B
In Lagos, Nigeria, children now laugh and play in a park that was once a garbage dump. This change began with 17-year-old Amara, who wanted to create spaces for joy after her hometown was flooded in 2020. Many lost their homes, and the memory of that loss was heavy. But Amara saw a chance to rebuild not just land but also hope.
She believed that if people could connect with nature, they would care for it, instead of turning a blind eye to it. So she found an old dumping site(垃圾场), gathered volunteers, and together they cleaned and rebuilt it using recycled materials. In just three months, the trash was gone, replaced by a green space with a slide and trees.
Now, the sounds of the flood are fading, covered by the voices of playing children. Where there was mud and loss, there is now grass and laughter. It seems that a difficult past doesn't have to define the future. From something broken, something new and joyful can grow.
Today, other communities are asking Amara how they too can turn forgotten places into spaces for play. A memory of water and worry has quietly become a memory of sunlight and slides—all because someone decided to build a different kind of remembrance, one where children run and dream on steady ground. “I take action, others notice, and they want to take action, too. And together, it grows!” Amara says.
(
A. Continuous flood.
B. Too much garbage.
C. Limited public areas.
D. Few creative activities.
(
A. people's ignorance of environment protection
B. losses from plant diseases
C. disappointment in government failure
D. the shortage of public educational resources
(
A. The park in Lagos.
B. The garbage dump.
C. The space for joy.
D. The green space.
(
A. wise and friendly
B. playful and forgetful
C. caring and responsible
D. determined and quiet
(
A. Small steps make a big difference.
B. Every cloud has a silver lining.
C. All roads lead to Rome.
D. It is never too late to act.
In Lagos, Nigeria, children now laugh and play in a park that was once a garbage dump. This change began with 17-year-old Amara, who wanted to create spaces for joy after her hometown was flooded in 2020. Many lost their homes, and the memory of that loss was heavy. But Amara saw a chance to rebuild not just land but also hope.
She believed that if people could connect with nature, they would care for it, instead of turning a blind eye to it. So she found an old dumping site(垃圾场), gathered volunteers, and together they cleaned and rebuilt it using recycled materials. In just three months, the trash was gone, replaced by a green space with a slide and trees.
Now, the sounds of the flood are fading, covered by the voices of playing children. Where there was mud and loss, there is now grass and laughter. It seems that a difficult past doesn't have to define the future. From something broken, something new and joyful can grow.
Today, other communities are asking Amara how they too can turn forgotten places into spaces for play. A memory of water and worry has quietly become a memory of sunlight and slides—all because someone decided to build a different kind of remembrance, one where children run and dream on steady ground. “I take action, others notice, and they want to take action, too. And together, it grows!” Amara says.
(
C
)56. What problem might Lagos once faced?A. Continuous flood.
B. Too much garbage.
C. Limited public areas.
D. Few creative activities.
(
A
)57. Amara decided to build a park because of .A. people's ignorance of environment protection
B. losses from plant diseases
C. disappointment in government failure
D. the shortage of public educational resources
(
B
)58. What does the underlined phrase “something broken” most probably refer to?A. The park in Lagos.
B. The garbage dump.
C. The space for joy.
D. The green space.
(
C
)59. From the story, we may infer Amara is .A. wise and friendly
B. playful and forgetful
C. caring and responsible
D. determined and quiet
(
A
)60. According to the last paragraph, what lesson might Amara want to tell us?A. Small steps make a big difference.
B. Every cloud has a silver lining.
C. All roads lead to Rome.
D. It is never too late to act.
答案
56.C 57.A 58.B 59.C 60.A
解析
【分析】
这是一篇讲述尼日利亚女孩Amara将垃圾场改造为公园的记叙文,包含5道英语阅读理解题目,涉及细节理解、词义猜测、人物推断和主旨理解。解题时需定位原文关键信息,结合语境分析选项,排除干扰项,准确匹配答案。
【解析】
56题:根据原文第一段“a park that was once a garbage dump”及Amara改造垃圾场为公共公园的行为,可知Lagos曾经公共区域有限,故选C。
57题:原文第二段提到Amara认为人们应与自然连接而非忽视它,对应选项A“人们对环保的忽视”,这是她建公园的原因,故选A。
58题:划线短语“something broken”指代前文提到的被改造前的垃圾场,对应选项B,故选B。
59题:Amara主动召集志愿者改造环境,为孩子创造欢乐空间,体现了她关心他人、有责任感的品质,故选C。
60题:最后一段Amara的话强调个人小行动会带动他人,最终带来大改变,对应选项A“小步骤带来大不同”,故选A。
【答案】56.C 57.A 58.B 59.C 60.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本文通过Amara改造环境的正能量故事,考查学生对文章信息的提取与分析能力,引导学生树立积极行动、关爱环境的意识,题目难度适中,侧重基础阅读能力的考查。
【难度系数】0.6
这是一篇讲述尼日利亚女孩Amara将垃圾场改造为公园的记叙文,包含5道英语阅读理解题目,涉及细节理解、词义猜测、人物推断和主旨理解。解题时需定位原文关键信息,结合语境分析选项,排除干扰项,准确匹配答案。
【解析】
56题:根据原文第一段“a park that was once a garbage dump”及Amara改造垃圾场为公共公园的行为,可知Lagos曾经公共区域有限,故选C。
57题:原文第二段提到Amara认为人们应与自然连接而非忽视它,对应选项A“人们对环保的忽视”,这是她建公园的原因,故选A。
58题:划线短语“something broken”指代前文提到的被改造前的垃圾场,对应选项B,故选B。
59题:Amara主动召集志愿者改造环境,为孩子创造欢乐空间,体现了她关心他人、有责任感的品质,故选C。
60题:最后一段Amara的话强调个人小行动会带动他人,最终带来大改变,对应选项A“小步骤带来大不同”,故选A。
【答案】56.C 57.A 58.B 59.C 60.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本文通过Amara改造环境的正能量故事,考查学生对文章信息的提取与分析能力,引导学生树立积极行动、关爱环境的意识,题目难度适中,侧重基础阅读能力的考查。
【难度系数】0.6
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