By the age of almost four, Elijah Edney has never had a haircut in his life. But now he can ' t wait to visit the barber's - for two reasons: losing his two - foot - long golden hair will mean that strangers stop mistaking him for a girl; the hair will be donated to charity to provide a wig (假發(fā)) for a child with cancer.
Mrs. Edney, who works in a restaurant, says, "Elijah has always had beautiful hair, so I let him grow it as he w8nted. It' s like silk. But now it is at a stage where people mistake him for a girl and he wants it cut into a boy's haircut. "
Mrs. Edney and her husband want to collect enough money-£350-to process Elijah's hair for a sick child. She says, "I couldn't bear to see all Elijah's beautiful hair go to waste and my mum mentioned charities that have human hair made into wigs. "
Mrs. Edney says, "If we can raise the amount we want, it will mean a family will not have to pay for the wig and can receive it for free. When you've got children yourself, you hope that if they lost their hair someone would do the same for them by donating their hair. "
The two-foot-long hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust (小公主信托基金) to make a wig for children suffering cancer. Elijah keeps telling people he is giving his hair to poor princesses and he is so excited about it.
A spokesman for the Little Princess Trust says, "We're very grateful to anyone who decides to have their hair cut to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. As a result of hair donations like this, the charity receives real-hair wigs for free to pass on to families whose children have sadly lost their own hair through cancer treatment. "
【小題1】Why has Mrs. Edney let Elijah's hair grow so long?
| A．Because Elijah has beautiful hair. |
| B．Because she likes long hair. |
| C．Because Elijah looks nice with long hair. |
| D．Because she wants to donate his hair to charity. |
| A． Elijah's father. | B． Elijah's mother. |
| C． Elijah himself. | D． Elijah's grandmother. |
| A．pay the barber for his work |
| B．process his hair into a wig |
| C．give the Little Princess Trust along with a wig |
| D．give a child who lost his hair through cancer treatment |
| A．He doesn't care about it. | B．He wants to keep it a secret. |
| C．He is excited about it. | D．He feels sad for poor children. |
| A．encourages people to cut their hair to donate it |
| B．welcomes and gives thanks for such donations |
| C．gives free wigs to children who have lost their hair |
| D．provides treatment for children with cancer |
【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
解析試題分析：文章介紹Elijah長(zhǎng)著一頭漂亮的金發(fā)，現(xiàn)在父母決定剪掉并捐給小公主信托基金，而且他們還籌集資金把頭發(fā)做成假發(fā)，這樣得到的人就可以完全免費(fèi)的獲得假發(fā)了，這個(gè)假發(fā)將捐給因?yàn)榘┌Y失去頭發(fā)的孩子。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子："Elijah has always had beautiful hair, so I let him grow it as he w8nted. It' s like silk. 可知Mrs. Edney讓Elijah的頭發(fā)長(zhǎng)的很長(zhǎng)，因?yàn)樗念^發(fā)很漂亮，選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子："I couldn't bear to see all Elijah's beautiful hair go to waste and my mum mentioned charities that have human hair made into wigs. "可知是奶奶先想起使用人的頭發(fā)的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的，選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Mrs. Edney and her husband want to collect enough money-£350-to process Elijah's hair for a sick child. 可知Elijah的父母要籌集資金把頭發(fā)加工成假發(fā)，選B
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Elijah keeps telling people he is giving his hair to poor princesses and he is so excited about it.可知Elijah對(duì)這件事很興奮，選C
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子："We're very grateful to anyone who decides to have their hair cut to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. 可知小公主信托基金歡迎和感謝這樣的捐贈(zèng)，選B
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