Question

A photo of a boy who arrived at school with a

head full of icicles(冰柱）has drawn widespread

attention to children from poor rural families.

Wearing only a thin jacket, Wang Fuman,10,
 

had braved -9C weather to travel over an hour

from his village home to reach Zhuanshanbao

Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan province.

“After walking more than 4 kilometers through the freezing snow. he arrived with his hair and eyebrows completely frozen, causing laughter among his 16 classmates,” said Fu Heng, the

school’s principal, who uploaded(上傳) Wang’s photos on Monday morning. Fu added that his

classrooms do not have heating because of a lack of money.

After hearing Wang's story, the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation(捐贈) for children from poor families on Tuesday. It has promised to give each needy child 500 yuan ($75) to help them stay warm in winter. By 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the provincial foundation bad collected over 300,000 yuan in public donations according to their websites.

Wang, who has been nicknamed “Snowflake Boy”(冰花男孩）by netizen (網(wǎng)友),became

well-known online. By Wednesday morning, his picture had been 'liked" more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo. “Many children in cities don't have the strong willpower of this boy. I hope all his efforts will be rewarded(回報),” a netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

The name Fuman translates as “full of happiness”, but Wang does not come from a rich family. He lives in a mud hut(土坯房) with his grandmother and elder sister, and seldom sees his parents

because they are migrant workers in other cities.

“I love school. We can have bread and milk for lunch, and we learn lots of things in class,” Wang said. His village now has electricity and tap water, “and my family is getting help to build a

new house close to the school”, he said. “I think our life will get better.”

1.Why did Wang's classmates laugh when he came in?

A. Because they thought Wang was poor.

B. Because they wanted to laugh at him.

C. Because he appeared with a head full of icicles.

D. Because Wang was late for class again.

2.What did the netizens do according to the passage?

A. They took photos of Wang Fuman and uploaded them in time.

B. They expressed their support and admiration.

C. They promised to give each needy child 500 yuan.

D. They helped Wang return to school.

3.The underlined phrase “a lack of money” can be replaced “ ”

A. being short of money B. losing money

C. plenty of money D. saving money

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation for Wang Fuman on Tuesday.

B. Wang’s village doesn’t have electricity and tap water now.

C. Wang loves school just because he can have bread and milk for lunch.

D. The children got help quickly because of social love and convenient Internet.

Answer 1