At the age of sixteen, I went on my first volunteer program in West Virginia to repair or build homes for poor families. When we arrived, we discovered that the family we were going to help was living in a trailer（拖車式活動房）that was in poor condition, no bigger than two parking spaces. A group of people had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another appeared.
We soon decided that the only way was to build a new house. It was something unusual because normally our goal was to repair old homes. The family was pleased with their new house that was 20 by 30 feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room?” Kids in the families we had helped usually wanted toys or posters, so we were surprised when Josh, the oldest boy said, “We just want beds.” The boys had never slept in a bed. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
On Friday when we saw the truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. They were very excited.
That afternoon, while we were setting up the beds, Eric ran into the house to watch us with wide eyes. As Maggie, a member of our group, put one of the pillows on the bed, Eric asked, “What is that?”
“A pillow,” she replied.
“What do you do with it?” Eric went on asking.
“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” Maggie answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as she handed Eric the pillow.
“Oh . . . that’s soft,” he said, holding it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems very urgent（急迫的）, my dad always asks, “Do you have a pillow?” We know exactly what he means.
小題1:Why did the writer’s group build a new house for the family?
A．Because it was their normal work.
B．Because the family asked them to do it.
C．Because the trailer could no longer be repaired.
D．Because they thought it was a perfect gift for the family.
小題2:What can we learn from the story?
A．The family needed two parking spaces.
B．The boys of the family wanted toys and posters.
C．The family were excited about the beds and bedding.
D．The writer’s group made some furniture for the family.
小題3:What is the best title for this passage?
A．The PillowB．A New House
C．The FamilyD．An Interesting Program

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A

試題分析：十六歲時，我第一志愿是在西維吉尼亞為貧困家庭修理或建造房屋。當我們到達時，發(fā)現(xiàn)他們居住在活動房中，這種房子總是出現(xiàn)問題，因此，為他們新建了房屋，并且買了床和床上用品。他們家人很興奮。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。問題：為什么作者的團隊要為這個家庭修建新的房屋？分析原文：A group of people had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another appeared.句意：一個團隊已經(jīng)工作兩個星期了，但是每一次解決一個問題，又出現(xiàn)另一個問題。分析：面對這個問題，活動房不能再修了，因此下文提到要去修建新的房屋。故選C
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。問題：從這個故事中我們了解到了什么？通過短文的理解，我們得知，他們的家人說只需要床，小男孩也說出了這個愿望，作者的團隊為他們買來了床和床上用法，因此結(jié)合原文，當我們告訴為他們買來床與床上用品時，他們很興奮。因此第三項符合問題。故選 C
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。問題：短文的最佳題目是什么？通過對全文的理解，作者在參加志愿者活動中，發(fā)生的故事，結(jié)合一個枕頭的故事，寓意著一個很深的含義。因此第一項符合短文的中心。故選A
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