题文
Are you stuck in a rut（车辙）and looking for a change? Fed up of seeing hungry, poor faces on your TV screen and want to do something to help? Perhaps you’ve considered volunteering overseas but ruled it out because you thought you were too old, couldn’t commit enough time, or have a family. If so, think again.“Over the past five years it has become far safer --- and more professionally acceptable --- to take up a job volunteering overseas,” says David Stitt, managing director of Gap Year for Grown Ups, a company catering for volunteers in their late 20s and upwards. “While 10 years ago intrepid souls took financial and personal risks in volunteering abroad, now several organizations exist to make the experience safe and well-organized.
Nowadays, universities and business encourage overseas volunteering among students and employees. Entire families can volunteer abroad, and agencies are employing more disabled and retired people. A prosperous “humanitarian tourism” industry has sprung up; thousands of UK citizens will do some form of overseas volunteering this year.
“Some volunteering jobs are easier to find than others,” explains Kevin Cusack, from a volunteer advice agency. “If you can speak English, it’s not too hard to land a job teaching English, even without a qualification, and those who enjoy working with children should be able to find child care work.”
Whether your interest is rainforests or women’s rights, you can find a volunteer position to suit you. But be warned: unless you have relevant skills or existing overseas development experience, it’s going to cost. Just how much depends on the location and length of the position, but you should budget for somewhere between £1,500 and £6,000.
“Having to pay to volunteer may sound paradoxical (矛盾的), but it’s the best way to ensure you get a position that benefits the local community while matching your interests and skills,” explains Cusack. “You can also discuss the time you want to commit to a project --- many positions can fit into a holiday or even a weekend.”
小题1:The underlined words “intrepid souls” in Paragraph 2 most probably refers to ___________.A．companiesB．volunteersC．fightersD．students小题2:In Kevin Cusack’s opinion, paying to volunteer overseas ___________.A．must be incredible and unrealisticB．can help volunteers learn more about another culture C．may benefit both volunteers and the community they work inD．needs confidence, courage and determination小题3:What can we learn from the text?A．Disabled people can also take up a job volunteering overseas.B．In the past no one could take up a job volunteering overseas.C．“Humanitarian tourism” industry is in its beginning stage.D．Taking up a job volunteering overseas needs at least £1,500.小题4:Where can we most probably read this article?A．In a job guidebook.B．In a celebrity biography.C．In a guidebook to work overseas.D．In a report on volunteer work.小题5:What is the writer’s attitude towards volunteer work?A．Critical.B．Unfavorable.C．Supportive.D．Disagreeable. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
本文是一篇说明文，说明了当今大学和商业鼓励海外志愿工作的学生和从业人员，整个家庭自愿去国外，机构雇佣残疾人和退休的人，海外志愿工作的人比较容易找工作
小题1:推理题。由后面的句子took financial and personal risks in volunteering abroad可以推出答案，故选B。
小题2:细节题。由最后一段第二行but it’s the best way to ensure you get a position that benefits the local community while matching your interests and skills,可以知道答案，故选C。
小题3:细节题。由第二段第二行Entire families can volunteer abroad, and agencies are employing more disabled and retired people可以知道答案，故选A。
小题4:推理题。本文主要介绍海外志愿工作，可以推出答案，故选D。
小题5:推理题，由本文的主要意思“当今大学和商业鼓励海外志愿工作的学生和从业人员，整个家庭自愿去国外，机构雇佣残疾人和退休的人，海外志愿工作的人比较容易找工作”，故选C
点评：本文以问句的形式，能吸引读者的注意力，并唤起读者对文章的阅读兴趣等，本文主要考查了推理题，推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Are you stuck in a r.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
