Question

Spreading Smiles at Birchwood

When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home. Ava learned that many of the residents(住户) there received few visitors. 1. “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she said. Soon, Ava and her mom become volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.

That was six years ago. 2. She enjoyed hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “ I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she said. Sometimes she helped lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they played card games. “ It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava said. “ That makes them really happy.”

3. She raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.

Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 4.Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books , along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about 750 dollars. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.

Ava said she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood to bring happiness to others.5. “ It’s really fun,” she said.  “ They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”

A.She decided to take action.

B.But she gained happiness for herself , too.

C.Since then , Ava has made many friends at Birchwood .

D.Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.

E.Birchwood needs more money to support their residents.

F.Ava found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.

G.Ava’s book achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.

Answer

1. A

2. C

3. F

4. D

5. B

【解析】

本文为故事类。文中讲述了Ava因为在幼儿园参观了伯奇伍德养老院后萌发了去那儿看望老人的想法，并且一直坚持去那儿，与那儿的人们交朋友，为他们筹集资金，帮助他们。她这样不仅给养老院的人们带来快乐，也给自己带来幸福。

1.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据本空后的内容“Ava问妈妈能不能去拜访伯奇伍德养老院的老人们。不久，Ava和她的妈妈成为了伯奇伍德保健中心的志愿者。”由此可知那时她就决定行动。分析选项可知A项（她决定采取行动）符合题意，故选A项。

2.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据第二段的内容可知，从六年前，Ava去养老院内看望人们，与他们玩纸牌等，可知，这都像是朋友一起做的事。分析选项可知，C项（从那时起，Ava就在伯奇伍德交了很多朋友）符合题意，故选C项。

3.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空后的内容，Ava用了许多的方法来帮助他们，如通过制作冰箱装饰品并在工艺品展览会上出售来为朋友们筹集资金，为他们搜集拼图等，由此可知Ava找到了许多方法来帮助朋友。分析选项可知F项（Ava找到了一些创造性的方式来帮助她在Birchwoo的朋友们。）符合题意，故选F项。

4.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本段的中心词就是Ava的书。主要叙述Ava写了一本书，通过销售她的书的同时为养老院募捐。分析选项可知D项（Ava用她的书为养老院募捐）符合题意，并且本选项与本段中有许多词的复现，如book等，且意义复现有多处。故选D项。

5.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“这就是为什么她开始拜访伯奇伍德，因为这给别人带来快乐”，及下文说这种做法也让自己很快乐。由此可知，拜访伯奇伍德不仅给她人快乐，也给自己带来快乐。分析选项可知B项（但她也为自己赢得了快乐）符合题意。故选B项。