17．Like many new graduates，I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow，but I had no idea how to do that．That's when I learned about the Lighthouse Project．
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work，and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly．Neither did my family．
Eventually，however，I won the support of my family，and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application．After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone．Several months later，I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty．I would be going to a small village near Abuja，Nigeria．Where？What？Nigeria？I had no idea．But I was about to find out．
After completing my training，I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation．Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes，hearts，and food as if I were their own family．I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse．For the next year or so，I taught in that same schoolhouse．But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me．
Sometime during that period，I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language，and returned to the United States a different man．The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever．
25．What do we know about the author？A
A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge．
B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer．
C．He took pride in having contributed to the world．
D．He felt honored to study English literature．
26．According to the Paragraph 2，it is most likely that the authorD．
A．made the decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project immediately
B．asked previous volunteers about voluntary work
C．attended special training to perform difficult tasks
D．felt uneasy about having to leave his family and friends
27．In his application for the volunteer job，the authorD．
A．participated in many discussions
B．went through challenging survival tests
C．wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work
D．faced strong competition from other candidates
28．What can we infer from the author's experiences in Nigeria？A
A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture at first．
B．He had learned to communicate in the local language．
C．He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home．
D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students．
分析 本文是一篇記敘文．敘述了作者申請叫做燈塔計劃的志愿者工作的過程和被選作志愿者后去阿布加附近的一個小村莊工作的經歷．作者大學畢業(yè)后，報名參加了燈塔項目活動，經過激烈的競爭，他被選中了．然后，他被送到尼日利亞的一個村莊．他一到達那兒就開始帶領當地人建校舍，然后第二年在那所學校教書．他在尼日利亞學到很多東西，所以他說燈塔項目永遠改變了他的人生．
解答 25．A 細節(jié)理解題．由第一段第二句"My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical"可知，作者的大學教育注重的是理論知識，選A．
26．D 推理判斷題．由第二段最后一句In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly．Neither did my family（總之，我并不是輕易決定申請燈塔計劃的，我的家人也一樣不是輕易決定的）和第三段首句Eventually，however，I won the support of my family（然而，最后我贏得了家人的贊同）可以推斷出，作者是同家人討論商量過的．故選擇D．
27．D 推理判斷題．本題使用排除法．由第二段的第二句"After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone"可推知，作者面臨了與其他候選人的激烈競爭，故選D．
28．A 推理判斷題．由最后一段第一句all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did（他當初覺得奇怪或不尋常的所有事現(xiàn)在都不再覺得奇怪了）可推斷，已適應了，但當初不適應時要適應這些，是有困難的，故選A．
點評 本文是人生感悟類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據
