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【题目】Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”

【1】In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A. don’t work well together.

B. are friendly to one another.

C. teach one another new ways of building houses.

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers.

【2】All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A. lead a busy life.

B. learn new skills of farming;

C. get used to the life on the farms

D. find value and pleasure in work

【3】 Living together, _________ .

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules

B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time on weekends

D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

【4】The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A. unpleasant B. tiring C. helping D. boring

【5】The best title for the passage is __________ .

A. The rules of living together

B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers in the special group

D. Free hours in the special work group

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本短文主要通过讲述青少年和成年人在一起为共同完成一项任务，必须发挥团结协作的精神，从而考查学生的理解能力。

【1】B细节理解题，根据对文中语句But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.的理解可知，这个项目的目的是让年轻人和老年人友好相处，故选B。

【2】D细节理解题,根据对文中语句Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work的理解可知在一起工作的目的是体会工作的乐趣，故选D。

【3】D细节理解题，根据短文语句In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group的理解可知团队协作很重要，故选D。

【4】C细节理解题，由文中最后一句可知青少年觉得他们的经历很有帮助，不要只考虑自己，更要为团队着想，故选C。

【5】A标题归纳题。纵观全文主要阐述了集体生活的规则，故选A。