18．Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community．Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school．When she was a school teacher，she also found time to volunteer．One year，she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community．She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year，One summer she served food，another year she organized an art program．
After she retired，she started volunteering to help the old．When her father was older，he was not able to see as well as he used to，which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading．She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community．She also helped one woman write her stories．Ann was almost 100years old，and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her．She put the information in a book and made it come out．Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren．
After a hurricane（飓风） destroyed some southern cities，Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross．She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre．She says，"I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what．"
One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees（难民） who needed to learn English．Now，she meets once a week with Sahra，a 38-year-old woman from Somalia．Sahra is living and working in a town about 30minutes'walk from where Helen lives．They work on reading and writing skills．Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life．She developed the pictures，and then asked Sahra questions about them．In the end，they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book．This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life．
Helen says，"The most rewarding（有益的） part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help．They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs．"
61．When was Helen's first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross？When she was in high school．
62．What did Helen do after she retired？She started volunteering to help the old．
63．Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross？She worked inacarecentre．
64．Did Helen help Sahra to learn English？Yes，she did．
65．What can you learn from Helen？As a volunteer，we can help others and make friend with them．This also enriches our life．．
分析 文章介绍了志愿者海伦一生致力于志愿者行业．退休前，她热衷于志愿者行业，主动帮助那些需要帮助的人；退休后，她主动帮助老年人，她说："志愿者最有益的工作是跟那些接受帮助的人成为朋友．"
解答 61．When she was in high school．
细节理解题．考查海伦在美国红十字会第一次作志愿者的时间．根据第一段中"Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school"所说，她在美国红十字会第一次作志愿者时是在上中学时．in high school在中学．故答案是When she was in high school．
62．She started volunteering to help the old．
细节理解题．考查海伦在退休后做什么事．
根据第二段中"After she retired，she started volunteering to help the old．"所说，她退休后，开始自愿帮助老人．故回答She started volunteering to help the old．
63．She worked in a care centre．
细节理解题．考查当海伦再次在美国红十字会作志愿者时在哪里工作．根据文中"She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre"所说，他在一个看护中心为人们做饭，接电话．in a care centre在看护中心．故回答She worked in a care centre．
64．Yes，she did．
细节理解题．考查海伦是否帮助某人学英语．根据文中"Now，she meets once a week with Sahra"和"They work on reading and writing skills"所说，她每周跟萨拉会见一次，她们学习阅读和写作技能．故回答Yes，she did．
65．As a volunteer，we can help others and make friend with them．This also enriches our life．
细节理解题．考查作者意图（读者的感受）．根据最后两句"The most rewarding part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help"和"They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs"可知，作为志愿者，可以和被帮助者成为朋友，他们丰富了自己的生活，自己也丰富了他们的生活．故回答As a volunteer，we can help others and make friend with them．This also enriches our life．
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