Question

【题目】As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Long Zhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.

I have worked in Long Zhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

【1】The writer is a volunteer teacher. He comes from ______.

A. Guangxi B. Xiamen C. Shanghai D. Long Zhou

【2】The writer found there were only ______ rooms in that school.

A. two B. three C. six D. one

【3】In the passage, the underlined words “my heart sank” means that the writer ______.

A. felt upset B. was happy C. got angry D. seemed busy

【4】The writer found the students’ level was ______ he expected after the first test.

A. just as B. higher than C. lower than D. more than

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.

B. The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer.

C. The students level became higher and higher with the help of the volunteer teacher.

D. There were not enough classrooms for each grade.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】这篇短文讲述了作者去广西的一所乡村学校做志愿者的事情。那里的学校很简陋，学生们的水平也比较差。但是孩子们想要学习知识，他们需要像作者这样的人。在那里工作了一段时间之后，作者也喜欢上了那里，想要继续在那里工作下去。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai.可知，作者给孩子们讲述他在上海的生活，由此我们可以知道作者来自上海。故应选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.可知，作者去的广西龙洲的一个乡村学校里只有三个房间。由此可知应选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据短文中On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected可知，在去那个学校的时候，作者对它进行了一番设想。但是学校真实的样子跟作者想的是完全不一样的，很简陋。因此我们可以猜到，当作者看到这个学校的时候，他的心沉了下去，他感到很不安。因此A选项符合文意。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it可知，作者给学生们进行了一个测试，尽管测试很简单，但是一半多的学生都没有及格。由此可知，学生们的水平比作者想象的要更低。故应选C。

【5】推理判断题。根据短文第三段和第四段中I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children... I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now... I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here可知，作者很喜欢在那里工作，想要继续在那里工作下去，因此B选项是不对的。