【題目】 A handwritten letter by a little boy asking Santa for a “very good dad” has captured hearts worldwide.

The boy, known only as “Blake” in the letter, wrote, “Dear Santa, We had to leave our house. Dad was mad. We had to do all the chores. Dad got everything he wanted. Mom said it was time to leave and she would take us to a safer place where we don’t have to be scared.”

“Blake is a 7-year-old boy in one of our shelters, and his mom found this letter in his backpack...” Posted by SafeHaven of Tarrant County on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

“I’m still nervous. I don’t want to talk to the other kids,” he continued. “Are you going to come this Christmas? Can you bring a dictionary, and a compass and a watch?”

The most heart-wrenching part of the letter was the last line that read, “I also want a very very very good dad. Can you do that too?”

Officials with SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a group seeking to help end domestic (家庭的) violence, posted Blake’s letter to its Facebook page. Now, some of the child’s wishes have come true. All of the gifts he asked for have been donated by people in the community. Though SafeHaven received more than 10,000 gifts this year, they want to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence.

“To us, it was kind of a story that we’ve heard all the time,” Kathryn Jacob, the organization’s president and CEO, told Today. “Like tonight, we have 73 kids in the shelter. Blake is just one of many.”

【1】The little boy asked Santa for a “very good dad” because ________.

A.his dad was too strict with himB.he was forced to do all the chores

C.he was ill-treated by his dadD.his dad didn’t buy him any gifts

【2】What do we know about SafeHaven?

A.It has received a lot of concern so far.B.It provides services for homeless children.

C.It posted Blake’s letter without permission.D.Part of its goal is to earn money.

【3】What is Kathryn Jacob’s purpose by saying the words in the last paragraph?

A.To advertise their shelter.B.To introduce their shelter.

C.To tell more information about Blake.D.To draw attention to domestic violence.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報道。本文主要講述了一個遭受家暴的孩子向圣誕老人索要“好爸爸”的禮物，后來被 一個叫做SafeHaven的機構(gòu)收容，該機構(gòu)主要是為那些遭受家暴的婦女兒童服務(wù)。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Dad was mad. We had to do all the chores. Dad got everything he wanted.…she would take us to a safer place where we don’t have to be scared 爸爸很生氣。我們不得不做所有的家務(wù)。爸爸得到了他想要的一切。媽媽說是時候離開了，她會帶我們?nèi)ヒ粋�更安全的地方，在那里我們不必害怕以及后文 Blake 被專門阻止家暴的機構(gòu)SafeHave救助可知，他被他的爸爸虐待，故選C。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段All of the gifts he asked for have been donated by people in the community.Though SafeHaven received more than 10,000 gifts this year, they want to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence.所有禮物都是社區(qū)里的人捐贈的。雖然SafeHaven年收到了1萬多份禮物，但他們希望能為更大的家庭暴力問題亮一盞燈。可知，SafeHaven受到了很多的關(guān)注，故選A。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段they want to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence (他們想揭露家庭暴力這個更嚴(yán)重的問題)以及最后一段Blake is just one of many可知，有很多遭受家暴的孩子，Blake只是其中一個。由此判斷出Kathryn Jacob說這句話的目的是想讓更多的人關(guān)注這些遭家暴的孩子。故選D。

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