17.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 Lighthouse 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 I returned to the United States a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
29.According to the Paragraph 2,it is most likely that the authorA
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
30.In his application for the volunteer job,the authorD
A.participated in many discussions
B.went through some interviews and presentations
C.wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work
D.faced strong competition from other candidates
31.On arrival at the village,the author wasC
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.

分析 離開大學(xué)的時候,和許多應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生一樣,我對未來充滿了希望,但是,其實我并不清楚自己到底想做什么.英語語言文學(xué)上的學(xué)位、榮譽并沒有為我?guī)砣魏螌嶋H的東西.我知道我想要以某種方式影響世界,但是我卻不知道我該怎么做.于是我了解了燈塔項目.
通過閱讀大量前志愿者的經(jīng)歷,我開始了我的燈塔項目志愿者之旅.我知道我會面對很多的困難,會遠(yuǎn)離家人和朋友很長一段時間.簡言之,下定決心申請燈塔項目,對于我和我家人來講都很不容易.
然而,最終我贏得了家人的支持,發(fā)了申請所需的一切文書.在無數(shù)的面試和展示之后,我最終得以脫穎而出,在各類考試中存活了下來.幾個月后,我終于接到了一個任務(wù).我需要去尼日尼亞阿布賈附近的一個小村莊.哪里?什么?尼日尼亞?我什么都不知道,但是我得把它找到.
完成訓(xùn)練之后,我被派往那個急需合適住宿的小村莊.雖然當(dāng)?shù)氐拇迕窈芨F,但是他們把我當(dāng)家人看待,為我提供家,食物,并待我以真心.我的任務(wù)就是帶領(lǐng)一個小隊建一棟新的校舍.在接下來的幾年里,我就在那棟樓里教書.但是,有時候我認(rèn)為我從學(xué)生那里學(xué)到的東西比他們從我這里學(xué)到的東西要多.
在那期間,雖然我對當(dāng)?shù)卣Z言的學(xué)習(xí)沒有什么進步,但我意識到所有的事都不再奇怪和不尋常,當(dāng)我回到美國的時候,已經(jīng)是新的自我.總之,燈塔項目永久地改變了我.

解答 29.A 推理判斷題.由第二段最后一句In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family(總之,我并不是輕易決定申請燈塔計劃的,我的家人也一樣不是輕易決定的)和第三段首句Eventually,however,I won the support of my family(然而,最后我贏得了家人的贊同)可以推斷出,作者是同家人討論商量過的.
30.D 推理判斷題.由第二段的第二句"After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone"可推知,作者面臨了與其他候選人的激烈競爭.選項A"參加了許多討論",文中無信息支持,是無中生有,應(yīng)排除;選項B"經(jīng)歷了富有挑戰(zhàn)性的生存測試",特別是由survival可知,編題者利用了文中的只言片語(survive,test),編造與文中不符的信息,迷惑考生,應(yīng)排除;選項C"寫了相當(dāng)多的有關(guān)志愿者工作的論文"與文中"sent in all the paperwork needed for the application(呈送申請所需要的文書)"不符,應(yīng)排除.故選D.
31.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第四段Though the local villagers were poor,they offered their homes,hearts,and food as if I were their own family可知,一到達(dá)這個村莊時,他受到村民的熱情接待,故選C.文中信息具體,正確選項是對其概括.

點評 本文為記述文.講述了作者申請做燈塔項目的志愿者的過程、被選為志愿者的過程和被選為志愿者后去阿布賈附近的一個小村莊工作的經(jīng)歷,這段經(jīng)歷讓作者學(xué)到了很多而且改變了他的人生.做題時,將題目和原文相結(jié)合,找到關(guān)鍵句進行綜合分析,即可找出正確答案.

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