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8．Americans who volunteer for the Peace Corps get a chance to help improve lives in developing countries．They also get a chance to learn more about the world，and about themselves．This week this program is celebrating its 50th anniversary．
President John Kennedy established the Peace Corps soon after he took office in 1961．It was the time of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union．The new program gave Americans a chance to answer the call to service that the president made in his inaugural（就職的）speech．"Ask not what your country can do for you，"he said．"Ask what you can do for your country．"Kennedy told Peace Corps volunteers that America's image in the countries where they were going would depend largely on them．
On August 30th，1961，the first group of 51 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Accra，Ghana，to serve as teachers．They had agreed to work for almost no pay．They would spend two years in Ghana helping its people and learning the reality of life in a developing country．Most of the volunteers had just completed college．About half of them taught English or health care．In the 50 years since then，more than 200，000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers．They have worked in 139 countries．
The Peace Corps is a government agency that was created to promote world peace and friendship．There are three goals：First，to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women．Second，to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the people served．And，third．to help promote a better understanding of other people on the part of Americans．
Today，the Peace Corps has more than 8，000 volunteers and trainees in 77 countries．They work in agriculture，economic development，education，the environment and health care．Some work in programs related to youth development．
Sixty percent of current Peace Corps volunteers are women．The average age of a volunteer is 28．But the ages of Peace Corps volunteers range from 18 to 86．Some Americans join the Peace Corps after they retire．Today seven percent of volunteers are over the age of 50．And 19 percent are members of minority groups．
46．Volunteers for the Peace Corps canD．
A．improve their abilities by learning in some developed countries
B．travel to many foreign countries to learn more about the world
C．have an opportunity to help all the people in developing countries
D．contribute to lives in developing countries and develop themselves
47．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？C
A．Volunteers served as teachers to work for no pay in Accra，Ghana．
B．Kennedy established the Peace Corps before he took office in 1961．
C．Most of the volunteers of the first group had just graduated from college．
D．America's image in the foreign countries depends completely on volunteers．
48．The fourth paragraph is mainly aboutB．
A．what the Peace Corps is and its steps
B．why the Peace Corps was created and what are its goals
C．what role the Peace Corps play in daily life
D．How the Peace Corps was created and its aims
49．According to the text，volunteers and trainees assist in the following aspects EXCEPTA．
A．industry             B．environment      C．education        D．health care
50．What can we learn from the last paragraph？D
A．Most of the volunteers for the Peace Corps are women．
B．Few minority groups joined the Peace Corps．
C．Half of the retired volunteers joined the Peace Corps．
D．People of different ages take an active part in the Peace Corps．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇說明文，主要講述了美國的"Peace Corps"是有各種年齡段的人志愿者所參與的組織．該組織的成立的目的是為了促進(jìn)世界和平和友誼．志愿者的目的是幫助改善發(fā)展中國家的生活及了解他們自己．

解答 46．D      細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中的"help improve lives in developing countries．They also get a chance to learn more about the world，and about themselves．"志愿者的目的是幫助改善發(fā)展中國家的生活及更多地了解自己的國家和他們自己，故選D．
47．C     細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的"Most of the volunteers had just completed college．"可知，大多數(shù)志愿者都是剛剛大學(xué)畢業(yè)，故選C．
48．B     段落大意題．根據(jù)第四段中的"The Peace Corps is a government agency that was created to promote world peace and friendship．There are three goals"可知，此處主要說明"Peace Corps"組織成立的原因及目的，故選B．
49．A    細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段中的"They work in agriculture，economic development，education，the environment and health care．"可知，這里沒有提到工業(yè)，故選A．
50．D    細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段中"The average age of a volunteer is 28．But the ages of Peace Corps volunteers range from 18 to 86．Some Americans join the Peace Corps after they retire．Today seven percent of volunteers are over the age of 50．And 19 percent are members of minority groups"可知，不同年齡的人都積極參與這個(gè)組織，故選D．

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