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Voluntourism

Volunteering to help people in need combined with travelling to faraway places is a new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. 1. They find it is the best way to get the best of the world.

Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism has been one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in developing countries. 2. They keep in touch with their host families after they return home, and many return to visit.

There are many reasons why people want to engage in voluntourism. When people choose to join a voluntourism program, they are joining a global network of volunteers who are living and working with diverse cultures on projects that have a positive effect. The volunteers come from all over the world, and they will share the passion for giving back and the desire to broaden horizons. Some students also see it as a gap year after school, while others simply want to take time out from a job and do something else. 3. However, many voluntourists do not see volunteering as what it is. They think it is a cheap way of travelling and don't really want to get involved in hard work.

While voluntourism has been around for over a century, modern volunteering started with the Peace Corps, a program that the US government started in the 1960s. From then on, voluntourism has become more and more popular. Many organizations start similar projects. 4. And they have hundreds of different types of programs for people to choose from in more than 30 developing countries. The programs run year round and each volunteer chooses when they want to start and the duration they would like to stay for.

5. They say that if people really want to help those in need, there are many opportunities in their own community to do this. On the other side, volunteers are often not skilled enough for the tasks that they do. Travel experts point out that in some cases voluntourists are often taken advantage of by the organization that sets up the trips.

A. Not everyone sees voluntourism in a positive way.

B. Some of them establish lasting bonds with people there.

C. And there are those who are bored and merely seek adventure.

D. Most voluntourism organizations employ people from similar fields.

E. By participating in voluntourism, they are contributing to local economy.

F. People travel to other countries, learn languages and gain new experiences.

G. They offer voluntourism trips to suit people's interest, experience level or age.

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Voluntourism --- New Trend in Travel

Volunteering to help people in need combined with travelling to faraway places is a new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. 1. On the other side, they volunteer to help others who are not as well off as they are.

Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism has been one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. 2. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farm work in developing countries. Some of them establish lasting bonds with people far away.

3. Students see it as a gap year after school; others simply want to take some time off from a job and do something else. Then there are these who are bored and merely seek adventures. 4. They think it is a cheap way of travelling and don’t really want to get involved in hard work.

Not everyone sees voluntourism in a positive way. Critics (评论家) say that if people really want to help those in need there are many opportunities in their own community to do this. 5. Travel experts also point out that in some cases voluntourists are made use of by organizations that set up the trips.

A. voluntourism has been expanded into many countries.

B. There are many reasons why people engage in voluntourism.

C. However, many voluntourists do not see volunteering as what it is.

D. Besides, volunteers are often not skilled enough in the tasks that they do.

E. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries.

F. Standard development programs are often sponsored by international organizations.

G. People travel to other places, learn languages and other cultures and gain new experiences.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Volunteering to help people in need combined 1. travelling to faraway places is 2. new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn languages and other cultures and gain new 3.(experience). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism4. (be) one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than l.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages(孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in 5. (develop) countries. There are many reasons 6. people want to engage in voluntourism. Students see it as a gap year after school, while others 7. (simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not see volunteering 8. what it is. They only think it is a cheap way 9. (travel) and don't really want to get 10.

(involve) in hard work.

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阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Volunteering to help people in need combined1.travelling to faraway places is2.new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn other languages and cultures and gain new3.(experience). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism4.(be) one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in5.(develop) countries. There are many reasons6.people want to engage in voluntourism. Students see it as a gap year after school, while others7.(simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not regard volunteering8.what it is. They only think9.a cheap way to travel and don’t really want to get10.(involve) in hard work.

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My 10-year-old son Arthur loves to help others. He never __ to help people in need. His favorite pastime is to volunteer __ at various charities in our community. One day, after purchasing the hamburger Arthur liked most, I tried to hurry him along when he __ next to our cur to look at something. I turned to see what stopped him.

Standing about five feet away was an old __ in rags. Every few seconds he smiled and tried to speak to the people who were walking by. At that moment, he turned around and __ my son watching him. __ I could say anything, he smiled broadly and said, “Hey do you happen to have any spare __?”

