Question

Do you hate dirty beaches? We can’t pay you, but here is a chance to meet other volunteers and have fun. We need people who are strong and can help clean up Blue Water Beach. We don’t want to put off this job until summer. We need your help to collect and carry garbage. If you are available for six hours on Saturday, call Mr. Want at 558-6660.

Are you interested in repairing things? We have set up a group, Home Love, to help old people who need to fix up their homes. If you have repair skills, join us for eight hours a month. You can learn more about house building and get experience and training. Call Home Love at 555-4663.

EFSL Club is looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers. If you are willing to help, then please email us: [e-mail]

Are you good at working with children? We need two persons to volunteer at Sunshine Children’s Hospital. You need to be friendly and optimistic — the children are sick and you need to make them happy. Your job is to set up a play group for the children with funny games that you can play in their rooms. If you can spare an hour three times a week, come and join us! It’s a great chance to learn about hospitals and teaching. Email us: [e-mail]

1.If you want to be a volunteer _________, you need to work six hours on Saturday.

A.in the EFSL Club B.at Sunshine Children’s Hospital

C.on the Blue Water Beach D.of Home Love

2.If you have repair skills and want to learn more about it, you can _________.

A.email to [e-mail] B.email to [e-mail]

C.call Mr. Wang at 558-6660 D.call Home Love at 555-4663

3.EFSL Club needs people who _________ to join in the experiment.

A.have some specific knowledge B.understand and speak English very well

C.are good at doing experiments D.can read and design questions and answers

4.Which of the following is not suitable for the children at Sunshine Children’s Hospital?

A.Paper cuttings. B.Flying kites. C.Singing. D.Drawing.

5.The underlined word “optimistic” means _________.

A.successful B.helpful C.thoughtful D.cheerful

6.We can probably read the material above on the _________ page of a newspaper.

A.advertisement B.entertainment C.fashion D.business

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

【解析】

这是应用文，主要四则广告，包括蓝色海滩志愿者活动、修理之家、EFSL英语口语俱乐部以及阳光孩童医院的广告。

1.细节理解题。根据“you are available for six hours on Saturday”可知如果想做蓝色海滩的志愿者需要周六工作六个小时。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“Are you interested in repairing things”以及“Call Home Love at 555-4663”可知如果想拥有修理技能可以打电话给Home Love号码是555-4663。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level.”需要懂英语且口语很好的人参加实验。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据“Your job is to set up a play group for the children with funny games that you can play in their rooms”可知需要的是室内活动，flying kites放风筝是室外活动，不符合。故选B。

5.词义猜测题。根据“the children are sick and you need to make them happy”可知孩子们病了你需要让他们开心，此处optimistic表示“乐观的”，相当于cheerful。故选D。

6.推理判断题。这是四则广告，关于蓝色海滩志愿者活动、修理之家、EFSL英语口语俱乐部以及阳光孩童医院的广告，可推断来自于报纸的广告部分。故选A。