This year, members of Islesboro Central School’s Class of 2021—all 13 of them—were eyeing a trip to Greece, or maybe South Korea. Previous trips have gone to the France, Iceland, Norway and Italy.

This year they’re going nowhere. Instead, they donated $5,000 to help out their neighbors struggling in the wake of the COVID-19. “It felt sort of obvious that it needed to go back to the island community,” said Olivia Britton, 17, one of this year’s graduates (毕业生).

The students raised nearly $8,000 by working concession stands (特许经营摊点), holding harvest and winter festivals, and hosting community suppers. $5,000 went to the Island Community Fund to help people who were out of work and needed money for food or rent. The students are still deciding where to donate the remaining money.

It would have seemed “weird and definitely wrong” to be spending money on an overseas trip during a time of such difficulties, said student Liefe Temple. “We could really see how the whole world and the island, too, was struggling. So it felt really good to do that with our money, to give it back to the people who gave it to us,” Temple said.

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1.Which place is truly on the list of 2021 graduate trip?

A None.

B Greece.

C South Korea.

D Four European countries.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段This year they’re going nowhere.可知，今年他们哪里也不去。故选A。

2.The trip money should go to __________ according to Olivia Britton.

A the travel company

B the graduate school

C the local hospitals

D the local community

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段It felt sort of obvious that it needed to go back to the island community可知，奥利维亚·布里顿认为这笔钱要回馈给岛上的社区。故选D。

3.How did the students raise the money?

A Through donations.

B With parents’ support.

C Through their own operations.

D Through the online community.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第三段The students raised nearly $8,000 by working concession stands, holding harvest and winter festivals, and hosting community suppers.可知，学生们通过经营特许经营摊位、举办丰收节和冬季庆典，以及举办社区晚宴筹集了近8000美元。由此说明他们是通过自己的运作来筹款的，故选C。

4.Which of the following is still a matter for those students?

A How to share the money.

B In which way to make money.

C Where to find people in need.

D Where to donate the rest money.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段The students are still deciding where to donate the remaining money.可知，学生们还在决定把剩下的钱捐往何处。故选D。

5.According to Liefe Temple, they __________.

A just did something that they should do

B were happy to do this meaningful thing

C worried about others’ thoughts

D had difficulty travelling abroad this year

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段We could really see how the whole world and the island, too, was struggling. So it felt really good to do that with our money, to give it back to the people who gave it to us可知，列菲·坦普尔表示他们确实够看到了整个世界，还有这个岛是如何挣扎的。因此，用他们的钱去做这件事让他们感觉良好。由此说明学生们很高兴做这件有意义的事情，故选B。