阅读理解。ClaudeandLourisare"giraffes(长颈鹿)".SoarepoliceofficersHankinsandPearson.Thesemenandwomendon'tlooklikegiraffes;theylooklikeyouandme.Thenwhydopeoplecallthem"giraffes"?Agi
阅读理解。
ClaudeandLourisare"giraffes(长颈鹿)".SoarepoliceofficersHankinsandPearson.Thesemenand
womendon'tlooklikegiraffes;theylooklikeyouandme.Thenwhydopeoplecallthem"giraffes"?
Agiraffetheysayisananimalthatsticks(伸出)itsneckoutcanseeplacesfarawayandhasalarge
heart.Itlivesaquietlifeandmovesaboutinaneasyandbeautifulway.Inthesamewaya"giraffe"canbea
personwholikesto"stickhisorherneckout"forotherpeoplealwayswatchesforfuturehappeningshasa
warmheartforpeoplearoundandatthesametimelivesaquietandbeautifullifehimselforherself.
"TheGiraffeProject(工程)"isa10-year-oldgroupwhichfindsandhonors(表彰)"giraffes"intheUS
andintheworld.Thegroupwantstoteachpeopletodosomethingtobuildabetterworld.Thegroupmembers
believethatapersonshouldn'tdrawhisorherheadback;insteadtheytellpeopleto"sticktheirneckout"and
helpothers.ClaudeandLourisHankinsandPearsonareonlyafewofthenearly1000"giraffes"thatthegroup
foundandhonored.
ClaudeandLourisweregettingoldandtheylefttheirworkwithsomemoneythattheysavedforfuture
use.Onedayhowevertheysawahomelessmanlookingforaplacetokeepwarmandtheydecidedthatthey
should"sticktheirneckout"andgivehimsomehelp.TodaytheylivedinFriends'Housewheretheyinvite
twelvehomelesspeopletostayeverynight.
PoliceofficersHankinsandPearsonworkinalargecity.Theyseecrimes(犯罪)everydayandtheir
workissometimesdangerous.Theyworkhardfortheirmoney.Howeverthesetwomenputtheirsavings
togetherandevenborrowedmoneytostartaneducational(教育的)centertoteachyoungpeopleinapoorpart
ofthecity.HankinsandPearsonarecertainly"giraffes".
1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
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A.Someofthepeoplearounduslooklikegiraffes.
B.Giraffesarethemostbeautifulanimalintheworld.
C."Giraffes"isabeautifulnameforthosewhoarereadytohelpotherpeople.
D.A"giraffe"issomeonewhocanstickhisneckoutandseethefuture.
2."TheGiraffePr