2．When Russell Lyons volunteered for the first time，he read Goodnight Moon to a class of San Diego preschoolers．And it wasn't reading-he'd memorized the book and was reciting it out loud．He was 4．Still，he said it felt good up there，in front of the other kids，lending a hand．He wanted more of that feeling．
Thirteen years later，he's getting a lot of it．He's on a five-month road trip across America-not sightseeing，but volunteering．
The University City resident has spent time at an animal reserve in Utah，a women's shelter in St．Louis，a soup kitchen in New York，a retirement home in Tucson．This week he's in Los Angeles，at a program that supports disabled youth．
"I just like helping people and feeling that something I do is making a difference，"he said．He resists the idea that his"Do Good Adventure"is all that unusual．It bothers him that the media often describes young people as lazy，self-centered and materialistic．So he sees his trip as a chance to make a statement，too．"About 55percent of teens do volunteer work，higher than the rate of adults，"he said，according to a 2002study．"Not everybody knows that．"
Of course，some teens do volunteer work because it looks impressive on their college applications．Lyons said he mentioned his trip on his submissions．But charity work is a habit with him．Even before the cross country trip，he was volunteering abut 200hours a year at various places．He's made sandwiches for homeless families in Washington D．C..He's taught math to fifth-graders in Cuernavaca，Mexico．
He gets some of that drive from his mother，Leslye Lyons，who has been involved in nonprofits for much of her life．She was there when her son"read"to the preschoolers-a memory of hers"that will never go away．"
56．What did Russell Lyons think of his first volunteering？C
A．Creative． B．Persuasive．
C．Impressive． D．Imaginative．
57．The third paragraph is meant toA．
A．indicate Russell Lyons is working as a volunteer
B．introduce some tourist attractions across America
C．appeal to volunteers to offer help to those in need
D．show volunteers are needed in all parts of America
58．According to Paragraph 4，Russell Lyons is against the idea thatC．
A．what he has done is common
B．most teens do volunteer work
C．young people don't work hard
D．adults prefer to be volunteers
59．Russell Lyons has been doing volunteer work becauseB．
A．it is necessary for college applications
B．it has become a natural part of his life
C．he likes the feeling of being praised
D．he ought to keep his promise to Mom．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了Russell Lyons做志愿者的事情，他不像其他的年轻人一样做志愿者是为了让自己的大学申请上给人印象深刻，他做志愿者是受妈妈的影响，这是他自然的一部分，不用故意为之．
解答 56．CACB
56．C 推理判断题．根据第一段中的"He was 4．Still，said it felt good up there，front of he in the other kids，lending a hand．He wanted more of that feeling．"可知，Russell Lyons 四岁时作为志愿者为学前儿童读书，这给他留下了极深的印象． creative 有创造性的； persuasive 有说服力的；imaginative 有想象力的，均与短文语境不符，故选C．
57．A 段落大意题．文章第三段中提到了 Russell Lyons 曾经所从事过的各种志愿者工作，而在这一段的后半部分则提到他现在正在洛杉矶，从事一个支持残疾青年的项目． 由此可知，本段意在表达 Russell Lyons 正在从事志愿者工作．故选A．
58．C 细节理解题．根据文章第四段"It bothers him that the media often describes young people as lazy，self-centered and materialistic．So he sees his trip as a chance to make a statement，too．‘About 55 percent of teens do volunteer work，higher than the rate of adults，'…"可知，Russell Lyons 是反对所谓年轻人都懒惰，以自我为中心和追求物质利益这种观点的．故选C．
59．B 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段的句子But charity work is a habit with him．可知，对于Russell Lyons 来说，从事志愿者工作已经成为他生活中自然的一部分了．故选B．
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