Question

When friends and family heard what I was planning, they wondered if I had gone crazy. But here I was in New Mexico, working at a youth farm as a volunteer. I wanted to give back to society. The farm is one of the nonprofit (非盈利的) camps in New Mexico. Founded in 1998, it provides a free camp for the kids whose families are poor. My main responsibility was to look after them.

More than anything, I was excited. I had the opportunity to influence these kids’ lives. I could help them have fun. At the beginning, I couldn’t help feeling nervous. By the end of the first week, I had felt completely at ease. Each child listened to me and enjoyed the games we played. This farm was their heaven, and each child truly felt beatific.

Harrison was probably the most troubled child I saw all summer. He couldn’t deal with anger. As soon as I met him, it was clear that he’d never been shown kindness or patience. His temper would unexpectedly fly out of control. He refused to play games with us and hit other kids at the very start. He was always worried that I would shout at him or hit him. I told him that I would never do that. And I simply educated him to be a kind and patient boy. After Harrison’s going home, his mother wrote to tell me how differently her son reacted to others and how much gentler he had become.

The kid was not the only one that changed. I changed, too. I grew to appreciate my caring family. I became more patient, too. My eyes were also opened to the different situations people live in. Giving myself to show them love was the most meaningful part of my service. As the saying goes, love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

1.For what purpose did the author work at the youth farm? (no more than 6 words)

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2.What kind of kids could come to the camp? (no more than 6 words)

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3.What does the underlined word “beatific” mean? (1 word)

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4.How did the author change Harrison’s character? (no more than 12 words)

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5.Do you want to be a volunteer like the author? Why? (no more than 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.To give back to society.

2.The kids whose families are poor.  

3.Happy. / Glad. / Pleased.

4.By educating him to be a kind and patient boy.       

5.Yes, because I can do something for those who need help and learn a lot from the volunteer work.

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：作者寫(xiě)自己在農(nóng)場(chǎng)做志愿者過(guò)程中對(duì)自己的影響。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)文章第一段第二句But here I was in New Mexico, working at a youth farm as a volunteer. I wanted to give back to society.可以歸納出答案。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句Founded in 1998, it provides a free camp for the kids whose families are poor.可以得出答案。

3.詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)前句中的This farm was their heaven,故可以推測(cè)出beatific為“高興”之意，故可以歸納出答案。

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的And I simply educated him to be a kind and patient boy.可以歸納出答案。

5.開(kāi)放題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可以知道做志愿者對(duì)作者的影響，從而可以歸納出答案。

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