Arthur __ his empty pockets and then looked at me briefly. I shook my head---I hardly ever carry cash anymore. Arthur __ and then he said something that took my breath away.

“No, I don’t. But are you __? Do you like the hamburger?”

Knowing the old man was hungry, Arthur’s whole face __. “Good, here, you can have __.”

I thought about how many people had __ this man as he walked the streets that day. How many chose to act as if he hadn’t existed? But my son? The one who just moments before had loudly begged me for the hamburger was now __ giving his favorite away to a strange man because he was hungry. And he didn’t __ give the food and walk away. He engaged the man in a conversation. The smile on the man’s face told me this was the real __ for his happiness.

‘‘I’m really proud of you, Arthur. I think you __ his day.”

His __ was beyond my expectation. “It’s only __.”

It’s true that being kind doesn’t have to be difficult me, or complex. As Arthur often reminds me, __ is natural.

1.A. tries　　 B. manages　　 C. agrees　　 D. refuses

2.A. actively　　 B. carefully　　 C. seriously　　 D. curiously

3.A. ran　　 B. paused　　 C. parked　　 D. walked

4.A. employee　　 B. customer　　 C. beggar　　 D. policeman

5.A. spotted　　 B. recognized　　 C. heard　　 D. understood

6.A. After　　 B. Since　　 C. Until　　 D. Before

7.A. food　　 B. change　　 C. pocket　　 D. lime

8.A. checked　　 B. mended　　 C. returned　　 D. handed

9.A. sighed　　 B. laughed　　 C. cried　　 D. screamed

10.A. angry　　 B. thirsty　　 C. hungry　　 D. worried

11.A. turned red　　 B. lit up　　 C. froze up　　 D. got up

12.A. his　　 B. yours　　 C. mine　　 D. hers

13.A. minded　　 B. welcomed　　 C. ignored　　 D. appreciated

14.A. willingly　　 B. pitifully　　 C. basically　　 D. normally

15.A. even　　 B. just　　 C. yet　　 D. still

16.A. excuse　　 B. reason　　 C. doubt　　 D. fear

17.A. mined　　 B. troubled　　 C. made　　 D. created

18.A. behavior　　 B. response　　 C. dream　　 D. attitude

19.A. natural　　 B. useless　　 C. difficult　　 D. calm

20.A. patience　　 B. effort　　 C. skill　　 D. kindness

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Over the past 20 years, Zhang Bi has donated her blood more than 130 times to help people in need.

Zhang, 44, an employee of a company in Yichang, Hubei province, first donated blood in 1998 while studying at Wuhan University of Technology. “It was in the summer when I was with my classmates, and medical workers were promoting the idea of voluntary blood donations, ” she recalled. To mark her upcoming graduation with a degree in international trade and commerce, she decided to donate 200 milliliters of blood. “In fact, I was jittery at first, ”she said. “But with the nurse explaining things and providing guidance, I gained basic knowledge and finally calmly finished the blood donation.”

After graduation, she began to donate blood once or twice a year. In May 2001, an incident touched Zhang and deepened her understanding of voluntary blood donation. Her brother, a traffic policeman, was attacked and got hurt in a lung after dealing with an illegally operated motorcycle. He suffered blood loss and needed massive blood, but for lack of supplies in the blood bank, all the police officers in the city volunteered to donate blood. “Finally, with the help of the volunteers, my brother was saved, ”she said.

From then on, she began to donate blood every six months, the maximum allowed, according to the Blood Donation Law. In 2006, Zhang's father had a heart surgery and needed blood. Zhang had donated so much blood that she had earned enough “credits” for receiving the blood her father needed from the blood center.

Yi Xiaomei, an official at the Yichang Blood Center, said there are more than 400 regular blood donors in the city. “They have made great contributions to blood donation in the city, ” Yi said. “Zhang Bi, as a typical example, tries her best to guarantee the quality and quantity of blood.” Zhang said donating blood is not only good for the recipient Abut improves her own mental and physical well-being. “I hope I can continue as long as my physical condition can meet the donor requirements, ”she said.

