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. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C. attended 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. asked to lead a farming team

B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse

C. received warmly by local villagers

D. arranged 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.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個剛剛畢業(yè)大學(xué)生，面對未來職業(yè)的迷茫，后來他選擇了參加Light house Project，在經(jīng)歷層層選拔之后成為一名志愿者，然后來到Nigeria的一個小山村里幫助當(dāng)?shù)厝藗�，并建立學(xué)校，在當(dāng)?shù)刂Ы桃荒�，體驗生活的同時，從中收獲頗豐。

1. degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical說明作者的大學(xué)專業(yè)并沒有給他帶來實際就業(yè)方面的幫助，進(jìn)而推測其專業(yè)缺乏實際操作性，側(cè)重于理論研究方面，即A項。

2. I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family可知作者的決定并不是輕易做出的，他的家人也一樣，所以他做決定應(yīng)該是和父母商議過的，即A項。

3. sent in all the paperwork needed for the application以及After countless interviews and presentations可知A，C項錯誤，而B項并不是說作者通過的是生存考驗，而是和其他競爭者競爭，即D項更準(zhǔn)確。

4. offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family可知作者一到那個鄉(xiāng)村時就受到村民們的熱情接待，所以C項正確。

5. did not get anywhere with the local language可知B項錯誤，同時可以推測出A項正確，C項過于絕對，D項文章并沒提及。

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