奇速英语官网—英语在线学习平台_让学英语更快乐_更快速

A mother lost her job because of the COVID-19, but she has found a way to stay positive. Lauren Laborde, from Houston, is mowing lawns(修剪草坪) for old people and old soldiers. They need a little help.

Laborde serves two local communities on weekdays and some weekends. She said she was free because she lost her job during the COVID-19. "I found myself out of work, so I decided that I needed to do something to put good back in the world," Laborde said. "I got out and just started helping."

Laborde joined the website IWantToMowYourLawn.com—an online community of volunteers(志愿者). They wanted to help old neighbours and those in poor communities with their lawn care. "It's a great way for anybody to help if you're looking for something to do, if you want to be a volunteer. We hope to have more people on the team," she said.

1.The underlined word “positive” means _______ in Chinese.

A 自信的

B 乐观的

C 运动的

D 忙碌的

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段A mother lost her job because of the COVID-19可知，拉博德失业了，但并未因此情绪低落，而是决定要做点什么来保持乐观，由此推测positive意为“乐观的”，故选B。

2.Laborde can help the communities _______.

A every day

B on Wednesdays

C only on Sundays

D only on Saturdays

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句Laborde serves two local communities on weekdays and some weekends. 可知，拉博德在工作日（即周一到周五）和一些周末为当地两个社区提供服务，故选B。

3.Laborde is a _______ person.

A honest

B patient

C helpful

D angry

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句"I found myself out of work, so I decided that I needed to do something to put good back in the world," Laborde said. "I got out and just started helping."可知，拉博德为老人和老兵修剪草坪，很乐于助人，故选C。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Anyone can be a helping hand.

B More and more people lost jobs.

C Mowing lawns is not an easy work.

D Laborde is the first online volunteer.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文中最后一段It's a great way for anybody to help if you're looking for something to do, if you want to be a volunteer.可知，如果你想找点事做，如果你想来做志愿者，这是一个很好的方式，任何人都能帮上忙，故选A。