34. Writing
December 5th is International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have volunteered to help those in need. China now has 4.5 million registered volunteers who have provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. What can you gain from volunteering?
Writing a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
The Benefits of Volunteering
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
思路点拨
你知道国际志愿者日吗？参加志愿活动有什么好处呢？是为了自己，还是为了全人类的共同利益？
题目要求考生就 “ 参加志愿活动的好处 ” 为题讨论加入志愿者行列的益处，属于说明类文章。
分析提纲可知，文章的结构应为：
第一部分阐述现象并提出观点：1985年联合国将每年的12月5日定为国际志愿者日，目前仅中国就有450万名注册志愿者，志愿活动时间超过45亿小时。参加志愿活动可以发展人的各个方面，是其他活动所不能比拟的。
第二部分阐述参加志愿活动的好处：首先，志愿者与众不同的地方是帮助他人、不求回报，因此充分体现了无私奉献的精神；其次，志愿活动可以增强全球化社区感；再次，志愿活动使我们成为一个真正的、区别于动物的人类。
第三部分总结，表达自己的观点：只要有时间、有机会，我们都应该积极参与到志愿事业当中，这是使自己更无私、更富有同情心、更高尚的最好途径。
参考范文：
The Benefits of Volunteering
Since 1985, when the United Nations first declared December 5 “ International Volunteer Day ”，millions of people around the world have seized the chance to volunteer. China alone currently has 4.5 million volunteers registered, who have together contributed over 4.5 billion hours of their time. As far as i am concerned, volunteering develops people in ways that no other activities can.
Volunteering is unique in that people who take part in it do so to help strangers for nothing in return. Most people will gladly help strangers in return for money or other compensation, but how many will do so for free? Volunteering, therefore, develops a spirit of unselfishness and compassion in those who choose to volunteer. In addition, volunteering can build a strong sense of worldwide community; the basis for help is simply the humanity thai is common to both those in need and those giving help. Volunteering makes us more true human, setting us apart from the animals, who generally act only out of instincts for self-defense.
I believe that volunteering is, therefore, something that all of us who have the time and the opportunity should take part in. It is the best way to develop an unselfish, compassionate, noble and true human character.
