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 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 (文化）that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world. "According to the text, a volunteer refers to a per-son 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. |
| D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa's example. |
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. |
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Policeman：Now， Jimmy， did you get a good view（看清） of the accident？
Jimmy：Oh， yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly.
Policeman：Do you know what time it was？
Jimmy：Yes.___1___ It was 2：45 exactly.
Policeman：Good. ____2____
Jimmy：Well， quite slowly — about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up York Road. ____3____ But they were still red when he went over them.
Policeman：I see. ____4____ was it also driving slowly？
Jimmy：It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota. ____5____
Policeman：Did you see what colour his traffic（交通） light was？
Jimmy：Yes， it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.
| A．What about the car？ |
| B．I checked my watch. |
| C．Didn‘t you see the car？ |
| D．Now，how fast was the truck moving？ |
E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit？
F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.
G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
- Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?
- 1
- Ah, it was great I The food was great \ The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!
- 2
- Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don' t want to think about it!
- OK, OK. 3
- Yes, so here' s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.
- How nice!
- It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!
- 4
- That' s a photo of the Amo River. That' s the "Ponte Vecchio" , the old bridge.
- 5
- It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.
- That’s nice.
| A． And what' s this? |
| B． Why was it so bad? |
| C． Yes, it was wonderful. |
| D． What was Florence like? |
E. Let' s return to the good parts.
F. Sure, what was your holiday like?
G. Well, did you like your hotel there?
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
—Can I help you?
— 61
—Let me see. One lady’s skirt and one man’s overcoat.
— 62
—Is next Thursday soon enough?
— 63
—Until 6 : 30 pm, sir.
— 64
—Here’s your receipt（收据）,sir.
— 65
| A．Fine. That leaves me plenty of time to pick them up after work. |
| B．I want to have these clothes cleaned and pressed. |
| C．Good. Thank you. |
| D．How much is it? |
E．A piece of cake?
F．When will they be ready?
G．Well. Yes. When does the shop close?
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
—Honey, what would you say if we have a Christmas party at home this year?
—61 . Where could you have it? The house is rather small.
—62 . We could put food on the dining room table.
— 63 .
—Let me see, --- the Turners, the Manders, and a few boys, and some girls from my office. We may have music or ---
—64 .
—That’s plenty of time. We’ll get some invitations ready and sent out soon. We’ll call to get a small Christmas tree ---65 .
—You mean you fix food?
— Well, I can do some easy things. Maybe I can do some shopping --- or, at least, wash dishes.
| A．Then who should we invite? |
| B．You might have brought the presents in advance. |
| C．And if we should fix food ourselves, it would cost less. |
| D．We might have a small one. |
E．It would be a lot of work to get the house decorated.
F．But I thought you were planning to go to the Turners’.
G．We’ve got only three weeks to go.
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.
Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your parents?
Lisa: I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago, but I haven’t cleaned my bedroom yet. 61
Sandy: I know what you mean. 62Do you think you’ll be finished soon?]
Lisa: It should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 63
Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 64I don’t understand it.
Sandy: Me neither. 65 We can help each other work it out.
Lisa: OK. Then we can go and have our hair cut.
Sandy: Great. See you in a little while.
| A．I don’t math at all. |
| B．But I haven’t started my math yet. |
| C．Housework is tiring, and I’m tired |
| D．What do you think we should do then? |
E. Why don’t we do it together this afternoon?
F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet
G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.