阅读选择阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。IfyouloggedontoweiboovertheweekendyouwouldnoticethevideosofUSfamouspeoplegettingwet

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阅读选择

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

If you logged on to weibo over the weekend you would notice

the videos of US famous people getting wet through the ice water.

It seems everyone is getting in the fun from popular singers like

Taylor Swift to the richest businessmen including Bill Gates.

Is it some kind of new cool way to fight against the summer

heat? Of course not.

It’s a game of donation called the Ice Bucket Challenge and it aims to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The challenging game is easy. The person who takes the challenge should pour a bucket of ice water over their head within 24 hours or donate money toward fighting ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge they’re more than welcome to donate money anyhow.

Once a person completes the challenge they’re supposed to issue the same challenge to several other people usually three which is why the challenge has been growing and growing.

Since the beginning of June the game has spread across the US. According to Facebook it has raised more than $2.3 million (14 million yuan) to support research for the illness.

The ice bucket challenge started with Pete Frates a former captain of the Boston College baseball team. Frates 29 who was diagnosed(诊断) with ALS in 2012 can no longer speak and uses a wheelchair. After Frates posted his own ice bucket challenges video on July 31 the game took off and has now become one of the hottest games in the world.

.What is ALS?

A.      A game                B. An organization               C. An illness

2．Why do the people play the game?

A.      They want to fight against the summer heat.

B.      They play it just for fun.

C.      They want to raise money for ALS.

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.      The game started from Bill Gates one of the richest men in the world.

B.      People have donated more than $14 million to ALS.

C.      After completing the challenge many people donate money as well.

4．What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A.      传递                      B. 组织                     C. 培养

5．Which of the following about Pete Frates is NOT true?

A.      He is now a captain of the Boston College baseball team.

B.      He was 27 years old in 2012.

C.      He must use a wheelchair.

Answer 1

1C    2C   3C  4A  5A