On February 2, 2023, Donna Herter, a mother in Missouri, posted a sad message to Facebook. She was asking a young man to be her son’s friend. Her son’s name is Christian Bowers.

“I’m looking for a young man, between the ages of 20-28 who would like to make some money,” she wrote. “Two days a month for two hours, I’ll pay you $80. All you have to do is sit with him and play video games in his room. Nothing else. He’s 24 and has Down Syndrome and doesn’t have any friends of his age. You will not be alone with him, myself or his grandpa will be home. He won’t know you are getting paid, but that you are there for him those 2 days.”

The post quickly got about 60,000 shares and more than 26,000 comments(评论). Donna said many comments on her post were positive. A lot of young guys across St. Louis offered to befriend Christian but expected nothing in return. They have already filled up Christian’s calendar for the next several months. She’s even got offers from as far away as London and Australia. 

“There are still people sending me messages. I’m adding more dates and I just can’t stop smiling and it’s not even for me, it’s for Christian,” Donna said. “He has not been this happy in years. This is the happiest I’ve seen him in years.”

1.Why was Donna looking for a young man?

A She wanted to be his family.

B She wanted to offer him a fine job.

C She wanted him to be her son’s friend.

D She wanted him to stay alone with her son.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“She was asking a young man to be her son’s friend”可知，Donna在网上发帖给他的儿子找朋友。故选C。

2.The person would get ______ each hour for spending time with Christian.

A $20

B $40

C $60

D $80

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第二段第二句的“Two days a month for two hours, I’ll pay you $80”可知，这个妈妈支付80美元让别人和她儿子每个月玩两个小时，即一个小时40美元。故选B。

3.Which is TRUE about Christian?

A He’s 20 years old with eye problems.

B He’s 24 years old with Down Syndrome.

C He’s 28 years old with heart problems.

D He’s 30 years old with Down Syndrome.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第五句“He’s 24 and has Down Syndrome”可知，她的儿子Christian今年24岁，患有唐氏综合症。故选B。

4.What does the underlined word “befriend” mean?

A Work with.

B Help with.

C Live with.

D Make friends with.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据前文内容Donna在为儿子找朋友并结合后文“They have already filled up Christian’s calendar for the next several months”他们已经排满了Christian接下来几个月的日程，可知，很多人都提出要跟Christian交朋友。故选D。

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A Each bird likes to hear himself sing.

B Kindness can be found everywhere.

C Go to the sea, if you would fish well.

D If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，一位妈妈在网上发帖想付钱让人们和她患有唐氏综合症的儿子做朋友，结果得到了人们的积极响应，这些人是善良的，因此“善良无处不在”符合文意。故选B。