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Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that．That’s when I learned about the Light house Project．

I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly．Neither did my family．

Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application．After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone．Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty．I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria．Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea．But I was about to find out．

After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation．Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family．I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse．For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse．But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me．

Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man．The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever．

1.What do we know about the author?

A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge．

B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer．

C．He took pride in having contributed to the world．

D．He felt honored to study English literature．

2.According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author

A．discussed his decision with his family．

B．asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C．attended special training to perform difficult tasks

D．felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

3.In his application for the volunteer job, the author

A．participated in many discussions

B．went through challenging survival tests

C．wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

D．faced strong competition from other candidates

4.On arrival at the village, the author was

A．asked to lead a farming team

B．sent to teach in a schoolhouse

C．received warmly by local villagers

D．arranged to live in a separate house．

5.What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture

B．He had learned to communicate in the local language．

C．He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home．

D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students．

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析: 叙述了作者在尼日利亚当志愿者的故事。作者大学毕业后，报名参加了灯塔项目活动，经过激烈的竞争，他被选中了。然后，他被拍到尼日利亚的一个村庄。他一到达那儿就开始带领当地人建校舍，然后第二年在那所学校教书。他在尼日利亚学到很多东西，他所以说灯塔项目永远改变了他的生活。

1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. 可知作者所学的英语文学专业没有让他为实际生活做好准备，故推断在大学里他主要学习的是理论知识。故选A。

2. 推理判断题。根据文章第二段 I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.可知这会是很艰难工作，而且我得远离家人和朋友很长一段时间。所以应该感觉很难受。故选D.

3. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. 可知作者在申请成为志愿者的过程中，成功地许多应聘者中脱颖而出，故推断竞争对手多，他面对来自对手的强大竞争。故选D。

4. 推理判断题。根据文章第四段第二句Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family.虽然村子很穷，但是人们给了我他们的食物，他们的心等。说明我受到了他们真心的欢迎。故选C.

5. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man.可知由于当地的语言，我并没有去很多地方。说明我还没有融入当地的文化。故选A.

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