Question

Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.

When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1.In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.

A. don’t work well together

B. are friendly to each other

C. teach each other new ways of building houses

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to________.

A. lead a busy life    B. learn new skills of farming

C. get used to the life on the farms    D. find useful things and pleasure in work

3.Living together, ________.

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B. the members have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time but on weekends

D. the members should not break the rules

4.Who make the rules in this program?

A. the teenagers and the adults

B. the teenagers

C. the adults

D. the program

5.The best title for the passage is________.

A. The Rules of Living Together    B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers and Adults Together    D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】本段主要通过讲述青少年和成年人在一起为共同完成一项任务，必须发挥团结协作的精神。

1.B

细节理解题。根据第一段But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.可知，在纽约年轻人和老年人之间能友好地相处。故选B.

2.D

细节理解题。根据第二段They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work.可知，全员一起工作是为了找到工作中的有用的东西和乐趣。故选D.

3.D

推理判断题。根据第四段If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”可以推断出，全体成员都要遵守群体规则。故选D.

4.A

细节理解题。根据第四段In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together.可知，规则是由成人和青少年一起制定的。故选A.

5.A

标题判断题。根据短文内容可以确定这篇文章的题目为共同生活的原则，其他三个都有片面性，一个是讲纽约州的生活；一个是讲年轻人和老年人；另一个是讲纽约州的自由群体。故选A.

【名师点睛】

主旨大意题的解题方法

略读法是理解全文大意的快速而有效的方法，略读的关键是能抓住文章要点的前提下，以个人最快的速度阅读，主要目的是尽快获得足够的信息以便准确的回答问题，利用略读法去做阅读时，要特别注意首尾两段，要学会寻找文章段落的主题句，这是高效省事地抓住段落要点的捷径，同时也是准确理解文章大意的有效途径。在做题时要注意以下步骤：
1．先看问题，看是否有和主旨相关的题目，了解题目类别和提问方式。
2．再看文章首尾和各段开头，找出主题句或通过浏览全文，抓住关键字眼，把握主旨。例如第5小题标题判断题。也是主旨大意题，根据短文内容可以确定这篇文章的题目为共同生活的原则，其他三个都有片面性，一个是讲纽约州的生活；一个是讲年轻人和老年人；另一个是讲纽约州的自由群体。故选A.