中考英语真题阅读（13）
中考英语真题阅读（13）
Smile Train is a charity(慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect(缺陷). The defect happens when a baby’s top lip or mouth doesn’t form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies. The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.
Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations.
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy. Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train. Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising. One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. Luckily for her, she was found and adopted(收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation and gave hope to the family. Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.”

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1.Smile Train is a charity which ______.

A provides food and medical care for poor children

B raises money for all the doctors working in the UK

C offers free medical help to children with the facial defect

D gives children without parents new hope and a new beginning

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第一句和最后一句Smile Train is a charity(慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect(缺陷). ..The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.可知，Smile Train（“微笑列车”）是一个慈善团体，它帮助全世界那些患有面部缺陷的儿童，为他们提供手术。故选C。

2.The underlined word “abandoned” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A given up

B dressed up

C called up

D brought up

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据单词所在的句子In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations.可知，因为父母为这样的孩子感到羞耻或者不能提供手术的费用，这些孩子经常在出生时就被“遗弃”。given up放弃；dressed up盛装打扮；called up打电话；brought up抚养，提出。故选A。

3.What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work?

A Dangerous.

B Surprising.

C Relaxing.

D Valuable.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中这个医生所说的话Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy…I did the operation and gave hope to the family可知，他通过Smile Train做了几百个手术，给了这些孩子第二次生命，让这些孩子快乐的生活，给他们的家人带来了希望。由此可推测，他觉得自己的这份工作是非常有价值的。ddangerous危险的；surprising令人吃惊的；relaxing令人放松的；valuable有价值的。故选D。

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before

B more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect

C fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls

D doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据短文的最后一段Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.可知，经验丰富的医生与当地的医生分享技术，确保手术的成功，由此可知B选项“更多的医生被训练去帮助有面部缺陷的孩子们”符合文意。故选B。