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北京市部分区2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末试题分类汇编
阅读理解专题
北京市海淀区2020-2021学年高一上学期期末调研英语试题
第一节阅读选择(共12小题;每题2分,共24分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
SurferDudestotheRescue!
About50feetfromshoreoftheNorthernCalifornia^TrinidadStateBeach,twobrothers
werefightingfortheirlives.Theyhadbeensweptouttoseainaripcurrent(激流),theirmouths
barelyabletostayabovethewater.Thickfogmadeitdifficultforbeachgoerstoseetheguys,but
thescreamswereunmistakable.Andeverysecondcounted.Thebrothers,ages15and20,were
wearingshortsandT-shirts,unsuitableforaNovemberday,letalonethefreezingwater.Keven
Harder,asupervisingranger(巡查员),toldtheNorthCoastJournalinnearbyEurekathat
swimminginsuchatemperature“takesthefightrightoutofyou.”
Luckily,foursurfersinwetsuitswerenearby.NarayanWeibel,SpenserStratton,andAdrian
York,all16,alongwithTajOrtiz-Beck,15,wereontheirsurfboardsridingupanddownthecoast
onfive-footwaveswhentheyheardthecries.Theyturnedandsawtwobobbingheadsandfour
strugglingarms.44Welookedateachotherandknewtheseguyswereabouttodrown,"Weibel
toldtheWashingtonPost.
Weibel,Stratton,andOrtiz-BeckpaddledtowardthedistressedswimmerswhileYork
headedtoshoretowarnsomeonetocall911.Hethendivedbackintohelphisfriends.
Asthesurfersdrewclose,thebrotherswerestillfightinghardfortheirlives."Itwaspretty
stressful,buttherewasn'tanytimetothinkaboutit,andthathelpedmekeepmycoolJ
Ortiz-Becksays.
Ortiz-Beckpulledupalongsidetheyoungerbrother.Grabbinghimunderhisarms,heraised
himupontohisboard.StrattonandWeibel,meanwhile,hurriedtohelptheolderbrother.Hewas
large,250to300pounds,andhewaspanicked.
“Itoldthem,'Calmdown-wegotyou!^^^saysWeibel.uTheythoughttheyweregoingto
die.”
Yorkarrivedintimetohelpgettheolderbrotheratopthesecondboard.Thesurfersthen
paddledseveralminutesthroughchoppywatertothemedicalhelpwaitingonshore.Thebrothers
werescaredbutfine.
“Whenwegetacalllikethisone,it'susuallytoolatebythetimewegetthere,“saysDillon
Cleavenger,afirstresponder.can'tsayenoughaboutwhattheseboysdid.Theywerewilling
andpreparedtorisktheirlives.^^
29.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Twobrotherswerealmostdrownedinthesea.
B.Beachgoershappenedtomeetthetwobrothers.
C.Thesupervisingrangerwarnedthemnottoswimthen.
D.SurfersbarelyworeT-shirtsandshortsinsuchweather.
30Whatwerethefourboysdoingwhentheyheardthescreams?
A.Swimminginaripcurrent.B.Surfingonhighwaves.
C.Strugglingwiththeirarmstoshore.D.Practisingdivinginthesea.
31.Intherescue,.
A.AndrianYorkdivedbacktocallthepolice
B.KevenHarderplayedthemostimportantrole
CNarayanWeibeltriedtocalmdownthebrothers
D.Ortiz-Becksavedthelargerandpanickedbrother
32.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefoursurfers?
A.Hardworkingandfriendly.B.Kindandhumorous.
C.Devotedandtalented.D.Braveanddetermined.
B
IwantyoualltoknowthatI'vequitsocialmedia,andmylifehasgottensomuchbetter.I
mean,it'sonlybeen15minutesbutIcanalreadytellTmadifferentperson.Fifteenminutesago,
IstoppedusingFacebookandTwitter.Withinseconds,InoticedIamhappier,lessimtable,more
contemplative(深,思、熟虑的)andbalanced.Tmspendingmoretimeonactivitiesthatmatter.Just
inthepasttwominutes,Tvelookedatabookonmybookshelfandbrieflyponderedopeningit.
I'mtrulychanging.Thisisgoingtosoundcrazy,butsincequittingsocialmedia—now,let's
see,16minutesago-allofmysensesareenhanced.Myeyesightisclearer.Foodtastesbetter.I
justsmelledthefirsttulipsofspring.Iamjoltedbyaburstofenergy.EverymorningIamgoingto
meditateoratleastlieinmybedandconsidermeditating.
