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【題目】Volunteering means working for free to help someone else.Mrs.Obama says volunteering is very important. "It should be part of everyone's life,"she says.

Many teens agree.They say that helping others feels great and makes a difference.These days,more teens volunteer than work for pay.Teens clean up parks,walk dogs at animal shelters,visit the elderly,and more.

Some cities—including Seattle,Chicago,and Washington,D.C.—require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate.The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities（社區(qū)）.

Many parents subscribe to the idea—they say volunteering helps teens build job skills.But most teens don't want to be forced to volunteer.They say they are busy.And they say volunteering is only fun if it's a choice.

Read both sides of the debate and decide.

Yes

●Volunteering can help teens get into college or get a job.

●Many cities and towns need help.Volunteers can help keep important programs going.

●Not all teens will volunteer if it isn't required.Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.

No

●Most teens are already very busy with classes,homework,jobs,and sports.Forcing them to do more isn't fair.

●It should be up to each person.Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.

●Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy.Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.

【1】It is known from the text that in Washington, D.C.______.

A. high school students won't graduate if they don't volunteer

B. every one would like to volunteer

C. finding a volunteer job is not difficult

D. volunteering is a must for college school students

【2】What does the underlined phrase "subscribe to" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Correct. B. Like.

C. Devote. D. Revise.

【3】What does the No side think of volunteer jobs?

A. They are not as important as students' homework.

B. They won't help teens prepare for their adult life.

C. Students shouldn't be stopped from graduation because of them.

D. They waste students' precious（寶貴的）time.

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Whether volunteering is good for students.

B. Who are best to do volunteer jobs.

C. What kind of volunteer jobs students should do.

D. Whether students should be required to volunteer.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文通過米歇爾·奧巴馬引出自愿者這個話題，進(jìn)而介紹了自愿者工作的情況，并且討論了學(xué)生是否要做自愿者。

【1】A

細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)第三段Some cities—including Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.—require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate可知在這些城市，志愿者是高中生必須做的，否則不準(zhǔn)畢業(yè)。故選A.

【2】B

猜測詞義題。句意：許多父母同意這個想法，他們認(rèn)為志愿者活動幫助青少年提高工作技能。subscribe to “贊成，同意”與選項中Like意思接近，故選B.

【3】C

細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章最后Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.可知反對方認(rèn)為學(xué)生們不應(yīng)該因為志愿者活動而被阻止畢業(yè)，故選C.

【4】D

主旨大意題。根據(jù)Read both sides of the debate and decide.可知這篇文章討論學(xué)生們是否要求做志愿者，故選D.