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【題目】 For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach. In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a population of around 36,000, more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it hit number one spring break place in the United Stated.

A weeklong party is not everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems such as homelessness or pollution makes spring break a special learning experience that university students can feel good about.

During one spring break week, students from James Madison University in Virginal took part in 15"spring break" trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane(颶風(fēng)) Katrina. Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter. One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand. They performed some tiring work such as keeping hiking roads in good condition and helping protect the native Florida plants.

Students who take part in spring break projects find them very rewarding(值得的). While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people right now. On the other hand, the buildings or rooms where they live or stay are far from attractive(迷人的). Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church. But they only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their friends spend traveling to more traditional spring break hot places.

Spring break projects appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Some students take the opportunity to meet new friends. Others want to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place. Whatever their reasons, these students have discovered something that give them rich rewards along with a break from school work.

【1】How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?

A.around 36,000B.over 1,000,000C.about 50,000D.over 500,000

【2】What does the underlined word “matter”in the second paragraph mean?

A.a serious problemB.a subject or a situation

C.be important and meaningfulD.be relaxing

【3】Which of the following is mentioned as a reason for joining in spring break trips?

A.a personal opinion that people must help others

B.a wish to travel to interesting places

C.a wish to get away from family and friends

D.a hope to make more money

【4】What is the best title for the article?

A.Different Activities for University Students

B.A Weeklong Party for Spring Break

C.Different Kinds of Spring Break

D.Take Spring Break Trips to Florida

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章講的是美國(guó)大學(xué)生的春假以及春假項(xiàng)目，春假項(xiàng)目在美國(guó)各地的大學(xué)中似乎越來(lái)越受歡迎。一些學(xué)生借此機(jī)會(huì)結(jié)識(shí)新朋友。其他人則希望運(yùn)用自己的信念，讓世界變得更美好。不管他們的原因是什么，這些學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些能給他們豐厚回報(bào)的東西，同時(shí)也能讓他們從學(xué)校工作中解脫出來(lái)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段第二、三行In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a population of around 36,000, more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party“在人口約3.6萬(wàn)的佛羅里達(dá)州巴拿馬城海灘，超過(guò)50萬(wàn)的大學(xué)生在3月份來(lái)到這里玩耍和聚會(huì)”，所以有超過(guò)50萬(wàn)的大學(xué)生每年三月去Panama Beach City旅行，故答案選D。

【2】詞句推測(cè)題，根據(jù)第二段第二、三、四行For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems such as homelessness or pollution makes spring break a special learning experience that university students can feel good about.“對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，加入或帶領(lǐng)一批志愿者幫助解決無(wú)家可歸或污染等問(wèn)題，讓春假成為大學(xué)生們可以感受到的特殊學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)”�？芍獞�(yīng)該是美國(guó)的大學(xué)生找到一種方式讓春假重要而且更有意義，故答案選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段第二、三、四句For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems such as homelessness or pollution makes spring break a special learning experience that university students can feel good about.“對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，加入或帶領(lǐng)一批志愿者幫助解決無(wú)家可歸或污染等問(wèn)題，讓春假成為大學(xué)生們可以感受到的特殊學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)”可知，認(rèn)為人們必須幫助他人的個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)可以成為參加春假旅行的理由，故答案選A。

【4】主旨大意題，根據(jù)最后一段Spring break projects appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Some students take the opportunity to meet new friends. Others want to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place. Whatever their reasons, these students have discovered something that give them rich rewards along with a break from school work“春假項(xiàng)目在美國(guó)各地的大學(xué)中似乎越來(lái)越受歡迎。一些學(xué)生借此機(jī)會(huì)結(jié)識(shí)新朋友。其他人則希望運(yùn)用自己的信念，讓世界變得更美好。不管他們的原因是什么，這些學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些能給他們豐厚回報(bào)的東西，同時(shí)也能讓他們從學(xué)校工作中解脫出來(lái)。”可知講的是各種各樣的春假，故答案選C。