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(帐篷) 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.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

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】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍的是现在在美国越来越多的年轻人利用假期的时间，去做志愿者工作，帮助别人。短文中三个学生给我们讲述了他们的志愿者工作。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others可知，现在在美国越来越多的年轻人都自愿在假期的时候为别人工作。由此可知选A。

2.细节理解题。短文第二段是Alice介绍的自己参加志愿者工作的事情，在这一段中I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains可知，她是去山里帮助修建新的徒步小路。由此可知选D。

3.细节理解题。短文的第三段中是Jason Moore 介绍的他做志愿者工作的事情，由Jason Moore 18可知，他今年是18岁了。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段中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 想为一个叫Reading For Life 的项目工作。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们介绍的是现在在美国越来越多的年轻人利用假期的时间，去做志愿者工作，帮助别人。短文中三个学生给我们讲述了他们的志愿者工作。因此D选项Young American Volunteers，年轻的美国志愿者这个题目最符合文意。故选D。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。