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15．Voluntary work can be a very helpful experience．It can help people build self-confidence （自信） and improve their communication skills．Here are several kinds of voluntary work．

Nursing Homes （疗养院）	Volunteering at nursing homes not only helps the volunteer improve himself/herself，but also is good for the people of the home．Volunteers can help people of the home cut their hair or play games with them，or volunteers just visit the people there．These activities are beneficial to the people of the home who might have few visitors．
Early Childhood	Preschools often need volunteers．Volunteers help the teacher make dinner for the kids，play games with the kids，and read stories for the kids．Both grown-ups and teenagers can enjoy this kind of voluntary job．
Hospitals	In hospitals，volunteers may help patients and send newspapers and presents．Volunteers also spend time with patients making their hospital stay a little easier．
Libraries	Students can volunteer at public libraries．Volunteers often take part in storytime for little kids．Some libraries will also have volunteers to help with book returns．

41．What does the underlined word"It"refer to？A
A．Voluntary work．
B．An experience．
C．Building self-confidence．
D．Improving their skills．
42．What does the underlined word"beneficial"mean？B
A．Boring．   
B．Helpful．
C．Unhealthy．
D．Useless．
43．Which kind of voluntary work will be liked by both teenagers and grown-ups？B
A．Nursing Homes．
B．Early  Childhood．       
C．Hospitals．    
D．Libraries．
44．Which is NOT part of the voluntary work in hospitals according to the passage？B
A．Sending newspapers．
B．Making dinner．
C．Spending time with patients．
D．Sending presents．
45．What are the above ads mainly about？C
A．Some kind people．
B．The ways to do voluntary work．
C．Some kinds of voluntary work．
D．The best time to do voluntary work．

Answer 1

分析 志愿者工作是一种很有益的经历，它可以帮助人们建立自信，提高交际能力．文中重点介绍了几种类型的志愿者工作．

解答 41．答案：A．语义猜测题，根据Voluntary work can be a very helpful experience．可知：志愿者工作可以是一种很有用的经历．下文It can help people build self-confidence （自信） and improve their communication skills．可知：它能帮助人们建立自信，提高交际能力．这里介绍志愿者工作的好处，It代替Voluntary work，故选：A．
42．答案：B．词义猜测题，根据上文Volunteering at nursing homes not only helps the volunteer improve himself/herself，but also is good for the people of the home．Volunteers can help people of the home cut their hair or play games with them，or volunteers just visit the people there．可知：在疗养院做义工不仅有助于提升自己，而且对疗养院里的人有好处．志愿者可以帮助他们理发或玩游戏，或者志愿者只是看望那里的人．可以推断出这些活动对疗养院里的人有帮助．由此猜测出：beneficial意思为helpful；故选：B．
43．答案：B．细节理解题，根据Early Childhood：Both grown-ups and teenagers can enjoy this kind of voluntary job．可知：成年人和青少年会喜欢幼儿园．故选：B．
44．答案：B．细节理解题，根据In hospitals，volunteers may help patients and send newspapers and presents．Volunteers also spend time with patients making their hospital stay a little easier．可知：志愿者可以帮助病人送报和礼物，花时间让他们呆在医院更容易些．故选：B．
45．答案：C．主旨大意题，根据表格中标题名称：Nursing Homes；Early Childhood； Hospital； Libraries可知这里介绍了几种类型的志愿者工作．故选：C．

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