阅读理解。 Jenny Bowen, an American living in B

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阅读理解。 Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008

Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners were from a pool of 262

applicants from 47 countries.

When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch, she will not only be representing the United States. She will

also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans, ABC news said.

Bowen, a mother of two adopted (领养的) Chinese daughters, is executive director of Half the Sky

Foundation, an organization which was set up in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the future

for orphaned children in China.

Nearly 10 years later, Bowen and Half the Sky Foundation have touched the lives of over 13,000 children.

Half the Sky Foundation is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. about 4,000 children

are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and love for

orphans.

Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China. She

will be among the 19,400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile,130-day route across five

continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in the Olympic history.

Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan

designer, live in China. The other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and

Russia.

According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on their "love of Chinese

culture and history" and devotion to "communicating information about a real China to their native countries."

Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil. 1. Jenny Bowen will represent thousands of Chinese orphans mainly because _____. A. she is an American orphan who lives in China.

B. she likes Chinese orphans very much.

C. she is director of the Half the Sky Foundation.

D. she has done a lot to the welfare of Chinese orphans. 2. Which of the following statements is false about Jenny Bowen? A. She has been communicating information about the real China to the USA.

B. She is executive director of Half the Sky Foundation.

C. She loves Chinese culture and history very much.

D. She will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile route. 3. How many factors for selecting a candidate are mentioned in the passage? A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four 4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Jenny Bowen, executive director of Half the Sky Foundation.

B. The longest torch relay in the Olympic history.

C. Eight non-Chinese persons to carry the Olympic torch in China.

D. A US woman to carry the Olympic torch in China.

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