Whatpurposedoessocialmediaserve,anyhow?Theacademicstellusit'smakingus
miserable—theconstantupdatesfromfriendswiththeirexpensivevacationsandgossipsabout
celebrities.Ifyouthinkaboutit,theInternetwasreallyonlysupposedtobeforonething:
orderingsocksfromJ.Crew.ThenpeoplestartedpostingphotographsoftheirdogsinHalloween
costumes,andweallbegansendingHappyBirthdaywishestoclassmateswe'dlosttouchwith
sincefifthgrade,andthewholethingbecamethenightmare.
Socialmediaruinsperfectlygoodhumanbeings.TherearepeopleIloveinreallifeandhate
onsocialmedia.Worststill,socialmediastifles(抑制)creativity.They'vestudiedthisinrats,
youknow.ScientistsmaderatsquitusingFacebook,andwhentheycamebackinafewhours,all
oftheratswerewritingreallysoliddebutnovels.
It'sbeen17minutes.Ihaveafeelingthatmyquittingsocialmediaishavingaphysicaleffect.
AllIdidwasquitlookingatmyphone900timesaday.Tiltellthemthesecret.Quitsocialmedia.
Alloflift'sannoyingproblemswillbeover.Yourrelationshipswillimprove.You'llneverfeel
down.You'llnevergetstuckintraffic.
DoImissit?Thanksforasking.Idon'tevenknowwhyIthoughtitwassoimportant.Ido
notneedtoseethe800thphotofrommyco-worker'strip.Ihavenoideahowahottopicisgoing
on.Andit'sOK.Ican'timaginegoingback.Tvequitsocialmedia.It'sonlybeen18minutes,but
I'mprettysureI'mgoingtomakeitafulltwenty.
33.WhatwastheInternetoriginallyusedtodoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Toreaddigitalbooks.B.Todoshoppingonline.
C.Tomakesomenewfriends.D.Toshareholidayexperience.
34.Theauthorkeepscountingthetimeinorderto.
A.showhowfantasticitistoquit
B.proveitastrugglingprocesstoquit
C.remindhimselfofthetimeinquitting
D.makearecordforhisstudyofquitting
35.Whatisthetoneofthisarticle?
A.Official.B.Serious.
C.Humorous.D.Plain.
36.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowIMadeanImportantDecision
B.WhyWeCan'tLiveWithouttheInternet
C.TheInfluenceofSocialMedia:Pros&Cons
D.QuittingSocialMediaWillSaveYourLife
C
Mostpeoplehavebeentaughtthatlosingweightisamatterofsimplemath.Cut
calories—specifically3,500calories,andyou'llloseapound.Butasitturnsout,expertsare
learningthatthisdecades-oldstrategyisactuallyprettymisguided."Thisideaof4acalorieinand
acalorieout'whenitcomestoweightlossisnotonlyoutdated,it'sjustwrong,“saysDr.Fatima
CodyStanford,anobesityspecialistatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thetruthisthatevencareful
caloriecalculationsdon'talwaysyield(产生)uniformresults.
Howyourbodyburnscaloriesdependsonanumberoffactors.Threefactorsaffecthowyour
bodyprocessescalories.
Yourgutmicrobiome(肠道微生物).Trillionsoforganismsliveinyourgut,andthe
importanttypesmayinfluencehowmanycaloriesyourbodyabsorbsfromfood.Thismayoccur
becausesometypesoforganismsareabletobreakdownandusemorecaloriesfromcertainfoods
thanothertypesoforganisms.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplewhoarenaturallythinhave
differenttypesoforganismslivinginsidethemthanthosewhoareoverweight.
Yourmetabolism(新陈代谢).Eachbodyhasa“setpoint"thatgovernsweight,saysDr.
Stanford.Thissetpointreflectsseveralfactors,includingyourgenes,yourenvironment,andyour
behaviors.Aregionatthebaseofyourbrainstandsguardtokeepyourbodyweightfromdipping
belowthatsetpoint-whichisnotreallyabonusifyou'retryingtoloseweight.
Thetypeoffoodyoueat.Yourfoodchoicesmayalsoinfluenceyourcalorieintake,andnot
justbecauseoftheirspecificcaloriecontent.One2019studypublishedinCellMetabolismfound
thateatingprocessedfoodsseemstospurpeopletoeatmorecaloriescomparedwitheating
unprocessedfoods.
