Etgar 36 is an educational program that takes teenagers on summer bus trips across America, to learn about the role of Jews in American social movements. Students visit many places during the bus trip. “The goal is to let kids ask questions about Jews and Americans,” said director Billy Planer. “We’re all connected, and discussing big ideas should be the norm, not the exception.”

The bus trip is popular to the kids. “The trip was life-changing for me,” said Ben Chasan, who joined the program three years ago. “I was never interested in public service and politics, but going on Etgar and talking to the people we met and seeing the country really turned me on to public service and politics.” Today, he is president of his school. “Etgar not only gave me the passion for politics, but also the confidence,” he said.

Planer started Etgar in 2003 when he was running youth programs. “We took the youth group to Disney World every year, and I really started to think we could do better,” he said. “And I sat down with a map and realized, ‘OK, I’m interested in history, politics, travel and American Jewish identity.’ So, I put them all together on the map. I wanted kids to know about them.”

Experiential education is very hot right now. Many educators today think that different people learn in different ways. When everyone is sharing their experiences, we are all guides for each other. Everyone is a teacher.

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1.From the passage we know that Etgar 36 is _____________.

A a name of a bus

B an activity from America

C an educational program

D a club of Jews

解析：选C。细节理解题。依据文中第一段第一句可知Etgar 36 是一个教育机构。故选C。

2.The goal of the bus trip is _________.

A to visit some places of interest of America

B to let kids have a special experience

C to let kids experience Jews’ social movements

D to let kids ask questions about Jews and Americans

解析：选D。细节理解题。依据文中第一段中The goal is to let kids ask questions about Jews and Americans可知“巴士之旅”的目的是为了让孩子提关于犹太人与美国人的问题。故选D。

3.The main idea of the third passage is ___________.

A kids enjoy the bus trip very much

B colourful life of kids

C things the kids saw during the bus trip

D differences between Etgar 36 and the youth programs

解析：选A。主旨大意题。

4.After the bus trip, Ben Chasan _________.

A changed his bad habit

B became interested in public service and politics

C became famous

D began to work hard at school

解析：选B。细节理解题。依据文中第二段I was never interested in public service and politics, but going on Etgar and talking to the people we met and seeing the country really turned me on to public service and politics.可知“巴士之旅”之后，Ben Chasan变得对公众服务和时政感兴趣了。

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A Etgar was built in 2003 by Planer.

B Planer used to take the youth group to the Disney World.

C Planer wanted to open the history, politics, travel and American Jewish identity to the kids.

D Planer became a world famous guide through the bus trip.

解析：选D。综合性判断题。细读短文最后两段，不难判断出A、B、C均与原文相符，D与原文不符。因为在Etgar 36，人人可以分享他们的经历，彼此都是导游。而并非Planer在巴士之旅后变得成名了。