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 willing 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. Which of the following best describes the two sisters?
A. Tolerant. B. Humble.
C. Caring. D. Stubborn.
7. 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.
【答案】4. B    5. A    6. C    7. D
【解析】
本文为一篇记叙文。文章介绍了两姐妹成立了Step Up To Sit将医务工作者家庭与保姆配对，从而帮助医务工作者家庭照顾孩子。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段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. 里奥加纳和汉娜·皮托克在开始的几分钟里为自己感到难过。罗切斯特梅奥高中的三年级学生里奥加纳有春季运动会要参加。芝加哥大学大四学生汉娜打算在阿鲁巴度过春假。但是，由于COVID-19这两个计划都取消了。可知，两姐妹会感到难过是因为她们不得不放弃计划中的活动。故选B项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段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. 随着越来越多的医务人员被派去与这场严重的流行病作斗争，姐妹俩知道许多医务工作者家庭需要儿童护理。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，汉娜和里奥加纳发起了Step Up to Sit。她们已经为40多个家庭安排了保姆。可知，Step Up to Sit是一个将医务工作者家庭与保姆配对的平台。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段We are delighted that we' re having an impact on people's lives in this hard time. 我们很高兴在这个艰难的时刻，我们对人们的生活产生了影响。结合前文两姐妹建立了Step Up to Sit来帮助医务工作者的家庭，自己感到快乐。推测两姐妹是乐于助人的。 故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段Rioghna acknowledges people of her age get a bad reputation as smartphone-addicted and selfish. The Pittock sisters are proving otherwise Rioghna里奥加纳承认，像她这样年纪的人因为沉迷于智能手机和自私而名声不好。匹托克姐妹证明了事实并非如此。因此，从最后一段可以推断出社会上对青少年的看法是不正确的，对青少年有一些误解。故选D项。