Question

If you have no special plans for your holidays , why not spend your time helping others?

More and more young people in the US volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money . Here are some of their stories.

	Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific . I will spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars . It will be a nice sport , and I will be able to do something good at the same time!
	Jason Moore , 18 This summer , I’ll volunteer with Special House Program. They build good , low-cost houses and sell them to the poor . They’ll teach me what to do , so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
	Trish Anderson , 16 I’m going to teach children choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher . Every day , I’m going to help children choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher , and I love children and reading , so this is going to be a great experience for me .

1. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer ?

A. To sleep under the stars .

B. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains .

C. To be house designer.

D. To spend the whole summer living in a tent .

2.From the passage , we know that Jason Moore        .

A. is 18 years old      B. likes reading

C. isn’t very rich      D. likes children

3.        wants to be a teacher .

A. Alice Hamilton        B. Jason Moore

C. Trish Anderson       D. The writer

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了越来越多的年青志愿者利用他们的假期去帮助其他人。接下来介绍了三名年青的志愿者将要去参加的活动。爱丽丝将要去森林中心去帮助修路，杰森将要去参加一个节目，安德森计划去教孩子们如何学会阅读。

1.B细节理解题。问题：在暑假，爱丽丝志愿去做什么？分析第一栏信息中爱丽丝的描述： I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths(小道) in the mountains.句意：我将要去帮助森林中心在山中修建新的登山小道。故选C

2.A细节理解题。问题：通过短文，我们知道杰森穆尔有多大年龄？分析：在第二栏信息中明确标明，他是18岁。因此选择第二项。故选B

3.问题：下列哪一位想成为一名教师？分析第三栏信息内容: I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me. 句意：我想成为一名老师，我喜欢孩子们和阅读，所以这对我来说会积累很多经验。第三栏是介绍 Trish Anderson特里什-安德森。因此选择第三项。故选C

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。