A neighborhood kids’ lemonade(柠檬水) stand raised more than $3, 500 for a children’s hospital this past weekend. About twelve kids in the neighborhood took part in the fundraiser(资金筹集活动) by selling lemonade and other foods all weekend.

Suzanne Miller started the lemonade stand more than 10 years ago when her kids were small. She’s been running in charity races for the hospital for years, and her kids wanted to help with her goal.

“The first year we did it together and we raised $220. And we thought that was amazing. Each year, it got bigger and bigger, more and more people knew us and we raised more and more money.” Miller said.

This year, Miller was occupied and didn’t have time, so she handed it off to her neighbor Leslie Rothan and Rothan’s three children. “The Lemonade Stand for the hospital that our neighbors hosted this weekend raised $3,515. And they gave it to my run goal. I can not find the words to tell you how I feel. It’s really great to celebrate this way,” Miller said.

“As a parent, it makes me really happy. It was their idea. I wanted to let them know that I agreed with them and encourage them to be as successful as possible. It really made them realize what they were doing. And this helped them know how that money could really help save children,” Rothan said.

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1.When did Suzanne Miller start the lemonade stand?

A In 2012.

B Before 2012.

C After 2020.

D In 2022.

解析：选B。B 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句的“Suzanne Miller started the lemonade stand more than 10 years ago”可知，Suzanne Miller 十多年前创办了这个柠檬水小摊。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “occupied” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A Safe.

B Peaceful.

C Honest.

D Busy.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“didn’t have time”可知，Suzanne Miller这周没有时间(即她很忙)，于是把柠檬水摊交给了她的邻居和邻居的三个孩子打理。故选D。

3.How did Miller feel about the Lemonade Stand this year?

A Excited.

B Sad.

C Angry.

D Nervous.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“I can not find the words to tell you how I feel. It’s really great to celebrate this way”可知，Miller对这次的柠檬水小摊活动感到很开心。故选A。

4.What does the last paragraph talk about?

A Rothan’s way to encourage her three children.

B Rothan’s plan for the Lemonade Stand next year.

C Rothan’s thoughts about the Lemonade Stand.

D Rothan’s present life with her three children.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。该段主要讲了 Rothan 的想法，即柠檬水摊帮助她的孩子认识到自己在做什么，以及这笔钱如何真正帮助拯救儿童。故选C。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a cookbook.

C In a textbook.

D In a science book.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要讲述了儿童卖柠檬水为儿童医院凑集善款的真实故事，应是一则新闻，因此我们可以在报纸上读到。故选A。