Aside from doing schoolwork and studying, American students must also participate in various extra-curricular activities. Many students get involved in their communities by doing volunteer work at various local organizations. In fact, the school I attend even requires students to perform a certain number of hours of volunteer work per semester. It is part of our study hall(自修課) grade, as well as a graduation requirement.
There are many places to do volunteer work in the community. Some of my classmates volunteer at the local animal shelter, the community table (which provides free meals for needy families), charity(慈善) stores, and many others. Finding a suitable place to volunteer usually depends on what’s available, as well as personal interests. For example, a friend of mine who enjoys swimming volunteers at the recreation center to teach young children how to swim.
With all these options out there, I ended up doing most of my volunteer work at a school library and a non-profit bookstore called Friends of the Library. This bookstore sells donated books at cheap prices, and all the profits made are donated to the local library.
I thought it was very fitting that I do my volunteer work at a library and a bookstore, because reading has always been very important to me. I love working in the bookstore now, because every sale we make helps our public library expand, and gives it the funds needed to purchase new books.
I think everyone should have the opportunity to read, and that we each should do our part to help those who don’t have the chance. There is a charity event, called One Book for A Window of Opportunity, in which Chinese students can donate a book to the children of the poor village Fangmaping. They don’t have a lot of resources, so reading can be a challenge. To find out more about this event, please visit: http://bbs.enfamily.cn/thread-739278-1-1.html. 
小題1:This passage is written by _____.
A．a(chǎn) Chinese studentB．a(chǎn)n American studentC．a(chǎn) Chinese teacher D．a(chǎn)n American teacher
小題2:This passage is supposed to write to ____.
A．villagers in FangmapingB．the writer’s parents
C．Chinese readersD．American readers
小題3:The writer chose to do volunteer work at _____.
A．a(chǎn) local animal shelterB．a(chǎn) charity store
C．a(chǎn) recreation centerD．a(chǎn) library and a bookstore
小題4:By writing the article, the writer hopes to _____.
A．meet the graduation requirementB．look for another volunteer job
C．get more chances to readD．encourage people to offer help

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：文章的作者是個美國學生，介紹在美國做志愿工作的重要性，通過自己的例子鼓勵人們多提供幫助，介紹了一個慈善活動，希望中國學生可以參加。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：In fact, the school I attend even requires students to perform a certain number of hours of volunteer work per semester. 可知這篇文章是一個美國學生寫的，選B
小題2:推理題：從最后一段的句子：There is a charity event, called One Book for A Window of Opportunity, in which Chinese students can donate a book to the children of the poor village Fangmaping. 可知這篇文章應該寫給中國學生看的，選C
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：With all these options out there, I ended up doing most of my volunteer work at a school library and a non-profit bookstore called Friends of the Library. 可知作者是在圖書館和書店做志愿者，選D
小題4:寫作意圖題:從最后一段的句子：we each should do our part to help those who don’t have the chance. 可知作者是想鼓勵人們提供幫助，選D
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