Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文，回答短文后面的各个问题。

Helen has always been interested in helping her community (社区). 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.

After she retired (退休), 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 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published (出版), Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

After a strong storm hit some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre.

One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees (难民) who needed to learn English. She met once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. 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 real value of my volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

【1】When did Helen first volunteer for the American Red Cross?

【2】What did Helen do just after she retired?

【3】Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

【4】Why did Helen give Sahra a camera?

【5】What do you think of Helen?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】When she was in high school.

【2】She started volunteering to help the old.

【3】Because she could share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

【4】Because she wanted her to take pictures of her daily life.

【5】She is helpful/friendly/kind.

【解析】

文章介绍了志愿者Helen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。”

【1】根据文中Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school.可知，当她上高中的时候，故填When she was in high school

【2】根据文中After she retired (退休), she started volunteering to help the old.可知，她开始自愿帮助老人们。故填She started volunteering to help the old.

【3】根据文中She put the information in a book and got it published (出版), Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren. 可知，因为她可以和她的孩子和孙子们分享她的人生故事。故填Because she could share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

【4】根据文中Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life.可知，因为她想让她给自己的日常生活拍照。故填Because she wanted her to take pictures of her daily life.

【5】通读整篇短文可知，Helen是一个善良，友好和有帮助的人，故填She is helpful/friendly/kind.

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