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【題目】 Rioghna and Hannah Pittock spent the first few minutes feeling sorry for themselves. Rioghna,a junior at Rochester Mayo High School, had spring sports to play. Hannah,a senior at University of Chicago , was going to have a spring break in Aruba. However , both were canceled because of COVID-19. But they soon recovered and now they are sitting at home , solving Rochester's problems in their way. Pointing to the computer screen, Hannah tells her sister,“She is a nurse and her child needs to be matched.”

The two sisters birthed their plan last Saturday on the drive home from picking up Hannah in Chicago. As more medical workers were sent to work, fighting against the fierce pandemic (流行病), the sisters knew many of their families would need childcare. At the same time, teens throughout Rochester were off school. So on Sunday, Hannah and Rioghna launched Step Up To Sit. Already they're paired more than 40 families with sitters.

“The young people in the community are stepping up to do their part,” Hannah says, “We are delighted that we' re having an impact on people's lives in this hard time.”For the last four days,160 teens have registered to help, most wiling to work free. if paired with a family in need. With more and more teens joining in, the two sisters decide to launch Step Up To Shop,a platform for teens to deliver groceries to seniors.

Rioghna acknowledges people of her age get a bad reputation as smartphone-addicted and selfish. The Pittock sisters are proving otherwise,“Amid the pandemic，people should be allowed to be upset and allowed to be a little bit down about the upset in their lives, but it's about something bigger and recognizing we all have our part to play here,”Rioghna says.

【1】Why did the two sisters feel sorry for themselves?

A.They would join in activities separately.

B.They had to give up their planned activities.

C.They were infected with COVID-19 seriously.

D.Their parents were sent to battle COVID-19.

【2】Step Up to Sit is a platform to .

A.pair medical worker families with teen sitters

B.call on teens to deliver groceries to seniors

C.spread basic health knowledge to people

D.instruct teens to study online at home

【3】Which of the following best describes the two sisters?

A.Tolerant.B.Humble.

C.Caring.D.Stubborn.

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Smartphone addiction makes teens selfish.

B.The Pittock sisters acted on a low profile.

C.People can do nothing against pandemic.

D.There is some misunderstanding of teens.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文為一篇記敘文。文章介紹了兩姐妹成立了Step Up To Sit將醫(yī)務(wù)工作者家庭與保姆配對，從而幫助醫(yī)務(wù)工作者家庭照顧孩子。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Rioghna and Hannah Pittock spent the first few minutes feeling sorry for themselves. Rioghna,a junior at Rochester Mayo High School, had spring sports to play. Hannah,a senior at University of Chicago , was going to have a spring break in Aruba. However , both were canceled because of COVID-19. 里奧加納和漢娜·皮托克在開始的幾分鐘里為自己感到難過。羅切斯特梅奧高中的三年級學(xué)生里奧加納有春季運動會要參加。芝加哥大學(xué)大四學(xué)生漢娜打算在阿魯巴度過春假。但是，由于COVID-19這兩個計劃都取消了�？芍�，兩姐妹會感到難過是因為她們不得不放棄計劃中的活動。故選B項。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段As more medical workers were sent to work, fighting against the fierce pandemic (流行病), the sisters knew many of their families would need childcare. 隨著越來越多的醫(yī)務(wù)人員被派去與這場嚴(yán)重的流行病作斗爭，姐妹倆知道許多醫(yī)務(wù)工作者家庭需要兒童護理。及So on Sunday, Hannah and Rioghna launched Step Up To Sit. Already they're paired more than 40 families with sitters. 因此，在星期天，漢娜和里奧加納發(fā)起了Step Up to Sit。她們已經(jīng)為40多個家庭安排了保姆。可知，Step Up to Sit是一個將醫(yī)務(wù)工作者家庭與保姆配對的平臺。故選A項。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段We are delighted that we' re having an impact on people's lives in this hard time. 我們很高興在這個艱難的時刻，我們對人們的生活產(chǎn)生了影響。結(jié)合前文兩姐妹建立了Step Up to Sit來幫助醫(yī)務(wù)工作者的家庭，自己感到快樂。推測兩姐妹是樂于助人的。 故選C項。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Rioghna acknowledges people of her age get a bad reputation as smartphone-addicted and selfish. The Pittock sisters are proving otherwise Rioghna里奧加納承認，像她這樣年紀(jì)的人因為沉迷于智能手機和自私而名聲不好。匹托克姐妹證明了事實并非如此。因此，從最后一段可以推斷出社會上對青少年的看法是不正確的，對青少年有一些誤解。故選D項。