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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.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
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.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.

分析 离开大学的时候,和许多应届毕业生一样,我对未来充满了希望,但是,其实我并不清楚自己到底想做什么.英语语言文学上的学位、荣誉并没有为我带来任何实际的东西.我知道我想要以某种方式影响世界,但是我却不知道我该怎么做.于是我了解了灯塔项目.
通过阅读大量前志愿者的经历,我开始了我的灯塔项目志愿者之旅.我知道我会面对很多的困难,会远离家人和朋友很长一段时间.简言之,下定决心申请灯塔项目,对于我和我家人来讲都很不容易.
然而,最终我赢得了家人的支持,发了申请所需的一切文书.在无数的面试和展示之后,我最终得以脱颖而出,在各类考试中存活了下来.几个月后,我终于接到了一个任务.我需要去尼日尼亚阿布贾附近的一个小村庄.哪里?什么?尼日尼亚?我什么都不知道,但是我得把它找到.
完成训练之后,我被派往那个急需合适住宿的小村庄.虽然当地的村民很穷,但是他们把我当家人看待,为我提供家,食物,并待我以真心.我的任务就是带领一个小队建一栋新的校舍.在接下来的几年里,我就在那栋楼里教书.但是,有时候我认为我从学生那里学到的东西比他们从我这里学到的东西要多.
在那期间,虽然我对当地语言的学习没有什么进步,但我意识到所有的事都不再奇怪和不寻常,当我回到美国的时候,已经是新的自我.总之,灯塔项目永久地改变了我.

解答 29.A 推理判断题.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(总之,我并不是轻易决定申请灯塔计划的,我的家人也一样不是轻易决定的)和第三段首句Eventually,however,I won the support of my family(然而,最后我赢得了家人的赞同)可以推断出,作者是同家人讨论商量过的.
30.D 推理判断题.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,作者面临了与其他候选人的激烈竞争.选项A"参加了许多讨论",文中无信息支持,是无中生有,应排除;选项B"经历了富有挑战性的生存测试",特别是由survival可知,编题者利用了文中的只言片语(survive,test),编造与文中不符的信息,迷惑考生,应排除;选项C"写了相当多的有关志愿者工作的论文"与文中"sent in all the paperwork needed for the application(呈送申请所需要的文书)"不符,应排除.故选D.
31.C 细节理解题.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,一到达这个村庄时,他受到村民的热情接待,故选C.文中信息具体,正确选项是对其概括.

点评 本文为记述文.讲述了作者申请做灯塔项目的志愿者的过程、被选为志愿者的过程和被选为志愿者后去阿布贾附近的一个小村庄工作的经历,这段经历让作者学到了很多而且改变了他的人生.做题时,将题目和原文相结合,找到关键句进行综合分析,即可找出正确答案.

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