七、阅读理解。
主题群:社会服务与人际沟通
子主题:志愿服务
语篇类型:记叙文
难度:★★
Ethan Hill started helping homeless people when he was only six. Now, he is 16 years old and has already founded an organization that has changed many people's lives.
It all began on a cold morning when little Ethan noticed an old man shivering(颤抖）on the street. The sky was dark and the snow was coming. Ethan felt worried about the man. He'd saved 100 that year. He thought, “I can use this money to help him.” He searched online for things homeless people needed, like gloves, food, and a small tent. He packed them into a large bucket（桶）and gave it to the old man.
After that, Ethan wanted to do more. He created “Ethan's Heart”, an organization that attracted many volunteers. One of them even donated money to buy a trailer（拖车）. When Ethan won the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, he used his prize money to turn the trailer into a free mobile store. In this way, homeless people could come and choose what they needed.
Ethan's parents helped run the store. So far, they've given out more than 5,000 care packages. When a kid asked Ethan why he worked so hard, he replied, “Even small acts can make a big difference to the world.”
1. How long has Ethan been helping homeless people?
A. For 5 years.
B. For 9 years.
C. For 10 years.
D. For 13 years.
2. What is the writer's purpose in writing this text?
A. To explain how to found a group to help others.
B. To introduce a mobile store for homeless people.
C. To tell a story about a kind boy's helping actions.
D. To ask people to donate money to homeless people.
3. On which of the following websites can we most probably read this text?
A. www.nature.com/places
B. www.sportsworld.com/biking
C. www.music.com/spirit
D. www.youngheroes.com/stories
主题群:社会服务与人际沟通
子主题:志愿服务
语篇类型:记叙文
难度:★★
Ethan Hill started helping homeless people when he was only six. Now, he is 16 years old and has already founded an organization that has changed many people's lives.
It all began on a cold morning when little Ethan noticed an old man shivering(颤抖）on the street. The sky was dark and the snow was coming. Ethan felt worried about the man. He'd saved 100 that year. He thought, “I can use this money to help him.” He searched online for things homeless people needed, like gloves, food, and a small tent. He packed them into a large bucket（桶）and gave it to the old man.
After that, Ethan wanted to do more. He created “Ethan's Heart”, an organization that attracted many volunteers. One of them even donated money to buy a trailer（拖车）. When Ethan won the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, he used his prize money to turn the trailer into a free mobile store. In this way, homeless people could come and choose what they needed.
Ethan's parents helped run the store. So far, they've given out more than 5,000 care packages. When a kid asked Ethan why he worked so hard, he replied, “Even small acts can make a big difference to the world.”
1. How long has Ethan been helping homeless people?
A. For 5 years.
B. For 9 years.
C. For 10 years.
D. For 13 years.
2. What is the writer's purpose in writing this text?
A. To explain how to found a group to help others.
B. To introduce a mobile store for homeless people.
C. To tell a story about a kind boy's helping actions.
D. To ask people to donate money to homeless people.
3. On which of the following websites can we most probably read this text?
A. www.nature.com/places
B. www.sportsworld.com/biking
C. www.music.com/spirit
D. www.youngheroes.com/stories
答案：1. C
2. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章讲述了 Ethan 从 6 岁开始帮助无家可归者,成立组织、开设移动商店的故事,目的是讲述一个善良男孩的助人行为。
3. D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章讲述了 Ethan 的事迹,他赢得格洛丽亚·巴伦青年英雄奖,所以这篇文章最可能出现在 www.youngheroes.com/stories 这类讲述年轻英雄故事的网站上。
2. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章讲述了 Ethan 从 6 岁开始帮助无家可归者,成立组织、开设移动商店的故事,目的是讲述一个善良男孩的助人行为。
3. D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章讲述了 Ethan 的事迹,他赢得格洛丽亚·巴伦青年英雄奖,所以这篇文章最可能出现在 www.youngheroes.com/stories 这类讲述年轻英雄故事的网站上。
解析：
【分析】
首先，第1题是细节理解题，需定位文中Ethan开始帮助无家可归者的时间（6岁）和当前年龄（16岁），通过计算年龄差得出时长；第2题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文内容，明确作者介绍Ethan事迹的核心目的；第3题是推理判断题，需结合文中关键信息（Ethan获得青年英雄奖）推断文章可能的发布网站。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“Ethan Hill started helping homeless people when he was only six. Now, he is 16 years old”，计算得16-6=10年，对应选项C。
2. 主旨大意题：通读全文，文章讲述了Ethan从6岁开始帮助无家可归者，创立组织、开设移动商店的助人故事，作者的写作目的是介绍这个善良男孩的助人行为，对应选项C。
3. 推理判断题：文中提到Ethan won the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes，说明他是青年英雄，因此关于他的故事最可能出现在与年轻英雄相关的网站，选项D符合，对应选项D。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、主旨大意、推理判断）
【点评】
本文是一篇关于志愿服务的记叙文，围绕善良男孩Ethan的助人经历展开，考查学生对英语阅读中不同题型的解题能力，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先，第1题是细节理解题，需定位文中Ethan开始帮助无家可归者的时间（6岁）和当前年龄（16岁），通过计算年龄差得出时长；第2题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文内容，明确作者介绍Ethan事迹的核心目的；第3题是推理判断题，需结合文中关键信息（Ethan获得青年英雄奖）推断文章可能的发布网站。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“Ethan Hill started helping homeless people when he was only six. Now, he is 16 years old”，计算得16-6=10年，对应选项C。
2. 主旨大意题：通读全文，文章讲述了Ethan从6岁开始帮助无家可归者，创立组织、开设移动商店的助人故事，作者的写作目的是介绍这个善良男孩的助人行为，对应选项C。
3. 推理判断题：文中提到Ethan won the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes，说明他是青年英雄，因此关于他的故事最可能出现在与年轻英雄相关的网站，选项D符合，对应选项D。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、主旨大意、推理判断）
【点评】
本文是一篇关于志愿服务的记叙文，围绕善良男孩Ethan的助人经历展开，考查学生对英语阅读中不同题型的解题能力，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6