11．Bushwick is a tough place to grow up．This part of Brooklyn，in New York City，has a lot of crime．More than half of its 100，000residents rely on aid from the government．Only 50% of students at Bushwick High School graduate in four years．
Some people might say，"We should help these poor kids who have so many challenges．"But Malaak Compton-Rock looks at the teens in Bushwick and says，"Go to help kids who have even bigger challenges than you do．"She believes that once young people see the power they have to make things better，they can handle their own problems more easily．So her service group，the Angel Rock Project，took 30Bushwick kids to Soweto，in South Africa，to help poor families there．Soweto is a township outside the city of Johannesburtg．The effort called Journey for Change，aims to show that any kid can change the world．
"Kids in Bushwick face pressure to drop out of school or become involved in gangs and drugs，"says Compton-Rock．"We want them to live a life of purpose and service．"
In Soweto，many parents have died of AIDS，a deadly disease．When that happens，a grandparent or a child must lead the family．The Bushwick volunteers helped such families．They tended vegetable gardens，cared for babies and bought groceries．
"The saddest thing was when we visited an orphanager （孤兒院） and I held a little boy who had been abandoned because he had HIV，the virus that causes AIDS，"says Queen Clyde，12．"It's been good to be on this trip．But what's also important is what we do when it's finished．That's what counts．""I never appreciated what I had until I saw some people who had nothing，"says Sadara Lewis，12．"It's really changed my attitude．I want to make a difference．"
The trip was two weeks long．But the kids，ages 12to 15，will spend all year speaking about their experience，fund-raising and more．
72．What's the main idea of the first paragraph？D
A．Bushwick is the poorest place in New York City．
B．Bushwick still needs more care from the government．
C．It is children who suffer most in New York City．
D．Children in Bushwick are living in a bad situation．
73．In Compton-Rock's opinion，the Bushwick kidsB．
A．have few challenges
B．can learn to deal with their own problems by helping others
C．a(chǎn)re living much better than people in Africa
D．should be kept out of schools
74．Compared to Bushwick kids，some children in SowetoA．
A．may have bigger challenges B．receive no care from the government
C．a(chǎn)re much more independent D．a(chǎn)re able to lead the family
75．According to the passage，"Journey for Change"can be best seen as the saying"C"．
A．God helps those who help themselves B．Saying and doing are two things
C．One stone kills two birds D．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
分析 本文介紹了在紐約的布什威克的孩子們生活條件很差，康普頓巖卻通過 Journey for Change的活動讓他們?nèi)椭鼮槔щy的非洲索韋托地區(qū)的孩子，這樣的活動既幫助了布什威克的孩子認(rèn)識到了人生的艱難，讓他們樂意去幫助別人，也讓索韋托的孩子得到了幫助．
解答 72．D．段落大意題．根據(jù)第一段的可知，布什威克是一個成長很艱難的地方，有很多犯罪，超過一半的居民依靠政府的援助．四年里布什威克的高中學(xué)生只有50%的畢業(yè)．所以這里的孩子生活在一個很糟糕的環(huán)境中，故選D．
73．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段的"She believes that once young people see the power they have to make things better，they can handle their own problems more easily．"可知，她認(rèn)為，一旦年輕人看到他們的力量使事情變得更好，他們可以更容易地處理自己的問題．所以她認(rèn)為這里的孩子長大以后可以把自己的問題處理得很好，故選B．
74．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段的"In Soweto，many parents have died of AIDS，a deadly disease．When that happens，a grandparent or a child must lead the family．"可知，在索韋托，許多父母死于艾滋病，當(dāng)這種情況發(fā)生時，祖父母或孩子必須養(yǎng)活一家人．所以在索韋托孩子們遭遇的情況更為嚴(yán)重，故選A．
75．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章關(guān)于這次活動的描述可知，這樣的活動既幫助了布什威克的孩子認(rèn)識到了人生的艱難，讓他們樂意去幫助別人，也讓索韋托的孩子得到了幫助，真是雙贏的局面，故C正確．
點評 本文介紹了康普頓巖讓布什威克的孩子去幫助更為困難的孩子的故事．主要考查在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，做題時，首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點．然后要根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．
