1、Sharing,Unit 4,Youve seen people in need on the news after a hurricane, an earthquake, or any other disaster. Perhaps youve walked past homeless people who are living on the streets. Or maybe youve been to an animal shelter and wished you could give every pet a home. So what can you do to help peopl
2、e or animals who need it? The answer isbeing a volunteer!,Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping others. You may volunteer to help other people, such as the families who lost their homes after Hurricane Katrina. But you can also volunteer to protect animals, the environment, or a
3、ny other cause that you care about.Volunteering helps others, but it can also help you, too. If youre upset about something thats happenedlike a hurricane or any other disasterdoing something about it can be a great way to deal with your feelings.,Volunteering also lets you see your own life in new
4、ways. Sometimes its easy to worry about things like grades or get annoyed because you dont have the most expensive gym shoes or the newest computer game. Volunteering lets you spend some time concentrating on others for a while.Lots of people and kids find that they really enjoy volunteering. Volunt
5、eer experiences often put you in a different environment and expose you to people and situations that you wouldnt have come across in your regular life. For instance, you might learn that just on the edge of your town are some kids who really need winter clothes.,It feels good to be able to meet a n
6、eed like that. Youll know that, thanks to you, some kids have warm coats, hats, and shoes. So whether its winter clothes, food for the hungry, or homes for unwanted pets, doing volunteer work means one very important thing: You make a difference to the world.文章大意：志愿者工作是一项非常神圣的工作，它要求你无偿地用自己的空余时间去帮助别人
7、。同时，帮助别人就是帮助自己，它可以使你摆脱糟糕的心情，更好地认识周围的人和社会。,1Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage?ATo tell something about volunteers.BTo introduce the jobs of volunteers.CTo inform readers the importance of volunteers.DTo encourage readers to be volunteers.答案：D推理判断题。整篇文章介绍了志愿者的工作，更侧重于说明志愿者工作可以帮助我们实现自我的升华
8、，因此其写作目的是鼓励我们成为志愿者。A、B、C三个选项文中都有提到，但不是作者的写作意图。,2What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?AVolunteering can give you the most expensive gym shoes.BVolunteering may give you the newest computer game.CVolunteering gives you a time to fix your attention on other things.DVolunteering makes a
9、 big difference to the world.答案：C句意理解题。根据第四段的内容尤其是该段最后一句可知，画线句子的意思是：志愿工作还可以给你使自己的注意力集中在其他事情上的时间。,3What do volunteers feel after they help other people?AThey usually regard helping others as their duty.BThey think that they should get some rewards.CThey feel it natural to help others.DThey feel happy
10、 to satisfy other peoples needs.答案：D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，志愿者在满足别人或社会的需求后会“feel good”，D项与之最为相近。,4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AYou can help unfortunate people or animals as a volunteer.BVolunteers mainly meet with situations similar to their regular life.CVolunteering can make you know more about the people around you.DVolunteering is a very meaningful job.,答案：B正误判断题。根据第五段第二句可知，志愿者接触到的环境和人通常与其平常生活中接触到的不一样，故B项说法错误。,
