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1、Unit5 MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.阅读理解A[2020·长沙四校模拟]JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalowincomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityReStore,ahomeimprovementstoreand
2、donationcenterrunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat，”hesaid.Joshsetafundraising(筹款)deadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidn'tshakehisfaith.H
3、eraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.Josh'sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.He
4、decidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnerinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.“Ididn'tcarehowlongittookme，”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100,000.”Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh'shouse,offeringtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124,000beforehi
5、sdeadline.“The_momentum_just_kept_going,_andwedecidedtodomore，”hesaid.“Josh'sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.Nextyear,the17yea
6、roldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canada'swesternmostprovince.Asan11yearoldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.-8-1．WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrison
7、inparagraph2?A．Straightforward. B．Openminded.C．Determined.D．Cautious.2．WhywastheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridgeheld?A．Tocallformoreattention.B．Toattainhisgoal.C．Towinapprovalfromthelocals.D．Tofindsponsorsforafamily.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?
8、A．Hisprojectbecamem
