Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020·湖南省名校联盟高三联考)
Harry Potter movies are huge hits and loved by children all over the world.Kids can lose themselves in the wonderful world of magic while learning values that are important to them.
That's why Paula DuPré Pesman，the associate producer of the Harry Potter movies，found it so hard to leave this behind when choosing to start her organization There With Care that helps families with sick children.
Her move towards charity work did not happen by chance.While working on the set of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone”，Pesman received a call asking if she could realize the wish of a child，who was a fan named Gillian with a wish to see a movie about Harry Potter. Though such a wish seemed impossible to achieve，Pesman brought together the crew who together overcame the challenges and put together a roughcut screening for the young girl.
Pesman's determination to help Gillian came from her own experience of living with her husband，who had fought and won the battle with cancer. Carrying out Gillian's wish enabled her to witness how powerful supporting a family in need can be. So she left the career she loved in 2005 to start her organization.
There With Care provides many services that families in need rarely find，such as transportation to and from the hospital，gas cards，deep cleaning services，clothing and meals，especially when kids are in hospital. Now the organization has helped over 4，000 families.
Looking back，she said，“In a way I think everything came together so that today we would be here helping. It gave us a new purpose and a new way of helping people.”
语篇解读 Paula DuPre Pesman原是《哈利·波特》电影的副制片人，她在帮助一个女孩实现梦想后放弃工作，成立慈善机构帮助有患病儿童的家庭。
1．Why does the author talk about Harry Potter movies in paragraph 1?
A．To introduce a nonprofit organization.
B．To express admiration for Pesman's choice.
C．To prove the popularity of the movies.
D．To explain why Pesman quit as a producer.
B [考查推理判断。第一段介绍了《哈利·波特》电影的巨大成功和影响力，第二段紧接着说“That's why Paula DuPré Pesman，the associate producer of the Harry Potter movies，found it so hard to leave this behind when choosing to start her organization There With Care that helps families with sick children”，由此可以推知，Pesman在这么成功的电影中担任副制片人，她要放弃这样的工作去创办慈善机构不是轻易就可以下定决心的，但是Pesman做到了，作者钦佩她作出的这个选择。故选B项。]
2．What inspired Pesman to found There With Care?
A．The success of Harry Potter movies.
B．Her enthusiasm for helping the needy.
C．The experience of realizing a girl's wish.
D．Her living with her cancersuffering husband.
C [考查细节理解。第三段提到了Pesman帮助一个小女孩实现愿望的经历，第四段提到“Carrying out Gillian's wish enabled her to witness how powerful supporting a family in need can be. So she left the career she loved in 2005 to start her organization”，由此可知，这次经历鼓励她创办了There With Care，故答案为C项。]
3．Which words can be used to describe Pesman?
A．Warmhearted and generous.
B．Strongminded and ambitious.
C．Easygoing and understanding.
D．Hardworking and creative.
A [考查推理判断。根据文章的内容可知，Paula DuPré Pesman关心那些患病儿童，帮助他们实现人生梦想，而且成立慈善机构，为有患病儿童的家庭提供帮助。从这些细节中可以看出她的善良和慷慨。]
4．Which will be the best title for the text?
A．A Sick Girl's Wish Finally Came True
B．There With Care Was Born from Movies
C．Harry Potter Movies Helped Sick Children
D．A Producer Left Movies to Do Charitable Work
D [考查标题判断。通览全文可知，Paula Dupré Pesman原是《哈利·波特》电影的副制片人，她在帮助一个女孩实现梦想后放弃工作，成立慈善机构帮助有患病儿童的家庭。因此最佳标题为D项。]