Ifcountingcaloriesisn'tadependablewaytomanageyourweight,whatcanyoudotoshed
extrapounds?Dr.
Stanfordrecommendsthefollowing.
Focusondietquality.Whenplanningyourmeals,focusonchoosingunprocessedfoods,
includingleanmeats,wholegrains,andlotsoffruitsandvegetablesintheirnaturalform.
Exerciseregularly.Aimtogetatleast150minutesofmoderate-intensityexerciseeachweek.
Moderateexerciseisdoneatalevelwhereyoucantalk,butnotsing.
Consultaprofessional.4€Alotofpeoplebelieveit'samoralfailingiftheyareunabletolose
weight,“saysDr.Stanford.Butifsnot.Aswithothermedicalconditions,manypeoplewillneed
helpfromadoctor.Successfulweightlossmayrequiremorethanjustdietandexercise."Only
2%ofpeoplewhomeetthecriteriafortheuseofanti-obesitymedicationsactuallygetthem.This
meansthat98%ofpeoplewhocouldbetreatedaren't,"shesays,"Don'tbeafraidtoseekhelpif
youneedit.”
37.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?
A.Oldtheoriesactuallymisleadus.
B.Losingweightliesinlosingcalorie.
C.Caloriecalculationsleadtogoodresults.
D.Losingweightbylosingcalorieisoutdated.
38.Theprocessingofcaloriesisaffectedbyhowyou.
A.choosethetypesoffoodyouconsume
B.focusonthequalityofyourdiet
C.adjustyourbraintothe“setpoint”
D.reducetheorganismslivinginyourgut
39.Theunderlinedword“shed”inParagraph6means"
A.weighB.produce
C.loseD.cost
40.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.
A.cuttingcaloriesisessentialforweightloss
B.losingweightcanbedouble-edged
C.healthyeatingkeepsyoulosingweight
D.ahealthylifestyleiskeytoweightloss
北京市丰台区2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SunshineHighSchool
CJsNMB.CWMSO-F
EcoCenlral
ThiswebsiteisallaboutlookingaftertheEarth.Therearefactsaboutdifferentanimals,aswellasinformation
aboutforests,desertsandoceans:Youcanuploadyourownvideosontothesiteforeveryonetosee.
TeenPress
Thisisoneofthebestsitesonthewebforteenagerswholovewriting.Youcanshareyourworkwithothers,and
therearemessageboardswhereyoucanchataboutthingsthatareimportanttoyou.
ChannelTwenly
Onthissiteyoucanwatchadailynewsprogramandsearchforinformationaboutbignewsstories.Thereare
alsovideosondifferentsubjects,articlesaboutfamousbands,gamesandcompetitions.
In$ide-the-cove「
Findingoutaboutyourfavoritewritersiseasyonthissite.Therearelotsofinterestingarticlesandinformation
aboutthelatestbooks.Youcanreadblogsbywell-knownwritersandpostquestionstothem.Andyouarelikelyto
getrepliesfromthem.
Tunc-in
Therearemillionsofsongsonthiswebsiteforyoutodownloadorlistentoonline.Youcansaveyourfavorite
songsinyourownlist.Ifyou'reinaband,youcanrecordyourmusicanduploadit.Thewebsiteislarge,butthe
menusareeasytouse.
ScienceZone
There'slotsofinformationonthissiteaboutmaths,chemistryandbiology.Youcanvisitsomeoftheworld's
mostfamousmuseums,orwatchwildlifeviawebcams.Therearealsosomeverycoolgames,suchasSavethe
Planet.
21.TeenPressisawebsiteforteenagerswho.
A.enjoywritingB.careabouttheEarth
C.likewatchingthenewsD.areinterestedinmusic
22.OnInside-the-cover,youcan.
A.takewritingclassesB.shareyourarticles
C.learnaboutthelatestbooksD.answerthewriters,questions
23.Ifyoulikevisitingonlinemuseums,whichwebsiteisbestforyou?
A.EcoCentral.B.ScienceZone.
C.Tune-in.D.ChannelTwenty.
24.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.
A.introducewebsitestoteenagers
B.teachteenagerstodesignwebsites
C.encourageteenagerstocreatewebsites
D.comparedifferentwebsitesfbrteenagers
B
Mostpeoplemakeadonation(捐赠)iftheywanttohelpthoseinneed.ButEddieIzzard,a
47-year-oldBritishman,didsomethingcompletelydifferent.Hedecidedtoraisemoneybyrunning
1,100miles.Andhemanagedtoraisemorethan£200,000!
