Passage 99 Lending a helping hand
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(河南省郑州市七年级入学学情调研)
Check out the following excellent volunteer opportunities. Volunteers don’t need to have any experience.

Local Libraries
Libraries often need help in keeping the bookshelves clean and tidy and putting away returned books. While helping there, you can develop a life-long love of books, as well as a skill for learning and reading.
Animal Rescue Centres
Local animal centres almost always need volunteers. Brush up your office skills by answering emails and making phone calls, and giving management help. You may also help feed, clean, and look after animals. Once you work here, you can learn to care more about animals and other people.
Art Museums
If you’re interested in art, working in a museum can be an invaluable(非常宝贵的)experience. You can surround yourself with timeless(永恒的)works of art, get knowledge, and learn some management skills all at the same time. Once you build up your knowledge base, you may become a tour guide or an event planner when you grow up.
Retirement(退休) Homes
Retirees(退休人员) love an exciting new course to learn something fun and interesting, so be creative and develop a program that shows your skills. Are you good at public speaking, or do you want to get better at it? Volunteering here is a good chance to develop it. If you’re good with computers, please lend a helping hand and teach these old people how to perform basic computer tasks.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
()1. What may volunteers do in the local libraries?
A. Be a good tour guide.
B. Put away returned books.
C. Look after some animals.
D. Answer some emails and phone calls.
()2. Volunteers at the animal rescue centres can learn to .
A. have a great interest in books
B. perform computer tasks better
C. care more about animals and people
D. build up more knowledge about history
()3. What may volunteers develop after working in art museums?
A. Some planning skills.
B. A life-long love of books.
C. The ability to look after animals.
D. An interest in learning and reading.
()4. If you are good at using computers and love teaching, you can go to .
A. art museums
B. local libraries
C. retirement homes
D. animal rescue centres
()5. The passage mainly talks about .
A. when to help others
B. how to be a volunteer
C. why to share your interest
D. where to do volunteer work
日积月累
experience /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ 经验
put away 收起
as well as 还有
look after 照顾
at the same time 同时
Once you work here, you can learn to care more about animals and other people.
一旦你在这里工作，你就能学会更加关爱动物和他人。

1. B 【细节理解】由 Local Libraries 部分中的“Libraries often need help in...putting away returned books.”可知,志愿者在图书馆可能需要整理归还的书籍。
2. C 【细节理解】由 Animal Rescue Centres 部分中的“Once you work here, you can learn to care more about animals and other people.”可知,在动物救助中心的志愿者可以学会更加关爱动物和他人。
3. A 【细节理解】由 Art Museums 部分中的“Once you build up your knowledge base, you may become a tour guide or an event planner...”可知,在艺术博物馆工作,志愿者可能会培养一些策划技能。
4. C 【细节理解】由 Retirement Homes 部分中的“If you’re good with computers, please lend a helping hand and teach these old people...”可知,如果你擅长使用电脑并喜欢教学,可以去养老院做志愿者。
5. D 【主旨大意】通读全文可知,短文主要介绍了不同的志愿者场所,并分别说明了在这些场所志愿者可以做什么。短文核心是告诉读者在哪里做志愿者工作。