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Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2．4 million Ugandan children．When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children’s sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility"．She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they’d support them too．                   
The children’s passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage（孤兒院）in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe（團）．The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money．
The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994．Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years．The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U．S．and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home．Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．
Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn．At each performance, the dancers’ faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they’ve faced．"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．"They embrace beauty and good in the world．" As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents．We’ve had so many problems．But then they see us perform．They see our smiles．And they learn that life goes on．"

1. 1.
   What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
   1. A.
      How miserable Ugandan orphans’ life is．
   2. B.
      How the dance troupe was set up．
   3. C.
      How the young dancers earned money．
   4. D.
      How the orphans lost their parents．
2. 2.
   What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?
   1. A.
      It was started by a journalist．
   2. B.
      It travels across the U．S．annually．
   3. C.
      It consists of two dozen performers．
   4. D.
      Its dancers have chances to study in the U．S．
3. 3.
   In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are______.
   
   1. A.
      beautiful
   2. B.
      talented
   3. C.
      optimistic
   4. D.
      humorous
4. 4.
   What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
   1. A.
      Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance
   2. B.
      Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda
   3. C.
      AIDS and war are claiming people’s lives
   4. D.
      Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans

Answer 1

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語篇解讀：本文描述了烏干達的22名患艾滋病的孤兒在一個名叫Alexis Hefley的銀行家的幫助下組成一支舞蹈隊每兩年去美國巡回演出一次，給人們帶來快樂的同時，自己也收獲了幸福，表現了他們不畏命運、樂觀向上的人生態度。
1. B. 主旨大意題。前兩段介紹了舞蹈隊的建立過程。（the former Texas banker—Alexis Hefley發現了烏干達那些孤兒們的舞蹈才能，經過努力建起舞蹈隊，并在美國巡回演出。）
2. D. 細節理解題。根據第三自然段中的“Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．”可知答案。（從第一段我們知道舞蹈隊是由the former Texas banker而不是a journalist，故答案A錯誤；他們每兩年去美國巡回演出一次“travels across America every two years”，而不是每年annually，故答案B也錯誤；根據第三自然段的第二句中的“the 22-member troupe”可知不是兩打dozen即24人，而是22人，故C也錯誤。）
3. C. 細節理解題。根據第四自然段中“"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．”可知答案，孩子只看未來，不看過去，所以說他們是樂觀的（optimistic）。
4. A. 主旨大意題。這篇文章主要講了烏干達的孤兒們樂觀向上，化悲劇為力量，為人們帶來優美的舞蹈，帶來美的享受和不向命運低頭的品質。