Question

【题目】Don’t ignore the difference teenagers can make.

Jonny Thomas, 14, Florida

When Jonny Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks(孔雀).

He wanted to build a life-sized peacock fountain in Elizabeth’s favorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.

Jonny raised $52,000 to build the fountain.

Barrett England, 13, Utah

The wheels began to turn for Barrett England when he heard about Karma Bike shop, a place where young people can earn a free bike by reading and performing community service.

Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.

He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.

Zachary Blohm, 15, Wisconsin

The 25-year-old playground at an elementary school near Milwaukee, Wis., was so small that only 70 of its 575 students could play on it at a time.

That’s when Zachary Blohm saved the day. He and some volunteers build a huge playground. To raise money, Zac planned T-shirt and bake sales (烤饼义卖), sold tickets and more. He held monthly money-raising events for more than a year. Overall, he collected $130,000--- enough to finish his project.

Jack Zimmerman, 16, New Jersey

For some people, finding a meal is as simple as opening the refrigerator. For more than 366,000 hungry kids in New Jersey, it’s not that easy.

That fact didn’t sit well with Jack Zimmerman, who organized a drive to reduce childhood hunger in his state. His goal: create 40,000 packaged meals that could be donated to those in need.

On game day, Jack and his volunteers started their work. After the final count, the team had packaged 47,124 meals — well above Jack’s goal.

【1】The peacock fountain was built in a park ________.

A. in memory of a teenager B. for the love of animals

C. to encourage people D. to cure a cancer sufferer

【2】What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?

A. He helped it win customers. B. He repaired bikes there.

C. He donated bikes to it. D. He offered a reading service there.

【3】Who improved a place for children to play?

A. Jack. B. Jonny. C. Barrett. D. Zachary.

【4】What do the four people have in common?

A. They’re top students. B. They care about others.

C. They like various public activities. D. They’re money raisers for the poor.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】文章介绍了四位做公益活动的青少年。

【1】A

细节推理题。根据第一部分Jonny Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks.可知，Jonny Michael Thomas建孔雀喷泉是为了纪念一个患癌症去世的好友，故选A。

【2】C

细节推理题。根据第二部分Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.可知，Barrett为Karma收集和修理二手自行车并把它们捐赠给商店，故选C。

【3】D

细节推理题。根据第三部分He and some volunteers build a huge playground.可知，Zachary和志愿者们为学生们建了一个大操场，故选D。

【4】B

推理判断题。第一部分讲述Jonny Michael Thomas为朋友建孔雀喷泉。第二部分讲述Barrett义务为人们修车，捐车。第三部分讲述Zachary和志愿者们为学生们建了一个大操场。第四部分讲述Jack Zimmerman免费为饥饿儿童提供食物。综合来看这些人都是为别人着想做公益活动，故选B。

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

1.略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；本文介绍了四位为别人着想做公益活动的青少年。

2. 按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；

3. 将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题1根据第一部分Jonny Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks.可知，Jonny Michael Thomas建孔雀喷泉是为了纪念一个患癌症去世的好友。小题2根据第二部分Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.可知Barrett为Karma收集和修理二手自行车并把它们捐赠给商店。小题3根据第三部分He and some volunteers build a huge playground.可知Zachary和志愿者们为学生们建了一个大操场。