13.Yash Gupta has worn glasses for many years.When they broke one day and he was not able to wear them to school (Northwood High School in Irvine,CA),he had a big problem.He could not see much of what was going on in his classroom and,at the end of the day,realized he had learned nothing that day!
Yash quickly got his glasses fixed,but his experience changed his life.He realized that there were probably many kids around the world that did not have proper glasses to help them learn in school.
So he did some research.He found out that there 13 million children around the world don't have proper glasses to help them see in class.And he learned that not having glasses can cause a 20% loss in learning!
Instead of just shaking his head at this problem,he decided to do something about it.Yash started a small organization,Sight Learning,to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them.
He created Sight Learning in 2011 and since then he has impacted thousands of young students around the world!Sight Learning's mission is"to provide eyeglasses to students who need them but cannot afford them."They have collected and donated over $1,000,000 worth of eyeglasses.This has helped over 20,000young people in 5countries to see better!
Yash was honored as a CNN Hero.As Dr.Seuss once said,"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,nothing is going to get better.It's not."Yash is a great example of a young person taking action to not only improve his own life,but those of others.
21.What inspired Yash to take action?D
A.His desire to improve his own life.
B.Many years of wearing eyeglasses.
C.His failure to learn something at school.
D.Millions of children's lack of proper glasses.
22.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Yash could learn well without wearing his glasses.
B.About 80% of information in class may be ignored due to poor eyesight.
C.Yash created Sight Learning to help thousands of teenagers.
D.Dr.Seuss thought nothing was going to get better without Yash.
23.What would be the best title for the text?B
A.Sight Learning helps young people see better.
B.Teenager with a clear vision to help others see.
C.A teenager hero devoted to helping others.
D.Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.
分析 本文主要讲述了Yash 创办的组织为有需要的孩子们收集了很多合适他们佩戴的眼镜,帮助了很多的人们看的更清楚.
解答 21.D 细节题.根据文章内容,Yash did some research.He found out that there 13 million children around the world don't have proper glasses to help them see in class..Instead of just shaking his head at this problem,he decided to do something about it.Yash started a small organization,Sight Learning,to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them.因为自己的经验,他知道了视力不好会对自己的学习和生活有很大影响,因此他组织了一个项目,以帮助那些需要眼镜的孩子.结合选项,故选D
22.C 推理题.根据文章内容,Yash started a small organization,Sight Learning,to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them.由此可知,Yash创办了一个组织--Sight Learning,以帮助需要眼镜的孩子们.结合选项,故选C
23.B 主旨题.根据文章内容,"They have collected and donated over $1,000,000 worth of eyeglasses.This has helped over 20,000young people in 5countries to see better!..Yash is a great example of a young person taking action to not only improve his own life,but those of others.由此可知,本文主要讲述了Yash 创办的组织为有需要的孩子们收集了很多合适他们佩戴的眼镜,帮助了很多的人们看的更清楚.结合选项,故选B
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.