C
A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self-confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.
The young workers learn their craft at the foundation's seaport center, a floating wooden house on the banks of the Potomac River in Alexandria, once a busy seaport town in America. The yearlong program teaches small groups of young adults from 18 to 22 years old how to build small wooden sailboats. The program pays them a small wage.
A number of the young adults have not finished high school, and the foundation works to help them pass their GED, a high school equivalency. Those who do not have adequate math skills receive tutoring from a volunteer. One of the young workers, Chris, said he was a good student but had to drop out of high school to work due to his family situation. The program manager, once a role model of the group, remarked: “They know I'm living proof of what hard work and dedication gets you to. ” Now more than halfway through his apprenticeship, Chris said he feels better about himself.
When the wooden boats are finished, they will be sold. Chris said he will be sad to see them go5 but knows that, like life, they are meant to sail forward. "There is so much creativity that gets into making them. They're beautiful on the water. I'm delighted they're going to be a good home."
8. What is the boat building program intended to do?
A. Offer boats to companies that need them.
B. Donate boats to the poor community nearby.
C. Help more people learn about the history of boats.
D. Make a better life for those young adults in trouble.
9. What can those young workers learn in this program?
A. They learn how to manage a program.
B. They learn how to build up confidence.
C. They learn how to build boats and sell them.
D. They learn how to teach others math problems.
10. What can we infer from the text?
A. The boats built are meant for tourism.
B. Chris dropped out of school for poor marks.
C. The young workers are all taught by volunteers.
D. Participants of the program are not all teenagers.
11. What is this article mainly about?
A. Hard work is what leads to success.
B. The art of building boats is hard to learn.
C. The future of the youth lies in themselves.
D. Building boats improves the young's lives.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一群年轻人在基金会的支持下学习技能以改造他们的生活，让我们明白了年轻人的未来在于他们自己。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self-confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.可知， 一群年轻人正在建造木船，在亚历山大海港基金会赞助的造船项目中担任工人，学习技能、学会自信和纪律，以便更好地改变他们的生活。由此可知，造船计划的目的是让那些有困难的年轻人过上更好的生活。故选D项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self- confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.可知， 一群年轻人正在建造木船，在亚历山大海港基金会赞助的造船项目中担任工人，学习技能、学会自信和纪律，以便更好地改变他们的生活。由此可知，在这个项目中，那些年轻工人能学到如何建立信心。选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的The yearlong program teaches small groups of young adults from 18 to 22 years old how to build small wooden sailboats.可知， 这个为期一年的项目教一小部分来自18到22岁的年轻人如何建造小型木制帆船。由此可知，只有一小部分18到22岁的年轻人，故在这里工作的人并非都是年轻人。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的Chris said he will be sad to see them go， but knows that, like life, they are meant to sail forward.可知， 克里斯说，看到他们离开他会很难过，但他知道，就像生活一样，他们注定要向前航行。由此可知，这篇文章主要是想要告诉我们年轻人的未来在于他们自己。故选C项。
A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self-confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.
The young workers learn their craft at the foundation's seaport center, a floating wooden house on the banks of the Potomac River in Alexandria, once a busy seaport town in America. The yearlong program teaches small groups of young adults from 18 to 22 years old how to build small wooden sailboats. The program pays them a small wage.
A number of the young adults have not finished high school, and the foundation works to help them pass their GED, a high school equivalency. Those who do not have adequate math skills receive tutoring from a volunteer. One of the young workers, Chris, said he was a good student but had to drop out of high school to work due to his family situation. The program manager, once a role model of the group, remarked: “They know I'm living proof of what hard work and dedication gets you to. ” Now more than halfway through his apprenticeship, Chris said he feels better about himself.
When the wooden boats are finished, they will be sold. Chris said he will be sad to see them go5 but knows that, like life, they are meant to sail forward. "There is so much creativity that gets into making them. They're beautiful on the water. I'm delighted they're going to be a good home."
8. What is the boat building program intended to do?
A. Offer boats to companies that need them.
B. Donate boats to the poor community nearby.
C. Help more people learn about the history of boats.
D. Make a better life for those young adults in trouble.
9. What can those young workers learn in this program?
A. They learn how to manage a program.
B. They learn how to build up confidence.
C. They learn how to build boats and sell them.
D. They learn how to teach others math problems.
10. What can we infer from the text?
A. The boats built are meant for tourism.
B. Chris dropped out of school for poor marks.
C. The young workers are all taught by volunteers.
D. Participants of the program are not all teenagers.
11. What is this article mainly about?
A. Hard work is what leads to success.
B. The art of building boats is hard to learn.
C. The future of the youth lies in themselves.
D. Building boats improves the young's lives.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一群年轻人在基金会的支持下学习技能以改造他们的生活，让我们明白了年轻人的未来在于他们自己。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self-confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.可知， 一群年轻人正在建造木船，在亚历山大海港基金会赞助的造船项目中担任工人，学习技能、学会自信和纪律，以便更好地改变他们的生活。由此可知，造船计划的目的是让那些有困难的年轻人过上更好的生活。故选D项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的A group of young adults are building wooden boats, serving as workers in a boat building program sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation to be taught skills, self- confidence and discipline to change their lives for the better.可知， 一群年轻人正在建造木船，在亚历山大海港基金会赞助的造船项目中担任工人，学习技能、学会自信和纪律，以便更好地改变他们的生活。由此可知，在这个项目中，那些年轻工人能学到如何建立信心。选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的The yearlong program teaches small groups of young adults from 18 to 22 years old how to build small wooden sailboats.可知， 这个为期一年的项目教一小部分来自18到22岁的年轻人如何建造小型木制帆船。由此可知，只有一小部分18到22岁的年轻人，故在这里工作的人并非都是年轻人。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的Chris said he will be sad to see them go， but knows that, like life, they are meant to sail forward.可知， 克里斯说，看到他们离开他会很难过，但他知道，就像生活一样，他们注定要向前航行。由此可知，这篇文章主要是想要告诉我们年轻人的未来在于他们自己。故选C项。
