Question

The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services”．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means．She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta．The following is her story．

“I watched a video（視頻） about her．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that, after I graduated from a high school, I wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

“I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and passed our lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much．It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

1.Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．

B．She had already had some experience．

C．She was asked to do so by Teresa.

D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

2.Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

A．a(chǎn)fter she met Mother Teresa

B．a(chǎn)fter she finished high school

C．when she was touring Calcutta

D．when she was working in a hospital

3.What is Tracy’s “new idea” of being a volunteer?

A．Going abroad to help the sick．

B．Working in Mother Teresa’s home．

C．Doing simple things to help the poor．

D．Improving oneself through helping others．

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D.

【解析】

試題分析：本文以volunteer作為導(dǎo)入，講述Tracy對(duì)的volunteer新體會(huì)，志愿者新的含義。

1.小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“I was so moved by her spirit…I too wanted to try her kind of work．”我被特瑞莎修女的精神打動(dòng)�？芍�選D。

2.小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“after I graduated from high school…I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks”可知高中畢業(yè)后開始志愿者活動(dòng)。選B。

3.小題3】推理判斷題。第三、四段都是講述她的new idea的經(jīng)歷的，從文中最后一句可知new idea的含義是通過幫助別人來升華自己。選D。

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