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【题目】 CARMEL VALLEY - You don’t necessarily have to be older to be a Good Samaritan. Take Carmel Valley resident, Daniella Marie Benitez, 14, who is not your average teen. Daniella is helping Tijuana families have roofs over their heads — one family at a time.

It began in 2017 while she was volunteering for Build A Miracle and building a home for a family in need in Tijuana, Mexico. Daniella found it so fulfilling that she took the lead in building another home with the support of her family and friends.

To date, she has raised $32,000 for her cause and recently headed to Tijuana to begin building her team’s second home.

“It has been an unbelievable experience,” Daniella, a freshman at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, said. She learned about Build A Miracle through her previous school, Notre Dame Academy. It is a nonprofit organization that takes a family in need from a shack (棚屋) to a new home with electricity, bedrooms, kitchen and a bathroom. It has built more than 350 homes since 1999.

During this most recent trip to Tijuana, Daniella and her team poured the foundation (基金) for the second new home. Additionally, she used her other volunteering position as a member of KIDBOX’s Kids board of directors to help distribute $10,000 worth of brand new KIDBOX clothing to her BAM community’s kids.

Between BAM and KIDBOX, the busy teen said she would continue to volunteer both locally and in Mexico to “stay humble.” She isn’t about to stop helping others; in fact, it’s something she treasures. “I’ve been working with BAM for about a year and a half. I got involved at the end of seventh grade when my previous school sponsored the building of a school sponsored home; my mom forced my family and me to go down to TJ to actually help build the house,” she said. “Meeting the family and seeing their delight and relief when they walked into their new home was priceless and is what inspired me to keep doing this.”

【1】What made Daniella stand out among teens?

A.Her constant efforts to help those less fortunate.

B.The building of a school sponsored home.

C.Her attempt to raise a fund for her cause.

D.The organizing of Build A Miracle.

【2】How did Daniella make connections between BAM and KIDBOX?

A.She encouraged KIDBOX to collect money for BAM.

B.She promoted a donation to BAM from KIDBOX.

C.She held leading positions in both organizations.

D.She built a platform for them to communicate.

【3】What chiefly inspired Daniella to keep helping others?

A.The support from her parents.B.Carmel Valley’s traditional values.

C.Tijuana families’ happy reactions.D.The influence from her previous school.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了今年14岁的卡梅尔山谷的居民Daniella Marie Benitez因为不断为需要帮助的Tijuana家庭修建屋顶而在青少年中脱颖而出。文章主要说明了这项活动发起的经过、Daniella的捐赠活动和看法。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中Take Carmel Valley resident, Daniella Marie Benitez, 14, who is not your average teen. Daniella is helping Tijuana families have roofs over their heads — one family at a time.可知，以卡梅尔山谷的居民Daniella Marie Benitez为例，她今年14岁，并不是你想象中的普通青少年。Daniella正在帮助Tijuana的家庭盖屋顶——一次一个家庭。结合后文论述了Daniella从2017年开始不断为一个需要帮助的家庭建造一个家园。由此可知，不断努力帮助那些不幸的人让Daniella在青少年中脱颖而出。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Additionally, she used her other volunteering position as a member of KIDBOX’s Kids board of directors to help distribute $10,000 worth of brand new KIDBOX clothing to her BAM community’s kids.可知，此外，她还利用她作为KIDBOX儿童董事会成员的其他志愿职位，帮助向她的BAM社区的孩子们分发价值1万美元的全新KIDBOX服装。由此可知，Daniella通过推动了KIDBOX对BAM的捐赠，让BAM和KIDBOX之间建立了联系。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Meeting the family and seeing their delight and relief when they walked into their new home was priceless and is what inspired me to keep doing this.”可知“见到他们的家人，看到他们走进新家时的喜悦和宽慰，这是无价的，也是激励我继续这样做的原因。”由此可知，Tijuana家庭的快乐反应促使Daniella不断地帮助别人。故选C。

文章主题和中心思想的阐述往往需要大量细节信息的支持，这些细节对于理解全文内容至关重要，同时也是归纳和概括文章中心思想的基础。命题人往往会要求考生根据不同的要求阅读文章，以获得某些特定的信息，或准确地寻求所需的细节，并对细节进行直接或间接辨认和理解。文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。（2）语言转述型。（3）语意理解型。（4）是非辨别型。（5）事实排序型。如第三小题，根据最后一段中“Meeting the family and seeing their delight and relief when they walked into their new home was priceless and is what inspired me to keep doing this.”可知，“见到他们的家人，看到他们走进新家时的喜悦和宽慰，这是无价的，也是激励我继续这样做的原因。”由此可知，Tijuana家庭的快乐反应促使Daniella不断地帮助别人。故选C。