Itwouldtakemostpeopleatleasttwoyearsiftheywerecrazyenoughtotryandmilsucha
distance.ButEddieIzzard?Ittookhimjust51days.Inlessthantwomonths,heran43marathons!
Whenaskedhowhefelt,hesaidthathewasplanningto“sleepforaweek”.Hethankedthe
peoplewhohadcometosupporthimandjoinedhimonhisjourney.
Andhowlongdidhehavetotrainforallthis?Well,amazingly,onlyfiveweeks一hewasn't
evenparticularlyfitwhenhedecidedtoputhimselfinfbrthisjourney.
Andwhatajourneyitwas!Helostseveralofhistoenails(脚趾甲)andhadblisters(水泡)all
overhisfeet.Hehadtotakeicebathsfbrhislegsattheendofeachdaytohelpstophislegsinflating
(肿胀)lotwicethesizeofanelephant.
Everexpertsareimpressedwithwhathehasachieved.AndyDixoneditorofRunnersWorld,
says,"Covering26milesinadayatwhateverspeedfbr43runs,it'sdemanding.A5-hourmarathon
isafairlydecentpace.Ifsagreatachievement.”
Sohowdidhedoit?Well,heranslowlyatfirst.Tenhoursadaytobeginwithand,ashegot
fitter,hegotfaster.Intheendhewasfinishinginjustoverfivehours.Butfitnessalonewasnot
enough.WhatwasmoreimportantwasthefactthatEddieIzzardwantedtomakeadifferenceto
otherpeopledlives.WhatEddieIzzarddidwassospecialthatthedocumentaryofhisrunhasbeen
madeintoaninspiringfilm:Believe!"You'vegottobelieveyoucanbesomethingelse.That'swhy
Ikeepgoing.^^Eddiesaysinthefilm.
25.EddieIzzardrail1,100milesto.
A.keepfitB.wintheprizeC.collectmoneyD.express
thanks
26.Eddie'srunningjourneywas.
A.painfulB.excitingC.dangerousD.pleasant
27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.FitnessleadstoEddie'ssuccess.
B.Eddie'sstoryhasbeenmadeintoafilm.
CIttookEddie51daystopreparefortherunning.
D.Eddiefinishedtherunningwiththeexpert'shelp.
28.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeEddieIzzard?
A.Smartandhelpful.B.Inspiringandhonest.
C.Patientandhard-working.D.Caringandstrong-willed.
C
Magicalbox
Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there'safamoussaying,"Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates;you
neverknowwhatyou'regonnaget."Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringing
themagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.
Ablindboxtoyishiddeninsideuniformpackaging(统一的包装)andcannotbeseenfromthe
outside.Youdon'tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,
rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.
BlindboxeshavecaughtonsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.
Accordingtoa2019Tmall(天猫)report,themini-seriesofLabubublindbox,designedbyHong
Kong-bornKasingLung,wasnamedChampionofUnitSaleswith55,000soldinjust9seconds
duringtheSinglesDayshoppingevent.Mostcustomersforthesemagicalmystery(神秘)boxesare
youngpeopleaged18to35.
Accordingtothereportblindboxtoysarepopularpartlybecauseoftheircuteappearances.
Thetypicallycutecartoonfigurines(小塑像)conicinverysmallsizes,makingthemsuitablefor
displayalmostanywhere.Thereisanothermainreasonwhypeoplebuyblindboxesoneafter
another.t4Fearoftheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,9,saidMissCao,24,who
lovesbuyingblindboxes.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid,“Untilyouopenalltheboxes,you
cannotknowwhatitisinside.^^
Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesuipriseforourboringdailylives,somethingsmallbut
funtowaitforeachday,weekormonth.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theymaybe
disappointed,buttheuncertainlyispartofthefun.Peoplewillopenmoreblindboxesandhopefor
abetteroutcome.
WhensomeoneremakesthefilmForrestGump,don*tbesurprisedifhesays,“Lifeislikea
blindbox…”
29.Whatcanwelearnaboutblindboxes?
A.Peoplebuyblindboxeswhentheyfeelbored.
B.Thetoysinblindboxescomefrompopculture.
C.BlindboxesaredesignedbyaHongKongartist.
D.AllofblindboxesweresoldoutonNov.11,2019.
30.Whatfeatureofblindboxesattractspeoplemost?
A.Smallsize.B.Uniformpackaging.
C.ProfessionaldesignoD.Mysteryanduncertainty.
