Question

【題目】 Velma, a US high school student, is busy with her studies every day. But after school, she puts down her books and goes off to______. She takes care of cats, helps teachers at school and cleans up the beach. Why? Because students in US public schools are______to do at least 20 hours of community service in order to graduate.

“This project is to give students a______of the real world, create a habit of volunteering and perhaps_____ a career.” said Bob Parks, an official at school.

____volunteering takes time, Velma enjoys it. "I learn so much from it. she said. She plans to keep volunteering even after she has finished her required hours of work. Velma is now on her way towards 250 hours to get a silver medal at graduation. She hopes the medal will help her______her dream university.

But some have______about the project. Phil, a single parent of four, has to drive his children from one activity to another every weekend. I have no time to work and rest, he said, "But I know some kids finish their 20-hour volunteering by just sleeping in their fathers office!

Mike Roland, a volunteering manager, has heard those complains. He said, "We keep telling people, Volunteer hours are______than for graduation; they are life lessons.’’

Unlike Phil, some parents agree with the project and want their children to_____ more time volunteering. Michael, a junior, spends Saturdays at JFK Medical Centre guiding patients and bringing them newspapers and meals. He's at 258 hours. Michael ‘s father said, " Twenty hours isn’t______.Children should have more contact with the world.

【1】A.relaxB.volunteerC.work

【2】A.inviteB.requestedC.required

【3】A.chanceB.tasteC.picture

【4】A.exploreB.changeC.invent

【5】A.ButB.AlthoughC.However

【6】A.realizeB.acceptC.enter

【7】A.doubtsB.experienceC.agreements

【8】A.ratherB.moreC.less

【9】A.spendB.takeC.pay

【10】A.trueB.shortC.enough

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

美國(guó)公立學(xué)校的學(xué)生為了畢業(yè)至少要做20個(gè)小時(shí)的社區(qū)服務(wù)，有的家長(zhǎng)對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目持懷疑態(tài)度，他們認(rèn)為有的學(xué)生并沒有真正做志愿活動(dòng)，但是另一些家長(zhǎng)同意這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，希望他們的孩子更多地參與志愿活動(dòng)。

【1】句意：但是放學(xué)后，她放下書，離開去做志愿服務(wù)。

A. relax放松；B. volunteer義務(wù)做，自愿做；C. work工作。根據(jù)后文She takes care of cats, helps teachers at school and cleans up the beach可知她在做志愿服務(wù)，故選B。

【2】句意：因?yàn)槊绹?guó)公立學(xué)校的學(xué)生要畢業(yè)必須至少要做20個(gè)小時(shí)的社區(qū)服務(wù)。

A. invite邀請(qǐng)；B. requested請(qǐng)求；C. required需要。根據(jù)目的狀語(yǔ)in order to graduate可知必須做二十個(gè)小時(shí)的社區(qū)服務(wù)，故選C。

【3】句意：這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是為了讓學(xué)生體驗(yàn)真實(shí)的世界，養(yǎng)成志愿服務(wù)的習(xí)慣，也許是為了探索一個(gè)職業(yè)。

A. chance機(jī)會(huì)；B. taste味道，滋味；C. picture圖片。根據(jù)上文維爾姆所做活動(dòng)，可知這里指對(duì)真實(shí)世界的體驗(yàn)，故選B。

【4】句意：這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是為了讓學(xué)生體驗(yàn)真實(shí)的世界，養(yǎng)成志愿服務(wù)的習(xí)慣，也許是為了探索一種職業(yè)。

A. explore探索，調(diào)查研究；B. change改變；C. invent發(fā)明。根據(jù)上文維爾姆所做的事情，可知此處指調(diào)查研究一種職業(yè)，故選A。

【5】句意：雖然志愿工作需要時(shí)間但是維爾瑪很享受這件事。

A. But但是，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系；B. Although盡管，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；C. However然而。根據(jù)前后兩句之間的關(guān)系，故選B。

【6】句意：她希望這枚獎(jiǎng)?wù)履軒椭�她進(jìn)入她夢(mèng)想中的大學(xué)。

A. realize意識(shí)到；B. accept接受； C. enter進(jìn)入。根據(jù)賓語(yǔ)her dream university可知此處指進(jìn)入夢(mèng)想中的大學(xué)，故選C。

【7】句意：但是一些人懷疑這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

A. doubts疑惑，懷疑；B. experience經(jīng)歷，體驗(yàn)；C. agreements贊同。根據(jù)后文單身媽媽菲爾所說："But I know some kids finish their 20-hour volunteering by just sleeping in their fathers office!可知一些人對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目有懷疑，故選A。

【8】句意：我們一直告訴人們，志愿工作的時(shí)間比畢業(yè)的時(shí)間還要長(zhǎng)，這是人生的課程。

A. rather相當(dāng)；B. more更多；C. less更少。根據(jù)后文they are life lessons可知志愿者工作的時(shí)間比畢業(yè)的時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)，故選B。

【9】句意：一些家長(zhǎng)同意這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，并希望他們的孩子花更多的時(shí)間做志愿服務(wù)。

A. spend花費(fèi)（時(shí)間/金錢），人作主語(yǔ)，多用spend…doing/on sth結(jié)構(gòu)；B. take花費(fèi)（時(shí)間，事物作主語(yǔ)；C. pay付款，人作主語(yǔ)。根據(jù)該句結(jié)構(gòu)more time volunteering，故選A。

【10】句意：二十個(gè)小時(shí)還不夠。

A. true確實(shí)的；B. short短的；C. enough足夠的。根據(jù)Children should have more contact with the world.可知二十個(gè)小時(shí)時(shí)不夠的，故選C。

在做完形填空試題時(shí)，要通覽全文，瞻前顧后，仔細(xì)推敲。一定要把上下文聯(lián)系在一起，才能確定選項(xiàng)。例如：小題7，根據(jù)后文單身媽媽菲爾所說："But I know some kids finish their 20-hour volunteering by just sleeping in their fathers office!可知一些人對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目持懷疑態(tài)度，故選A。當(dāng)然一些固定搭配，固定詞組也要熟練掌握，在做題時(shí)才能準(zhǔn)確判斷。例如：小題9中就是根據(jù)spend+金錢（時(shí)間）+動(dòng)詞ing這一固定結(jié)構(gòu)來進(jìn)行判斷的。