14.Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者).The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.However,he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal.His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once.I could retell the story over and over,"Grennan said in a Huffington Post article.However,his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience.It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip,His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village,he knew nothing about the children or the local culture.When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home,he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children.He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children.So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids'families,"I started walking with photos of the kids."he told the Reuters reporter."I would show up in villages and show photographs around.I went with 24 photos,and I found 24families."At the same time,he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said,"Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives."
He also encouraged others to do what he had done.He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him.His book,Little Prince,came out last week.
21.At first,Grennan simply wanted toBby volunteering in Nepal.
A.write travel stories
B.impress people
C.help the kids there
D.learn the skills
22.When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children's Home.A.
A. the children there felt excited
B.18 children were ill in bed
C.he decided to give up his job
D.he'd lived in Nepal for a year
23.From the passage we can learn that GrennanC.
A.found the kids'families easily
B.was good at taking pictures
C.wrote the book Little Princes
D.asked others to go to Nepal
24.Which is the best title for the passage?D
A.Volunteer travels in Nepal
B.Volunteer is with the kids
C.Volunteer becomes a writer
D. Volunteer changes a lot.
分析 本文讲述了美国年轻人康纳如何从不愿意参加志愿者活动,到热衷于与拐卖儿童作斗争不平凡的经历.
解答 BACD
21.B 细节理解题.由文中的第二段中"His first thought was to make people impressed."可知,起初他想给那里的人们留下好印象.所以答案选B.
22.A 细节理解题.由文中的第五段第二句"When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home,he was faced by the excited children."可知,当孤儿院的孩子看到他的到来,感到非常兴奋.所以选A.
23.C 细节理解题.由文中的最后一段第最后一句"His book,Little Prince,came out last week."可知,《小王子》这本书是康纳写的.所以选C.
24.D 主旨大意题.纵观全文,都在围绕康纳参加志愿者活动后,发生了很大的变化这个话题展开的.所以选D.
点评 本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.