Question

六、阅读理解(20分)

                 (A)

      Community service means doing volunteer jobs for the public. It teaches valuable lessons about the duties of a citizen. Today,in the United States,important services are provided through thousands of organizations created to meet needs not provided by the government at the local,vState,and national levels. These activities help to create a sense of great care for the public.

     There are close connections between community service programs and civic (公民的) education in schools.At every level of school,students can be involved in community service projects. In the primary grades,one of the purposes for students is to learn basic civic values that include fair play,respect for the opinions of others,and the rights and duties of a citizen in our society. By taking part in community service programs,very young children can learn how to solve problems,work in groups as leaders or group members,and accept the duties for their decisions and actions. BesidevS,children develop knowledge of their community —-its leaders,organizations,social groups,and standards of civic behavior.

      Community service programs can provide the chances for students to learn social study skills. These include higher-level processes and skills of information collecting,critical thinking,and decision making. Community service programs also teach processes and skills for group discussions,leadership and teamwork. Through community service programs,children can learn how people play roles in a,discussion to work out the local problems. Students can volunteer to teach young children in child care centers or help in senior citizen centers.

() 1. From the passage,we know play a main role in community service.

   A. the adult citizens   

    B. the volunteer organizations

   C. the students at school   

    D. the local and state governments

() '2. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 ?

   A. Children can learn about their community at school.

   B. Civic education is about knowledge of community.

   C. School students can offer community service programs.

   D. Communities provide chances for school civic education.

() 3. Which of the following must be learnt in the primary grades?

   A. Basic civic values. B. Social study processes.

   C. Skills for information collecting. D. Processes of decision making.

() 4. What does the underlined word “fhese” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

   A. The students. B. Social study skills.

   C. The chances. D. Community service programs.

() 5. This passage is mainly about .

   A. how the students set up community service organizations

   B. how schools get involved in community service programs

   C. what can be learnt by joining in community service programs

   D. the volunteer jobs that the students can do in their community

Answer 1

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