[2024 江苏连云港期末] Some people work all their lives and for them, it is only a way to make money. But Carole Cassidy and Russ Cassidy are lucky. They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of pleasure. Now they are retired (退休的) and luck is still with them.
“We just didn't want to be sitting and not doing anything,” Carole said. “We tried a few things, but they were not for us.” Soon, they found the Princeton Public Library's Children's Storytime programme and wanted to get involved. “We were lucky. We found them and asked them to come to help,” Rebecca Marrs, the librarian at the Princeton Public Library said. Marrs said the kids loved the retired teachers.
Marrs began the programme at the Princeton Public Library several years ago. The Book Babies programme, for newborns to 3 - year - olds, is held on Thursday and the Preschool programme is held on Friday.
The Cassidys said that they didn't ask the children to sit quietly during the storytime. They understand that children can listen while playing. “I love being with kids. I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination (想象力) most,” Carole said. “For example, I asked them why they made a robot (机器人) with bricks (积木) and they told their reasons to me. Their imagination is so good.”
() 26. In the Cassidys' eyes, working as teachers is .
A. interesting B. boring
C. busy D. terrible
() 27. What do the underlined words “get involved” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 推荐 B. 参与 C. 欣赏 D. 效仿
() 28. What do we know about the Book Babies programme?
A. It is for children under five years old.
B. It has a history of only one year.
C. It is held once a week.
D. It is the Cassidys' idea.
() 29. What did Carole enjoy most in the Princeton Public Library?
A. Watching kids playing with imagination.
B. Answering kids' questions.
C. Playing bricks with kids.
D. Telling kids stories.
() 30. Which word might we use to describe the Cassidys?
A. Strict. B. Kind.
C. Funny. D. Shy.

阅读选择·语篇导读文章主要讲述了两个人在退休后为一家图书馆帮忙的故事。
快速对答案
26—30 A B C A B
26. A 细节理解题。根据“They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of pleasure.”可知在他们眼中，做教师是有趣的。故选A项。
27. B 词义猜测题。根据We found them and asked them to come to help可知是想要加入该项目，get involved意为“参与”。故选B项。
28. C 细节理解题。根据“The Book Babies programme, for newborns to 3 - year - olds, is held on Thursday and the Preschool programme is held on Friday.”可知该项目每周举行一次。故选C项。
29. A 细节理解题。根据“‘I love being with kids. I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination most,’ Carole said.”可知选A项。
30. B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，他们主动请求到一个项目中去帮忙，心怀善意，故选B项。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解选择题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（退休教师夫妇参与图书馆儿童项目的故事），再针对每道题的题型（细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断），定位原文对应内容，结合选项逐一分析排除，选出正确答案。
【解析】26题：根据原文第一段“They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of pleasure.”可知，Cassidys夫妇认为当教师是有趣的，故选A；27题：根据第二段“Marrs说‘我们找到他们并请他们来帮忙’”，可推断“get involved”意为“参与”，故选B；28题：根据第三段“The Book Babies programme... is held on Thursday”可知该项目每周举行一次，故选C；29题：根据第四段Carole的话“I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination most”可知，她最喜欢看孩子带着想象力玩耍，故选A；30题：通读全文，Cassidys夫妇退休后主动参与图书馆儿童项目帮忙，体现出善良的品质，故选B。
【答案】26.A 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题
【点评】本题考查学生英语阅读理解的基本能力，涵盖细节查找、词义推测和人物品质判断，文本贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6