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1、第五模块测评(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AWhenMargaretButler,aformerathletefromCanada,firststartedrunningthroughremotevillagesinRwandaasabreakfromherjobthere,thechildrenwhosawherspeedpastwouldburstintotears.“Iwassc
2、aringalotofchildrenbecauseIwassowhitethattheythoughtIwasaghost,”Ms.Butlerexplains.Oncetheygotusedtothesightofarapidlymoving,tall,goldenwoman,thevillageboystooktofallinginstepwithher.“Butrarelythelittlegirls,”Butlersays.“It’snotnormalinRwandaforlittlegirlstoparticipateinrunning
3、.”Itwasn’ttheonlywaygirlswerebeingleftbehindinRwanda,shediscovered.WhenButlerarrivedinRwandain2007,shehadn’tplannedonstartinganonprofitcalledTheKomeraProject,whichsupportssecondaryeducationandprovideslife-skillhelpingandsportcoachingforgirls.Withabackgroundininternationaleduca
4、tion,ButlerwasvisitingschoolsonbehalfoftheBoston-basednonprofitgroupPartnersInHealth.ButinRwandatheeducationstatisticsforgirlsandyoungwomenaredepressing:Lessthan15percentgotosecondaryschool,andlessthan5percentofthatgroupcontinueontouniversity.Secondaryeducation,whichcostsabout
5、$200ayearfordayschool,$500forboardingschool,and$3,000foruniversity,isoutofreachformostfamilies.Ifmoneyisavailable,Rwandanseducatesonsfirst.AsButlertalkedwithstudents,sherealizedsomething.Shethoughtsheshould—andcoulddosomething.ThenButlerhostedRwanda’sfirstrunforgirls.Tohersurp
6、rise,300girlsturnedouttoparticipate.Asthegirlstookofffromthestartingline,cheersof“bestrong”—liftedabovethecrowd.Inspiredbyit,Butlerreachedouttofriendsandfamilyaskingfordonationstofundgirls’education.Sheraised$2,000—enoughtosupport10girlsforoneyearindayschool.However,thatwasonl
7、ythebeginning.By2009,shehadestablishedKomera,basedinBoston,asanonprofitscholarshipfund.1.ThechildrencriedwhentheysawButler,because . A.ButlerwasinwhiteB.ButlerwasconsideredasaghostC.ButlerranmuchfasterthantheydidD.Butlerwasmuchtallerthantheywere答案：B2.TheKomeraProjectisn’taim
8、edat . A.supportingchildrenacceptingeducationB.makinggirlsb
