Question

【題目】I work as a volunteer for an organization(組織) that helps the poor in Haiti. I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate him.

Before getting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and smiled, “Really hard.”

After that, a five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around. Later he said regretfully(遺憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes.

However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was interviewing a woman villager for an article. By working hard, she had learned to read and write and became part of the leadership(領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層) of the village.

Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. This trip was very meaningful.

【1】Why did the writer take his son to Haiti?

A. Because they wanted to take a trip there.

B. Because the writer wanted to educate his son.

C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there.

D. Because they went there to visit a friend.

【2】Why was the writer surprised about his son?

A. Because his son said nothing about the hard trip.

B. Because a little girl liked his son.

C. Because his son wished to speak French.

D. Because his son wanted to talk with the little girl.

【3】What does the underlined word “occurred” mean?

A. Left. B. Offered. C. Happened. D. Reached.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. An exciting trip. B. How to be a volunteer.

C. A story of a volunteering trip. D. The importance of voluntary work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 C

【解析】

短文的作者為一個(gè)幫助窮人的組織做志愿者，他決定帶自己的兒子去那里受受教育。正如作者所期望的，這次旅行起到了作用，是一次非常有意義的旅行。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate him.可知，作者決定帶自己的兒子去那里，希望能教育他。由此可知應(yīng)選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中Later he said regretfully(遺憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes.可知，對(duì)于一個(gè)總是討厭學(xué)習(xí)法語(yǔ)的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，能說(shuō)出“我希望我會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)”這句話(huà)來(lái)，這讓作者感到很吃驚。由此可知應(yīng)選C。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線(xiàn)單詞所在的句子However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village deep in the mountains.可知，這句話(huà)說(shuō)的是真正打動(dòng)作者心靈的一刻發(fā)生在深山里的一個(gè)村莊里。occurred意思是“發(fā)生”，與happen同義，故應(yīng)選C。Left離開(kāi)；offered提供；reached到達(dá)。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文開(kāi)頭I work as a volunteer for an organization(組織) that helps the poor in Haiti. I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate him.可知，作者決定帶著他的兒子去做志愿者的工作，希望能讓他受到教育。再根據(jù)文章的最后This trip was very meaningful這次旅行非常有意義。因此短文介紹了一次有意義的志愿者旅行，故應(yīng)選C。

這篇短文中作者介紹了他帶著自己的兒子去了自己做志愿者的地方，讓孩子受到了教育，是一次非常有意義的旅行。短文是一篇記敘文，敘述比較清晰，內(nèi)容比較容易理解。后面的題目設(shè)置有細(xì)節(jié)理解題、詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨大意題。細(xì)節(jié)題考查我們對(duì)文章事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)的理解，答案常可以直接在原文找到，做題時(shí)，根據(jù)題目所問(wèn)，找準(zhǔn)關(guān)鍵詞，鎖定相關(guān)段落或語(yǔ)句，搜索信息作答。例如第2小題，題目問(wèn)的是作者為什么對(duì)兒子感到吃驚，利用題目中的surprised這個(gè)詞，可以找到短文第三段中提到了這個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，根據(jù)Later he said regretfully(遺憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes.可知，對(duì)于一個(gè)總是討厭學(xué)習(xí)法語(yǔ)的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，能說(shuō)出“我希望我會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)”這句話(huà)來(lái)，這讓作者感到很吃驚。由此可知應(yīng)選C。詞義猜測(cè)題考查學(xué)生們根據(jù)具體語(yǔ)境猜測(cè)生詞含義的能力，第3小題是這樣的一個(gè)題型，劃線(xiàn)單詞是一個(gè)生詞，且不是派生詞，因此學(xué)生們不能從構(gòu)詞法的角度猜詞，只能依靠語(yǔ)境。根據(jù)它所在的句子However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village deep in the mountains可知，主語(yǔ)是the moment“這一刻”，后面是一個(gè)地點(diǎn)，因此我們可以猜測(cè)這個(gè)單詞應(yīng)該是“發(fā)生”的意思，指“這一刻發(fā)生在…”，故應(yīng)選C。