WhenRussellLyonsvolunteeredforthefirsttimehereadGoodnightMoontoaclassofSanDiegopreschoolers.Anditwasn’treading-he’dmemorizedthebookandwasrecitingitoutloud.Hewas4.Stillhesaiditfeltgoodupthereinfrontoftheotherkidslendingahand.Hewantedmoreofthatfeeling.

Thirteenyearslaterhe’sgettingalotofit.He’sonafive-monthroadtripacrossAmerica-notsightseeingbutvolunteering.

TheUniversityCityresidenthasspenttimeatananimalreserveinUtahawomen’sshelterinSt.LouisasoupkitcheninNewYorkaretirementhomeinTucson.Thisweekhe’sinLosAngelesataprogramthatsupportsdisabledyouth.

“IjustlikehelpingpeopleandfeelingthatsomethingIdoismakingadifference”hesaid.Heresiststheideathathis“DoGoodAdventure”isallthatunusual.Itbothershimthatthemediaoftendescribesyoungpeopleaslazyself-centeredandmaterialistic.Soheseeshistripasachancetomakeastatementtoo.“About55percentofteensdovolunteerworkhigherthantherateofadults”hesaidaccordingtoa2002study.“Noteverybodyknowsthat.”

Ofcoursesometeensdovolunteerworkbecauseitlooksimpressiveontheircollegeapplications.Lyonssaidhementionedhistriponhissubmissions.Butcharityworkisahabitwithhim.Evenbeforethecrosscountrytriphewasvolunteeringabut200hoursayearatvariousplaces.He’smadesandwichesforhomelessfamiliesinWashingtonD.C..He’staughtmathtofifth-gradersinCuernavacaMexico.

HegetssomeofthatdrivefromhismotherLeslyeLyonswhohasbeeninvolvedinnonprofitsformuchofherlife.Shewastherewhenherson“read”tothepreschoolers-amemoryofhers“thatwillnevergoaway.”

1.WhatdidRussellLyonsthinkofhisfirstvolunteering?

A.Creative

B.Impressive

C.Persuasive

D.Imaginative

2.Thethirdparagraphismeantto______

A.indicateRussellLyonsisworkingasavolunteer

B.introducesometouristattractionsacrossAmerica

C.appealtovolunteerstoofferhelptothoseinneed

D.showvolunteersareneededinallpartsofAmerica

3.AccordingtoParagraph4RussellLyonsisagainsttheideathat______

A.whathehasdoneiscommon