Question

【題目】 Volunteering on Thanksgiving can be a very rewarding experience. One of the most popular Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities involves working in the local food or homeless shelter. Most towns and cities have these types of shelters. 【1】 When volunteering here, you have a variety of options to choose from.

【2】 This can involve cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or preparing some simple side dishes. Even if you aren’t very handy in the kitchen, you can still help make some food donations outside.

Individuals who both wish to spend Thanksgiving with family and to actively participate in Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities can adopt an individual or a family for the holiday. This is a great idea for people who make a large Thanksgiving meal. When adopting a family for Thanksgiving, you would make a large meal, as usual. 【3】

Many times, just seeing a cheerful face on Thanksgiving is enough to brighten any person’s day. If you love interacting with and talking to people, these types of Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities may be for you. 【4】 By calling these places, you will often be able to find out if they have any Thanksgiving volunteer programs.

There are Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities available to suit everybody’s wants and needs. 【5】 Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities during these marathons can include checking in marathon participants and working at the concession stands (小吃攤位).

A.They are often very busy during the holidays.

B.Some people, including myself, feel lonely during Thanksgiving.

C.Many areas organize marathons or other road races for Thanksgiving.

D.You can volunteer by delivering Thanksgiving dinners to some families.

E.If you are a good cook, you may be able to help prepare a Thanksgiving meal.

F.Many places such as hospitals are full of people who can’t go home on Thanksgiving.

G.They would come to your house to eat and participate in the merriment of the holiday.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】G

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。感恩節(jié)做志愿者是一個非常有益的經(jīng)歷。最受歡迎的感恩節(jié)志愿者機會之一是在當(dāng)?shù)氐氖澄锘驘o家可歸者的庇護所工作。文章主要就人們可以選擇的一些志愿者機會和地點進行了說明。

【1】根據(jù)上文Most towns and cities have these types of shelters.可知大多數(shù)城鎮(zhèn)都有這種類型的庇護所。由此可知，本句承接上文說明，這些庇護所的情況，上文中shelters可對應(yīng)到A選項中They。故A選項“他們在假期里經(jīng)常很忙”符合上下文語境，故選A。

【2】根據(jù)后文This can involve cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or preparing some simple side dishes. Even if you aren’t very handy in the kitchen, you can still help make some food donations outside.可知這包括烹飪感恩節(jié)火雞或準(zhǔn)備一些簡單的配菜。即使你在廚房不是很得心應(yīng)手，你還可以在外面幫忙捐贈一些食物。由此可知，本句是在說明你可以在庇護所里當(dāng)廚師，烹飪感恩節(jié)火雞或準(zhǔn)備配菜。故E選項“如果你是個好廚師，你也許能幫忙準(zhǔn)備感恩節(jié)大餐”符合上下文語境，故選E。

【3】根據(jù)上文When adopting a family for Thanksgiving, you would make a large meal, as usual.可知當(dāng)收養(yǎng)一個家庭過感恩節(jié)時，你會像往常一樣做一頓大餐。由此可知，本句承接上文說明，你收養(yǎng)的家庭會來你家中吃飯，其中上文a family可對應(yīng)到G選項中They。故G選項“他們會來你家吃飯，一起分享節(jié)日的歡樂”符合上下文語境，故選G。

【4】根據(jù)上文If you love interacting with and talking to people, these types of Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities may be for you.可知如果你喜歡與人交流，這些類型的感恩節(jié)志愿者機會可能適合你。由此可知，本句應(yīng)當(dāng)承接上文介紹能夠滿足喜歡與人交流人群的志愿者地方，故F選項“很多地方，比如醫(yī)院，都擠滿了不能在感恩節(jié)回家的人”符合上下文語境，故選F。

【5】根據(jù)后文Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities during these marathons can include checking in marathon participants and working at the concession stands.可知在這些馬拉松比賽期間，感恩節(jié)的志愿者機會可以包括檢查馬拉松參賽者和在小賣部工作。由此可知，本句是在說明許多地區(qū)會組織馬拉松或其他公路賽跑來慶祝感恩節(jié)，這些比賽期間也可以去做志愿者。故C選項“許多地區(qū)會組織馬拉松或其他公路賽跑來慶祝感恩節(jié)”符合上下文語境，故選C。

七選五的解題技巧之一是根據(jù)上下文詞匯來鎖定線索。即：要關(guān)注空白前后的名詞和動詞，然后在選項中查找它們的近義詞、反義詞、同義詞、同類詞等。其次是一些專有名詞，比如說數(shù)詞、代詞、時間、年代、地點/名稱等。如第一小題，根據(jù)上文Most towns and cities have these types of shelters.可知大多數(shù)城鎮(zhèn)都有這種類型的庇護所。由此可知，本句承接上文說明，這些庇護所的情況，上文中shelters可對應(yīng)到A選項中They。故A選項“他們在假期里經(jīng)常很忙”符合上下文語境，故選A。