A
Life under lockdown is strange and lonely but people are finding ways to come together and support those in need by volunteering. Here are just a few more ways you can take part in.
NHS Responders
After asking retired medical professionals to return to work, the government has also put out a call for 250,000 volunteers to support the NHS (National Health System). You can apply to be a community response volunteer, collecting and delivering supplies for those in isolation; a patient transport volunteer, helping patients who are dismissed from hospital get home and settled; and an NHS transport volunteer, to assist with delivery of medical supplies.
GAIL'S Bakery
As well as baking breads and pastries for the general public, GAJL's is supplying front-line NHS teams with fresh food, and they need more help to get it where it needs to be. If you want to lend a hand, drop them an email.
Re-engage
Re-engage is a voluntary group that helps reduce loneliness among old people and given that so many people are isolated because of the virus outbreak, they need more volunteers to become call companions. If you want to join them in the telephone befriending service, contact them at 18112256.
A Plate For London
This online platform helps match volunteers with Londoners in need . Now they are focusing on doorstep deliveries of food parcels and hot meals to children who rely on free school meals and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the widespread disease.
1. What is the duty of a patient transport volunteer?
A. Picking up patients. B. Sending patients home.
C. Moving patients to clinics. D. Delivering supplies for patients.
2. Which volunteer group especially cares for the senior?
A. NHS Responders. B. GAIL’s Bakery.
C. Re-engage. D. A Plate For London.
3. Who may be offered food by the online platform?
A. The aged. B. The volunteers.
C. The patients. D. The unemployed.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。疫情下的隔离的生活是陌生和孤独的，但人们正在通过志愿活动找到方法团结起来，支持那些需要帮助的人。文章主要介绍了四个可以加入的志愿团体。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据NHS Responders 部分中You can apply to be a community response volunteer, collecting and delivering supplies for those in isolation; a patient transport volunteer, helping patients who are dismissed from hospital get home and settled; and an NHS transport volunteer, to assist with delivery of medical supplies.可知你可以申请成为一名社区响应志愿者，为那些处于隔离状态的人收集和运送物资；接送病人志愿者，帮助从医院出院的病人回家；和一名NHS运输志愿者，帮助运送医疗用品。由此可知，病人运输志愿者的职责是送病人回家。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Re-engage 部分中Re-engage is a voluntary group that helps reduce loneliness among old people and given that so many people are isolated because of the virus outbreak, they need more volunteers to become call companions.可知“Re-engage”是一个志愿组织，旨在帮助减少老年人的孤独感，鉴于很多人因为病毒的爆发而被孤立，他们需要更多的志愿者成为陪护。由此可知，Re-engage 志愿者团体特别关心老人。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据A Plate For London部分中This online platform helps match volunteers with Londoners in need. Now they are focusing on doorstep deliveries of food parcels and hot meals to children who rely on free school meals and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the widespread disease.可知这个在线平台帮助志愿者和有需要的伦敦人配对。现在，他们的工作重点是将食品包裹和热饭送到靠免费校餐为生的儿童和因疫情蔓延而失去工作的人手中。由此可知，这个在线平台也为失业者提供食物。故选D。
