1、 This was an actual reply from a parent after I put out a request for volunteers for my kids lacrosse(长曲棍球)club.I guess that theres probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug
2、at the heartstrings. I mention the single parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids arent even on At this point the unwilling parent speaks up, Alright. Yes, Ill do it.Im secretly relieved because I know theres real power in sharing volunteer respo
3、nsibilities among many. The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts. Somewhere along the way, the same parent ends up becoming an invaluable member of the team. The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relie
4、ved to be off the hook for another season. Handing out sliced oranges to bloodthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching your own kid score a goal.Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close. That relief is coupled with a deep understanding of why the same
5、 people keep coming back for more: Connecting to the community(社区)as you freely give your time, money, skills, or services provides a real joy. Volunteering just feels so good.In that sense, Im pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than Id freely like to admit. However, if others benefit
6、 in the process, and I get some reward too, does it really matter where my motivation lies?24. What can we infer about the parent from her reply in paragraph l?A. She knows little about the club. B. She isnt good at sports.C. She just doesnt want to volunteer. D. Shes unable to meet her schedule.【答案
7、】.C 【解析】推理判断题。本题题干意为:从第一段那位家长的回答中我们可以推断出关于她的什么?文章中,那位家长的回答是“你可以把我作为最后一个选择,如果没有其他人愿意当志愿者,那么我就做”。根据其回答可以知道,她其实是不太愿意做志愿者的,故C项正确。25. What does the underlined phrase tug at the heartstrings in paragraph 2 mean?A. Encourage team work. B. Appeal to feelings.C. Promote good deeds. D. Provide advice.【答案】.B 【
8、解析】词义猜测题。第二段中的画线短语“tug at the he-artstrings的意思是什么?根据上下文可知,此处表示“我”又试了一次,这回开始打感情牌。画线短语意为“触动心弦”,故B项正确。A:鼓励团队合作;C:促进良好行为;D:提供建议。26. What can we learn about the parent from paragraph 3?A. She gets interested in lacrosse. B. She is proud of her kids.C. Shell work for another season. D. She becomes a good
9、helper.【答案】.D 从第三段中,我们能够得知那位家长的什么情况?在文章的第三段,作者记述了那位家长在活动中所做的事情,即安排饮食计划、发送邮件、募集资金等,她成了团队中一个重要的成员。因此D项(她成了一个好助手)正确。27. Why does the author like doing volunteer work?A. It gives her a sense of duty. B. It makes her very happy.C. It enables her to work hard. D. It brings her material rewards.为什么作者喜欢做志愿工
10、作?根据文章倒数第二段中的“Connecting to the community.provides a real joy”以及“Volunteering just feels so good.”可知,作者认为,做志愿工作能让她开心。故B项正确。这给予她一种责任感;这让她能努力工作;这给她带来了物质上的回报。(2019年全国卷三.C)Before the 1830s,most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems
11、a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbiddi
12、ng. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.The trend, then, was toward the penny paper a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single
13、copies on the street.This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible(but not easy)to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830,but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printers office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few yea
14、rs, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a pennyusually two or three cents was charged and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase penny paper caught the publics fancy, and soon there w
15、ould be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.This new trend of newspapers for the man on the street did not begin well. Some of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.28.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America be
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