Owen Colley believes that helping animals is better than watching TV, so he plans to make small clay koalas to raise money for an Australian wild animal rescue.

Owen, 6, lives in Hingham, Massachusetts. His father Simon Colley is from Australia. When Owen learned about the terrible bushfires there on TV, he came up with a way to give help from the USA. He started an activity — the young artist made clay koalas by hand, and each one is worth at least $50. "People buy them, then we get the money, then we give it to Australia," he said.

1.Owen knew the terrible bushfires ______.

A on TV

B at school

C from his parents

D in the newspaper

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段When Owen learned about the terrible bushfires on TV, he came up with a way to give help from the USA.可知，欧文是在电视上得知可怕的丛林大火的，故选A。

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A Owen liked art classes at school.

B Owen wanted to help Australian animals by himself.

C Simon Colley helped Owen make clay koalas.

D Owen’s mother thought of the way for Owen.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段和第二段可知，欧文想通过自己制作和销售陶土考拉的方式来帮助澳大利亚正在遭受可怕的丛林大火侵袭的动物，故选B。

3.Which is the right order about Owen’s plan? ① People bought clay koalas. ② He made clay koalas. ③ He gave money to Australia. ④ He made money through clay koalas.

A ①②③④

B ①③②④

C ②①④③

D ②①③④

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段He started an activity — the young artist made clay koalas by hand, and each one is worth at least $50. "People buy them, then we get the money, then we give it to Australia," he said.可知，欧文发起活动：先制作陶土考拉，然后人们购买他的作品，在获取钱款之后，再把钱捐给澳大利亚，故选C。

4.The underlined word “surpassed” means ____ in Chinese.

A 满足

B 退步

C 超过

D 未达到

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第三段Owen's first goal was to reach $1,000 in donations, and he has already surpassed that; as of Thursday night, his activity has brought in $133,933.可知，欧文设想的捐款第一目标是达到1000美元，但截至星期四晚上，他已募集到了133，933美元，说明他所募集到的资金已经“超过”了他的计划金额，故选C。