38-year-old Niki Coffman adopted her son, Archer, when she couldn’t have kids due to her health condition. His birth mom, KKay, couldn’t care for him at the time, and she had to make the difficult decision to give Archie up for adoption.

As a white mom with a black son, Niki has always been especially aware of representation when it comes to children’s toys, books, and games. She even reached out to several companies to let them know that they could use some more diversity in their items. “I knew how important it would be for us to make sure that he could see himself,” she said.

Fisher-Price caught the mom’s attention with their “Little People” collection. Niki felt that they might suit her requirements with their wide-ranging representation of different appearances and abilities. However, she still couldn’t find a figurine (小雕像) that looked exactly like her son. So she wrote to Fisher-Price,first thanked them for the work they were doing and then left a P.S. that said something like: “If you ever decided to design a Little Person with brown skin and red hair, please let us know.”

Gary Weber, the brand’s Vice President of Design, reached out to her with a special message. “Your story has been shared with everyone who worked on the Little People figures you mentioned,” he wrote. “You and Archer have inspired us! We know that when kids play with Little People they are playing out scenarios (场景) they see in the world around them, and feeling like they are a part of that world is critical.” Next, the company sent Niki and her son an incredible gift. A box full of Little People figurines that looked exactly like Archer turned up at their door!

Archer was excited after seeing the gift. “I got an Archer Army,” he said.

1.Why did Niki adopt a kid?

A Because she didn’t want to get married.

B Because she often felt lonely in her life.

C Because she thought giving birth was painful.

D Because she was too unhealthy to give birth.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“38-year-old Niki Coffman adopted her son, Archer, when she couldn’t have kids due to her health condition.”可知，38岁的妮基·科夫曼在因身体状况无法生育时收养了她的儿子阿彻。故选D。

2.What did Niki want to show to Archer?

A The world is very beautiful.

B He can love the world as he likes.

C He is also a part of the world.

D His birth mother also loves him.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“I knew how important it would be for us to make sure that he could see himself”和第四段的“and feeling like they are a part of that world is critical.”可知，这位妈妈希望知道他能看到自己，感觉自己是这个世界的一部分。故选C。

3.Which word can best describe Gary Weber?

A Kind-hearted.

B Creative.

C Diligent.

D Anxious.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句的“A box full of Little People figurines that looked exactly like Archer turned up at their door!”可知，公司送给Niki和她的儿子一份令人难以置信的礼物：一个装满小人物雕像的盒子出现在他们家门口，这些雕像看起来和阿彻一模一样！因此他是善良的。故选A。

4.What is the text?

A An advertisement.

B A news report.

C A research report.

D A notice.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文讲了母亲寻找和黑人儿子一样的雕像，得到Fisher-Price帮助的真实故事，属于新闻报道。故选B。