Question

【题目】With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are great to you, your family, and your community(社区).

One of the better-known benefits of volunteering is the effect on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect with your community and make it a better place. Volunteering also strengthens your ties to the community and broadens your support network, exposing(使暴露) you to people with common interests, neighborhood resources, and fun and satisfactory activities.

While some people are naturally outgoing, others are shy and have a hard time meeting new people. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice and develop your social skills, since you are meeting regularly with a group of people with common interests. Once you have the desire, it’s easier to make more friends and contacts.

Volunteering provides many benefits for both mental and physical health. You’re doing good to others and the community, which makes you experience the pleasure of success. Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride and identity.

Reducing the risk of depression(沮丧) is another important benefit of volunteering. A key risk factor for depression is social isolation. Volunteering keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against stress and depression when you’re going through challenging times. Volunteering is good for your health whether you are young or old, but it’s especially good in older adults.

Volunteering offers you the chance to try out a new career without making a long-term commitment. It is also a great way to gain experience in a new field. Volunteering work can expose you to professional organizations or internship（实习）that could be of benefit to your career. That volunteer work is unpaid doesn’t mean the skills you learn are basic. Many volunteering opportunities provide training. In addition, volunteering can also help you build upon skills you already have and use them to benefit the greater community.

Volunteering is a fun and easy way to explore your interests and passions. Volunteer opportunities that match both your goals and your interest are most likely to be fun and satisfying for you. Doing volunteer work you find meaningful and interesting can be a relaxing escape from your day-to-day routines of work, school, and family commitments. Volunteering also provides you with renewed creativity, motivation, and vision that can be carried over into your personal and professional life.

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【1】connecting

【2】broaden

【3】social

【4】mentally

【5】success

【6】age

【7】beneficial

【8】satisfaction

【9】relaxed

【10】continue

【解析】文章介绍做志愿者工作的好处。

考查学生的阅读能力，以及信息捕捉能力。

【1】信息捕捉题。根据文章第二段的句子Volunteering allows you to connect with your community可知志愿工作能让把你和其他人联系在一起。根据表格下面叙述志愿工作好处的用词being，advancing和bringing，可知这里用connecting。

【2】信息捕捉题。根据文章第二段的句子Volunteering also strengthens your ties to the community and broadens your support network, exposing(使暴露) you to people with common interests, neighborhood resources, and fun and satisfactory activities.可知志愿工作能扩大你的朋友圈，让你接触到不同的人。故用broaden。

【3】信息捕捉，原词再现题。根据第三段内容Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practice and develop your social skills, since you are meeting regularly with a group of people with common interests.整合句意可知“经常和有相同兴趣的人见面能帮助提高你的社会技能。”故用social。

【4】信息捕捉，词性转换题。根据第四段第一句Volunteering provides many benefits for both mental and physical health.这里用副词形式和副词physically对应，故用mentally。

【5】信息整合题。根据第四段内容Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride and identity.提到a sense of pride and identity，故这里缺少句子You’re doing good to others and the community, which makes you experience the pleasure of success.中提到的”体验成功的快乐”，也就是成功感。故这里用success。

【6】信息整合题。根据第五段的句子Volunteering is good for your health whether you are young or old，无论你年轻还是年老，志愿工作对你的身体都有好处。其中whether you are young or old可用“无论什么年龄regardless of age”替换，故用age。

【7】信息捕捉，词性转换题。根据第六段的句子Volunteering work can expose you to professional organizations or internship（实习）that could be of benefit to your career.句中的 be of benefit to=be beneficial to。故这里用beneficial。

【8】信息整合题。这里总结志愿工作的最后一个好处。根据文章最后一段内容Volunteer opportunities that match both your goals and your interest are most likely to be fun and satisfying for you.把你的目标和兴趣联系在一起的志愿机会有可能对你来说有趣并令人满意。可知志愿机会给你的生活带来快乐和满意。这里用名词satisfaction。

【9】信息整合题。根据文章最后一段的句子Doing volunteer work you find meaningful and interesting can be a relaxing escape from your day-to-day routines of work, school, and family commitments.可知做你认为有趣有意义的志愿工作让你感觉放松。故用relaxed。

【10】信息整合题。根据文章最后一句Volunteering also provides you with renewed creativity, motivation, and vision that can be carried over into your personal and professional life.志愿工作也能提供给你全新的创意，动力和眼界，这些都能继续存在于你的个人和职业生活中。这里用continue to exist 表示“继续存在”，故用continue。