12．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．"There are many different ways in which people can volunteer，such as taking care of sick people，working in homes for homeless children，and picking up garbage（垃圾） from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay．
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．Tracy，a good friend of mine，however，recently came back from India with a new ideaof 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 first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school，we watched a video（錄像） about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from 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 them 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（文化） that helped improve my own understanding of lif e and the world．"
29．According to the text，a volunteer refers to a person whoA．
A．is willing to help those in need without pay
B．can afford to travel to different places
C．has a strong wish to be successful
D．has made a big fortune in life
30．Tracy started her work as a volunteerB．
A．a(chǎn)fter she met Mother Teresa
B．a(chǎn)fter she finished high school
C．when she was touring Calcutta
D．when she was working in a hospital
31．Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer？D
A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．
B．She had already had some experience．
C．She was asked by Mother Teresa's example．
D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa's example．
32．What is Tracy's"new idea"（Paragraph 2）of being a volunteer？D
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．
分析 本文作者講述的是tracy做自愿者的經(jīng)歷，說明對志愿者工作的一種新的看法．
解答 29．A，細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay．說明志愿者就是無償幫助那些有需要的人，故A正確．
30．B，推理判斷題，根據(jù)第三段的句子：that after I graduated from high school，I too wanted to try her kind of work．說明Tracy是高中畢業(yè)后開始志愿者工作的．B正確．
31．D，推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段She worked for two and a half weeks in one of mother Teresa's homes in Calcutta說明她是想模仿mother Teresa說明D正確．
32．D，推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段的句子：It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help，but to learn about and experience another culture（文化） that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．"說明是通過幫助別人提高自己，故這是新的觀點(diǎn)．選D．
點(diǎn)評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因?yàn)殚喿x理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細(xì)讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強(qiáng)的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認(rèn)真分析，仔細(xì)推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn)．
