A
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 an activity you’d líke to join for the day. See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.
Volunteer Day Schedule:
7:30 a.m.: Meet at the Community Centre 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 Centre.
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: Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes,Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old houses.
Plant flowers: Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks, help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks.
Read to children: 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 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.
If you take interest in it, please call 0195242 for more information.
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. Pick up garbage along the river.
C. Help plant bushes in parks. D. Spend time with animals.
3. The purpose of the passage is to______ .
A. attract volunteers B. educate volunteers
C. praise volunteers D. help volunteers
【答案】1. C2. D3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章为了吸引志愿者，而主要介绍了一些志愿者活动时间安排和志愿者活动类型。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Volunteer Day Schedule部分中“■8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to your activity site.(早上8:30:乘车前往活动地点)”可知志愿者早上8:30出发去活动地点。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“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.(Lovely Friends是一个组织，它访问当地的动物收容所，并在动物的笼子被清洁时，提供志愿者和动物在一起)”可知Lovely Friends的志愿者花时间与动物在一起。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer Day and choose an activity you’d like to join for the day.(有什么更好的方法来享受自己的爱好，同时帮助别人?来参加志愿者日，选择一个你想参加的活动)”可知这篇文章的目的是吸引志愿者。故选A。
