7．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 sickpeople，working in homes for homeless children，and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They areoften 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 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 that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．"
32．According to the passage，a volunteer refers to a person whoA
A．is willing to help ose 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．
33．Tracy started her work as a volunteerB．
A．a(chǎn)fter she met Mother Teresa．
B．a(chǎn)fter she finished high school．
C．when she was touring Calcutta．
D．when she was working in a hospital．
34．Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer？D
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．
35．What is Tracy's"new idea"（Paragraph 2）of being a volunteer？D
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．

分析 本文屬于社會文化類的短文閱讀．主要介紹了志愿者的志愿活動，并以作者Tracy自己的體會來說明這項工作的意義和價值，而且Tracy也是深受媽媽的影響的．

解答 ABDD
32．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的"one who offers his or her services…．Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay"來判斷．志愿者就是指義務(wù)勞動而不獲取任何報酬的人；故選A．
33．B．細(xì)節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)第三段中的"after I graduated from high school…I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks"可知，她是在中學(xué)畢業(yè)后從事志愿工作的．故選B．
34．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段"I was so moved by her spirit…I too wanted to try her kind of work．"可知，她從事志愿工作是受到媽媽的影響的．故選D．
35．D．詞意猜測題．第三、四段都是講述她的new idea的經(jīng)歷的，從文中最后一句可知new idea的含義為通過幫助別人來提高自我．故選D．

點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀．這類文章通過寫人記事來揭示文章的主題，顯示其社會意義，一般采用順序或倒敘來敘述．題目經(jīng)常是一些細(xì)節(jié)問題．考查的方面可以是原因和其中引發(fā)的思考．閱讀這類文章要理清思路．

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