Question

Last summer, as part of my high school graduation project, I volunteered at Saunders House nursing home.

I choose this experience because it was something that I had never done before and I wanted to lend a helping hand．When I first came up with the idea of volunteering at a nursing home, I wanted to help out with activities and meet with some of the residents （住客）.

At first it was challenging because I was extremely shy; however after getting to know the residents a little better, I started to feel more comfortable around them. My goal in volunteering was to bring a smile to the residents by doing different activities from word games to playing chess. I feel as if I had accomplished that goal.

At the nursing home, I did a lot of different activities with the residents ranging from Jeopardy, to Wheel of Fortune. One of my favorites was a word game where I would write a ten letter word on the board and the residents would try to come up with as many smaller words as possible. I could tell that it was one of their favorite games because they always seemed to be so enthusiastic when they played．I also transported residents to and from their rooms when they needed help; and whenever it was a nice day out, I would take them outside to get some fresh air and relax. On Saturday mornings, I would deliver the newspaper to the residents and on Sundays, I assisted with morning church services.

The most unforgettable part of this experience was when I had one on one conversations with the residents; it was incredible how many great stories they had to tell. One of the first residents was Mr. Charles Bowman who is one hundred and three years old!

1.The author volunteered at the nursing home because ________.

A．she was willing to help

B．the residents needed her

C．she was good with the old

D．the old people challenged her

2.What helped the author get over the challenge?

A．The determination to do the voluntary work.

B．Communicating with the residents.

C．The residents’ smiling faces.

D．The sense of achievements.

3.The author felt it ________ to do the activities with the residents.

A．enjoyable B．upset

C．uncomfortable D．challenging

4.The author wrote the passage in order to ________.

A．persuade readers to care more about the old

B．encourage readers to do voluntary work

C．describe a social problem

D．share an experience

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者一次到護理之家做志愿者的經(jīng)歷。作者這次做自愿者是想去幫助別人，但作者剛開始感到比較害羞，通過與居民們的交流和一起做活動，最終收獲了快樂和滿足。

1. wanted to lend a helping hand．”意思是我想伸出援助之手�？芍�我想去幫助別人，故選擇A。

2. first it was challenging because I was extremely shy; however after getting to know the residents a little better, I started to feel more comfortable around them.”意思是我的第一個挑戰(zhàn)是我極度害羞；然而在更好地了解居民后，和他們相處我開始感覺到舒適。后文也提到作者和他們交流，做游戲，可以推斷作者通過交流克服了害羞，故選擇B。

3. of my favorites was a word game”意思是我最喜歡的活動之一是文字游戲�？芍�作者喜歡這些活動并且非常享受，故選擇A。

4.

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