Ⅰ.阅读理解
A simple, yet powerful UK program has been fighting elderly loneliness by recruiting young adults as volunteers to read to seniors with vision problems and mental diseases.
Lily has benefited from the program having her vision restored by 15yearold Amy, a schoolgirl who was paired with Lily through the Reading Friends project. Lily was a librarian and enthusiastic reader who would read two to three books every week. After developing a terrible disease, however, Lily found herself unable to read or watch television for any length of time without her eyes hurting.
Not only have Lily’s regular reading sessions with Amy helped to reconnect her with her passion for literature, they have also built a strong intergenerational friendship between the two ladies. “I chose a book and she would come along and read it to me，” Lily said, “But we have only got through two books so far because we end up chatting too much. We have read two historical novels and get on very well.”
Research shows that reading together can help older people to build social networks and connect with others. Evidence also shows that reading has a positive impact on the elderly’s wellbeing and can reduce the risk of developing mental diseases.
Rose, a teacher, is responsible for connecting schoolchildren like Amy with the program and she says that it has had an amazing impact on the youngsters. “We have wonderful young people at our school and we wanted to get them into the community，” Rose said.“It has been fantastic to see them blossom as well as improving their literacy and social skills. They are meeting community members like Lily that they are making friendships with, and library staff can help them, not only with education but outside as well.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国启动的一个项目，年轻人给有视力问题和精神疾病的老人读书，这个活动不管是老年人还是年轻人都受益匪浅。
1．What is the main responsibility of volunteers according to the passage?
A．Read books to seniors.
B．Have a chat with seniors.
C．Fight diseases for seniors.
D．Make friends with seniors.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，招募年轻人做志愿者，给有视力问题和精神疾病的老人读书，目的是让老人战胜孤独。由此可知选A。
2．What can we learn from Lily’s reading sessions with Amy?
A．They benefit Lily a lot by restoring her vision.
B．They help Amy pick up her love for literature.
C．They help Lily volunteer in the reading project.
D．They build up the friendship between two ladies.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Lily患有视力问题，不能看书看电视，Amy给她读书，使Lily继续热爱文学，但这不会恢复她的视力。根据第三段的“Not only have Lily’s regular ... the two ladies.”可知，两人建立了友谊。故选D。
3．How does the program mostly benefit the elders?
A．By teaching the elderly.
B．By curing the elders of vision problems.
C．By improving their literacy and social skills.
D．By enabling them to read books for a long time.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段和第四段可知，这个项目是通过年轻人给有视力问题和精神疾病的老人读书来提高老人的读写和社交能力，这使老人受益。故选C。
4．Where is this text most likely from?
A．A diary. B．A guidebook.
C．A magazine. D．A novel.
解析：选C 文章出处题。本文主要介绍了英国启动的一个项目，在这个项目中年轻人给有视力问题和精神疾病的老人读书，双方都受益。由此可以推断，这篇文章选自报刊或网站，故选C。
