There is virtually no limit to how one can serve community interests, from sending a few hours a week with some charitable organization to practically full-time work for a social agency. Just as there are opportunities for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) for young people before they take up full-time employment,(1)there are opportunities for overseas service for qualified technicians in developing countries. Some people, (2)those who retire early, offer their technical and business skills in countries(3)there is a special need.
So in considering voluntary or paid community service, there are more opportunities than there(4)were when one first began work. Most voluntary organizations have only a small full-time staff, and depend very much on volunteers and part-timers. This means that working relationships are different from those in commercial organizations, and values may be different. In some ways they may seem more(5)and less efficient, but one should not judge them by commercial(6).The people who work with them do so for different reasons and with different objectives, both personal and organizational. One should not join them(7)to arm them with professional expertise; they must be joined with commitment to the cause, not business(8)Because salaries are small or non-existent many voluntary bodies offer modest expenses. But many retired people take part in community service for(9), simply because they enjoy the work.
Many community activities possible in retirement were also possible during one's working life but they are to be undertaken no less seriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider(10)community service.
问题1选项
A.as
B.so
C.then
D.that
问题2选项
A.passionately
B.partially
C.particularly
D.peculiarly
问题3选项
A.which
B.where
C.as
D.that
问题4选项
A.ever
B.before
C.never
D.lately
问题5选项
A.casual
B.forma
C.active
D.usual
问题6选项
A.value
B.norm
C.criteria
D.perspective
问题7选项
A.expecting
B.to expect
C.being expected
D.expected
问题8选项
A.effect
B.sufficiency
C.deficiency
D.efficiency
问题9选项
A.free
B.freedom
C.health
D.salary
问题10选项
A.to be taken
B.to take
C.being taken
D.taking
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:B
第4题:D
第5题:A
第6题:C
第7题:A
第8题:D
第9题:A
第10题:C
1.本题考查连词的用法。本句意为:“正如年轻人在参加全职工作前有机会参加海外志愿服务一样,发展中国家的合格技术人员也有机会参加海外服务。”just as…so”意为……也,因此,B选项为正确答案。
2.本题考查副词的用法。根据句意,“一些人,尤其是那些退休早的人”,空格所在句子的前后均是逗号,并且紧跟在主语的后面,因此后面的应该加上表示更进一步的副词, A选项passionately“热情地,强烈地”,B选项partially“部分地,偏袒地”, C选项particularly“特别地,尤其地”,D选项peculiarly“特殊地,奇怪地”,因此,C选项为正确答案。
3.本题考查关系副词的用法。countries ,表示地点, where用于表示地点,放在地点之后,意为“在那;该处”,句意:在有特殊需要的国家提供他们的技术和商业技能。根据空格前的countries,可知此处缺少一个表示地点的副词,引导一个定语从句,因此,B 选项为正确答案。
4.本题考查副词辨析。此处是一个more than的比较结构,现在和以前做比较,因此此句缺少的是一个表示过去状况的时间副词。A选项ever“曾经”,B选项before“以前”,C选项never“决不“,D选项lately“近来”,before作副词需要放在动词后,lately和never都不符合与过去时态之间的逻辑关系,本句意为“所以在考虑义务或付费的社区服务时,现在比一个人刚开始工作时有更多的机会。”
5.本题考查形容词的用法。A选项casual“随便的,疏忽的”, B选项forma“植物型,变型”,C选项active“忙碌的,活跃的”, D选项usual“通常的,惯例的”,此空的后面有个less efficient,并列成分,因此应该是more casual,来表达同一个意思,与之相对应,句意:在某些方面,他们可能看起来更随意,效率更低。因此,A选项为正确答案。
6.本题考查名词用法。根据judge可以得出,后面应该是有一个评判的标准,才可以去根据这个标准做出判断,A选项value“价值,益处”,B选项norm“准则,惯例” ,C选项criteria“标准”,D选项perspective“态度,观点”,因此,C选项为正确答案。
7.本题考查动词+ ing作宾语补足语的用法。此句中them和they指代的都是志愿者组织的全职员工,join them后面所跟的部分为伴随状语,故应使用动词的现在分词形式。因此,A选项为正确答案。
8.本题考查名词用法。A选项effect“影响,结果,效应”,B选项sufficiency“足量,充足”,C选项deficiency“缺点,缺陷”,D选项efficiency“效率,功效”,该空前面一句话说的是人们不应该加入他们——指望用专业知识武装他们;之后有提到必须结合对事业的承诺,而不是什么,那么也就是前文所提到的用专业知识所获取的商业的效率。因此,D选项为正确答案。
9.本题考查词汇的固定搭配。A选项free“自由的,免费的”,B选项freedom“自由”,C选项health“健康”,D选项salary“薪资”,由上下文可知,他们选择做这项工作只是因为他们喜欢,因此可以推断他们不要求报酬,无偿参加社区服务的工作,for free表示“无偿的”。因此,A选项为正确答案。
10.本题考查非谓语动词。consider要求后面动词用ing形式,作宾语。句意:那些只是想在退休之后寻找一些新鲜事情做的人并不应该考虑做社区服务。因此,C选项为正确答案。