2019中考英语阅读理解训练及答案(8)

2019中考英语阅读理解训练及答案(8)

Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者). The

29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a

strong feeling for it.

However， he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in

Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.

”I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could

retell the story over and over，” Grennan said in a

Huffington Post article.

However， his three-month stay it the orphanage turned

into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given

up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip， His

first three months were spent in Nepal.

When he arrived in the village， he knew nothing about

the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of

the Little Princes Children‘s Home， he was faced by the

excited children.

The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He

later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children.

So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to

find the kids‘ families， ”I started walking with photos of

the kids.” he told the Reuters reporter. ”I would show up

in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24

photos， and I found 24 families.”

At the same time， he put his heart into Nepalese culture. Grennan said， “Volunteering is the single best way to

see how the rest of the world lives.”

He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He

believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to

show up.

Grennan‘s fight against child-trafficking has changed

him. His book， Little Prince， came out last week.

1. At first， Grennan simply wanted to _______by

volunteering in Nepal.

A. write travel stories B. learn the skills

C. help the kids there D. impress people

2. When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s

Home. _______.

A. 18 children were ill in bed B. the children there

felt excited

C. he decided to give up his job D. he’d lived in

Nepal for a year

3. From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______.

A. found the kids’ families easily B. was good at

taking pictures

C. wrote the book Little Princes D. asked others to

go to Nepal

4. Which is the best title for the passage?