1．Like many new graduates，I left university full of hope but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow，but I had no idea how to do that．That's when I learned about the Lighthouse project．
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work，and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly，neither did my family．
Finally，however，I won the support of my family，and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application （申请）．After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone．Several months later，I received a call asking me to report for duty．I would be going to a small village near Abuja，Nigeria．
After completing my training，I was sent to the village that was small and greatly in need of proper accommodation．Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes and food as if I were their own family．I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse．For the next year or so，I taught in it．But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me．
Sometimes during that period，I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language，and I returned to the USA a different man．The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever．
28．What do we know about the author？C
A．His dream at university was to become a volunteer．
B．He took pride in making contributions to the world．
C．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge．
D．He had dreamed about being a volunteer since he was in college．
29．According to paragraph 2，it is most likely that the authorB．
A．felt happy to leave his family and friends．
B．discussed his decision with his family．
C．asked previous volunteers about voluntary work．
D．attended special training to finish difficult tasks．
30．The underlined word"accommodation"in paragraph 4meansC．
A．drinking water．
B．English teachers．
C．living places and food
D．teaching buildings．
31．What can we infer from the author's experiences In Nigeria？B
A．He was chosen as the best teacher by his students．
B．He found some difficulty getting used to the local culture．
C．He had learned to communicate in the local language．
D．He had overcome all his weakness before he left for home．
分析 本文作者叙述的是自己申请叫做灯塔计划的志愿者工作的过程和被选作志愿者后去阿布加附近的一个小村庄工作的经历，这段经历让作者学到了许多，改变了人生．
解答 28．C．推理判断题．根据第一段内容My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．可知作者引以为傲的学位并没有让他对任何实际应该有任何准备．所以作者在学校学习的只是书面知识．故选C．
29．B．推理判断题．根据第二段内容I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly，neither did my family．Finally，however，I won the support of my family可知作者认真对待出国工作这件事，同家人商量，最终得到了家庭的支持．故选B．
30．C．词意猜测题．根据第四段内容Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes andfood as if I were their own family．虽然当地人很穷，但是他们为我提供了家和食物，所以作者所缺的是食宿．故选C．
31．B．推理判断题．根据最后一段内容I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language，可得知原先对作者陌生或不寻常的东西现在已经不是那个样子了，所以作者逐渐适应了新环境，但是还无法使用本地语言进行交流．故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
