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精编优选练(十七)　阅读理解——主旨大意题1(限时：25分钟) A During lunch all my friends were talking about their families plans for winter break, and I was more than a little jealous (嫉妒的) since my parents couldnt take a vacation during Christmas week. I came home from school that day to find a newsletter from the Jewish Community (社区) Center, which contained an ad for an “alternative vacation” community-service trip to New Orleans during Christmas week. I wondered whether cleaning neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag were really the way I wanted to spend Christmas vacation. I sent in an application anyway, went for an interview, and was actually very excited when I was accepted into the program. We arrived in New Orleans on December 23.First, we had dinner at a pizza place that had been destroyed by the hurricane. The owners told us about what they had gone through to rebuild their On Christmas Eve, we spent the day removing garbage as part of a beautification project in the Lower Ninth Ward, which was most heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina. On Christmas Day, we worked at a center for homeless people. The people really appreciated our work, and we felt like we had made Christmas a little more special for them. My favorite project was helping at an animal rescue center. We walked the animals, cleaned their places, and fed them. Six thousand dogs and cats, separated from their owners, were rescued by that shelter after the hurricane. When I returned to New York and told my friends about my trip, I realized how ridiculous I had been to be jealous of their Christmas plans. I looked around at my house, my dog, my family, and everything I owned and felt really spoiled (被宠坏的). All the things I saw in New Orleans，all the amazing people I met, and the small ways I was able to contribute to the rebuilding of the city made that week the most memorable vacation I can [语篇解读]　 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在圣诞假期来到灾后的新奥尔良去帮助那里的人们重建家园，这次经历成为他毕生难忘的回忆。 1．What