第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个

题目内容：

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it

usually means “one who offers his or her services”．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means．She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta．The following is her story．

“I watched a video about her．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that, after I graduated from a high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

“I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much．It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

56．Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．

B．She had already had some experience．

C．She was asked to do so by Teresa.

D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

57．Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

A．after she met Mother Teresa

B．after she finished high school

C．when she was touring Calcutta

D．when she was working in a hospital

58．What is Tracy’s “new idea” of being a volunteer?

A．Going abroad to help the sick．

B．Working in Mother Teresa’s home．

C．Doing simple things to help the poor．

D．Improving oneself through helping others．

59．What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Be a Volunteer

B．Voluntary Life in India

C．A Different Meaning of Volunteer

D．Inspiration from Mother Teresa

最佳答案：

56—59 DBDC

答案解析：

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考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。