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11．Social worker Cathy Heying noticed a growing tendency among the homeless and unemployed people she served for nearly a decade at St．Stephen's Catholic Church in Minneapolis．"At least twice a week，someone would mention car trouble as a reason for missing a job interview or not getting the kids to day care，"says Cathy，44．"I thought if I could offer car repairs，I could prevent these problems．"So in December 2012，with little more automotive experience than making small changes to improve her own motorcycle，Cathy signed up for a mechanics（机械学）program．After two years of taking a full-time course，Cathy obtained a part-time degree in auto technology from Dunwoody College of Technology．
Then she opened the Lift，a nonprofit garage offering affordable car repair for needy people．"I had no mechanics，no volunteers，and only a few tools，"says Cathy．She operated from a partly closed area in a friend's garage．But she made itwork．
One of Cathy's first customers，Linda Granger，was unemployed when her social worker referred her to the Lift．Her 20-year-old pickup truck had a new heater，timing belt，and brakes fixed by Cathy and a volunteer for 600total，which Lindai spaying off in 20 monthly installments．The same repairs would have cost at least $1，800 at a typical garage．
"There's no way I could have afforded it otherwise，"says Linda．
"It's been a hard journey from social worker to mechanic，"says Cathy．"But compared with other people's struggles，I have nothing to complain about．"
21．What motivates Cathy Heying to open the Lift？A
A．The car trouble of the homeless and unemployed．
B．Ten years of hard work with poor people like her．
C．The growing tendency of more job interviews．
D．The joy of getting the kids to day care in her car．
22．The underlined"it"in Para.3 most probably refers toC．
A．a partly closed area                                  
B．a friend's garage
C．the Lift                                                   
D．free car repair
23．Linda's experience was mentioned in the passage to show thatB．
A．Cathy helped her fix the truck
B．the Lift did manage to help the needy
C．her truck did need a thorough repair
D．a typical garage cost 3 times as much
24．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage？D
A．Free Car Repairs for All
B．Home to the Unemployed
C．Come for the Mechanics Program
D．She's Lifting Cars and Spirits．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述Cathy做社工时，发现很多生活困难的人因为汽车的故障而导致生活更加艰难，尽管自己维修经验不足，但她依然创办了一家维修厂以低廉的价格来帮助那些有生活困难的人修车，其目的不是盈利，而是帮助那些需要帮助的人们，其精神之高尚值得我们学习．

解答 21．答案 A 细节理解题 根据At least twice a week，someone would mention car trouble as a reason for missing a job interview or not getting the kids to day care，"says Cathy，44．"I thought if I could offer car repairs，I could prevent these problems．可知，当她看到那么多有困难的人由于车的故障而找不到工作或送不了孩子，因此她开了汽车修理厂，故答案为A
22．答案 C  词义猜测题 根据Then she opened the Lift，a nonprofit garage offering affordable car repair for needy people．"可知下文，she made it work．她让它运转起来了，it 此处应该指的是上文的the Lift，故答案为C
23．答案 B 推理判断题  根据Then she opened the Lift，a nonprofit garage offering affordable car repair for needy people．"可知，她开办汽车修理厂的目的不是盈利，而是帮助那些需要帮助的人们，故答案为B
24．答案 D 主旨归纳题 根据全文可知，Cathy做社工时，发现很多生活困难的人因为汽车的故障而导致生活更加艰难，尽管自己维修经验不足，但她依然创办了一家维修厂以低廉的价格来帮助那些有生活困难的人修车，其目的不是盈利，而是帮助那些需要帮助的人们，其精神之高尚值得我们学习．D选项概括最为全面到位，故答案为D

点评 社会文化类是英语阅读中常见的题材，掌握该类的英语阅读理解技巧十分重要．主旨大意题在历史文化类文章中是常考的题型．解答这类试题的英语阅读理解技巧：
1．读首句抓大意．文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头．因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句．
2．读尾句抓大意．有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结．
3．读首段抓大意．有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句．这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法．这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复．
4．从段落中抓大意．有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证．
5．归纳要点抓大意．有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题．这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意．