is really a superhero. I had never been more proud of him then I was in that moment.”

Tiki and Melvin have joined a national campaign called “BeTheGift”—a completely fresh and fun way to encourage more organ and tissue donation. For reasons I don't have to explain, organ and tissue donation is not a subject on everyone's lips. People generally avoid the subject of death, which means they also avoid the subject of donation.

The facts are amazing: Today, 115,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving organs; 20 of them die every day, still waiting. Meanwhile, more than 90 percent of Americans say they believe in donation but only 54% are actually registered. People just don't realize that they can register online and how easy the process is.

1.What caused Sunshine’s death?

A A serious illness.

B An air crash.

C A car accident.

D A big fire.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Her son Kevin, nicknamed “Sunshine”, died at the age of 25 when a drunk driver crashed head-on into his car.可知Sunshine死于一场车祸，故选C。

2.What did Melvin Ellis get from Sunshine?

A A heart.

B A liver.

C A kidney.

D A pancreas.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句One of them saved was Melvin Ellis, a minister in Alabama, who was brought back to life when he received Sunshine's heart.可知Melvin接受了Sunshine的心脏，故选A。

3.What did Tiki do when first meeting Melvin?

A She watched a superhero film with Melvin.

B She heard the heart beating of Sunshine through Melvin’s chest.

C She read the thank-you letter from Melvin.

D She had dinner with Melvin in Sunshine’s favorite restaurant.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句As I was listening to my son's heartbeat through Melvin's chest可知Tiki在与Melvin的第一次见面中隔着Melvin的胸膛听了儿子的心跳声，故选B。

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A About 90 percent of Americans refused to donate organs.

B Many Americans are registered to donate organs.

C There is a big gap between donation and the need of organs.

D The writer don’t know why there is a large organ shortage.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句Today, 115,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving organs; 可知很多人仍在等待器官，由此可知器官供需之间有很大差距，故选C。

5.What probably is BeTheGift?

A An organ transplant hospital.

B An organ need registering platform.

C An organ exchange organization.

D A campaign to encourage organ donation.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段Tiki and Melvin have joined a national campaign called “BeTheGift”—a completely fresh and fun way to encourage more organ and tissue donation.可知BeTheGift是一个鼓励人们捐赠器官的一个全国性活动，故选D。