# Doing voluntary work - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 2） - 考频：超高频 - 最近考试：2026.5.30苏州 IDP - 题目数：8 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/50f2cc4f-3069-4a7d-b27a-298d3dd57a17（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,720 Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to sixteen. 00:00:05,740 Good evening. My name's Allen, and I'm so pleased to be here to talk to you about volunteering. With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of doing so are enormous to you, your family, and your community. 00:00:24,760 Let me start by telling you about my own experience. I've done various types of volunteering over the last few years. At the moment, for example, I spend every Saturday morning in our local folk museum. My earliest experience was when I was still at school, when I used to go to the hospital one evening a week to take a trolley of library books round the wards. I moved on from that to spending my university summer vacations helping out at a zoo. That was amazing fun. 00:00:57,720 My own decision to volunteer came as a result of a lesson at school when one of my classmates told us all about his holiday volunteering as a swimming pool lifeguard. 00:01:09,280 When I told my mother I wanted to do something similar the following summer, she suggested I got started a bit sooner than that. So the next day I asked our class teacher what other volunteering opportunities there might be for me, and that's what got me going. 00:01:26,460 There are many advantages to volunteering. Which you experience depends to some extent on the kind of activity you opt for, though of course, whatever you do, you can enjoy feeling you're making a valuable contribution to society. It may give you the opportunity to learn how to do all sorts of useful and interesting things. As far as I'm concerned, the key thing's been the joy of getting to know people who I wouldn't otherwise have had the chance to meet. I'm frequently asked whether there are any opportunities for doing voluntary work in your own home. There are a few, mainly involving writing, graphic design, or various types of handicraft. It obviously doesn't fit with everyone's lifestyle, but it amazes me how many people do opt for this route. 00:02:21,740 In general, there are lots of things to ask yourself when deciding what type of volunteering will be right for you. Most people know it's important to take their own skills into account. They know they need to think about whether they have what it takes to do the work they're considering. They're also aware of what it might mean in terms of hours and whether this will be possible for them, given any other commitments they may have. 00:02:48,040 But sometimes people don't give any thought to the degree of independence they'd like. For example, some people want to be in charge, while others prefer not to have to make decisions. 00:02:59,640 So what advice would I give about making the most of a volunteering experience? Well, the first thing I'd say is things may well not be quite what you expected, but stick at it. You'll find it's almost always possible to have fun. And that, after all, is also a valuable part of the point of getting involved in volunteering. 00:03:25,600 Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions seventeen to twenty. 00:03:34,020 Now listen and answer questions seventeen to twenty. 00:03:38,740 I'd like now to talk more specifically about a volunteer called Anna, who spent a year abroad volunteering on a Caribbean island. 00:03:47,800 At first, it was a culture shock, but she soon settled in and really enjoyed herself. 00:03:54,800 Anna got involved in different activities while she was abroad. She'd expected she'd probably be teaching on the island, but they were still building the school, so she was asked to be a nursing auxiliary at the local clinic. She got very good at taking blood pressures and temperatures. 00:04:13,060 She also helped with harvesting bananas at the farm where she was lodging, and another volunteer staying at the same place helped set up a library in the village. 00:04:24,620 Anna came back enormously enthusiastic about volunteering and wants to promote the idea. You may have read an interview she did with a reporter in the local paper about her voluntary work. If you'd like to read more about her experiences, then I'll give you the link for a wonderful site she's set up for school children who are considering volunteering. She's going to be talking about her experiences next month at a conference for people interested in volunteering, and any of you would be welcome to go to that too. Just have a word with me. ## 题目与答案 ### 11. 11 What kind of voluntary work did Alan first get involved in? 11 What kind of voluntary work did Alan first get involved in? - work with animals - work in a hospital - work in a museum **答案**：work with animals 原文定位：My earliest experience was when I was still at school, when I used to go to the hospital one evening a week to take a trolley of library books round the wards 同义替换：「first」↔「earliest」 ### 12. 12 Who first inspired Alan to become a volunteer? 12 Who first inspired Alan to become a volunteer? - a teacher - a relative - a fellow student **答案**：a fellow student 原文定位：My own decision to volunteer came as a result of a lesson at school when one of my classmates told us all about his holiday volunteering as a swimming pool lifeguard 同义替换：「first inspired」↔「decision to volunteer came as a result of」；「a fellow student」↔「classmate」 ### 13. 13 What does Alan feel is the main advantage for him of doing voluntary work? 13 What does Alan feel is the main advantage for him of doing voluntary work? - learning new skills - meeting new people - feeling useful **答案**：meeting new people 原文定位：As far as I'm concerned, the key thing's been the joy of getting to know people who I wouldn't otherwise have had the chance to meet 同义替换：「main advantage for him」↔「the key thing's been」；「meeting new people」↔「getting to know people」 ### 14. 14 What point does Alan make about home-based volunteering? 14 What point does Alan make about home-based volunteering? - A large variety of opportunities are available. - A surprising number of people choose this option. - It can suit the lifestyles of a great many people. **答案**：A surprising number of people choose this option. 原文定位：It obviously doesn't fit with everyone's lifestyle, but it amazes me how many people do opt for this route 同义替换：「home-based volunteering」↔「doing voluntary work in your own home」；「surprising」↔「amazes」；「choose」↔「opt for」 ### 15. 15 Alan consider that when choosing what kind of volunteering to do, many people fail to 15 Alan consider that when choosing what kind of volunteering to do, many people fail to - the time they will need to commit. - the level of responsibility they want. - the particular talents they will require. **答案**：the level of responsibility they want. 原文定位：But sometimes people don't give any thought to the degree of independence they'd like. For example, some people want to be in charge, while others prefer not to have to make decisions 同义替换：「many people fail to」↔「don't give any thought to」；「the level of responsibility they want」↔「degree of independence they'd like」 ### 16. 16 What advice does Alan give about making the most of volunteering? 16 What advice does Alan give about making the most of volunteering? - Don't be afraid to change direction. - Check you know what is expected. - Try not to give up too soon. **答案**：Don't be afraid to change direction. 原文定位：Well, the first thing I'd say is things may well not be quite what you expected, but stick at it 同义替换：「Try not to give up too soon」↔「stick at it」 ### 17-18. Which TWO activities did Anna get involved with when volunteering abroad? Which TWO activities did Anna get involved with when volunteering abroad? - teaching young children - building some homes - helping at a library - taking care of people who were ill - picking fruit **答案**：taking care of people who were ill,picking fruit 原文定位：She was asked to be a nursing auxiliary at the local clinic;She also helped with harvesting bananas at the farm 同义替换：「taking care of people who were ill」↔「nursing auxiliary at the local clinic」；「picking fruit」↔「harvesting bananas」 ### 19-20. Which TWO ways of promoting volunteering has Anna done since returning home? Which TWO ways of promoting volunteering has Anna done since returning home? - organising a conference - creating a website - speaking to youth clubs - talking to a journalist - visiting schools **答案**：creating a website,talking to a journalist 原文定位：You may have read an interview she did with a reporter in the local paper;I'll give you the link for a wonderful site she's set up for school children 同义替换：「creating a website」↔「site she's set up」；「talking to a journalist」↔「interview she did with a reporter」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。