You've seen people in need on the news after a hurricane, an earthquake, or any other disaster. Perhaps you've walked past homeless people who are living on the streets. Or maybe you've been to an animal shelter and wished you could give every pet a home. So what can you do to help people or animals who need it? The answer is —being a volunteer!
Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping others. You may volunteer to help other people, such as the families who lost their homes after a natural disaster. But you can also volunteer to protect animals, the environment, or any other cause that you care about.
Volunteering helps others, but it can also help you, too. If you're upset about something that's happened — like a hurricane or any other disaster — doing something about it can be a great way to deal with your feelings.
Volunteering also lets you see your own life in new ways. Sometimes it's easy to worry about things like grades or get annoyed because you don't have the most expensive gym shoes or the newest computer game. Volunteering lets you spend some time concentrating on others for a while.
Lots of people and kids find that they really enjoy volunteering. Volunteer experiences often put you in a different environment and expose（暴露）you to people and situations that you wouldn't have come across in your regular life. For instance, you might learn that just on the edge of your town are some kids who really need winter clothes.
It feels good to be able to meet a need like that. You'll know that, thanks to you, some kids have warm coats, hats, shoes. So whether it's winter clothes, food for the hungry, or homes for unwanted pets, doing volunteer work means one very important thing: You make a difference in the world.
24. What's the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To tell something about volunteers.
B. To encourage readers to be volunteers.
C. To inform readers the importance of volunteers.
D. To introduce the jobs of volunteers.
25. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Volunteering makes a big difference to the world.
B. Volunteering may give you the newest computer game.
C. Volunteering can give you the most expensive gym shoes.
D. Volunteering gives you a time to fix your attention on other things.
26. What do volunteers feel after they help other people?
A. They usually regard helping others as their duty.
B. They think that they should get some rewards.
C. They feel happy to satisfy other people’s needs.
D. They feel it natural to help others.
27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. You can help unfortunate people or animals as a volunteer.
B. Volunteers mainly meet with situations similar to their regular life.
C. Volunteering can make you know more about the people around you.
D. Volunteering is a very meaningful job.