Passage 15（2019 •山东省德州市）
It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.
How can you do it? Helping through charities（慈善团体）is a good idea. Charities are organizations（组织）that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity.
You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own.
 
● Volunteering
Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are：
☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them
☆ walking dogs at an animal shelter（收容所）
☆ cleaning up a park
☆ helping some children.You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves.
 
● Fundraising
Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are：
☆ making cakes or biscuits to sell
☆ doing sponsored（有赞助的）activities. For example, families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.
 
● Donating
Donating is to give your things to a charity to help ot hers．Some ways of donatingare：
☆ giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people
☆giving your old books to a library.
So, what can you do to help others?
11．Why is it a great thing to help others? （at least one）
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12．Which day is the International Day of Charity?
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13．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese
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14．Mary makes some money by drawing pictures．She gives the money to a charity. It is a way of　   　.（填写序号A或B或C）
A．volunteering
B．fundraising
C．donating
15．Give a proper title to the passage.
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【答案与解析】
【文章大意】文章介绍了帮助他人的好处以及帮助他人的三种方法：志愿服务，捐款活动，捐赠活动。
11．First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good．
【解析】细节理解题。根据原文：It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.帮助别人是件好事。首先，你可以学到新东西；其次，它也能让你感觉良好。故答案为：First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good。
12．September 5
【解析】细节理解题。根据文中句子 September 5 is the International Day of Charity.9月5日是国际慈善日。可得出答案：September 5。
13．你可以教那些没有生活技能的孩子如何照顾自己。
【解析】英译汉题。teach sb. how to do sth. 教某人如何去做某事，the children without life skills没有生活技能的孩子，how to take care of themselves如何照顾自己。故答案是：你可以教那些没有生活技能的孩子如何照顾自己。
14．B  【解析】细节理解题。根据：making cakes or biscuits to sell制作蛋糕或饼干出售，可知这类活动属于捐款活动。玛丽画画赚钱，她把钱捐给慈善机构。这是一种募捐活动方式。故答案选B。
15．Ways to help others.
【解析】标题归纳题。根据How can you do it？你怎么能做到帮助他人？可知短文主要讲了帮助别人的方式，故答案是：Ways to help others。