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【題目】There is an old saying about volunteer work that goes like this: “ No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.”

Today, many people volunteer their time and energy to help others. There are a lot of ways to meet other people’s needs. For example, some volunteers provide help after a disaster. Others are happy to get dirty while repairing homes or planting trees or flowers in poor neighborhoods. Young people see suffering and loneliness around them and find ways to help. And history lovers help archeologists(考古學家) search for ancient objects to help deepen our knowledge of the past.

Volunteers work in many areas around the world, including Haiti. More than two years have passed since a 7.0 earthquake shook the nation. The exact number of people who died may never be known. Thousands of survivors of the Haitian earthquakes still live in temporary(臨時的) shelters. Last year, former American President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined five hundred volunteers in the town of Leogane to build houses.

Organizations do not have to be large to get volunteers. An activist group in Dharamsala, India is a good example, Jodie Underhill from England arrived in northern India several years ago. She planned to volunteer for an environmental project. She could almost not believe how much rubbish was ruining some of the area’s most beautiful sights. Jodie Underhill learned about how to deal with the rubbish while taking part in other volunteer projects. But soon enough she formed her own group, Mountain Cleaners. Jodie Underhill says the work is very hard. But she praises the group’s efforts as a wonderful experience. The young Englishwoman says the Indian media started calling her “Garbage Girl”. And she says she was pleased with the name.

American teenagers also volunteer in many ways .

【1】The first paragraph serves as a(n) ___________.

A. explanation B. introduction

C. comment D. background

【2】What did former American President Jimmy Carter do as a volunteer?

A. He planted trees and flowers in Haiti.

B. He gave some money to the poor in Haiti.

C. He helped archeologists search for ancient objects.

D. He helped to build houses after the earthquake in Haiti

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. It is difficult for small organizations to get volunteers.

B. The number of people died in Haiti’s earthquake is unclear.

C. Most of the volunteers are good at collecting money.

D. History lovers mainly learn about history from ancient objects.

【4】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. How to join in a volunteer group

B. Why people offer their services to others

C. The benefits that volunteers can gain

D. The volunteer work that American teenagers do.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了一些志愿者從事志愿工作的方式。可以在災難發(fā)生之后，幫助災區(qū)人們，可以在貧窮的地區(qū)，幫助被人修繕房屋，植樹栽花。年輕熱看見周圍的人遭受困難和孤獨，而想辦法幫助他們，歷史愛好者則幫助考古學家尋找古遺跡，來深入挖掘過去的知識。

【1】B推理判斷題。第一段是一個引用古老的諺語，引出下文的說明點，起到開篇說明的作用，故選B。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中former American President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined five hundred Habitat volunteers in the town of Leogane to build houses.意思是：美國前總統(tǒng)Jimmy Carter和他的夫人加入了500人的海地志愿者團隊，在Leogane鎮(zhèn)上幫助建造房屋，故選D。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中exact number of people who died may never be known.意思是：準確的死亡人數(shù)（海地地震造成的人員死亡數(shù)量）或許永遠無法知道，故選B。

【4】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中最后一句話American teenagers also volunteer in many ways，可知講述將會講述美國青少年志愿者，故選D。