Question

【题目】 Volunteering on Thanksgiving can be a very rewarding experience. One of the most popular Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities involves working in the local food or homeless shelter. Most towns and cities have these types of shelters. 【1】 When volunteering here, you have a variety of options to choose from.

【2】 This can involve cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or preparing some simple side dishes. Even if you aren’t very handy in the kitchen, you can still help make some food donations outside.

Individuals who both wish to spend Thanksgiving with family and to actively participate in Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities can adopt an individual or a family for the holiday. This is a great idea for people who make a large Thanksgiving meal. When adopting a family for Thanksgiving, you would make a large meal, as usual. 【3】

Many times, just seeing a cheerful face on Thanksgiving is enough to brighten any person’s day. If you love interacting with and talking to people, these types of Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities may be for you. 【4】 By calling these places, you will often be able to find out if they have any Thanksgiving volunteer programs.

There are Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities available to suit everybody’s wants and needs. 【5】 Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities during these marathons can include checking in marathon participants and working at the concession stands (小吃摊位).

A.They are often very busy during the holidays.

B.Some people, including myself, feel lonely during Thanksgiving.

C.Many areas organize marathons or other road races for Thanksgiving.

D.You can volunteer by delivering Thanksgiving dinners to some families.

E.If you are a good cook, you may be able to help prepare a Thanksgiving meal.

F.Many places such as hospitals are full of people who can’t go home on Thanksgiving.

G.They would come to your house to eat and participate in the merriment of the holiday.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】G

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。感恩节做志愿者是一个非常有益的经历。最受欢迎的感恩节志愿者机会之一是在当地的食物或无家可归者的庇护所工作。文章主要就人们可以选择的一些志愿者机会和地点进行了说明。

【1】根据上文Most towns and cities have these types of shelters.可知大多数城镇都有这种类型的庇护所。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，这些庇护所的情况，上文中shelters可对应到A选项中They。故A选项“他们在假期里经常很忙”符合上下文语境，故选A。

【2】根据后文This can involve cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or preparing some simple side dishes. Even if you aren’t very handy in the kitchen, you can still help make some food donations outside.可知这包括烹饪感恩节火鸡或准备一些简单的配菜。即使你在厨房不是很得心应手，你还可以在外面帮忙捐赠一些食物。由此可知，本句是在说明你可以在庇护所里当厨师，烹饪感恩节火鸡或准备配菜。故E选项“如果你是个好厨师，你也许能帮忙准备感恩节大餐”符合上下文语境，故选E。

【3】根据上文When adopting a family for Thanksgiving, you would make a large meal, as usual.可知当收养一个家庭过感恩节时，你会像往常一样做一顿大餐。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，你收养的家庭会来你家中吃饭，其中上文a family可对应到G选项中They。故G选项“他们会来你家吃饭，一起分享节日的欢乐”符合上下文语境，故选G。

【4】根据上文If you love interacting with and talking to people, these types of Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities may be for you.可知如果你喜欢与人交流，这些类型的感恩节志愿者机会可能适合你。由此可知，本句应当承接上文介绍能够满足喜欢与人交流人群的志愿者地方，故F选项“很多地方，比如医院，都挤满了不能在感恩节回家的人”符合上下文语境，故选F。

【5】根据后文Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities during these marathons can include checking in marathon participants and working at the concession stands.可知在这些马拉松比赛期间，感恩节的志愿者机会可以包括检查马拉松参赛者和在小卖部工作。由此可知，本句是在说明许多地区会组织马拉松或其他公路赛跑来庆祝感恩节，这些比赛期间也可以去做志愿者。故C选项“许多地区会组织马拉松或其他公路赛跑来庆祝感恩节”符合上下文语境，故选C。

七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等。其次是一些专有名词，比如说数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。如第一小题，根据上文Most towns and cities have these types of shelters.可知大多数城镇都有这种类型的庇护所。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，这些庇护所的情况，上文中shelters可对应到A选项中They。故A选项“他们在假期里经常很忙”符合上下文语境，故选A。