31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofblindboxes.B.Theproblemsofblindboxes.
C.Thepopularityofblindboxes.D.Theculturaleffectsofblindboxes.
D
Certainly,awell-rounded(全面的)educationisthefoundation(基石出)fromwhichallofus
springforth.Iamgratefultothemanygreatteacherswhohaveinspiredmetodogreaterthings,and
havefiredmyenthusiasm(热情)fbreverlastinglearning!
But,sometimesIwonderiftheoutlineofoureducationalplanislacking(缺少)something.I
watchedthemovieEasyAwithmydaughter.Themaincharacter'sparentswereloving,supportive,
andbuiltgreatconfidenceintheirchildrenanddevelopedtheirabilitytohandletheirownproblems.
Therewasascenewherethemotherwasspeakingtotheyoungerchildwhoannouncedthathe
receivedan"A"onhisspellingtest.Shereplied,nThat'sgreat,honey,buteverythinghas.spell
checkthesedays."Itwasfunny....butTRUE!Idon'tmeanthatweshouldn'tteachourchildrenhow
tospell,butmaybesomeofourtimeshouldbespenteducatingthemaboutthedangersofposting
thingsonFacebook.Maybewemightwanttospendtimeshowingthemhowreallifeworks—the
creditcard(信用卡)isn'tfreemoney——youwillhavetopayitbackatsometime.Oh,andget
this—theychargeyouforboirowingthatmoney.Perhaps,weshouldspendsometimeon
interpersonalrelationships.Iworrythatourkidsdonotknowhowtorelatetooneanother.
Choosingacareer(职业)isadauntingtask.Mydaughterisinhersecondyearincollegeand
haschangedhermajor(主修课程)twice.It'snotthatshedidn'tknowwhatshewantedtodo.What
she"wantedtodo”andthecourseshechosedidnotmatch.
Ihavelearnedmanycollegestudentsdonotknowwhattheywanttodobecausetheyhaven*t
seenwhatitlookslikeintherealworld.Beingajournalist(记者)intherealworldlooksvery
differentfromwritingstories.Maybeifwespentsometimeexposingthemtoreallife
experience-maybetwoorthreecoursesinareasofinterestinhighschoolthatgivethemafeelnfbr
whatthatparticularfieldwouldlooklike,theymightbebetterprepared.Idonotknowthesolution,
butitseemsthatitshouldatleastbeatopicofdiscussion.
32.WhydoestheauthormentionthemovieEasyA?
A.Tosharethemoviewithreaders.
B.Toshowparents'lovefortheirchildren.
C.Toleadtothetopicheisgoingtotalkabout.
D.Toprovetheimportanceofbeingsupportive.
33.Theauthorbelievesthat.
A.parentsandschoolshouldworktogether
B.thereisnoneedforstudentstolearnspelling
C.childrenareabletohandletheirownproblems
D.itisimportanttohelpstudentsunderstandrealworld
34.Theunderlinedword"daunting"inParagraph4probablymeans.
A.specialB.discouragingC.unimportantD.simple
35.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?
A.Schoolsshouldpreparestudentsfortheirfuturelife.
B.Foundationisimportantforawell-roundededucation.
C.Lifeexperienceismoreimportantthanschooleducation.
D.Studentsshouldtakepart-timejobstogetworkingexperience.
北京市西城区2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末测试题
III.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
BigProblems,SimpleSolutions
Inventionsareimprovinghealthandwell-beingincommunitiesaroundtheworld.Speakers
atrecentTEDeventshavesharedsimpleandinexpensivesolutionsthatcansolveeveryday
problems.
FUELBRIQUETTES(燃料核)
Inthedevelopingworld,smokefromindoorcookingkillsmorethan2millionchildreneach
year.Infact,it'sthenumberonecauseofdeathofchildrenunderfive.AmySmith,founderof
D-LabattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),discoveredawaytomakeasafe
cookingfuel.Thematerialsheusesisalsofreeandplentiful:farmwaste.
Smithinventedalow-costdevicethatturnsfarmwasteintofuelbriquettes.Thesebriquettes
producesmokethatislessdangerousthanthesmokefromotherfuel.Theyalsobumhotterand
lastlonger.Farmerscanmakethesebriquettesfromreadilyavailablewaste.Thisinventionhasan
economicbenefit,too.Farmerscanbuythedevicefbr$2andsellbriquettestheydon'tuse.Smith
estimates(估算)thatthiscanincreaseafarmer'sincomebyS500amonth.
