Question

Last August, I traveled with a group of volunteers to Tres de Mayo, a small community near Tela, Honduras to help renovate (整修) a community centre. During my stay there, I learned many things and I also had plenty of opportunity to interact (互动) and work with local children, and I often could not help but think about the hardships they faced day to day, all factors considered to place children at-risk for problems later in life.

One young boy in particular, Javier, 16, stood out for me. Javier’s father had left a year earlier for the U. S., and the family had not heard from him since. This put his mother in a difficult position, stay in Tres de Mayo with no job and no source of income. In the end she decided to move to another province to find work. Javier with his little brother had to stay to live with their grandfather in a small house. Many of the children we met in Tres de Mayo were in similar situations.

As our last day approached, I remember the look in Javier’s eyes, as they welled up(涌出) with tears when we told him we were leaving. One of the volunteers held him close, but it did little to console him. He had already experienced so much loss, his father abandoning him, his mother leaving to find work, and it was hard to realize that our departure(离开) was adding to the list.

As I looked beyond Javier, I could see the many men and women whom Javier looked up to, depended on, and gathered strength from. I did know that without parents to raise him, he was not left alone. Instead, the adults in the community took responsibility for the care of their collective young.

1.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. Javier established good relationship with the author and his team.

B. Javier faced a number of challenges that put him at some risks.

C. Javier shared the same sufferings with other kids in Tres de Mayo.

D. Javier had to learn to be independent even since he was a little boy.

2.We can replace the underlined word “console ” in the third paragraph with ________.

A. affect

B. inspire

C. comfort

D. protect

3.According to the author, what plays an important part in the growth of Javier?

A. The united effort from the whole global village.

B. The good quality from the foreign volunteers.

C. The great care from the adults in his community.

D. The positive support from some of his family.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析:作者去洪都拉斯一个社区组织当志愿者，在此期间他遇到一个男孩Javier，他遭受了很多不幸，父亲抛弃了他们，母亲要去工作，社区和志愿者使他感觉不那么孤独，但是志愿者的离开使他很难过，文章透露出作者对当地青少年成长的担忧。

1.B 细节理解题。根据文中第一段最后的...and I often could not help but think about the hardships they faced day to day, all factors considered to place children at-risk for problems later in life.可知，Javier面临着很大的挑战，这使他处于危险中。故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据文中第三段的One of the volunteers held him close, but it did little to console him. He had already experienced so much loss.可知，对他的拥抱并没有起到安慰作用，因为他已经经历了太多的失去。故console是“安慰”的意思，故选C。

3.3】C 推理判断题。根据文中最后一段的Instead, the adults in the community took responsibility for the care of their collective young.可知，社区中的成年人在他的成长中起到了重要的作用，故选C。

考点：考查社会类短文阅读。