北京市部分區(qū)2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期末試題分類匯編：閱讀理解專題

北京市部分區(qū)2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期末試題分類匯編

閱讀理解專題

北京市海淀區(qū)2020-2021學年高一上學期期末調研英語試題

第一節(jié)閱讀選擇（共12小題；每題2分，共24分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

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（巡查員）,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、熟慮的）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（產生）uniformresults.

Howyourbodyburnscaloriesdependsonanumberoffactors.Threefactorsaffecthowyour

bodyprocessescalories.

Yourgutmicrobiome（腸道微生物）.Trillionsoforganismsliveinyourgut,andthe

importanttypesmayinfluencehowmanycaloriesyourbodyabsorbsfromfood.Thismayoccur

becausesometypesoforganismsareabletobreakdownandusemorecaloriesfromcertainfoods

thanothertypesoforganisms.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplewhoarenaturallythinhave

differenttypesoforganismslivinginsidethemthanthosewhoareoverweight.

Yourmetabolism（新陳代謝）.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

北京市豐臺區(qū)2020-2021學年高一上學期期末考試英語試卷

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答

題卡上將該項涂黑。

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（捐贈）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（腳趾甲）andhadblisters（水泡）all

overhisfeet.Hehadtotakeicebathsfbrhislegsattheendofeachdaytohelpstophislegsinflating

（腫脹）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（統(tǒng)一的包裝）andcannotbeseenfromthe

outside.Youdon'tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,

rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.

BlindboxeshavecaughtonsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.

Accordingtoa2019Tmall（天貓）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（熱情）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（職業(yè)）isadauntingtask.Mydaughterisinhersecondyearincollegeand

haschangedhermajor（主修課程）twice.It'snotthatshedidn'tknowwhatshewantedtodo.What

she"wantedtodo”andthecourseshechosedidnotmatch.

Ihavelearnedmanycollegestudentsdonotknowwhattheywanttodobecausetheyhaven*t

seenwhatitlookslikeintherealworld.Beingajournalist（記者）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.

北京市西城區(qū)2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期末測試題

III.閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

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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