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（服務）.” there are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
Tracy, a good friend of mine, 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 worked for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. 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(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
小題1: According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.
A．is willing to help those in need without pay
B．can afford to travel to different places
C．has a strong wish to be successful
D．has made a lot of money in life
小題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
小題3: 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 by mother Teresa.
D．she wanted to follow mother Teresa’s example.
小題4:What is Tracy’s “new idea” (paragraph 2) 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.
improving oneself through helping others.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩行They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.說明A正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段第一行I worked for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch.說明D正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行She worked for two and a half weeks in one of mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta說明她是想模仿mother Teresa說明D正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行  Tracy, a good friend of mine, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means.說明是出國去做志愿者，故這是新的觀點。
點評：本文講述的是作者對志愿者工作的看法。集中考查了推理題，要求考生在仔細閱讀文章的基礎之上，認真的推敲全文，準確的定位，合理的判斷。
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