A
Volunteer Day
There is no better way 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:
7:30 am: meet at the Community(社区) Center for juice and bagels(硬面包圈).
8:00-8:30 am: choose which activity you’d like to help with for the day.
8:30 am: board the bus to your activity site.
9:00 am-3:30pm: work as a volunteer.
3:30 pm: 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 centres.
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 riverbank. 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 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 handfeed rabbits.
1. At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?
A. 7:30 am. B. 8:00 am.
C. 8:30 am. D. 9:00 am.
2. An outdoor lover probably takes part in ________.
A. planting flowers B. painting houses
C. reading to children D. playing 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.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】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“8:30 am: board the bus to your activity site.(在上午八点半乘车前往活动地点)”可知，在早上八点半前往活动地点。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Plant flowers部分中“Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors.(你喜欢置身于大自然中吗？城市公园协会为喜欢户外活动的人提供了很多绝佳的机会)”可知，户外爱好者可以参与种花。故选A。
【3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.(Lovely Friends是一个走访当地动物收容所的组织，当动物们的笼子被清理时，他们会提供志愿者陪伴它们)”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。故选B。
