As a freshman（大一新生）majoring in English，I had no marketable skills.A local organization once needed to have some advertisements made for an event.I considered it a good chance for me to learn new things，so I volunteered to make a few even though I had no design experience and my friends had doubts about my ability.I taught myself some of the principles of graphic design using free tools online，tried out some free software and got to work.
I've honed my skills on some other advertising projects since then and now I list advertising and marketing as skills on my job-search profile（簡介）.In addition to learning new skills，I have also gotten the chance to work on skills that I don't get to use in my paid jobs.Writing for The Daily Utah Chronicle doesn't require me to listen to students or advise them on their personal issues，but I get to practice these skills when I volunteer.My dream job requires these skills，and volunteering helps me to keep them fresh.
My volunteering experiences are specific to me，of course，but I believe that they will resonate（產(chǎn)生共鳴）in some way with most people who volunteer.A study conducted by the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that unemployed people who volunteered between 20-99 hours in a year were seven percent more likely to find a job a year later than non-volunteers.Linkedln（職場社交平臺） now has an option to list volunteering experiences on our job profile，which indicates that employers are more interested than ever in what you do when you're between jobs.
There are plenty of ways to take part in volunteering.Whatever your personal or professional interest is，there's an organization that would love to have your help.However much time you have，whatever skills you have，and whatever your reasons are，you should volunteer.It's good for your community and it's good for you.
（1）What made the author decide to make some advertisements for a local organization？ BB
A．The support from her friends.
B．Her desire to learn something new.
C．Her previous design experience.
D．The invitation from the organization.
（2）What does the underlined word "honed" in Paragraph 2 mean？ AA
A．Developed and improved.
B．Ignored and quitted.
C．Preserved and shared.
D．Analyzed and rested.
（3）Why does the author mention the study of the Center for Economic and Policy Research？ DD
A．To Show everyone is supposed to volunteer.
B．To tell how many hours one should volunteer yearly.
C．To explain why employers prefer people who have volunteered.
D．To show volunteering can help one find work more easily.
（4）The author wrote the text mainly to AA.
A．encourage readers to volunteer
B．describe her volunteer experience
C．tell the way of living a colorful college life
D．explain the importance of learning new skills
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【答案】B；A；D；A
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