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If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

??? I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths(小道) in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific(棒极了). I will spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason Moore, 18

??? This summer, I’ll volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the poor. They’ll teach me what to do, so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

??? I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help children choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ____ helping others.

A. school holidays????????????? B. weekdays???????????????? C. every morning.

2.What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?

A. To sleep under the stars.?

B. To spend the whole summer living in a tent

C. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.

3.From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _____.

A. likes reading?????????????? B. is 18 years old?????????????? C. isn’t very rich

4.________ wants to be a teacher.

A. Alice Hamilton???????????? B. Jason Moore???????????????? C. Trish Anderson

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. Reading for Life.???? B. The Forest Center??????? C. Young American Volunteer.

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文主要讲述了并不像人们想的那样现在美国越来越多的年轻人们自愿利用自己的假期去帮助别人不要任何的报酬,通过对Alice Hamilton Jason Moore Trish Anderson三个年轻人的故事的介绍相信世界将变得更好。

1.细节理解题。根据短文More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others.故选A.

2.细节理解题。根据I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths(小道) in the mountains.可知。故选C

3.细节理解题。根据短文表格标题Jason Moore, 18,选项中只有年龄是正确的,故选B

4.细节理解题。根据第三个表格

中对Trish Anderson的介绍从本句话I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.故选C

5.标题归纳题。通读全文后本篇文章主要是介绍美国年轻人们自愿服务的故事。可知故选C

考点:图表类短文阅读。

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