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．” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

   At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．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 first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school．We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too 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 pass out 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．”

According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______．

         A．is willing to help those in need without pay  

         B．can afford to travel to different places

         C．has a strong wish to be successful          

         D．has made a big fortune in life

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

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 by Mother Teresa’s example．  k.s.5.u

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

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．” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

   At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．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 first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school．We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too 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 pass out 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．”

66．According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______．

       A．is willing to help those in need without pay  

       B．can afford to travel to different places

       C．has a strong wish to be successful          

       D．has made a big fortune in life

67．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

68．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 by Mother Teresa’s example．

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

69．What is Tracy’s “new idea” （Paragraph 2） 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．

70．What is the best title for the passage?

     A．How To Be A Volunteer．              B．Voluntary Life In India．

       C．A Different Meaning Of Volunteer．    D．Inspiration From Mother Teresa．

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 36 before setting down. High desert winds had  37  the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be   38   the city for a few minutes waiting to   39 . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 40   there might be a few bumps．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster       by comparison.

The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt  42  and had to use airsickness bags（呕吐袋）. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a（n）  43  space because it only  44   to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very  45   There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be  46  noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A  47   was having a good time! With each bump of the  48  !he would let out a giggle（咯咯的笑）of delight As I observed this，I  49  that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 50  He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from  51  .He was  52  the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and  53   back into my seat，pretending I was  54  on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even 55 to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin（随恼）of the man sitting next to me holding the airsicknessbag.

36．A．mistake    B．delay C．change      D．wind

37．A．forced      B．warned     C．swept       D．reminded

38．A．watching  B．visiting     C．circling     D．crossing

39．A．arrive       B．enter C．stop   D．land

40．A．if      B．though      C．because     D．while

41．A．light  B．pale   C．easy  D．quick

42．A．sick   B．nervous    C．angry       D．afraid

43．A．empty      B．narrow     C．secret       D．open

44．A．happens    B．continues  C．fails  D．serves

45．A．quiet B．hot    C．dirty  D．crowded

46．A．partly       B．gradually  C．shortly      D．clearly

47．A．pilot  B．baby  C．guard       D．man

48．A．seats  B．passengers C．flight D．airplane

49．A．realized    B．hoped       C．agreed      D．insisted

50．A．health       B．safety       C．joy    D．future

51．A．teachers    B．books       C．experience       D．practice

52．A．learning    B．taking       C．missing     D．enjoying

53．A．sat    B．lay    C．went  D．rode

54．A．nearly      B．finally      C．really       D．suddenly

55．A．attempted B．managed   C．wanted     D．decided

 

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.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. 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 first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video(录像) about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too 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 pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the 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(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
【小题1】According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.

A．is willing to help those in need without pay	B．can afford to travel to different places
C．has a strong wish to be successful	D．has made a big fortune in life

【小题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

【小题3】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 by Mother Teresa’s example.

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

【小题4】What is Tracy’s “new idea” (Paragraph 2) 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.

Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the  1  of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”

So the news of his marriage gave me a   2  . I’d never known him to take much interest in   3  . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't  4  it. I  5  whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky   6  .

She was French perhaps--from that place   7  he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No  8  . No other explanation.

A month later I met them  9  in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the   10．

“I have   11  climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his   12  , and I’ve got mine. No   13  ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your   14  ?” I askeD．Somewhere far  15  theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful  16  !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to   17  the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north   18  of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great   19  , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the   20  we took one day.”

1．  A．purpose    B．love C．answer      D．even

2．  A．joy    B．thought     C．lesson       D．shock

3．  A．mountains B．churches   C．faces D．girls

4．  A．accept      B．understand       C．bear  D．tell

5．  A．believed   B．knew C．wondered  D．realized

6．  A．jobs         B．words       C．adventures       D．deeds

7．  A．where       B．when C．which       D．how

8．  A．one   B．reason      C．sign   D．doubt

9．  A．all         B．two   C．both  D．double

10．A．family　  B．mountain  C．theatre      D．holiday

11．A．ever  B．even  C．never D．almost

12．A．interests    B．life    C．room D．car

13．A．wonder         B．way   C．time  D．problems

14．A．days  B．honeymoon      C．childhood D．rest of life

15．A．away B．as      C．by     D．from

16．A．show B．sight  C．scene D．game

17．A．miss  B．escape      C．break D．forget

18．A．position    B．face   C．point D．line

19．A．programme      B．progress    C．fun    D．invention

20．A．photographs     B．roles  C．sports       D．pains