Question

【题目】阅读理解。

A Different Kind of Spring Break

For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach. In Panama City Beach, Florida more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break place in the United States.

A weeklong party is not for 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 environmental damage 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 Virginia 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 (飓风) 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 did some work to help 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 without degrees. On the other hand, the buildings or rooms they live or stay are far from attractive. 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 spots.

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】What?s the number one spring break place in the United States?

【2】What is the way to make spring break matter for some students?

【3】How did the students help in Bogalusa, Louisiana?

【4】Where do the student volunteers often sleep?

【5】What makes the spring break projects more rewarding?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Panama City Beach, Florida.

【2】Joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.

【3】By rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

【4】On the floor of a school or church.

【5】Student volunteers can help people right now without degrees, spend less money, meet new friends and exercise their beliefs.

【解析】试题分析：短文介绍的是在美国，越来越多的大学生在春假期间去做一些有意义的活动，有组织地去帮助他人或改善环境，而不是休闲享受美景。

【1】问题：在美国，春假的第一大去处是什么地方？根据短文中的句子“In Panama City Beach, Florida more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break place in the United States.”可知，佛罗里达州巴拿马城海滨是美国春假的最大度假地。答案为Panama City Beach, Florida.

【2】问题：对于一些学生来说，使春假更有意义的方式是什么？根据短文中的句子“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”可知，组织或参加志愿者来帮助解决救助或环保问题是大学生更愿意做的。答案为Joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems.

【3】问题：在路易斯安那州巴嘉鲁斯市的学生是怎么帮助的？根据短文中的句子“One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane (飓风)”可知，帮助重建被飓风损坏的家园。故答案为By rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

【4】问题：学生志愿者常常睡在哪里？根据短文中的句子“Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church.”可知，学生常常睡在学校或教堂的地板上。答案为On the floor of a school or church.

【5】问题：是什么让春假更有价值？根据最后一段的总结可知答案为Student volunteers can help people right now without degrees, spend less money, meet new friends and exercise their beliefs.