20.This summer,I was part of something that I have carried with me every day since.That was an experience that changed my life.The Kentucky YMCA has a program called Y-Corps,which are service trips of around 20students.This summer,two trips were made across Kentucky,one down south and another trip up north.
I was on the Y-Corps service to the North in the Indianapolis,Indiana,and our trip began at the end of July.I had butterflies flying around me as my parents drove me to Louisville,where the Service to the North team would set off on a nine-day journey in a school bus.1knew some of the team members from previous Y-Conferences,but there were many that I had never met,and I had never participated in a service trip like this before.Thought I was nervous,I was also ready to try something completely out of my comfort zone.Once we loaded the bus with our lightly packed suitcases and sleeping bags,we said our goodbyes to our parents and departed for an adventure that changed all of our lives.
With the Kentucky Y,s motto:"Participate,don't anticipate ( 預(yù)知),we had no idea where we headed.Road signs were our only clue of where we would be stopping.We did service work at a Middle Way House in Indiana,a Detroit Market Garden,a Pennsylvania YMCA for an invasive species clean-up,the Upper Main Line Y in Pennsylvania to spend time with children at a summer camp,a Hurricane Sandy clean-up in Jersey Shore and the National Mall in Washington D.C.We slept on floors of local YMCAs that would take us in for a night,and some nights we didn't have the opportunity to shower.We had late nights on the road driving from city to city,and early mornings to start the day journaling and reflecting on the day before.
Though we were physically exhausted from the hard work,we still enjoyed the time to experience the culture of the areas we were in.
24.For the author the Service Trip to the North isA.
A.meaningful
B.expensive
C.valueless
D.fruitless
25.The Service Trip to the North started off fromC.
A.Kentucky
B.Indiana
C.Louisville
D.Indianapolis
26.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?D.
A.The team members carried a lot of luggage on the trip.
B.The members in the team were all familiar to the author.
C.The author had taken part in such kind of service before this one.
D.The author was nervous but willing to face something uncomfortable.
27.We can infer from the last two paragraphs thatC.
A.they were physically exhausted and didn't enjoy the hard work
B.they didn't know where to go without road signs
C.their trip was packed with hard work and cultural experiences
D.they didn't have enough water for a bath at night.
分析 本文講了作者參加學(xué)校舉行的去美國北部城市印第安納波利斯的義務(wù)服務(wù)的經(jīng)歷,作者認(rèn)為此次行程雖然辛苦卻很有意義.他們很享受這種機會來體驗他們所在的領(lǐng)域的文化.這件經(jīng)歷也改變了作者的生活.
解答 24.A;詞義理解題."valueless"微不足道."expensive"卬貴的."meaningful"有意義的."fruitless"沒有成果的.從文章的前兩句"That was an experience that changed my life".可知,作者認(rèn)為這次活動改變了自己的生活,是有意義的.故選A.
25.C;細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段第二句"I had butterflies flying around me as my parents drove me to Louisville,where the Service to the North team would set off on a nine-day journey in a school bus."可知,作者是從Louisville開始自己的服務(wù)旅行.故選C.
26.D;細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句"Though I was nervous,I was also ready to try something completely out of my comfort zone."可知,作者很緊張,但愿意去改變.C項正確.AD項與文意不符.B項文中并未提到.故選D.
27.C;推斷預(yù)測題.根據(jù)最后一段"hard work"和"experience the culture"可知,他們的旅行充滿了艱苦的工作和文化經(jīng)驗.BD項在文中提到過,并不是推測出來的.C項與文意不符.故選C.
點評 本文考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力以及細心程度,只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié),就能找到正確答案.