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Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!
Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role:
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required:
You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
1. What is the purpose of the article?
A. To carry an advertisement. B. To send an invitation.
C. To leave a note. D. To present a document.
2. What is the volunteers’ primary responsibility?
A. To help people with learning disabilities to learn new living skills.
B. To help people with learning disabilities to get some financial support.
C. To help people with learning disabilities to properly protect themselves.
D. To help people with learning disabilities to realize their own importance.
3. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B The one who can speak English fluently.
C. The one who has relevant work experience.
D. The one who has the patience to listen to others.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文应用文。文章主要内容是招募愿意帮助有学习障碍的志愿工作者。在广告中提到了招募的志愿者的职位是Volunteer Social Care Assistant ，志愿者将要工作的时间，地点，待遇（没有报酬但是提供免费饭菜），以及对申请人员的具体要求和工作内容，同时要求志愿者需要有爱心，而且有类似的工作经验的人会优先录用。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。文章开头“Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!(你想知道自己的工作真的改变了某人的生活吗？如果是，不介意性别或年龄！来加入我们吧，那你就会成功了！)”以自问自答的方式向人们发出号召，让人们参与到志愿活动中，然后在下文详细介绍了志愿者工作的地点、时间、任务、要求等，由此可知文章主要目的是宣传这个广告，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.(但你最关心的是让他们知道他们是有价值的。)”可知，志愿者们除了帮助保护智障患者的安全外，最重要的任务就是让那些被帮助的人感到自身的价值和重要性。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章末段的小标题Skill and Experience Required和末段中“Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.(以前的与护理相关的经验将会是你的一大优势。)”可知，先前有过相关经验的人在申请这项工作时会优先得到录用。故选C。
