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From helping rescued animals find permanent homes to providing care for chimpanzees(黑猩猩)that have found shelter, there’s always a volunteering site for every animal lover. Here are some amazing opportunities.
Seattle Humane Society
Seattle Humane Society has been helping animals since 1897. In 2013, it adopted out a record of 6, 297 pets. It provides a wide range of programs, including dog training, a pet food bank and volunteer opportunities for animal lovers. A six-month commitment is required, and all volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest
Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest was founded in 2003 as a shelter for chimpanzees. It lies in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, 90 miles east of Seattle. Volunteers have a unique opportunity to see what it takes to run a shelter. It has three levels of volunteers; Level I volunteers help with meal preparation; Level II volunteers help the staff clean the shelter; level III volunteers are trained to interact directly with the chimpanzees.
Hope For Horses
Hope For Horses has an all-volunteer team that has helped hundreds of severely abused horses since 2001. It's also rescued a variety of other animals over the years, including donkeys, chickens, geese and a goat. Volunteers provide hands-on care for horses and other animals, including medical research, site visits and assistance with adoption. All volunteers must be 18 years old.
Purrfect Pals
Purrfect Pals, which was founded in 1988, is the Pacific Northwest's largest cat-only adoption shelter and organization. And it's one of the largest cat-only shelters in North America us well. It finds home for over 2, 000 cats each year. It asks for a five-month commitment and volunteers must he 18 or older.
1. What’s the text intended to introduce?
A. Benefits of being animal lovers.
B. Permanent homes for rescued animals.
C. Volunteer opportunities for animal lovers.
D. Commitments of volunteers at animal shelters.
2. Which of the following has the longest history?
A. Seattle Humane Society. B. Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest.
C. Hope For Horses. D. Purrfect Pals.
3. In what way is Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest different from the other three?
A. It lies within the city of Seattle. B. It sets no age limit for volunteers.
C. It is completely run by volunteers. D. It is a shelter for only one kind of animals.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文。为热爱动物的人介绍了几个动物收容站，为他们提供志愿服务的机会。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。通读全文尤其是根据文章第一段段中的“there’s always a volunteering site for every animal lover. Here are some amazing opportunities.(总有为动物爱好者提供志愿服务的站点，这里有一些惊人的机会。)”可知，本文给热爱动物的人介绍了几个动物收容站，为他们提供志愿服务的机会。C选项“Volunteer opportunities for animal lovers.( 为动物爱好者提供志愿服务机会。)”符合题意，故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Seattle Humane Society has been helping animals since 1897.(自1897年以来，西雅图人道协会一直在帮助动物。）”，以及第三段中的“Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest was founded in 2003 as a shelter for chimpanzees.(西北黑猩猩庇护所成立于2003年，是黑猩猩的庇护所。)”；以及第四段“Hope For Horses has an all-volunteer team that has helped hundreds of severely abused horses since 2001. (“希望之马”有一个全是志愿者团队，自2001年以来帮助了数百匹受到严重虐待的马)”；和第五段“Purrfect Pals, which was founded in 1988, is the Pacific Northwest's largest cat-only adoption shelter and organization. (成立于1988年的Purrfect Pals是太平洋西北部最大的只收养猫的收容所和组织。)”可知，四个动物救护站的成立时间分别是：1897年、2003年、2001年和1988年,历史最悠久的是Seattle Humane Society。A选项“Seattle Humane Society.( 西雅图人道协会)”符合题意，故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“all volunteers must he at least 18 years old.(所有志愿者必须年满18岁。)” 和第五段“All volunteers must be 18 years old.( 所有志愿者必须年满18岁。)”和第六段“and volunteers must he 18 or older.（志愿者必须年满18岁。）”可知，Seattle Humane Society，Purrfect Pals，Purrfect Pals这三个救护站都对志愿者有年龄限制，只有Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest没有对志愿者的年龄设限，因此，Chimpanzee Shelter Northwest与其他救助站不同的它没有年龄限制。B项“It sets no age limit for volunteers.(它对志愿者的年龄没有设限)”符合题意，故选B项。
