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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. 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.
3. 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. B 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了志愿者日的活动安排，以及活动内容。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Volunteer Day schedule介绍部分8：30 am．： Board the bus to your activity site．请在8点半的时候坐车去你的活动地点。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段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．可知，Lovely Friends 是一个参观当地的动物避难所并且愿意花时间和动物待在一起的组织，因此成员要和动物待在一起。B. Spend time with animals.（花时间和动物呆在一起）故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段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．有什么更好的方法能让你在享受自己爱好的同时帮助别人呢？来参加志愿者日，选择你想参加的活动．以下是义工日的活动时间表。文章主要讲述了志愿者日的活动安排，以及活动内容，故推测目的在于吸引志愿者们前往参加。B. attract volunteers（吸引志愿者）符合以上推测，故选B项。
