A
(2020·甘肃省天水一中第一次考试)
Sam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏)disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the video online. The video—and Sam—became a hit. Only 8 years old at that time, he couldn't have expected the response.
“(The television show) The Doctors called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California，” says Sam, now 13，“and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars stayed.”
During that visit to California, Angle Allred, Sam's mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children's book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sam's experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness.
“I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people，” Sam says.
Moreover, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital.
“A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids in the hospital，” says Sam.
Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sam's ideas. She named the nonprofit organization Kindness for Kids.
Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
Sam's father, Scott Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.
“FedEx Ground learned about Sam's pillow project，” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”
The company provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals.
Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the children's hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick”， he says.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一个小男孩患病，无意中的一段视频演唱受到很多人的关注，一个电视节目邀请他去加利福尼亚旅行。期间，小男孩与母亲写了本书，发起了给住院的孩子送枕头的活动，得到了很多人的支持。
1．We can learn from the text that Sam Allred B .
A．was a healthy boy
B．was popular at an early age
C．sang the song with his sister
D．worked in his father's company
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段提到“The video—and Sam—became a hit. Only 8 years old at that time, he couldn't have expected the response.”这个视频让他在八岁时就出名了，因为太小，他没有想到会有这样的响应。故选B。
2．Opening Hearts is a book that D .
A．is a best seller
B．is about Sam's sister
C．was published when Sam was 13
D．was written by Sam and his mother
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段提到“During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sam's mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children's book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts.”在加利福尼亚期间，萨姆与妈妈共同写了一本书。故选D项。
3．What is FedEx Ground's attitude towards Sam's career？ C
A．Doubtful. B．Surprised.
C．Approving. D.Uninterested.
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段提到“FedEx Ground learned about Sam's pillow project，” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”当这个公司了解萨姆的计划，他们认为，应该有一种更好的方式来参与进来，很支持他的想法。故选C项。
4．Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred？ A
A．Optimistic and warmhearted. B．Honest and responsible.
C．Unusual and confident. D．Friendly and brave.
解析：推理判断题。文章讲述一个小男孩患病，无意中的一段视频演唱受到很多人的关注，一个电视节目邀请他去加利福尼亚旅行，期间，与母亲写了本书，发起了给住院的孩子送枕头的活动，得到很多人的支持，故说明这个孩子很乐观，热心。故选A项。
