4.Different Kind of Spring Break
For many American university students,the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach.In Panama City Beach,F(xiàn)lorida more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party,making it the number one spring break place in the United States.
A weeklong party is not for everyone,however,and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter.For them,joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems such as homelessness or environmental damage makes spring break a special learning experience that university students can feel good about.
During one spring break week,students from James Madison University in Virginia took part in 15"spring break"trips to nearby states,three others to more distant parts of the United States,and five international trips.One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa,Louisiana,to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane (颶風(fēng)) Katrina.Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter.One group of students did go to Florida,but not to lie on the sand.They did some work to help protect the native Florida plants.
Students who take part in spring break projects find them very rewarding (值得的).While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people,student volunteers are able to help people right now without degrees.On the other hand,the buildings or rooms they live or stay are far from attractive.Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church.But they only pay around $250 for meals and transportation,which is much less than some of their friends spend traveling to more traditional spring break hot spots.
Spring break projects appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States.Some students take the opportunity to meet new friends.Others want to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.Whatever their reasons,these students have discovered something that give them rich rewards along with a break from school work.

61.What‟s the number one spring break place in the United States?Panama City Beach,F(xiàn)lorida.
62.What is the way to make spring break matter for some students?Joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.
63.How did the students help in Bogalusa,Louisiana?By rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
64.Where do the student volunteers often sleep?On the floor of a school or church.
65.What makes the spring break projects more rewarding?Student volunteers can help people right now without degrees,spend less money,meet new friends and exercise their beliefs..

分析 不同種類的春天假期
對(duì)于許多美國(guó)大學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō),一周的春天假期意味著在陽(yáng)光明媚的海灘上參加無(wú)盡的聚會(huì).在巴拿馬城海灘佛羅里達(dá),超過(guò)50萬(wàn)大學(xué)生在3月份到這里玩和聚會(huì),使這里成為美國(guó)排名第一的旅游勝地.
然而,一個(gè)星期的聚會(huì)并不適用于所有的人,越來(lái)越多的美國(guó)大學(xué)生找到了另一種方法來(lái)度過(guò)春天假期.對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō),加入或領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一群志愿者幫助解決諸如無(wú)家可歸或環(huán)境破壞等問(wèn)題,從而感受到特殊的學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn).
在春天放假期間,來(lái)自弗吉尼亞州詹姆斯•麥迪遜大學(xué)的學(xué)生參加了15次"春假"到附近的州旅行,三個(gè)人到美國(guó)更遙遠(yuǎn)的地方旅行并參加了五次國(guó)際旅行.一組JMU學(xué)生前往路易斯安那州的博加盧薩,幫助重建被卡特里娜颶風(fēng)損壞的房屋.另一個(gè)團(tuán)體前往密西西比州為一個(gè)收容所內(nèi)的無(wú)家可歸的兒童組織創(chuàng)意活動(dòng).一組學(xué)生去了佛羅里達(dá)州,但不是躺在沙灘上.而是做了一些工作以幫助保護(hù)佛羅里達(dá)州的本地植物.
參加春假項(xiàng)目的學(xué)生認(rèn)為他們這樣做是值得的.雖然大多數(shù)大學(xué)生在他們可以開始幫助人們之前必須獲得學(xué)位,但是學(xué)生志愿者在沒(méi)有學(xué)位的情況下也可以幫助別人.另一方面,他們住的建筑物或房間沒(méi)有什么吸引力.學(xué)生經(jīng)常睡在學(xué)校或教堂的地板上.但他們只需支付約250美元的餐飲和交通費(fèi)用,這遠(yuǎn)少于他們的朋友到更傳統(tǒng)的春天景點(diǎn)所花費(fèi)的錢.
春天假期項(xiàng)目似乎在美國(guó)的大學(xué)越來(lái)越受歡迎.一些學(xué)生利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)結(jié)識(shí)新朋友.其他人想行使自己的信念使世界變成更好的地方.無(wú)論他們有什么樣的原因,這些學(xué)生在度過(guò)學(xué)業(yè)假期的同時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些能夠來(lái)充實(shí)自己的東西.

