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Volunteer Day
What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity you’d like to join for the day. See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.
Volunteer Day schedule:
7:30a.m.: Meet at the Community (社区) Center for juice and bagels.
8:00—8:30 a.m.: Choose which activity you’d like to help with for the day.
8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to your activity site.
9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.: Work as a volunteer.
3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center.
See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.
A list of volunteer activities:
Paint houses: Do you enjoy making art? If so, this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you! Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes; outside or in. Happy Homes also provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.
Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks; help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!
Read to children: Do you enjoy working with young children? Do you like books? Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old, or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.
Play with animals: Do you love animals? Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned. Play with puppies, snuggle with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.
1. At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?
A. 7:30 a.m.. B. 8:00 a.m.
C. 8:30 a.m. D. 9:00 a.m.
2. An outdoor lover probably takes part in ______.
A. Plant flowers B. Paint houses
C. Read to children D. Play with animals
3. What do Lovely Friends volunteers do?
A. Read books to children. B. Spend time with animals.
C. Help plant bushes in parks. D. Pick up garbage along the river.
4. The purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. educate children B. attract volunteers
C. comfort the elderly D. encourage the disabled
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了志愿者日的日程安排以及志愿活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Volunteer Day schedule部分中的“8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to your activity site.”可知，志愿者于上午8点半出发去活动地点，故C项正确。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors.”可知，种花活动为喜欢户外活动的人提供了亲近大自然的机会，因此户外活动爱好者可能会参加种花活动，故A项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals”可知，可爱的朋友志愿者可以花时间与动物在一起，故B项正确。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中 “Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity you’d like to join for the day.”可知，本文主要介绍的是志愿者日的几项志愿活动，目的自然是吸引志愿者来参加这些志愿活动，故B项正确。
