廣東高考閱讀專項練習原文

　　I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work，and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.

　　Eventually，however，I won the support of my family，and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later，I finally received a call asking me to report for duty.I would be going to a small village near Abuja，Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out.

　　After completing my training，I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation.Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes，hearts，and food as if I were their own family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse.For the next year or so，I taught in that same schoolhouse.But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.

　　Sometime during that period，I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language，and I returned to the United States a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.

　　廣東高考閱讀專項練習題目

　　1.What do we know about the author?

　　A.His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.

　　B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer.

　　C.He took pride in having contributed to the world.

　　D.He felt honored to study English literature.

　　解析　事實細節題。由第一段第二句“My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical”可知，作者的大學教育注重的是理論知識，選A。

　　答案　A

　　2.According to Paragraph 2，it is most likely that the author ________.

　　A.discussed his decision with his family

　　B.asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

　　C.attended special training to perform difficult tasks

　　D.felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

　　解析　推理判斷題。由第二段最后一句In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family(總之，我并不是輕易決定申請燈塔計劃的，我的家人也一樣不是輕易決定的)和第三段首句Eventually，however，I won the support of my family(然而，最后我贏得了家人的支持)可以推斷出，作者是同家人討論商量過的。

　　答案　A

　　3.In his application for the volunteer job，the author ________.

　　A.participated in many discussions

　　B.went through challenging survival tests

　　C.wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

　　D.faced strong competition from other candidates

　　解析　推理判斷題。由第二段的第二句“After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone”可推知，作者面臨了與其他候選人的激烈競爭。故選D。

　　答案　D

　　4.On arrival at the village，the author was ________.

　　A.asked to lead a farming team

　　B.sent to teach in a schoolhouse

　　C.received warmly by local villagers

　　D.arranged to live in a separate house

　　解析　事實細節題。由第四段Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes，hearts，and food as if I were their own family可知，一到達那個村莊時，他受到村民的熱情接待，故選C。文中信息具體，正確選項是對其概括。

　　答案　C

　　5.What can we infer from the author's experiences in Nigeria?

　　A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture.

　　B.He had learned to communicate in the local language.

　　C.He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.

　　D.He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

　　解析　推理判斷題。由最后一段第一句all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did(他當初覺得奇怪或不尋常的所有事現在都不再覺得奇怪了)可推斷，已適應了，但當初不適應時要適應這些，是有困難的，故選A。

　　答案　A