1.What does the underlined word “jittery” mean in paragraph 2？

A.Excited. B.Curious.

C.Nervous. D.Embarrassed.

2.What played an important part in saving Zhang Bi’s brother？

A.The blood in the blood bank.

B.The help of the police officers.

C.Zhang Bi’s donation of blood.

D.The contribution of an official at the Blood Center.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

A.Blood Center has no limit in donating blood.

B.Yichang has the best and most blood donors in China.

C.Blood donors make a little money from blood donation.

D.Donating blood benefits both the recipient and the donor.

4.What's the best title for the text？

A.A Blood Donor Proves Love not in Vain.

B.Our Society Needs Women's Contribution.

C.An Accident Changed a Traffic Policeman.

D.Blood Donors Promoted Voluntary Blood Donation.

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People all need friends because nobody wants to be lonely and a friend can help you in good and bad times. You’ve made friends since childhood，but you still don’t know who your true friends are. Here are some signs to tell you if your friend is a true friend.

Always honest

Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive. A true friend always tells you the truth. It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy a friendship. It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never makes up stories.

There are always periods in your life when you have problems or difficulties. A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give you advice. It may not be able to offer a solution to your problems but the fact that your friend makes time to listen is a sign he/she cares for you. Your friend is not a true friend if he/she can never make time for you when you are in trouble. You also need to be reasonable and accept that your friend also has other things to do so he/she can’t always listen immediately to your problems.

Always respectful

A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he/she agrees or not. Your true friend may disagree but never insists that he/she is correct.

Always understanding

It is possible that some problems will arise between you and your friend. A true friend will always be forgiving and understanding，even if it isn’t his/her fault. We are all different people and we all make mistakes. A true friend is always forgiving and understanding because he/she doesn’t want to take the risk of losing his/her best friend.

1.What’s the best title for the third paragraph?

A. Keep your secrets　　　　　 B. Always there for you

C. Always happy for you　　 D. Remember your important days

2.According to the passage，a true friend will always ____________.

A. follow your advice

B. offer a solution to your problems

C. respect your opinion even if he/she disagrees with it

D. listen immediately to your problems

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Never tell lies to friends.

B. Making time for friends.

C. Paying attention to a friend’s opinion.

D. Sharing fun with friends.

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To tell us how to find out if a friend is a true friend.

B. To find out how long a friendship can last.

C. To introduce his experience in making friends.

D. To teach us how to make true friends.

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Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in need—and he has no plans to stop .On May 2, Gadgil won the$100．000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. Each year，the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil‘s inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.

Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When he’s not teaching，he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help，”he said

In the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s，Gadgil designed his first life—saving invention，UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease —carrying germs(病菌)from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10，000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera，in 1993 The disease is spread through contaminated food and drinking water .So far，the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas.

As a professor，Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.“Be optimistic when you try a hard problem．”he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big impact on the world”

1.Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for___________.

A. his teaching experience　　　　 B. his new physical research

C. his vast knowledge　　　　　　　　 D. his helpful inventions

2.What call we learn about UV Waterworks?

A. It's Gadgil’s first invention　　　　 B. It’s used to clean water．

C. it was designed for his home country D. It saved 10，000 people in total

3.The underlined word “contamninated”in Paragraph 3 means__________.

A. wasted　　 B. consumed　　 C. polluted D. canned

4.According to the last paragraph，Gadgil encourages his students__________.

A. to learn lessons from failures

B. to find problems in peaceful life

C. to make inventions to help poor people

D. to be confident when facing difficulties

5.Which of the following can best describe Gadgil?

A. Caring and optimistic.        B. Independent and positive.

C. Powerful and strict.            D. Responsible and sensitive.

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—Can I have a day off tomorrow? I need to visit my grandma in the hospital.

—______. I can manage without you.

A. Forget it    B. Of course

C. It depends    D. I’m afraid not

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

He is always helping people without expecting anything ______.

A. in need         B. in fact      C. in danger   D. in return

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