Question

    If volunteering begins at an early age, it can become part of a child’s life — something he or she may just expect and want to do. It can teach them:

A sense of responsibility (责任感). By volunteering, children and teens learn how to be on time for a job, do their best, and be proud of the results. And they also learn that, in the end, we are responsible for the well-being of our whole community (社区).

The knowledge that one person can make a difference. A wonderful message for a child is that he or she is important enough to have an effort on someone or something else.

The benefit of sacrifice (奉献的好处). By giving up a toy to a less fortunate child, a child learns that it’s good to sacrifice sometimes. Cutting back on playing time to help clean up a street tells kids that there are important things other than ourselves and our needs.

Tolerance (容忍). Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, and education. They will likely find that even the most diverse people can be united by common values.

Job skills. Community service can help young people decide on their future careers. Learning to work as a team member, taking on leadership roles, setting project goals — these are all skills that can be learned by volunteering and will serve a child well in any future career.

How to fill free time wisely. If a child isn’t interested in traditional after-school activities, community service can be a wonderful choice.

1.You help a student who can’t go to school because of money. That is about _____.

A.a sense of responsibility B.job skills

C.tolerance D.the benefit of sacrifice

2.If you have to get on with all kinds of classmates — hardworking or lazy, workaholic or play-first, polite or rude, etc., what you need most is _____.

A.a sense of responsibility

B.the knowledge that one person can make a difference

C.tolerance

D.the benefit of sacrifice

3.The underlined word “diverse” (in Para. 5) probably means “_____”.

A.different B.interesting

C.personal D.selfish

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.What to do as a volunteer

B.What you can learn from volunteering

C.How to be a good volunteer

D.Learn to be a volunteer

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文为说明文。主要介绍了可以从做志愿者工作中学到的很多东西，比如责任感，奉献牺牲的好处，与有不同背景的人交往中学会容忍，学会各种工作技能，学会明智地利用空闲时间等。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“By giving up a toy to a less fortunate child, a child learns that it's good to sacrifice sometimes”可知，帮助一个上不起学的学生，这是关于奉献的好处的。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的小标题“Tolerance (容忍)” 可知，本段说的是要容忍。以及“Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, and education.” 可知，在社区服务中工作可以让孩子和青少年接触到不同背景、能力、年龄和教育程度的人。与各种同学相处，需要的是容忍。故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据划线的上句“Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, and education. They will likely find that even the most diverse people can be united by common values.”可知，在社区服务中工作可以让孩子和青少年接触到不同背景、能力、年龄和教育程度的人。这里应该指各种各样的人，由此可知，划线词意为“各种各样的”。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段“If volunteering begins at an early age, it can become part of a child's life — something he or she may just expect and want to do. It can teach them” 是文章的主旨，以及第一段的第一句“A sense of responsibility”，“The benefit of sacrifice”，“Tolerance”和“How to fill free time wisely.”由第一段及下文的列举了在志愿者活动中可学到的东西可知，本文主要叙述的是从小做志愿者工作，都会让孩子们从中学到很多东西，也就是说做志愿者工作中能学到的东西。分析选项可知B项符合题意。故选B。