Question

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”．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, 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 watched a video（视频） about her．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that, after I graduated from a high school, I wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

“I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and passed our lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．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 that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

1.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 to do so by Teresa.

D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

2.Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

A．after she met Mother Teresa

B．after she finished high school

C．when she was touring Calcutta

D．when she was working in a hospital

3.What is Tracy’s “new idea” 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．

D．Improving oneself through helping others．

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D.

【解析】

试题分析：本文以volunteer作为导入，讲述Tracy对的volunteer新体会，志愿者新的含义。

1.小题1】推理判断题。根据第三段“I was so moved by her spirit…I too wanted to try her kind of work．”我被特瑞莎修女的精神打动。可知选D。

2.小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“after I graduated from high school…I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks”可知高中毕业后开始志愿者活动。选B。

3.小题3】推理判断题。第三、四段都是讲述她的new idea的经历的，从文中最后一句可知new idea的含义是通过帮助别人来升华自己。选D。

考点：社会现象类文章