题型突破(七) 主旨大意之文章或段落大意题
A
(2017·南京九中模拟)
Perhaps every old generation since ancient times has complained about young people，and today is no different.Isn’t it clear that compared with our glorious selves，kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?
However，this summer，my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith.She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity and unselfishness—even though she’s just 9 years old，or was when she died on July 23.
At age 5，Rachel had her long hair shorn off and sent to Locks of Love，which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases.After that，Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again.And that’s what she did.
Then when she was 8 years old，her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called charity：water.Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water，so she skipped her ninth birthday party.Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity：water website with a target of 300.Instead of presents，she asked her friends to donate 9 each to charity：water.Finally Rachel raised only 220—which had left her just a bit disappointed.
Then，on July 20，a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured.Church members and friends，seeking some way of showing support，began donating on Rachel’s birthday page—charitywater.org/Rachel—and donations reached her 300 goal，and kept rising.
But Rachel couldn’t hear that she had raised beyond the 47,544 that the singer Justin Bieber had raised for charity：water on his 17th birthday.“I think Rachel would have been overjoyed for she secretly had a crush on(迷恋……) him，” Rachel’s mom said.
When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness，the family decided to remove the life support system.Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love，and her organs to other children.
Word about Rachel’s last fund-raising spread.Contributions poured in，often in 9 each.The total donations soon topped 100,000，then 300,000.
This is a story not just of one girl，but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.
语篇解读 本文讲述了一个善良的女孩Rachel Beckwith的慈善行为，告诉我们新一代的年轻人能够创造性地解决问题。
1．When was it that Rachel’s hair was donated for the final time to Locks of Love? A．At her age of 5. B．After her death.
C．Right after the traffic accident. D．Before her ninth birthday. 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段可知是她的父母在她去世以后把她的头发捐给Locks of Love的。故选B。
2．What does the text mainly talk about? A．Rachel’s hair donations. B．A kind girl，Rachel.
C．The author’s impression of today’s kids. D．A lesson from Rachel. 答案 B
解析 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文讲述一个善良的女孩子Rachel Beckwith的慈善行为。故选B。
3．What does the author think of today’s kids after he knew the story of Rachel Beckwith? A．They are good at social network. B．They are unselfish as grown-ups. C．They can get problems settled effectively. D．They have narrow minds and care about nothing. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“...but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.”可知，作者在得知Rachel的故事之后，认为现在的孩子能够创造性地解决问题。故选C。
B
(2017·南京九中模拟)
For high school leavers starting out in the working world，it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship(实习)．In some countries，schools have programs to help students onto the path to work.In the United States，however，such programs are still few and far behind.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses，students are likely to get higher earnings in later years.The students are more likely to stay in school，graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany，students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships.German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America，education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world.Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track.Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的) kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school.James Madison High School in New York，for example，encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses.The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However，even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is daunting.In the US，unemployment rates for 16- to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience，they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job，” said Michael，a researcher in the US.
2024年高考英语专题三 阅读理解 第三步 题型突破(七) 含答案
