中考英语阅读理解每日一练（八）
<p> <span word="Conor">Conor</span> <span word="Grennan">Grennan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span>(志愿者). <span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orphanage">orphanage</span>(孤儿院) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="retell">retell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>， <span word="Grennan">Grennan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Huffington">Huffington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="article">article</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>， <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orphanage">orphanage</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Grennan">Grennan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="around">around</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>， <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Princes">Princes</span> <span word="Childrens">Childrens</span> <span word="Home">Home</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="for">for</span> 18 <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trafficked">trafficked</span>(被拐卖的)<span word="children">children</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="families">families</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="with">with</span> 24 <span word="photos">photos</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> 24 <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Nepalese">Nepalese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> <span word="Grennan">Grennan</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="Volunteering">Volunteering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p>
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