D．He made the journey to Zambia to attract attention.

　　C　[细节理解题。文章第一段提到了吉恩·西蒙斯是一个胸怀宽广的人，但选项A用最高级扩大了范围；B、D两项与事实不符，均可排除。从文中可知，他资助了140多个儿童。]

　　2．Gene planned to go to Africa with his wife to ．

　　A．have a relax

　　B．visit the poor residents

　　C．make deals with local Africans

　　D．introduce his new song

　　A　[细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"Gene thought he was travelling to Africa to rest with his wife，Shannon..."可知吉恩·西蒙斯想和妻子去旅行，目的是放松(rest)，故A项符合文意。]

　　3．From the passage what can we know about Esther?

　　A．Her nursing school tuition was paid by Gene.

　　B．She dreamed of making much money by being a nurse.

　　C．She lived a hard life before being sponsored by Gene.

　　D．She expected to go to school by bicycle.

　　C　[细节理解题。从文章第四段可知，艾斯特一家人很穷，吃的东西都没有；上护士学校的事情还没发生，故排除A项；她梦想当护士是因为自己的父母是病死的，故排除B项；文中提到的想骑自行车上学的并不是她，故排除D项。]

　　4．Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A．Many people in Africa lived a hard life.

　　B．You don't have to be a celebrity to be a sponsor.

　　C．Child Fund International is an organization that helps poor children.

　　D．All sponsors are introduced to Child Fund International through the organization's commercials.

D　[推理判断题。从第五段句首我们可知数百万的资助者是通过广告加入