Question

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（地區(qū)）. Young people see suffering and loneliness around them and find ways to help. And history lovers help archeologists（考古學(xué)家）search for ancient objects to help deepen knowledge of the past.

Volunteers also work in many areas around the world, including Haiti（海地）. 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 earthquake still live in temporary（臨時的）shelters. Last year, former American President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined five hundred Habitat 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. Ms 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. Ms Underhill says the work is very hard. But she praises the group’s efforts as a wonderful experience. The young English woman 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 author uses an old saying in the first paragraph to .

A. introduce the topic of the passage

B. draw the readers’ attention to care for the poor

C. encourage people to become volunteers

D. explain the meaning of volunteer work

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

A. Give some money to the poor in Haiti.

B. Plant trees and flowers in Haiti’s park.

C. Help archeologists search for ancient objects

D. Help to build houses after a disaster.

3.How did Jodie Underhill feel when she saw beautiful sights ruined by the rubbish?

A. shocked B. pleased C. moved D. interested

4.What can we learn from the passage?

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

B. Ms Underhill formed her own group to make money.

C. History lovers mainly learn the history from ancient objects.

D. Ms Underhill was called “Garbage Girl” by American media.

5.What may the next passage talk about?

A. The reason why people offer their services to others.

B. The way to join in a volunteer group.

C. The volunteer work that American teenagers do.

D. The benefits that volunteers can achieve.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

【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(zāi)難發(fā)生之后，幫助災(zāi)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(xué)家尋找古遺跡，來深入挖掘過去的知識。

1. everyone can do something.”可知作者用這句諺語有鼓勵人們成為志愿者之意。由全文內(nèi)容可知，此文的主題句在第二段二句 “There are a lot of ways to meet other people’s needs.”,所以A項。故選C。

2. year, 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：去年，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. could almost not believe how much rubbish was ruining some of the area’s most beautiful sights.意思是：他幾乎難以相信多少垃圾摧毀 這個地方最美麗的風(fēng)景�？梢姰�(dāng)她看見美麗的風(fēng)景被破壞的時候，內(nèi)心是一種很震驚的感覺。故選A。

4. exact number of people who died may never be known.意思是：準(zhǔn)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(yuǎn)無法知道。故選A。

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