3名高中生筹集20万美元助80岁门卫退休
It’s 2023 now. Mr. James is from Texas, US. He was retired but he had to work again. Because he didn’t have much money. So he took a job as a custodian(看守人) at Callisburg High School.
Greyson Thurman is a student of this school. He said it was sad to see the 80-year-old man working every day. He and other two students wanted to help Mr. James. They wanted to raise(筹集) $10, 000 for Mr. James. They took a video(录像) of Mr. James. They posted the video on the Internet. They raised $10,000 in just 12 hours. Most of the money was from students. Seven days later, they raised $200, 000.
They gave all the money to Mr. James. And now the old man is retired again.
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A Canada.
B Spain.
C China.
D America.
解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段的“Mr. James is from Texas, US.”可知，詹姆斯先生来自美国。故选D。
2.Where did Mr. James work again?
A In a bank.
B In a school.
C In a park.
D In a hospital.
解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“So he took a job as a custodian(看守人) at Callisburg High School”可知，他在卡利斯堡高中学校当门卫。故选B。
3.When was Mr. James born?
A In 1943.
B In 1980.
C In 2003.
D In 2010.
解析：选A。A数字计算题。根据第一段第一句“It’s 2023 now.”以及第二段第二句的“the 80-year-old man”可知，詹姆斯先生出生于（2023-80=）1943年。故选A。
4.They raised $200, 000 in _________.
A 7 hours
B 12 hours
C 7 days
D 12 days
解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Seven days later, they raised $200, 000.”可知，他们七天筹集到了20万美元。故选C。
5.What do you think of the three students?
A They are funny.
B They are helpful.
C They are polite.
D They are strong.
解析：选B。B推理判断题。这三名学生在网上发起筹款活动帮助80岁老人，由此可见他们是乐于助人的。故选B。