解答 61.Panama City Beach,F(xiàn)lorida.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)In Panama City Beach,F(xiàn)lorida more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party,making it the number one spring break place in the United States.可知,三月份在佛羅里達(dá)聚會(huì)和游玩的學(xué)生超過(guò)50萬(wàn)大學(xué)生,是這個(gè)地方成為了全美排名第一的旅游勝地,因此答案為 Panama City Beach,F(xiàn)lorida.
62.Joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)A weeklong party is not for everyone,however,and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter.For them,joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems…可知,答案為Joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.該題主要就是看到題干中的make  spring break matter for some students而定位在原文的第二段,隨后我們就會(huì)的得出這部分學(xué)生joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.
63.By rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)題干中提到的Louisiana,我們將其定位在文中的第三段,根據(jù)One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa,Louisiana,to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane (颶風(fēng)) Katrina.可知,同學(xué)們來(lái)到佛羅里達(dá)是為了重建被颶風(fēng)破壞的房屋.
64.On the floor of a school or church.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)題干中提到的sleep我們將其定位在文中的第四段,根據(jù)Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church.可知,同學(xué)們經(jīng)常睡在學(xué);蚪烫玫牡匕迳希
65.Student volunteers can help people right now without degrees,spend less money,meet new friends and exercise their beliefs.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)student volunteers are able to help people right now without degrees.可知,學(xué)生志愿者在沒(méi)有學(xué)位的情況下就虧幫助其他人,另外根據(jù)But they only pay around $250 for meals and transportation,which is much less than some of their friends spend traveling to more traditional spring break hot spots.可知,參加這個(gè)活動(dòng)花費(fèi)的更少,且根據(jù)Some students take the opportunity to meet new friends.Others want to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.Whatever their reasons,these students have discovered something that give them rich rewards along with a break from school work.可知,前面提到了一些原因,例如利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)結(jié)識(shí)新朋友、使世界變成更好的地方等,不管這些原因是什么,這些學(xué)生在度過(guò)學(xué)業(yè)假期的同時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些能夠來(lái)充實(shí)自己的東西.綜上所述可知,學(xué)生們之所以認(rèn)為在春天假期參加這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是值得的是因?yàn)榭梢栽跊](méi)有學(xué)位的情況下幫助別人、花費(fèi)更少、結(jié)交新朋友、行使自己的信念使世界變成更好的地方,因此答案為Student volunteers can help people right now without degrees,spend less money,meet new friends and exercise their beliefs.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文講的是現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的美國(guó)大學(xué)生在春節(jié)假期期間選擇,選擇有意義的組織幫助其他人或使世界變得更美好,而不是去著名的旅游勝地去度假.做題時(shí)要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上,與題目有機(jī)的結(jié)合,從文章中找到相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)性的句子與選項(xiàng)細(xì)細(xì)比對(duì),進(jìn)行選擇或推理判斷,選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項(xiàng).做題注意靈活,有時(shí)可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案.

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It's not easy,but if you can take the tips below,you will learn to do it.
Think of the advantages of forgiveness--how it will make you happier,free you from the past and the pain,and make your relationships and life better.
Try to understand that person.Try to understand why the person did what he did.What could he have felt as he did it,and what did he feel later?How does he feel now?You aren't saying what he did is right,but are trying to understand instead.
Try to think over how you could have been partly responsible (負(fù)責(zé)任的) for what happened.It doesn't mean taking responsibility away from the other person,but realizing that we are not victims but participants (參與者) in life.
Title:How to let go and forgive
Problems caused by
being hurt
●Making us unhappy;
●Distracting us from daily life;
●Breaking our relationships;
●making us (54)closed to new things.
Definition (定義) of forgiveness●(55)Forgetting being angry and painful;
●Moving on to a better place.
 (57)Tips for learning to forgive●Thinking of advantages of forgiveness,how it can make you
happier,free from the past and the pain and (56)improve your
relationships and life;
●Trying to understand the other person as if you were in the same(58)place;
●Thinking over your responsibility,realizing that we should take an
active part in life.

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