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15．Growing up in Swaziland，Sara was aware from a young age that some communities are facing big challenges．Since the first cases were reported in 1986，AIDS has spread at an alarming rate，and today 1in 4adults in Swaziland are living with HIV．With so many adults dying，nearly 4in 10people in Swaziland are under 14．Life expectancy（预期寿命）now tops a mere 32years and the nation has the highest infection rate in the world．During high school，Sara volunteered to teach English to children orphaned （使…成为孤儿） by AIDS．It was her first act of direct service to others．It gave her the chance to use her own education and experience to help others．
Sara didn't stop there．During her gap year，when she had time off between high school and college，she used her background of growing up in Africa to spend four months working with an Irish nongovernment organization，Value Added In Africa，which promotes business links with African countries．Again，volunteering became the door to a new range of experiences and options．Today Sara is pursuing a degree at Carleton College in the US．Her decision to study economics is no accident-she's determined to understand how trade can help developing countries reduce their reliance on aid．By following this career path she hopes she can help her homeland．
Moving to a new place can be hard，but Sara has overcome the challenge of making friends and being accepted-by using her background as a volunteer with lots of local projects and organizations．Once again，seeing the community as a volunteer is helping to introduce her to the local community，explore the area，become familiar with life in the US in a very practical way．
"Having travelled and lived in different cultures I find the most honest approach to understanding a place is to contribute in some way to its community，"she says．"Volunteering in the US has surpassed （超过） her expectations．It's been easy to find amazing and cool events to help out at!Volunteering here is different because the organizations I have met here are probably the most generous with their volunteers．"
24．Why did Sara decide to study economics in college？A
A．Because she wanted to help her homeland get rid of poverty．
B．Because she had the idea of studying economics by accident．
C．Because she had decided it since she was in high school．
D．Because she wanted to spend all her life working with Value Added In Africa．
25．What happened to Sara when she arrived in the US？D
A．She missed life in her homeland very much．
B．She worried a lot about her future in the US．
C．It was very hard for her to live in a new place．
D．She adapted herself to life in the US easily．
26．What do we know about Sara's volunteering in the US？B
A．It was more difficult than she had expected．
B．It was different from her former volunteering．
C．It helped her make her decision to volunteer all her life．
D．It helped her realize how poor her homeland is．
27．What's the passage mainly about？A
A．Sara's experience of volunteering．
B．The importance of volunteering．
C．What problems AIDS has brought to Swaziland．
D．Differences between volunteering in the US and Swaziland．
分析 本文为故事类文章，全文介绍了Sara做志愿者的经历．
解答 24---27 ADBA
24答案：A．解析：细节理解题．根据第三段"Her decision to study economics is no accident-she's determined to understand how trade can help developing countries reduce their reliance on aid．By following this career path she hopes she can help her homeland"可知，她学经济学是为了帮助自己的祖国摆脱贫困．应选A．
25答案：D．解析：推理判断题．根据第四段Moving to a new place can be hard，but Sara has overcome the challenge of making friends and being accepted-by using her background as a volunteer with lots of local projects and organizations．Once again，seeing the community as a volunteer is helping to introduce her to the local community，explore the area，become familiar with life in the US in a very practical way可知，Sara利用她以前做志愿者的经验，很快熟悉了新环境．
26答案：B．解析：细节理解题．根据最后一段"Volunteering here is different"可知，这里的志愿工作与之前不同，应选B．
27答案：A．解析：主旨大意题．文章主要讲述了Sara做志愿者的经历，故选A．
点评 阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序．因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when，where，who，why，what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素．毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件．
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10．When difficult people express themselves orally，they generally want at least two things：they have been heard and they've been understood．As a good communicator should be a good listener．Five steps are advocated toward good listening．
The first step is cooperating．How does a difficult person know that you're listening and understanding？In fact，it's through the way you look and sound while he is talking．You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings．You do this by nodding your head in agreement，making certain sounds of understanding．
When the person begins to repeat what's been said，it's signal of step two：turning back．It means that you repeat back some words he is using，sending a clear signal that you're listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important．
Having heard what he has to say，the next step is clarifying．At this point，you start to gather information about what is being communicated．Ask some open-ended questions，which will allow you to figure out what he is intended to do．
The fourth step is to summarize what you've heard．This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page．When you do this，two things happen．First，if you've missed something，he can fill in the details．Second，you've shown what you're making an effort to understand completely．This increase the possibility of gaining cooperation from him．
Having listened carefully，you've now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced．Ask if he feels understood．
When enough sincere listening questioning，and remembering are brought together，understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative．
The first step is cooperating．How does a difficult person know that you're listening and understanding？In fact，it's through the way you look and sound while he is talking．You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings．You do this by nodding your head in agreement，making certain sounds of understanding．
When the person begins to repeat what's been said，it's signal of step two：turning back．It means that you repeat back some words he is using，sending a clear signal that you're listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important．
Having heard what he has to say，the next step is clarifying．At this point，you start to gather information about what is being communicated．Ask some open-ended questions，which will allow you to figure out what he is intended to do．
The fourth step is to summarize what you've heard．This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page．When you do this，two things happen．First，if you've missed something，he can fill in the details．Second，you've shown what you're making an effort to understand completely．This increase the possibility of gaining cooperation from him．
Having listened carefully，you've now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced．Ask if he feels understood．
When enough sincere listening questioning，and remembering are brought together，understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative．
| Topic | Understand others by （102）listening |
| Reason | Difficult people hope that they have been heard and （103）understoodwhen they express themselves． |
（104）Tips/Advice/Suggestionson listening | （105）Nodin agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking Repeat some （106）wordsthat you have heard Collect information about the person's expressions and find his （107）intention Give a （108）summaryof what the person has said Confirm that the person gains （109）satisfactionfrom speaking his thoughts |
| （110）Conclusion | A difficult person will be easier to （111）cooperatewith if understanding is achieved． |