In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in b

In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.
The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
【小题1】Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because .A．most of her hair had fallen outB．she was receiving treatment for cancerC．she felt depressed and quit from schoolD．she was suffering from a pain in her back【小题2】What do we know about Anita Kruse’s project?A．It helps young patients record songs. B．It is supported by singers and patients.C．It aims to replace the medical treatment.D．It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.【小题3】What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest?A．Most children are naturally fond of music.B．He was brave enough to put up performance.C．The project has positive effect on young patients.D．Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.【小题4】What is probably the best title for the passage?A．Purple Songs Can FlyB．Singing Can Improve HealthC．A Shining Moment in LifeD．A Kind Woman—Anita KruseB

(答案→)B 解析：文章讲述了一个作曲者兼钢琴家为了帮助孩子减少痛苦而进行的一项计划——Purple Songs Can Fly 。【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段第2行eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer.可知B正确。【小题2】A 细节题。根据第四段1,2行That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs.可知A正确。【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章第五段首句The effect on the kids has been great.可知他这个计划很成功。后面举了12岁男孩的例子是为了证明这个效果。【小题4】A 主旨大意题。文章讲述了一个作曲者兼钢琴家为了帮助孩子减少痛苦而进行的一项计划——Purple Songs Can Fly 。

对的，就是这个意思