Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer(扫盲志愿者).The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule(时刻表),she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label(标识),she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence(自信心),which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

1. What did the author do last summer?

A. She worked in the supermarket.

B. She helped someone to learn to read.

C. She gave single mothers the help they needed.

D. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.

2. Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop.

C. Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket.

D. Because she couldn’t find the right bus.

3. How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

D. She remembered the names of the goods.

4. Which of the following statements is true about Marie?

A. Marie could do things she had not been able to do before.

B. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.

C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school.

D. Marie paid for her own lessons.

 

Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer(扫盲志愿者).The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule(时刻表),she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label(标识),she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence(自信心),which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

1. What did the author do last summer?

A. She worked in the supermarket.

B. She helped someone to learn to read.

C. She gave single mothers the help they needed.

D. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.

2. Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop.

C. Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket.

D. Because she couldn’t find the right bus.

3. How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

D. She remembered the names of the goods.

4. Which of the following statements is true about Marie?

A. Marie could do things she had not been able to do before.

B. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.

C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school.

D. Marie paid for her own lessons.

 

阅读理解

　　Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.

　　One day, while talking with her friend Marie, she mentioned low discouraged she was. Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.

　　During the interview, Mr. Petri said, “You're just the kind of person we reed here. You're being wasted in your job. Give me a tail in a day or two. I'm sure we can find a place for you in our organization. ”Martha was happy. She almost danced out of the building.

　　That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, “Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?”

　　This was the last straw(稻草) . She could not take another insult (侮辱) . Besides, Mr. Patri was right: she was being wasted in the “Look,” she said angrily, “if you don't like the way I work, I don't need to stay here . I'll go where I'm appreciated! Good-bye!”She took up her things and stormed out of the office.

　　That night she called Marie and told her what had happened and then asked Marie, “Whet do you think?”

　　“Well,” said Maria carefully,“are you sure about the other job?”

　　“Well, not exactly, but…”

　　Maria continued, “Will you be able to get a recommendation(推荐信) from Mrs. Kenny if you need one?”

　　“A recommendation?… from Mrs. Kenny? ”hesitated Martha, in a worried tone.

　　“Martha, I hope you didn't bum your bridges.”Maria said. “I think I would have handled it differently.”

1．Martha is unhappy in her job because ________.

[　　]

A．she has not advanced

B．the work is not important

C．her supervisor is younger than she

D．there's too much work with little payment

2．which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．At her supervisor's words, Martha lost her temper.

B．Mr. Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job.

C．Martha's interview with the director was on her lunch hour.

D．Martha got the name of the director through her cousin.

3．The underlined phrase “the last straw” in the passage probably refers to ________.

[　　]

A．the last opportunity

B．the straw that saved Martha's life

C．the last reminder

D．the final unpleasant thing

4．what does Maria think of Martha's decision?

[　　]

A．Martha has handled the matter properly.

B．Martha shouldn't have set the bridge on fire.

C．Martha should have found a new job before leaving.

D．Martha shouldn't have lost her temper with her supervisor.

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had done before.

As a literacy volunteer , I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

56.What did the author do last summer?

A.She worked in the supermarket.

B.She helped someone to learn to read.

C.She gave single mothers the help they needed.

D.She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.

57.Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A.Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B.Because she lived far from the bus stop.

C.Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket.

D.Because she couldn’t find the right bus.

58.How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A.She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B.She asked others to take her to the right place.

C.She managed to find the goods by their looks.

D.She remembered the names of the goods.

59..Which of the following statements is true about Marie?

A.Marie could do things she had not been able to do before.

B.Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.

C.Marie decided to continue her studies in school.

D.Marie paid for her own lessons.

阅读理解

　　Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿者）．The training I received，though excellent，did not tell me how it was to work with a real student，however．When I began to discover（发现）what other people's lives were like because they could not read，I realized the true importance of reading．

　　My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single（单身的）mother of three．In the first lesson，I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take．When I told her I would get her a bus schedule（时刻表），she told me it would not help because she could not read it．She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed．Since she did not know words，she could not write out a shopping list．Also，she could only recognize（认出，识别）items by sight，so if the product had a different label（标识），she would not recognize it as the product she wanted．

　　As we worked together，learning how to read built Marie's self-confidence（自信心），which encouraged her to continue in her studies． She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket．After this successful trip，she reported how self-confident she felt．At the end of the program，she began helping her youngest son，Tony，a shy first grader，with his reading．She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories．When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read，pride was written all over her face，and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off．As she described（描述）this experience，I was proud of myself as well．I

found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding（值得做的）than anything I had ever done before．

　　As a literacy volunteer，I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others．In fact，I may have learned more form the experience than Marie did．

1．What did the author do last summer？

[　　]

A．She worked in the supermarket．

B．She helped someone to learn to read．

C．She gave single mothers the help they needed．

D．She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer．

2．Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first？

[　　]

A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket．

B．Because she lived far away from the bus stop．

C．Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket．

D．Because she couldn't find the right bus．

3．How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket？

[　　]

A．She knew where the goods were in he supermarket．

B．She asked others to take her to the right place．

C．She managed to find the goods by their looks．

D．She remembered the names of the goods．

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Marie？

[　　]

A．Marie could do things she had not been able to do before．

B．Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son．

C．Marie decided to continue her studies in school．

D．Marie paid for her own lessons．