DISASTERSHELTERS
Over31millionpeopleworldwidelosetheirhomeseveryyearduetonaturaldisasterssuch
ashunicanesandearthquakes.Afterthesedisasters,manypeopleliveinterribleconditions—in
tentsorinlargestadiumswithnoprivacy.GraphicdesignerMichaelMcDanielinvented
inexpensiveandtemporaryhousingforpeopleinthesesituations.
CalledtheReactionEx,thesesheltersaresmall,one-roomhousesthatcomfortablyholdupto
fourpeople.They'remadefromaplasticthatisstrong,recyclable,andsuperlight.Infact,they^e
solightthattheycanbeliftedbyhandandareveryportableaswell.McDanielhopesthathis
inventionwillprovideanaffordablesolutiontohelppeoplerebuildtheirlivesafteranatural
disaster.
31.Thekeygoaltoinventthefuelbriquettesisto.
A.increasefamilyincome
B.makefulluseoffarmwaste
C.getfreeandplentifulcookingfuel
D.protectkidsfromdangerouscookingsmoke
32.Whatarethefeaturesofdisastershelters?
ALightandaffordable.B.Heavyandrecyclable.
C.Bigandcomfortable.D.Smallandbreakable.
33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplaindesignmethods.B.Tointroducenewinventions.
C.Toreportresearchfindings.D.Toadvertiselatestproducts.
Compassionmaybesomethingthatoneisbornwith,butactuallybeinggoodatcaringfor
othersrequiresexperienceandacertainsetofskills.Anearlyopportunitytodevelopandpractice
theseskillscamewiththebirthofmybrotherwhenIwasin5thgrade.Althoughittookgreat
patiencetodealwithasmallchild,Ifounddeepjoyinsomethingsosimpleaswatchinghimgrow
daybyday.
NotonlydidIenjoytakingcareofmylittlebrother,butIvolunteeredattheOrganizationfor
SpecialNeedsFamilies(OSNF)inmyneighborhoodsoIcouldapplyandfurtherdevelopmy
childcareskills.IwaspartneredwithMatthew,a1O-year-oldwithcurlyblondhairandblueeyes.
Hedidn^lookdifferentfromotherkids,buthehaddifficultycontrollinghisemotions,especially
anger.Hisbiggestproblemwasthathecouldn'tgotothetoilethimself.EverydayIhadtoclean
uphismessifhepoopedinhispants.Itwasjustlikethe“goodolddays“withmylittlebrother
beforeIsuccessfullytoilet-trainedhim.
AlthoughIwasnevergoingtobeabletotoilet-trainMatthewIwasabletochangehislifein
anotherway.Wehadswimmingthreetimesaweek,butMatthewwashopelesslyafraidofthe
water.Atfirst,Matthewjustsatonthestepsofthepoolanddidnothing.Ipushedhimslowly
downthestairsuntilhewasatlaststandingintheshallowestpartofthepool.Thenextday,I
pushedhimalittlefurtherintothewater.Bythethirdday,hecompletelytrustedmetotakehim
intothepool.Maybemylargesizealsohelpedgivehimasenseofsecurity.Hedidnothavetobe
afraidofanythingwhena200-poundguywasholdinghimtight.IfeltsoproudasIsawhim
standingthereinthepool,happilyplayingwithotherkidsinthewater.TheOSNFadultleaders
toldmethatIwastheonlyvolunteerwhohadbeenabletotakecareofMatthewwell.Ithinkwhat
madethedifferenceisthebeliefIhadinMatthew,likehowIhadalwaysbelievedinmylittle
brother.
HelpingMatthew"grow”toovercomehisfearofwatermademerealizethingsdonot
happenovernight.Realmagicisaresultofpatience,andmiracleshappenwhenonebelievesin
them.
34.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttakingcareofhisbrother?
A.Tired.B.Joyful.
C.Proud.D.Stressed.
35.TheauthorvolunteeredatOSNFbecausehewantedto.
A.useandimprovehischildcareskills
B.createafriendlyneighborhood
C.changethelivesofotherkids
D.getsomeworkexperience
36.Withtheauthor'shelp,Matthewfinallycould.
A.controlhisemotionsB.playwithhisfriends
C.poopinthetoiletD.standinthepool
37.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmatteredmostwhenhehelpedMatthew"grow”?
A.Hislargesizeandstrongbody.
B.Hisexperienceandknowledge.
C.HispatienceandtrustinMatthew.
D.Hiswillingnesstotakecareofhisbrother.
C
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