Question

    Manny Abreu practices Benjamin Franklin’s famous saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.”

Throughout his four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School in the US, Abreu made community service an important part of his life.

“I don’t know where he finds the time to do everything,” said Erin Ronan, Abreu’s math teacher, “He’s truly a class act .”

As an excellent student, Abreu, 18, took part in different voluntary(志愿的) activities after school, during weekends and summer holidays. These included helping staff at the public library, doing garden work at Kellenberg, and serving customers at a local restaurant.

But faced with a limited number of hours in a day, Abreu left his library job last summer to start working as an emergency medical technician – a role that fits his strong love for making a difference in other people’s lives.

“My love for service has guided me into giving back,” said Abreu, who is setting his sights on becoming a doctor. “It’s such a rewarding feeling to help someone.”

During his three years at high school, Abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each year to volunteer work – more than double the school’s annual requirement of 20 hours. For all his hard work, Abreu was welcomed into a leadership club that organizes fellow students’ volunteer activities.

St Martin de Porres Marianist School (Kellenberg’s sister school) also benefited from Abreu’s devotion. Through his school’s Smart Club program, he voluntarily provided homework help and played games with the junior high school students.

Abreu thanked his parents for inspiring him to do the right thing, saying they are “the most selfless people I know.” He remembered when he was about 6 years old, and his mother invited a disadvantaged neighborhood boy to have dinner.

Upon seeing the boy’s happiness, Abreu came away with a sense of how he wanted to live his own life – “I won’t focus on my own desires (愿望). I’ll help as many people as I can,” he said.

1.What do we know about Manny Abreu?

A.He didn’t do well in math.

B.He once lost interest in his studies.

C.He did a lot of volunteer work.

D.He fell behind others because of after-school activities.

2.What made Abreu work as a medical technician?

A.His love of being praised by other people.

B.His limited time to do any other job.

C.His hope to try different types of jobs.

D.His desire to improve the lives of others.

3.According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about his voluntary activities?

A.They gave him a chance to attend medical school for free.

B.They gave him a sense of self-worth by helping others.

C.They made his family famous around the neighborhood.

D.They made him a leader among his fellow school students.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Manny Abreu利用自己的空闲时间做了各种各样的志愿者工作和社区工作，通过这些工作和活动不仅帮助了他人，也使得自己的价值得到了体现。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Throughout his four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School in the US, Abreu made community service an important part of his life”在美国凯勒伯格纪念高中的四年里，Abreu把社区服务作为他生命中重要的一部分。以及文章第四段中“As an excellent student, Abreu, 18, took part in different voluntary(志愿的) activities after school, during weekends and summer holidays. These included helping staff at the public library, doing garden work at Kellenberg, and serving customers at a local restaurant.” 作为一个优秀的学生, Abreu参加不同的志愿活动。这些工作包括帮助公共图书馆的工作人员，在凯勒堡做园艺工作，以及在当地餐馆为顾客服务。以及文章第七段中“During his three years at high school, Abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each year to volunteer work – more than double the school’s annual requirement of 20 hours.”在高中的三年里，Abreu每年花40到50个小时去做义工，是学校每年20个小时要求的两倍多。由此可以推断出，Abreu做了很多志愿者工作。结合选项，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段中“Abreu left his library job last summer to start working as an emergency medical technician – a role that fits his strong love for making a difference in other people’s lives.” 去年夏天Abreu辞去了图书馆的工作，开始从事紧急医疗技术员的工作——这个职位正符合他对改变他人生活的强烈热爱。由此可知，Abreu做医疗技术员是为了能改善他人的生活。结合选项，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第六段中“It’s such a rewarding feeling to help someone.” 帮助别人是一种很有意义的感觉。以及文章最后一段中 “I won’t focus on my own desires (愿望). I’ll help as many people as I can,”。 我不会把注意力放在自己的欲望上。我会尽我所能帮助更多的人。可推断，做志愿者活动，帮助别人给了他一种自我价值感。结合选项，故选B。