Question

Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”

1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A. don’t work well together.

B. are friendly to one another.

C. teach one another new ways of building houses.

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers..

2. All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A. lead a busy life.

B. learn new skills of farming;

C. get used to the life on the farms

D. find value and pleasure in work

3. Living together, _________ .

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules

B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time on weekends

D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A. unpleasantB. tiring

C. helpingD. boring

5. The best title for the passage is __________ .

A. The rules of living together

B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers in the special group

D. Free hours in the special work group

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是纽约的一个节目，在这个节目中青少年们和成年人们一起生活、工作8周的时间，寻找工作中的乐趣和意义。这个节目对青少年们来说是很有意义的。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.以及第二段的开头Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day可知，在纽约的一个节目中，青少年和成年人一起生活和工作8周的时间。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work.可知，他们这样做是为了在工作中找到乐趣和意义。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据短文中When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together.可知，这些青少年和成年人在一起的时候，他们一起制定一些规则，不允许违反这些规则。故选D。其他选项不符合文意。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中一位青少年说的话我们可以知道，通过这个节目，这个青少年学会了不能光为自己考虑，而是要想着整个集体。通过这里我们可以看出，这个节目对于青少年们来说是有帮助的。因此选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是纽约的一个节目，在这个节目中青少年们和成年人们一起生活、工作8周的时间，寻找工作中的乐趣和意义。这个节目对青少年们来说是很有意义的。因此应该选C。A选项是短文的一个方面；B和D不符合文意。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。