A
John Michael Thomas, 14, Florida
When John 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 lifesized peacock fountain(喷泉) in Elizabeth’s favorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.
John Michael 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(社区) service.
Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate(捐赠) them to the shop.
He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.
Zachary Blohm,15, Wisconsin
The 25yearold 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 built a huge playground.To raise money, Zac planned Tshirt and bake sales, sold tickets and more. He held monthly moneyraising 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 lessen 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. to inspire people B. for the love of animals
C. in memory of a teenager D. to encourage a cancer sufferer
2. What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?
A. He donated bikes to it. B. He repaired bikes there.
C. He helped it win customers. D. He offered a reading service there.
3. 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.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇广告布告类阅读。文章主要介绍了四位青少年的善举。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在John Michael Thomas, 14, Florida部分When John Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks(孔雀).（当John Michael Thomas决定向死于癌症的朋友兼同学Elizabeth Buckley致敬时，他想起了她是多么喜欢孔雀。）由此可知，John修建孔雀喷泉是为了纪念已故的朋友，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在Barrett England,13,Utah部分He would collect and repair used bikes and donate(捐赠) them to the shop.可知，Barrett收集并修理二手自行车，然后将其捐赠给Karma Bike Shop，故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文中四人的故事可知，他们都在为身边的人做善事，由此推断出他们的共同之处是关心别人，故选B。
【点睛】细节理解题的解题思路：
细节理解题就是我们常见的wh-题，它们大多是根据文章中的具体信息如事实、例证、原因、过程、论述等进行提问的。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其变体。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节，做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题和选项有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。例如小题2，答案定位在Barrett England,13,Utah部分He would collect and repair used bikes and donate(捐赠) them to the shop.可知，Barrett收集并修理二手自行车，然后将其捐赠给Karma Bike Shop，故选A。
