On Feb. 2, Donna Herter posted a heartbreaking message online requesting a young man to spend two hours twice a month with her son, Christian Bowers. She said she would pay the person $80 for the two hours.

“I’m looking for a young man, between the ages of 20-28 who would like to make some extra money,” she wrote. “Two days a month for two hours, I’ll pay you to be my son’s friend. 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. Obviously he won’t know you are getting paid, but that you are there for him those 2 days.”

The post quickly went viral and has since got nearly 60,000 shares and more than 26,000 comments. Donna said the majority of comments on her post were positive, filling up the calendar for the next several months with new friends from across St. Louis, who expect nothing in return. She’s even received offers from as far away as London and Australia. “I still have people messaging, and I’m adding more dates and I just can’t stop smiling and it’s not even for me, it’s for him,” Donna said. “He has not been this happy in years, this is the happiest I’ve seen him in years.”

Last weekend, Bowers was treated to several new friends from the nonprofit STL Youth Sports Outreach. They brought Christian a new flat-screen TV, a wireless sound bar, St. Louis Blues tickets and plenty of snacks for late-night gaming sessions. “Christian kept saying, ‘O.M.G’, I think that’s how we all feel. I was not expecting any of this,” Donna said.

1.Why did Donna Herter post a message online?

A To find a new family for her son.

B To find a job for her son.

C To find a friend for her son.

D To find a teacher for her son.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“requesting a young man to spend two hours twice a month with her son, Christian Bowers”以及第二段的“I’ll pay you to be my son’s friend”可知，这个妈妈在网上发帖给她的儿子寻找一位朋友。故选C。

2.What doesn’t the young man need to do?

A Sit with Christian.

B Play video games.

C Stay in Christian’s room.

D Chat with the grandpa.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段的“All you have to do is sit with him and play video games in his room”可知，这位朋友需要做的就是和她的儿子一起坐在房间里玩电子游戏，并未提及要和爷爷聊天。故选D。

3.What’s the attitude of the public to Donna and her son?

A Negative.

B Critical.

C Neutral.

D Positive.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，人们的评论都很积极，并且很多人提出愿意免费做Christian的朋友，甚至远在伦敦和澳大利亚的人也愿意来做他的朋友陪伴他。由此可见，公众对他们的态度非常积极。故选D。

4.What can be learned from the passage?

A The best fish swim near the bottom.

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，一位妈妈在网上提出付钱找一个年轻人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“善意无处不在”符合文意。故选B。