中考英语真题阅读（19）
中考英语真题阅读（19）
Like many high school graduates, Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college. She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They were often forced to work at hard physical jobs for little money.
One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7-year-old Hima sold the rocks to support her family. With deep sadness, she decided to pay Hima's tuition(学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, "If we can help one child, why not?"
Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting(当临时保姆). In 2008 the Kopila Valley Chilren's Home was set up. With the help from the community, another goal was reached in 2010—the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home.
Today, Doyne lives in the home and is "mum" to the kids.

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1.When did Maggie Doyne travel to western Nepal?

A In 2006.

B In 2007.

C In 2008.

D In 2010.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006.可知，Maggie Doyne在2006年去了尼泊尔西部旅行。故选A。

2.Why did Hima break up the rocks?

A To do physical exercise.

B To build a new school.

C To get money for her family.

D To repair the country road.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7-year-old Hima sold the rocks to support her family.可知，Hima砸石头卖掉，用得来的钱养活家人。故选C。

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A The street children once worked as babysitters.

B Doyne got some support from the community.

C Doyne borrowed much money from the government.

D Over 5,000 children attend the Kopila Valley School.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting(当临时保姆).可知A不对；根据短文第三段中With the help from the community, another goal was reached in 2010—the Kopila Valley School.可知，在社区的帮助下，Doyne建立学校的目标实现了，B对。C选项在短文中没有提到；根据Over 350 children now attend the school可知D不对。故选B。

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A Maggie Doyne—A Lonely Traveller

B War in Western Nepal

C Maggie Doyne—Mum to More Than 50

D A Girl Lived on Her Own

解析：选C。主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们介绍了高中毕业生Maggie Doyne在去尼泊尔旅行的时候，对那里孩子们的贫困生活留下了深刻的印象，她决定帮助他们。她在那里给孩子们建立了一个家，还建立了学校供孩子们上学，而Doyne就是那些孩子们的“妈妈”。由文意可知，C选项“Maggie Doyne——50个孩子的妈妈”这个题目最符合文章主旨，故选C。