17.Heather Jack and her family,including her two children,usually spend the Christmas holidays preparing a feast-for others to eat.Last Christmas Eve,they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son,who has muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎縮癥).They stayed for an hour and chatted before heading home to prepare for a visit from Santa (圣誕老人).
"I think it is that kind of direct experience that many find so meaningful,"says Heather,president and founder of The Volunteer Family,a Boston-based organization dedicated to matching families with volunteer opportunities,both during the holidays and year-round."It's a great way for parents to involve the kids."
In a holiday season that stretches from before Thanksgiving to just after the New Year,it's nice to hear stories about people with their children giving instead of receiving.Last December Gary and Debra Danoff and their two teenage sons drove to the Washington,D.C.Jewish Community Center(JCC) and spent Christmas morning in the Center's kitchen preparing a feast for homeless shelters.
By choosing to prepare meals for the homeless,the Danoffs bring together a belief in community service with their love of cooking,"It feels good to prepare food with our kids for other people at Christmas,"says Gary."We want them to know that many people don't have the ability to go to the supermarket and pick the foods they want to eat and pay for them."
The Danoffs were in good company.Across the city,at least 1000volunteers with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the D.C.JCC's annual"December 25th Day of Service",now in its 22nd year.
41.The Heathers did all the following things exceptD last Christmas Eve.
A.preparing a dinner for a poor family
B.chatting with the elderly mother and her disabled son
C.making preparations for their own Christmas festival
D.visiting one of their good friends in other district
42.What does"The Volunteer Family"do?A
A.It matches families with volunteer opportunities.
B.It supplies food and service to the poor families.
C.It encourages parents to involve their kids in volunteer work.
D.It earns much money by organizing volunteer families.
43.Why do the Danoffs want their children to join in the volunteer work?B
A.To let them learn to prepare meals by themselves.
B.To let them know that many people are in need of help.
C.To let them know that they have the ability to cook.
D.To let them have a meaningful Christmas with the homeless shelters.
44.What does the sentence"The Danoffs were in good company"mean in the last paragraph?B
A.Mr.Danoff and his wife work for a very good company.
B.More volunteer families prepare food for poor people at Christmas.
C.The volunteer families should have jobs in good companies.
D.The Danoffs are in good luck to get the volunteer opportunity.
45.What can be learned from the passage?D
A.Volunteers seldom involve their children in the work.
B.Volunteer opportunities can only be got during holidays.
C.Most people love to hear stories about giving and receiving.
D.The volunteer programs in the D.C.JCC's have lasted for 22years.
分析 本文主要講述志愿者在圣誕節(jié)或者假期幫助窮人準(zhǔn)備晚餐和食物的事.
解答 DABBD
41 D 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第一 段they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son,who has muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎縮癥).They stayed for an hour and chatted before heading home to prepare for a visit from Santa (圣誕老人).可知一家人在去年圣誕節(jié)前夕做了三件事:為貧窮的人準(zhǔn)備晚餐,和老人聊天,為自己準(zhǔn)備圣誕節(jié),沒有提到D拜訪他們的好朋友,故選D.
42 A 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第二 段a Boston-based organization dedicated to matching families with volunteer opportunities,both during the holidays and year-round."可知The Volunteer Family這個(gè)組織是致力于把家庭和志愿者聯(lián)系在一起,故選A.
43 B 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第二 段I think it is that kind of direct experience that many find so meaningful和."It's a great way for parents to involve the kids 可知父母讓孩子參與的目的是讓孩子們親身經(jīng)歷這件有意義的事,故選B.
44 B 猜測(cè)詞義題. 根據(jù)文章最后一段Across the city,at least 1000volunteers with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the D.C.JCC's annual"December 25th Day of Service",可知由于 Danoffs 一家人的努力,更多的家庭在圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候?yàn)楦F人準(zhǔn)備食物,故選B.
45 D 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章最后一段 at least 1000volunteers with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the D.C.JCC's annual"December 25th Day of Service",now in its 22nd year.可知志愿者計(jì)劃到現(xiàn)在為止已經(jīng)是第22年了,故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).