Volunteers① Volunteers are people who work without being paid. T

Volunteers

① Volunteers are people who work without being paid. They do the work because they want to. We need volunteer because there are many things that need to be done in society which the Government can't afford to pay for.

② Volunteers are motivated by desire to help others and to make the world better place. Statistics suggest that more than one million people do voluntary work in New Zealand. Some volunteers do the kind of work that they are particularly interested in, but perhaps haven't had the chance to do during their working lives. Others make use of their professional skills and experience.

③ Volunteers contribute to society in a number of ways. For example, some give their time to help preserve the natural environment. While there are government-run projects to maintain national parks and forests, the projects would not succeed without volunteers. Some environmental organizations rely solely on voluntary labor.

④ "Meals on Wheels" is a voluntary organization run by the Red Cross. It delivers meals to elderly people who are unable to cook for themselves Every year volunteer drivers deliver a million meals. This enables elderly people to remain in their own houses.

⑤ Volunteer Service Abroad was started in 1962. It sends volunteers to poor countries. To be a volunteer you should be between the ages of 25 and 77, of good health and have a skill or ability that is requested by the country. Volunteers spend two years helping the local people improve their lives. Two years is a long time, but when they return, many volunteers say: "It was the best two years of my life.”

A. Definition of volunteers

B. How volunteers are organized

C. How volunteers contribute to society

D. Why people want to be volunteers

E. An organization sending volunteers abroad

F. An organization delivering meals to the elderly

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【题目解析】：16、【A】根据“Volunteers are people who work without being paid. They do the work because they want to.（志愿者是无偿工作的人。他们成为志愿者是因为他们想做。）”可知A选项最符合，意思是“志愿者的定义”。
17、【D】根据“Volunteers are motivated by desire to help others and to make the world better place.（志愿者的动机是想帮助他人，让世界变得更美好。）”可知D选项最符合，意思是“为什么人们想成为志愿者”。
18、【C】根据“Volunteers contribute to society in a number of ways. For example, some give their time to help preserve the natural environment. （志愿者在许多方面对社会有贡献。例如，一些人花时间帮助保护自然环境。）”可知C选项最符合，意思是“志愿者如何为社会做贡献”。
19、【F】根据“It delivers meals to elderly people who are unable to cook for themselves Every year volunteer drivers deliver a million meals.（它为不能自己做饭的老年人送餐每年志愿司机送餐100万份。）”可知F选项最符合，意思是“给老人送饭的组织”。
20、【E】根据“It sends volunteers to poor countries.（该组织向贫困国家派遣志愿者。）”可知E选项最符合，意思是“派遣志愿者出国的组织”。