A 9-year-old boy Matteo Lambert in Virginia whose passion for running began two years ago at a 5K has taken up the sport in the name of charity. And in 2019, Matteo Lambert has raced 120 miles across the U.S. and Canada to raise $65,500 for sick children.

With weeks left to go in 2019, Matteo has finished 35 races across 15 states. Matteo’s goal has been shared all over social media and prompted him to start his own charity “Off the Charts Club”. Matteo hopes the group will help children with cancer in hospitals across the U.S.

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1.Matteo raised money for sick children through ____.

A races

B social media

C a bicycle race

D a part-time job

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段And in 2019, Matteo Lambert has raced 120 miles across the U.S. and Canada to raise $65,500 for sick children.可知，Matteo Lambert通过参加赛跑为患病儿童募集资金，故选A。

2.What does Matteo’s father think about him?

A Brave.

B Clever.

C Generous.

D Easy-going.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段He’s been a very easy child to parents.可知，Matteo是一个很容易相处的孩子，故选D。

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Len Forkas?

A He was connected with Matteo in 2019.

B He set up Hopecam.

C He first started Race Across America.

D He set out to raise $5,000 for Hopecam.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段...Len Forkas, founder of Hopecam...可知， Len Forkas是Hopecam的创立者，故选B。

4.What is the purpose of “Off the Charts Club”?

A To help unlucky people.

B To help homeless children

C To help the disabled people.

D To help kids with cancer.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Matteo hopes the group will help children with cancer in hospitals across the U.S.可知，Matteo希望该组织能帮助美国各地医院里患癌症的儿童，故选D。

5.The underlined word “prompted” means ____ in Chinese.

A 拒绝

B 促使

C 打击

D 同意

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第四段With weeks left to go in 2019, Matteo has finished 35 races across 15 states. Matteo’s goal has been shared all over social media...可知，在2019年Matteo完成了15个州的35场比赛，他的目标在社交媒体上得到了广泛的认同，这“促使”他成立了自己的慈善机构，故选B。