首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] By now you may have heard Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking song "
[originaltext] By now you may have heard Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking song "
游客
2024-03-07
47
管理
问题
By now you may have heard Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking song "Ronan, " about the too-short life of a little boy. Ms. Swift gave it an emotional performance on the Stand Up to Cancer television program on September 7, and it has been topping the charts ever since.
The real boy behind the song is Ronan Thompson, a naughty 3-year-old boy from Phoenix with coppery blond hair and big blue eyes. In 2010, a few months after his third birthday, Ronan was given a diagnosis of cancer, an often deadly childhood cancer. He died on May 9, 2011, three days before he was to turn 4. It’s the most common cancer in infants and accounts for about 15% of all childhood cancer deaths.
Ms. Swift learned about Ronan from a blog that his mother, Maya Thompson, began shortly after the diagnosis to keep family and friends informed. Ms. Thompson called the blog Rockstar Ronan, but she did not tell directly about his illness, and her heartbreak was painfully evident in every update. Ronan spent his last days in a hospital in Phoenix with his parents and brothers. After he died, his mother continued to write tearful posts on her blog, which had turned into an open letter to her son.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death of children under 15—after accidents—yet childhood cancer receives only 3 to 4 percent of national cancer research funds. Although childhood cancer is considered rare, an estimated 12 060 new cases are expected this year among children at the age of 14 and younger. The survival rate for childhood cancer is about 80% .
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. What is Taylor Swift’s song "Ronan" about?
10. How did Taylor Swift learn about Ronan?
11. What is the first leading cause of death of children under 15?
选项
A、Cancer.
B、Abuse.
C、Accidents.
D、Electric shock.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/3512800.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Asweallknow,cruisingintheSouthernOceanisn’talwaysp
[originaltext]Asweallknow,cruisingintheSouthernOceanisn’talwaysp
[originaltext]Iknowmanyofyouaretheproudownersofyourfirstmotorv
[originaltext]Iknowmanyofyouaretheproudownersofyourfirstmotorv
[originaltext]Iknowmanyofyouaretheproudownersofyourfirstmotorv
[originaltext]Ifyouwereaskedtolisttheconsequencesofclimatechange
[originaltext]Despitetherecentgrowthinthenumberofdivorces,peoplei
[originaltext]NowIwanttotalktothefreshmenabouttheirfirstweekat
[originaltext]NowIwanttotalktothefreshmenabouttheirfirstweekat
[originaltext]NowIwanttotalktothefreshmenabouttheirfirstweekat
随机试题
Halloweenusedtobesomethingquitedifferentfromthecelebrationofsugar
Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$
Itiswellknownthatteenageboystendtodobetter【C1】________maththangi
搜集数据的方法一般有()。A.普查 B.抽样调查 C.统计报表 D.重点
题目:阅读教学试讲 2.内容: Beforelong,mynephe
宜存放在加盖的瓷罐中的是A.乳香面与血竭面B.当归与川芎C.川乌与半夏D.血余炭
林老师为了赢得学生的喜爱,把大量的时间花在与学生搞好关系上。从教师职业成长看,林
影响群体士气的因素有()。 A.群体成员的人数B.对群体目标的赞同 C.
关于结核性淋巴结炎的描述,错误的是A.常见于年老、体弱者 B.淋巴结中央可有干
关于卡托普利,下列哪种说法错误A.与利尿药合用可加强其作用 B.可用于治疗心衰
最新回复
(
0
)