Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.
Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially-decorated "care huts". They talked with them and gave massages(按摩)to patients kept in their beds.
"I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up." said Deng Yetao, 20, a third-year student. "But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains."
"Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies(哲学) to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was benefited a lot,” said Mao Xiaohua,another third-year student.
Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases that will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy.
Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital. "For people at this stage of their lives, loneliness is even more dreadful(可怕的) than death itself," said Li Wei, president of the hospital.
Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their program. A total of 330,000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. They showered them with kindnesses. Some of them even volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.
Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt "the glory(光荣) of life" as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.
1.What does the underlined sentence "They showered them with kindnesses" mean?
A.They talked to them with patience. B.They gave them massages with care.
C.They helped them with showers. D.They offered them whatever help with love.
2.What did the volunteers gain from this activity?
A.A great encouragement. B.A welcome favor.
C.A valuable lesson. D.A good reward.
3.We can learn from the report that .
A.young people are fond of popular social activities
B.the first Global Youth Service Day was started in
C.ninety-one percent of the aged in China are living in clinics
D.the volunteers show a willing heart to this kind of activity
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Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.
Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially-decorated "care huts". They talked with them and gave massages(按摩)to patients kept in their beds.
"I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up." said Deng Yetao, 20, a third-year student. "But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains."
"Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies(哲学) to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was benefited a lot,” said Mao Xiaohua,another third-year student.
Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases that will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy.
Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital. "For people at this stage of their lives, loneliness is even more dreadful(可怕的) than death itself," said Li Wei, president of the hospital.
Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their program. A total of 330,000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. They showered them with kindnesses. Some of them even volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.
Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt "the glory(光荣) of life" as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.
1.What does the underlined sentence "They showered them with kindnesses" mean?
A.They talked to them with patience. B.They gave them massages with care.
C.They helped them with showers. D.They offered them whatever help with love.
2.What did the volunteers gain from this activity?
A.A great encouragement. B.A welcome favor.
C.A valuable lesson. D.A good reward.
3.We can learn from the report that .
A.young people are fond of popular social activities
B.the first Global Youth Service Day was started in
C.ninety-one percent of the aged in China are living in clinics
D.the volunteers show a willing heart to this kind of activity
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XUE Bai, a 21-year-old university student, hopes to volunteer for Beijing's 2008 Olympics. "I want to do something for the Olympics. It is also a kind of learning for me," said the fourth-year student at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Now it is time for Xue to act on her plan. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 2008 Olympiad will start to recruit(招募)volunteers on August 28.
The Olympics will need around 70,000 volunteers and the Paralympic Games(残疾人奥运会) will need another 30,000. University students like Xue will make up the majority of the volunteers. But the Olympics also need other volunteers - ordinary citizens and foreigners, for example. Students in Beijing should apply through their universities. Other volunteers may apply online or submit a written application. The online application system and a hotline will be open next Monday. For applicants outside Beijing, the application process begins in December. There is plenty of work for volunteers to do. For example, there will be chances to help publicize the games over the next two years. During the games themselves, volunteers will clean, serve food, marshal(礼仪引导)or offer language help.
The Sydney Olympics in 2000 was the first that placed special emphasis on the role of volunteers. It used more than 45,000 volunteers in different roles. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, around 45,000 volunteers were used. More than 70,000 volunteers will be needed for the Olympic games and Paralympic Games in 2012, the London Olympic Organizing Committee has said.
1.Xue Bai is willing to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympics for the purpose of_____.
A．watching live Olympic matches B．learning more
C．meeting his favorite sports stars D．making money
2.It is estimated that volunteers for Beijing's 2008 Olympics are mainly _____.
A．ordinary citizens B．foreigners
C．university students D．applicants outside Beijing
3.Volunteers have played an very important role in Olympics since_____.
A．the 1996 Atlanta Olympics B．the 2000 Sydney Olympics
C．the 2004 Athens Olympics D．the 2008 Beijing Olympics
4.The passage mainly tells us______.
A．the history of volunteers in Olympics.
B．hat volunteers will do in the 2008 Olympics.
C．who can apply to be volunteers for Beijing Olympics.
D．volunteers for the 2008 Olympics are wanted.
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Alice had graduated from university and ____as a volunteer in the countryside when I contacted her last year.
A. has been working B. was working C. has worked D. had worked
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It was a time ________ volunteers from all over the world visited this nursing home regularly.
A．which B．what C．where D．when
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That day, I followed my Beijing daily routine of coming home from Tsinghua University. I was______enough to experience a friendly casual meeting. When entering the______I heard “Wait! Wait!". As I held the lift doors open, a woman______rushed in and thanked me. When I _____in Chinese, she was surprised. After chatting, she______to help me with my Chinese, and then we______names and numbers.
As 1 told my flatmates about the experience, they didn't hesitate to express their_____. From the western point of view, experiences like these are dangerous.______，to be “more Chinese”, I stayed in touch with my lift friend.
The following week she______me to go for milk tea with her and her______. I thought that the girl would________the opportunity to practice English. However, most of our _____was in Chinese! They even went to great length to help me practice______my Chinese is only middle level. Our next_______was when we gathered together to make dumplings. They made me______completely at ease in their home.
After these______meet-ups I have spent lots of time with the family, and I feel that they have become my own______abroad. Fortunately, I didn't let our western point of view act as a______. This experience has made my stay in China______. I feel like this simple difference in______is something we in the west can learn from Chinese culture.
1.A.satisfied B.lucky C.brave D.eager
2.A.lift B.dormitory C.apartment D.office
3.A.madly B.swiftly C.blindly D.elegantly
4.A.apologized B.clarified C.opposed D.replied
5.A.compromised B.offered C.struggled D.refused
6.A.gave B.mentioned C.remembered D.exchanged
7.A.admiration B.desire C.concern D.interest
8.A.Therefore B.Yet C.Also D.Thus
9.A.forced B.invited C.allowed D.expected
10.A.daughter B.colleague C.relative D.flatmate
11.A.abandon B.seize C.get D.own
12.A.description B.conversation C.speech D.argument
13.A.as B.so C.if D.unless
14.A.performance B.vacation C.trip D.meeting
15.A.behave B.pretend C.look D.feel
16.A.initial B.recent C.difficult D.familiar
17.A.parent B.community C.family D.group
18.A.challenge B.barrier C.signal D.message
19.A.unforgettable B.embarrassing C.changeable D.disturbing
20.A.privilege B.restriction C.competence D.attitude
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My mother has two brothers, both of ____ graduating from Beijing University．
A．whom B．them C．which D．who
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She still remembers Beijing University， ____________she graduated five years ago.
A. from which B. from where C. which D. 不填
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News came from the office __________ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University.
A．that B．what C．which D．where
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News came from the office __________ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University.
A．which B．what C．that D．where
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The woman ________ Mr. Brown is a professor from Beijing University.
A. talk to B. talking to C. talked to D. being talked to
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