Question

If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamiton, 17

I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains. It sounds terrible. I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帳篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason Moore 18

This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program.They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids 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.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

1.Young people in the USA volunteer to help others .

A. on school holidays B. on weekdays

C. every morning D. every afternoon

2.From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer in summer.

A. to sleep under the stars

B. to breathe the clean mountain air

C. to live in a tent

D. to help build new hiking paths in the mountain

3.From the passage we know Jason Moore .

A. likes reading B. is 18 years old now

C. isn't very rich D. is good at sports

4. wants to work as a teacher in the program called Reading For Life.

A. Alice Hamiton B. Jason Moore

C. Trish Anderson D. Nobody

5.Which of the following is the most possible title of this passage?

A. Reading for Life B. A Special House Program

C. The Forest Center D. Young American Volunteers

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文給我們介紹的是現在在美國越來越多的年輕人利用假期的時間，去做志愿者工作，幫助別人。短文中三個學生給我們講述了他們的志愿者工作。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據短文第一段中More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others可知，現在在美國越來越多的年輕人都自愿在假期的時候為別人工作。由此可知選A。

2.細節(jié)理解題。短文第二段是Alice介紹的自己參加志愿者工作的事情，在這一段中I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains可知，她是去山里幫助修建新的徒步小路。由此可知選D。

3.細節(jié)理解題。短文的第三段中是Jason Moore 介紹的他做志愿者工作的事情，由Jason Moore 18可知，他今年是18歲了。故選B。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據短文的最后一段中Trish Anderson, 16 I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life.可知，Trish 想為一個叫Reading For Life 的項目工作。故選C。

5.主旨大意題。這篇短文給我們介紹的是現在在美國越來越多的年輕人利用假期的時間，去做志愿者工作，幫助別人。短文中三個學生給我們講述了他們的志愿者工作。因此D選項Young American Volunteers，年輕的美國志愿者這個題目最符合文意。故選D。

考點：社會現象類短文閱讀。