10．I was 17 and my job was to try to keep eight fairly active 10-，11-and 12-year-olds from killing one another or themselves．Among other activities，I would take them camping in the woods outside Dover Plains，New York．I learned that if you are going to be in the woods for a couple of days，take frosted food．You can eat them for breakfast，lunch and dinner，you don't have to cook them and they don't weigh as much as your meats and vegetables．I'll never touch another frosted food as long as I live．
The camp was for low-income black lads from New York City．During the camp，I found being out in the woods with the kids was a little scary，because I suddenly realized these are actually somebody's children and I'm responsible for them．I found myself being an authority figure because I had to．
On a camping trip we stopped at a lake to put up our tents．I was the only white person in the group．We were swimming when these white kids in a motorboat began yelling racial abuses and trying to splash（潑水）us．Then I had no choice but to warn them，"If you come anywhere near these kids，we've written down the number of your boat and we're going to call the police．"
They yelled more but finally left．That experience was the biggest test of responsibility I had ever faced．
When I returned to high school after that first summer，it seemed a lot less fearful than before．Plus，I had earned $375，which after trips to the camp candy store was down to eight cents'clear profit．
25．The author took along frosted food for the following reasons EXCEPT thatA．
A．They were his favorite snacks
B．They were easy to carry and eat
C．They filled the belly easily
D．They wouldn't go bad in a couple of days
26．What gave the author the best lesson of responsibility when they camped in the woods？D
A．To teach 8 naughty kids to swim．
B．To．put up tents out in the wilds．
B．To stop the kids from bee stings．
D．To protect his campers from abuses．
27．Which word may best conclude the camp trip？B
A．Amusing．
B．Profitable．
C．Relaxing．
D．Comfortable．
分析 本文講述了我17歲的時候帶領別人的孩子去野營旅行來賺錢的故事，這也讓我體會到了保護成員的責任感．
解答 25．A．理解判斷題．由第一段You can eat them for breakfast，lunch and dinner，you don't have to cook them and they don't weigh as much as your meats and vegetables，可知這種食物早中午都可以吃，容易填飽肚子，不需要烹飪處理，也不像蔬菜肉類一樣重，便于攜帶，只有A選項未提及，故選A．
26．D．細節(jié)理解題．由第三段We were swimming when these white kids in a motorboat began yelling racial abuses and trying to splash（潑水）us，我們正在游泳時，這些白人孩子在摩托艇中開始大喊種族虐待，試圖向我們潑水和第四段That experience was the biggest test of responsibility I had ever faced，那次經歷是我所面臨的最大的責任考驗，可知我最大的責任是保護我的露營者不受虐待，故選D．
27．B．細節(jié)理解題．由最后一段Plus，I had earned $375，which after trips to the camp candy store was down to eight cents'clear profit，我已經贏得了375美元，之后前往營地的糖果店'的利潤下降到8美分．可知這種露營旅行是有利可圖的，故選B．
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