Question

   At 73,Barbara Joe still remembers hearing President Kennedy announcing the creation of the Peace Corps. It’s a volunteer program and it provides help to people in developing countries. Barbara Joe was 23 years old then and she showed great interest in the idea. But she was already married and she would soon have her first child.

   Over the years,Barbara did volunteer work occasionally and visited many developing countries in South America. In 1998,she finally became a full-time volunteer and joined the Peace Corps. She was 60 at that time.

   The Peace Corps has no age limit,but volunteers are often young. The selection (挑選) process is strict and only one in ten is accepted. Barbara was by far the oldest person in the training course.

   Barbara was a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras for three and a half years. At that time she taught the local people about AIDS prevention,gave them medicine,and even helped a few mothers give birth to babies. Her daughter went to visit her during her stay. She was surprised to see how happy her mother was and how well she dealt with the terrible living conditions.

   Barbara has written a book about her experience. “You are never too old to follow your dreams”’ she says. “It's never too late to reinvent(以新形象示人) yourself."

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() 51. Which of the following is TRUE about the Peace Corps?

   A. It was created by Barbara.

   B. It mainly accepts old people.

   C. It gives training courses to kids.

   D. It helps people in developing countries.

() 52. What does the underlined word “occasionally”.

   A. Sometimes. B. Once.

   C. Quickly. D. Directly.

() 53. How old was Barbara when she joined the Peace Corps?

   A. 89.   B. 73.   C. 60.   D. 23.

() 54. What did Barbara do in Honduras?

①She gave medicine to the local people.

②She wrote a book about ttie country.

③She helped women give birth to babies..

④ She taught the local people to prevent AIDS.

⑤ She paid a visit to her daughter several times.

   A.①②③   B.①③④   C.②③④   D.②④⑤

() 55. Why did the writer tell the story of Barbara?

   A. To introduce a volunteer program.

   B. To ask people to remember Barbara.

   C. To ask people to do more volunteer work.

   D. To encourage people to achieve their dreams.

Answer 1

51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D

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[大意]芭色拉•喬年輕時(shí)就對(duì)志愿者活動(dòng) 感興趣，在60歲時(shí)，她加入了一個(gè) 志愿者組織后全身心地投入其 中。

51. D.本小題考查學(xué)生查找細(xì)節(jié)信息的 能力。由第一段第二句可知答案。

52. A.本小題考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文猜測(cè) 詞義的能力。由下一句she finally became a fiill-time volunteer 可以推出芭芭拉這些年“有時(shí)候”會(huì)做些志愿 者活動(dòng)。

53. C.本小題考查學(xué)生查找細(xì)節(jié)信息的 能力。由第二段最后兩句可知答案。

54. B.本小題考查學(xué)生查找細(xì)節(jié)信息的 能力。由第四段第二、三句可知答案。

55. D.本小題考查學(xué)生推斷作者寫(xiě)作意 圖的能力。最后一段作者引述了芭芭 拉的話作為結(jié)尾，由話的內(nèi)容可以看 出作者寫(xiě)芭芭拉的故事是為了鼓勵(lì)讀 者追求自己的夢(mèng)想。