Question

【題目】 Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course (公民課程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.

One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spend an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa. Emily stood nervously in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily.” “Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied. Then, silence filled the space. Emily wondered what to say. “Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly. “Well,” Emily started, “I am not good at talking with the elderly people. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”

Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to mind. “Many people especially teens, don’t seem to care about people like me. Now you are here and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.” Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?” “I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered. “Cool! Can you tell me about it? My dream is to be a Broadway performer.” Emily said in excitement. Mrs. Blair smiled and showed her a bracelet (手鏈). “Look at the bracelet, Emily. Only the lead actress had the honor to wear the special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it. ……”

Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. Days passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Mrs. Blair handed a small box to Emily. Emily carefully opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said with tears in her eyes. Mrs. Blair replied gently, “I believe you will stand on the stage of Broadway one day, wearing the bracelet.”

【1】Was Emily good at talking with the elderly people at first?

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【2】Where did Emily do volunteer service?

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【3】What lies behind the bracelet?

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【4】If you are asked to do volunteer service, what would you like to do? And why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, she wasn’t.

【2】In a nursing home.

【3】Mrs Black used to be the lead actress in almost all of the plays in Broadway.

【4】I would like to go to the people’s home and talk with the old people. Because I like talking with them. / I want to teach children English because I am good with kids and at English…。

【解析】

本文介紹了艾米莉參加志愿者活動(dòng)，去養(yǎng)老院照顧一位老太太。這位老太太叫布萊爾太太，她給艾米莉講述她當(dāng)主角，可以有幸戴著一個(gè)特殊的手鐲的故事。在他們分別時(shí)，布萊爾太太把那個(gè)手鐲贈(zèng)給了艾米莉。并鼓勵(lì)艾米莉，“我相信有一天你會(huì)戴著手鐲站在百老匯的舞臺(tái)上。”

【1】題意：艾米麗開始善于和老人們交談嗎？
根據(jù)第2段中Emily stood nervously in front of the lady….Emily started, “I am not good at talking with the elderly people…. （艾米莉緊張地站在女士面前……艾米莉開始說(shuō)：“我不擅長(zhǎng)和老人們交談）”可知“艾米莉開始不善于和老人們交談”，故答案為No, she wasn't.

【2】題意：艾米莉在哪里做義工？
根據(jù)第1段第2句To pass her Civics course (公民課程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.（為了通過(guò)她的公民課程，她不得不在一家療養(yǎng)院做一個(gè)星期的志愿服務(wù)。）可知答案為In a nursing home。

【3】題意：手鐲背后有什么故事？
根據(jù)第3段最后布萊克夫人說(shuō)“Look at the bracelet, Emily. Only the lead actress had the honor to wear the special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it. ……（看看手鐲，艾米莉。只有女主角才有幸戴上這個(gè)特殊的手鐲。我?guī)缀跏撬�有戲劇的主角，所以我總是戴著手鐲。直到今天，我仍然擁有它。……）”可知“這個(gè)手鐲說(shuō)明布萊克夫人曾經(jīng)是百老匯戲劇的女主角”；故答案為Mrs Black used to be the lead actress in almost all of the plays in Broadway.

【4】題意：如果你被要求做志愿者服務(wù)，你想做什么？為什么呢？
本題答案不唯一，只要合理即可。故答案為I would like to go to the people's home and talk with the old people. Because I like talking with them. / I want to teach children English because I am good with kids and at English…