Free Haircuts on a Red Chair Last summer, Katie Steller was on her way to work. She stopped at a tra

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Free Haircuts on a Red Chair
Last summer, Katie Steller was on her way to work. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man, in his 60s,looking out of luck, was sitting alone. She rolled down her window.
“Hey!” she shouted.“ I’m driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?”
The man missing a few teeth, paused and laughed. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral(葬礼)to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a haircut.”
Then, Steller unloaded a red chair from the car. The man,named Edward, took a seat.As Steller was cutting his curly graying hair,he told her about growing up in Mississippi,about moving to Minnesota,and how he still talked to his mom over phone every day.
To date,Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city.They are all living on the margins,and she is aware of the power of her work.
“It’s more than a haircut,”she says.“I want it to be a gateway,to show value and respect,but also to get to know people.”
Steller knows that a haircut can change a life.One changed hers:As a teen,she suffered from ulcerative colitis(溃疡性结肠炎)that was so serious,her hair thinned severely.Seeing this,her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.
“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness,it helped me feel cared about and less alone,”she says.
After that,Steller knew she wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day.Not long after finishing cosmetology school(美容学校)in 2016,she realized her dream.Two years later,she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project,reaching out to people on the streets.
Steller said,“I can’t fix their problems,but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”Steller listens to people’s stories of loss,addiction,and struggle to get back on their feet.
An offshoot of the Red Chair Project is the Steller Kindness Project,in which people who commit acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover(美容)at Steller’s salon.In exchange,they tell their stories,which Steller shares on her website.Her hope is that by reading about kind acts,others will be inspired to do their own.
So far,it’s working.“You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give to them,”says Steller.
32. Edward agreed to have a haircut by Steller because________.
A. he wanted to talk with Steller about his life
B. he wanted to look good for a special occasion
C. he was too old to go to a hair salon by himself
D. he was just waiting for a free haircut on the street
33. In paragraph 5,the underlined words“living on the margins”can probably be replaced by________.
A. living with little care and attention
B. living far from downtown areas
C. living with serious illnesses
D. living in untidy conditions
34. What made Steller want to set up her own salon?
A. Her excellent haircut skills.
B. Her mother’s encouragement.
C. Her experience of a formal haircut.
D. Her dream to offer people free haircuts.
35. What’s the purpose of Steller Kindness Project?
A. To make contributions to charity.
B. To encourage people to spread kindness.
C. To reward kind people with free makeovers.
D. To collect moving stories for Steller’s website.
【答案】32. B    33. A    34. C    35. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Katie Steller走上街头为人们免费理发,让他们感觉没有那么孤独。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“I have a funeral(葬礼)to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a haircut.(我这周要去参加一个葬礼。我真的希望理一次发。)”可知,Edward答应Steller提供的免费理发,是因为他想让自己在一个特殊的场合看起来好一点。故选B项。
【33题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第一段对Edward的描述“was sitting alone”及下一段中Steller 说的话“I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect(我想让它成为一个通向展示价值和尊重的入口)”可知,Steller是为那些缺少关爱和尊重的人免费理发,所以短语“living on the margins”意为“缺乏关爱和关注地生活”,故选A项。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,Steller得了溃疡性结肠炎后,头发稀少,所以妈妈给她安排了一次专业的理发,那次理发经历让她感觉到被关爱,不那么孤独了,再结合倒数第四段“After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day.(从那之后,Steller知道她想拥有自己的理发店,这样就可以帮助人感觉到她那天感受到的)”可知,是Steller自己的一次正式理发经历让她想开自己的理发店。故选C项。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will be inspired to do their own.(她的希望是通过读善良的行为,别人也会被鼓励自己做善事)”可知,Steller Kindness Project的目的是鼓励人们传播善意。故选B项。
 
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