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【題目】根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Helping and working with others can have a good effect on your overall psychological well-being. Nothing relieves stress better than a meaningful connection to another person. Working with pets and other animals can also improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. Volunteering keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against depression.
By measuring hormones and brain activity, researchers have discovered that being helpful to others delivers inner pleasure. Human beings are hard-wired to give to others.
Volunteering increases self-confidence. You are doing good for others and the community, which provides a natural sense of accomplishment.And the better you feel about yourself, the more likely you are to have a positive view of your life and future goals.
Studies have found that those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate than those who do not. Older volunteers tend to walk more, find it easier to cope with everyday tasks, are less likely to develop high blood pressure, and have better thinking skills. Volunteering can also lessen symptoms of chronic pain and reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. Volunteering makes you happy.
B. The more we give, the happier we feel.
C. Volunteering provides a sense of purpose.
D. So volunteering helps you stay physically healthy.
E. Volunteering helps reduce stress, anger, and anxiety.
F. Volunteering can provide working experience when you need it.
G. Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride and identity.

Answer 1

【答案】E；A；B；G；D
【解析】本文是一篇說明文，作者從幾個方面闡述做志愿者工作的對自身帶來的好處。
（1）考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)空后“Nothing relieves stress better than a meaningful connection to another person.”及“Volunteering keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against depression.”可知，志愿者工作可以緩解壓力和不安。故選E。
（2）考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。第二段講述志愿者工作帶來的幸福感，根據(jù)空后“…that being helpful to others delivers inner pleasure.”可知選擇A項。
（3）考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)空前“Human beings are hard-wired to give to others.”可知，無名給予別人越多，自身感覺越幸福。故選B項。
（4）考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。第三段講述的是志愿者工作給人帶來的自信、成就感、積極的人生態(tài)度和目標，故G項符合語境。
（5）考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。最后一段通過研究表明志愿者走路多、處理日常工作、思維敏捷，不易患高血壓，減輕痛風癥狀和降低患糖尿病的風險。故選D項“志愿者工作能夠使你保持身體健康”。