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九年级期末题型突破12阅读理解（B篇）

阅读单选（B篇）

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In1997,12-year-oldAmericangirlCaitlinand14-year-oldZimbabwean

(津巴布韦人)Martinbecamepenfriendsthroughtheirschools.Theydidn’trealizeatthat

timehowtheirhandwrittenletterswouldchangetheirlives.

Itallbeganasaschooltask.EveryoneinCaitlin’sclasswassupposedtochooseapen

friendfromanothercountry.AlltheotherkidspickedcountrieslikeFranceorGermany,but

CaitlinchoseZimbabwebecausethenamesoundedexotic(异国的)andcool.

MartinlivedwithhisfamilyinoneofZimbabwe’sworstslums(贫民窟)wherethey

sharedoneroomwithanotherfamily.Andabedwastheironlypieceoffurniture.

WhenCaitlin’sfirstlettersreachedMartin,theyweresimpleandgeneral.Thetwokids

wroteabouttheirfavoritemusicandwhattheylikedtodo.ButasMartingraduallyrevealed

moreabouthislifeandhislettersstartedarrivingwrittenonpiecesoftrash,Caitlinrealized

whatthelivingconditionswerelikeforMartin.Withouttellingherparents,shebegan

sendingmoneywithherletters—$20atatime.WhilethemoneywasnotmuchtoCaitlin,it

meantmorefoodforMartin’sfamilyandenabledhimtopayhisschoolfees.

ItlastedsixyearsfromtheirfirstexchangeofletterstoMartin’sarrivalintheUnited

States.WiththehelpofthemoneyfromCaitlin’sparentslateron,Martinfinishedhis

universityandgothisMBAfromDukeUniversity.

Today,CaitlinandMartinaren’tonlybestfriends,buttheyalsosharetheirstoryina

bookcalledIWillAlwaysWriteBack.Theywanttoencouragereaderstolookbeyondtheir

ownlivesanddosomethingkindforothers,whichmightgreatlyinfluencetheirlives.

1．isfromZimbabwe?

A．DukeB．CaitlinC．MartinD．Frank

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revealed”meaninChinese?

A．索要