Question

【题目】 This past summer, when most Chinese college students wondered where to travel, Wang Chaodi jumped into one of the hottest ways of travel – voluntourism.

Wang is a 22-year-old law student at Yunnan University. He spent three weeks taking part in community service (社区服务) in Nairobi, Kenya. At the same time, he enjoyed himself in African culture. “I want to go to the farthest end of the Earth to help people who are most in need,” he said.

On weekdays, Wang taught elementary courses at a poor orphanage (孤儿院). It was only 300 square meters large. And the students there had only an old textbook to study from. During weekends, he visited tourist sites including Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli Park, where he could watch amazing animals.

Voluntourism, also known as volunteer tourism, connects volunteer work with travel. Now, it is getting more and more popular among young Chinese, especially college students.

Last year, when Ciweishixi (A Shenzhen based company) carried out its South Asia voluntourism program, more than 250,000 college students signed up. According to Li Yaping, the director of the program, 3,000 young people took the trips.

“Young people today want a richer experience,” Li said. “Instead of taking regular ways such as practicing at big companies, an increasing number of them want to try unusual ways to connect with the world.”

Voluntourism doesn’t have to be international. “We hope young people can devote (付出) more attention to what’s around them before going abroad (出国),” Li added. “They can get to know more about the countryside, gain a deeper understanding of China and find future voluntourism opportunities (机会) in our own country.

【1】Wang visited Kenya only for sightseeing, didn’t he?

【2】Why did Wang visit Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli Park?

【3】How do you think voluntourism get its name?

【4】What good is voluntourism even if it isn’t international?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, he didn’t

【2】Because he could watch amazing animals there.

【3】It connects volunteer work with travel.

【4】They can get to know more about the countryside, gain a deeper understanding of China.

【解析】

文章介绍的是一种新型的旅游方式，即公益旅行，在旅游期间担任志愿者。这种方式在大学生中越来越受欢迎，他们可以从中丰富自己的生活。文中最后也提到在出国前，年轻人应该更加注意身边的事情，更多的了解农村更加深入的了解自己的国家。

【1】根据文中Wang is a 22-year-old law student at Yunnan University. He spent three weeks taking part in community service (社区服务) in Nairobi, Kenya. At the same time, he enjoyed himself in African culture.22岁的王是云南大学法律系的学生。他花了三个星期的时间在肯尼亚的内罗毕参加社区服务。与此同时，他也享受了非洲文化。可知，他去非洲并不仅仅是为了观光，故答案为No, he didn’t.

【2】根据文中During weekends, he visited tourist sites including Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli Park, where he could watch amazing animals.在周末，他参观了一些旅游景点，包括马赛马拉国家保护区和安博塞利公园，在那里他可以观赏到令人惊叹的动物。可知，是因为在那里他可以观赏到令人惊叹的动物，故答案为Because he could watch amazing animals there.

【3】根据文中Voluntourism, also known as volunteer tourism, connects volunteer work with travel.公益旅游，又称志愿旅游，将志愿工作与旅游联系起来。可知，voluntourism是把旅游和志愿者工作联系起来的，故答案为It connects volunteer work with travel.

【4】根据文中可知Voluntourism doesn’t have to be international. “We hope young people can devote (付出) more attention to what’s around them before going abroad (出国),” Li added. “They can get to know more about the countryside, gain a deeper understanding of China and find future voluntourism opportunities (机会) in our own country.志愿旅游并不一定是国际性的。李补充道:“我们希望年轻人在出国前能更多地关注身边的事物。”“他们可以更多地了解农村，更深入地了解中国，并在我们自己的国家找到未来的志愿旅游机会。”可知，即使公益旅游不是国际性的，但是他们可以更多地了解农村，更深入地了解中国，故答案为They can get to know more about the countryside, gain a deeper understanding of China.