Question

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that．That’s when I learned about the Light house Project．

I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly．Neither did my family．

Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application．After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone．Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty．I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria．Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea．But I was about to find out．

After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation．Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family．I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse．For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse．But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me．

Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man．The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever．

1.What do we know about the author?

A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge．

B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer．

C．He took pride in having contributed to the world．

D．He felt honored to study English literature．

2.According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author

A．discussed his decision with his family．

B．a(chǎn)sked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C．a(chǎn)ttended special training to perform difficult tasks

D．felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

3.In his application for the volunteer job, the author

A．participated in many discussions

B．went through challenging survival tests

C．wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

D．faced strong competition from other candidates

4.On arrival at the village, the author was

A．a(chǎn)sked to lead a farming team

B．sent to teach in a schoolhouse

C．received warmly by local villagers

D．a(chǎn)rranged to live in a separate house．

5.What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture

B．He had learned to communicate in the local language．

C．He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home．

D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students．

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析: 敘述了作者在尼日利亞當志愿者的故事。作者大學畢業(yè)后，報名參加了燈塔項目活動，經(jīng)過激烈的競爭，他被選中了。然后，他被拍到尼日利亞的一個村莊。他一到達那兒就開始帶領當?shù)厝私ㄐＩ�，然后第二年在那所學校教書。他在尼日利亞學到很多東西，他所以說燈塔項目永遠改變了他的生活。

1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. 可知作者所學的英語文學專業(yè)沒有讓他為實際生活做好準備，故推斷在大學里他主要學習的是理論知識。故選A。

2. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段 I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.可知這會是很艱難工作，而且我得遠離家人和朋友很長一段時間。所以應該感覺很難受。故選D.

3. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. 可知作者在申請成為志愿者的過程中，成功地許多應聘者中脫穎而出，故推斷競爭對手多，他面對來自對手的強大競爭。故選D。

4. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段第二句Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family.雖然村子很窮，但是人們給了我他們的食物，他們的心等。說明我受到了他們真心的歡迎。故選C.

5. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man.可知由于當?shù)氐恼Z言，我并沒有去很多地方。說明我還沒有融入當?shù)氐奈幕�。故選A.

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