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On her first day teaching students from poor families at an after－school program in New York City, Alyssa Kapasi noticed how many kids were lining up for free sandwiches and fruit in the school cafeteria.One of the workers explained that many of these students don’t get enough to eat at home, so a school lunch or an after－school meal might be the most food they would get all day.
Kapasi, who attends private school, was very surprised. What’s more, she made up her mind to help.“I want other kids to understand that if you see a problem, you don’t have to wait to grow up to fix it，”says Kapasi. She and a group of friends are now putting their programming skills to work to create an app called Food for Thought, which will allow parents, students, and even kind－hearted strangers to donate to a lunch account for a student in need at a nearby school.
About 20 million American kids receive free lunches. Two million more can have low－price meals, and those students’ families have to pay for part of their food. When they don’t have the money on any given day，the students might have to settle__for an “alternative(可代替的) meal”such as a cheese sandwich.
The app—which is getting financial(财政的) support from a GoFundMe page—provides anonymity(匿名)to those who receive lunch and donors.To receive help，a family will need only a recommendation(推荐) from a school teacher, and no one else has to know.
“I want to make an app that all users feel no shame in using，”says Kapasi. She hopes to test the app in a school district this fall.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了美国纽约市一名叫Alyssa Kapasi的女孩设计了一款应用程序来解决贫困家庭学生的饥饿问题。
1．Why does Kapasi want to create an app?
A．To teach kids how to help others.
B．To practise her programming skills.
C．To introduce her school to the public.
D．To solve the problem of hunger in schools.
D 解析：推理判断题。第一段介绍了Kapasi设计应用程序的缘由——她看到许多在学校餐厅排队领取免费食物的孩子，并了解到很多孩子在家吃不饱；再由第二段中的she made up her mind to help...to work to create an app called Food for Thought 可知，她致力于解决来自贫困家庭的学生的饥饿问题。
2．What does the underlined phrase “settle for” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Buy. B．Make.
C．Accept. D．Offer.
C 解析：词义猜测题。由前文中的About 20 million American kids receive free lunches. Two million more can have low－price meals...可知，本段介绍了美国孩子享受免费或者低价午餐的情况。对于那些没有钱支付低价午餐的孩子，他们可以得到诸如奶酪三明治之类的食物来替代午餐。
3．What should a family do if they want to get help from Food for Thought?
A．Visit a GoFundMe page.
B．Get in touch with Kapasi.
C．Be recommended by teachers.
D．Donate something else instead.
C 解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的To receive help, a family will need only a recommendation(推荐) from a school teacher可知，想要获得Food for Thought帮助的家庭，只需被学校老师推荐即可。
4．What can we infer about the users of Kapasi’s app?
A．They won’t lose face in using it.
B．They will make money by using it.
C．They will know who offers them help.
D．They won’t meet their donors until this fall.
A 解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的The app...provides anonymity(匿名) to those who receive lunch and donors和最后一段中的I want to make an app that all users feel no shame in using可知，该应用软件提供匿名服务，这样不会让使用者丢面子。
