D
For the past 15 years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an afterschool program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.
Parmar's story began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery — the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thinking that something should be done for these children.
So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that Parmar has taught in the past 15 years have gone to attend college and build successful careers.
Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out. In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.
Parmar's family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his exstudents are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesn't have to employ any teachers.
For those who are inspired by his story, but can't actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of advice：“Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”
32．Why did Parmar start the school?
A．To earn some extra money.
B．To become a good teacher.
C．To help the poor kids with their education.
D．To make himself famous.
答案与解析：C 由第一段中的“For the past 15 years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an afterschool program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.”可知，Parmar建立学校是为了帮助贫穷的孩子接受教育。C项正确。
33．What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The students' poor reading ability.
B．The students' bad living conditions.
C．The students' terrible school exam result.
D．The students' lack of basic life skills.
答案与解析：A 由第二段中的“Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery — the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet.”可知，孩子们很匮乏的阅读能力使得他认为自己必须为孩子们做些事情。A项正确。
34．Which words can be used to describe Parmar?
A．Diligent and intelligent.
B．Selflessly and imaginative.
C．Modest and patient.
D．Humorous and rich.
答案与解析：B 从第四段中的“Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques.”可判断出，Parmar有创造力；由倒数第二段中的“Parmar's family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him.”可判断出，Parmar非常无私。B项正确。
35．Parmar's advice in the last paragraph is to call on more people to ________.
A．teach poor kids
B．work in his own factory
C．contribute more money to schools
D．listen to his stories
答案与解析：A 由最后一段中的“Parmar has a simple piece of advice：‘Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.’”可知，Parmar的建议是号召更多的人去教育贫苦孩子。A项正确。
For the past 15 years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an afterschool program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.
Parmar's story began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery — the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thinking that something should be done for these children.
So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that Parmar has taught in the past 15 years have gone to attend college and build successful careers.
Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out. In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.
Parmar's family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his exstudents are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesn't have to employ any teachers.
For those who are inspired by his story, but can't actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of advice：“Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”
32．Why did Parmar start the school?
A．To earn some extra money.
B．To become a good teacher.
C．To help the poor kids with their education.
D．To make himself famous.
答案与解析：C 由第一段中的“For the past 15 years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an afterschool program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.”可知，Parmar建立学校是为了帮助贫穷的孩子接受教育。C项正确。
33．What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The students' poor reading ability.
B．The students' bad living conditions.
C．The students' terrible school exam result.
D．The students' lack of basic life skills.
答案与解析：A 由第二段中的“Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery — the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet.”可知，孩子们很匮乏的阅读能力使得他认为自己必须为孩子们做些事情。A项正确。
34．Which words can be used to describe Parmar?
A．Diligent and intelligent.
B．Selflessly and imaginative.
C．Modest and patient.
D．Humorous and rich.
答案与解析：B 从第四段中的“Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques.”可判断出，Parmar有创造力；由倒数第二段中的“Parmar's family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him.”可判断出，Parmar非常无私。B项正确。
35．Parmar's advice in the last paragraph is to call on more people to ________.
A．teach poor kids
B．work in his own factory
C．contribute more money to schools
D．listen to his stories
答案与解析：A 由最后一段中的“Parmar has a simple piece of advice：‘Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.’”可知，Parmar的建议是号召更多的人去教育贫苦孩子。A项正确。
