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【题目】When it comes to the benefit of volunteering, a lot of people think it s all about the warm feeling after helping someone. 【1】. As is known, charity work requires a wide variety of people to do a wide variety of things for everything to work. It means that there are some surprising benefits for volunteers. For example, volunteering:

Teaches you new skills.

From helping making websites to teaching immigrant kids your native language, or to arranging events for charity, volunteering can really be almost anything. It means that when you get involved in charity work, a lot of the time you will face challenges. 【2】.

Can teach you what truly matters.

It’s a great way to find new perspectives(角度) on life. When you’ve been at it for a while, you just might find yourself re-evaluating your advantages. 【3】. One of my friends went from wanting to be a lawyer to discovering a true passion for teaching

【4】.

Maybe it is not surprising, but what might surprise you is how genuine these friends are. Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering. I’m not that kind of guy that makes friends purely for connections, but sometimes it’s very convenient to have a broad network.

Summed up in one line: volunteering helps you grow. 【5】. You meet a wide variety of people who don’t have a lot in common with. You learn to get along with people involved in many different walks in life. You learn to know what you are to do. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering, what are you waiting for?

A. You might even decide on a completely new path to take in life.

B. Helps you make new friends

C. As it turns out, that’s far from the only benefit.

D. Volunteering helps you look outside yourself and your problems.

E. Through overcoming the challenges, you learn completely new skills.

F. Not only as a person, but it helps you develop your skill as well.

G. Can help improve social skills

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【5】F

【解析】试题分析:本文讲述的是做志愿者的好处。即教你新的技能，让你知道什么是真正重要的，帮助你结识新朋友。

【1】C

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上文提到“When it comes to the benefit of volunteering, a lot of people think it’s all about the warm feeling after helping someone”当谈起志愿者的好处时，很多人认为做志愿者的好处就是帮助别人后的那种说不出来的温暖的感觉。结合下一句“As is known,…It means that there are some surprising benefits for volunteers。” 事实上，这只是其中的一个好处而已,故选D

【2】E

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。 根据上文的“It means that when you get involved in charity work, a lot of the time you will face challenges”这就意味着当你参与慈善活动时，很多时候你会面临挑战。故选F 通过克服困难，你将学习新的技能。分析选项可知E项符合题意，故选E

【3】A

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上文的“When you've been at it for a while， you just might find yourself re-evaluating your advantages.”当你做了段时间后，你可能会发现自己会重新评估事情的优先级别。以及空后以作者的朋友为例，可知你可能会选一条完全不同的新路。故选A项

【4】B

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下面的“Maybe it’s not so surprising, but what might surprise you is how genuine these friends are，Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering” 这一点儿也许不会让你吃惊，但可能让你吃惊的是，这些朋友会有多么真诚。而我的一些朋友就是通过志愿者工作结交的，B项（帮你结交新朋友）符合题意，故选B

【5】F

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上文的“Summed up in one line: Volunteering helps you grow”总结一下，志愿服务能帮你成长，故选F它不仅能让你在人格方面成长，也能让你在技能方面进步。故选F项。