Question

Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer. The training I received, though excellent, didn't tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she couldn't read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

1.What did the writer do last summer?

A. She worked in the supermarket.

B. She helped someone to learn to read.

C. She helped some single mothers.

D. She was trained by a literacy volunteer.

2.Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B. Because she didn't have a bus schedule.

C. Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket.

D. Because she couldn't find the right bus.

3.How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

D. She remembered the names of the goods.

4.Which of the statements is TRUE about Marie?

A. She could do many things she had not been able to before.

B. She was able to read stories with the help of her son.

C. She decided to continue her studies in school.

D. She helped to build up my self-confidence.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者叙述了当志愿者时帮助别人读懂东西的经历，收获很大尤其是自信的重要性。

1.Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer.和As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence.可知作者是作为志愿者帮助别人读懂，故选B.

2.she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take.可知因为她不知坐什么公交车所以步行去超市，故选D.

3.she could only recognize items by sight可知在超市她识别物品靠的是外观，故选C.

4.】A正误判断题。根据第三段She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket.可知Marie取得了很大进步A正确；根据she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading.可知B错误；根据内容可知这是一个假期培训班，C错误；根据As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence.可知我帮助Marie树立了自信，D正确。故选A.

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。