Eight years ago, my wife and I created the Wish You Well Foundation. Since its start, we’ve funded literacy(讀寫能力)programs in more than 30 states. We’ve heard unbelievable stories of determination and perseverance(毅力). In Pittsburgh, I met a 30-year-old man who tearfully related how he’d finally learned to read so he could help support his family. In Connecticut, a woman shared her story of finally learning how to read at 50 so she could be able to read to her grandchildren.

    We’ve also started a program called Feeding Body & Mind, operated jointly with Feeding America, which is the distributor for most of the nation’s food banks. The program collects books, then ships them to food banks around the country. That way people go home with food, which they need to live, as well as with books, which they need to change their lives.

    “The program seeks to address the connection between literacy, poverty, and hunger, ”explains Ross Fraser of Feeding America. “Anyone who lacks basic literacy skills will have a very difficult time finding employment that provides a living wage, making them destined(注定) for a lifetime of poverty. Our food banks have a saying, ‘A child who is hungry and cannot learn becomes an adult who cannot earn. ’”

    All of us can join in the fight against illiteracy. Become aware of the literacy rates in your state and county by going to the website at nces. ed. gov/naal, which shows this data. Send a letter to your representatives in Congress asking for increased funds and action. Reach out to local libraries and literacy organizations to learn about becoming a tutor and other volunteering opportunities.

    There is no greater gift than teaching someone to read. With that one skill, you help develop someone’s potential and make it as varied and endless as the stories still waiting to be told.

60. The underlined word “related” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_______”.

A. made a connection

B. learned by heart

C. brought back to one’s mind

D. told a story

61. From Paragraph 2, we can know that _______.

A. books are transported by bus

B. books can change people’s lives

C. Feeding Body & Mind produces food

D. Feeding Body & Mind publishes books

62. From the passage we can know literacy skills have an effect on _______ .

A. finding jobs

B. making friends

C. practicing determination

D. learning skills

63. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To call on more people to fight against illiteracy.

B. To encourage more people to visit a website.

C. To call on more people to donate books.

D. To inspire students to read more books.

  作者與妻子一同創(chuàng)辦了Wish You Well Foundation 和Feeding Body & Mind組織，旨在幫助貧困人群學(xué)習(xí)文化，擺脫貧困，改變命運(yùn)。

60.解析：選D。猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第一段作者的敘述“在匹茲堡，我遇到一位30歲的男子，含淚講述自己如何學(xué)會讀書并能養(yǎng)活家庭的故事”，可知related 意為“told a story”，故選D項(xiàng)。

61.解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，F(xiàn)eeding Body & Mind 項(xiàng)目同F(xiàn)eeding America合作，既分發(fā)食物，又把收集來的書籍一起發(fā)送給人們。根據(jù)第二段最后一句as well as with books, which they need to change their lives. 可知選B項(xiàng)。

62.解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句的“Anyone who lacks basic literacy skills will have a very difficult time finding employment that provides a living wage，. . . ”因此讀寫技能能夠幫助人找到工作。故該題的正確答案為A。

63.解析：選A。主旨大意題。本文作者意在通過本文號召并鼓勵更多的人參與進(jìn)來，幫助別人擺脫文盲狀態(tài)。

 

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A. Negative emotions cause a shorter life indeed.

B. There may be some link between personality and health.

C. It’s uncertain whether optimism affects one’s health.

D. The more optimistic you are, the longer life you may enjoy.

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C. A woman with high blood pressure.            D. A woman with poor physical health.

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