1、 Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world. It is the largest and most wellknown provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years. Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily is a 10yearold girl who has experienced some difficulties
2、 being accepted by her schoolmates at school. “I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.” Emilys mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback (反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her s
3、elfworth” Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer programme. “I googled it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes its all work and no play.” Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enj
4、oyment to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!1. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters? ATo offer students public services. BTo help stude
5、nts improve their grades. CTo organize sport activities for young people. DTo provide partnership and fun for young people. 2. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at least _A24 hours B36 hours C48 hours D72 hours 3. According to Emilys mother, this programme may provide Emily w
6、ith _ Aadvice from her teachers Ba new way to assess herself Ca new way to judge her schoolmates Dmore comments from her schoolmates4. Why did Sarah want to get involved in the programme? AShe used to be a volunteer. BShe needed a parttime job. CShe felt a bit bored with her life. DShe wanted to get
7、 a challenging job.5. According to the passage, “vulnerable young people” are probably those who are _ Apopular at school Brather weak physically Ceasily hurt emotionally Dconfident in themselves【参考答案解析】C【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了Big Brothers Big Sisters这样一个项目,该项目为情感上容易受挫折的孩子提供了帮助。1D根据文章第一段第二句“It is a programme
8、 which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people”可知,这个项目是“通过让成人陪伴一些内心比较脆弱的孩子,从而来提供友谊和乐趣”。A选项是说为学生提供公共服务;B选项是说帮助学生提高分数;C选项是说为年轻人组织体育活动;D选项是说给年轻人提供友情和乐趣。所以选D。2B根据文章第三段第一句可知,志愿者要每年至少参加12个月,每个月三到四次,每次花一到四个小时。由此可以得出,志愿者一年之内最少要工作123136小时。3B根据文章第六段第一句“by providing different feedback(反
9、馈) about herself other than just”可知,这个项目可以向Emily的妈妈提供一些关于她孩子不同的反馈,而不是仅仅只依赖同学的评价来评估Emily的自我价值。4C根据文章第七段最后一句“because sometimes its all work and no play.”可知Sarah想要通过参加这个项目来找些事儿做,因为有时候生活充满了工作而没有放松。A:她曾经是一个志愿者;B:她需要一份兼职工作;C:她感觉生活有点儿无趣;D:她想要获得一份有挑战性的工作。所以选C。5C由文章的第一段可知这个项目可以为这些孩子提供玩伴和乐趣。再由文章的第三段可以得知,这个项目可
10、以为孩子们提高自尊、自信和找准生活方向。再由文章的第五段可以得知,Emily在学校很难被同学接受。综上分析,可以得出,vulnerable young people是指“情感上容易受伤害的人”。We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist(扭曲)has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump
11、 with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.One is the man who always seems to be clapping his handsoften at the wrong timeduring a performance in the theatre. He keeps you
12、 from hearing the actors.Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourselfcontrol after they have settled into their seatsWell, what nowGod, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the mens room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a_pain_in_the_neck”Another, wellknown to us all
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