陜西省咸陽市馬欄中學2021-2022學年高三英語聯考試題含解析一、選擇題1.–Howwasyourinterviewwiththefamousbasketballplayer—YaoMing?--Iwasquitenervousatfirst,buthiswarmsmileputme____.A.inaction

B.atease

C.onwork

D.onwatch參考答案：B2.Iwon’tattendthepartytobeheldinMary’shome,Iwon’tstaywhereIfeelI’mnotwelcomed.A.nowthat B.sothat C.because D.when參考答案：C句意:我不會去參加在瑪麗家舉辦的派對,因為我不會待在我覺得自己不受歡迎的地方。根據句意和句子成分可以看出,本空需要從屬連詞引導原因狀語從句,因此選C。3.Intheopeningfoursentences,Dudescribed_______thecyclesofnaturehappen—theleavescomebacktothetrees,theflowersbloom,andthegrassgrowstall.A.how

B.whenC.where

D.why參考答案：A【詳解】考查賓語從句。句意：在開頭的四句話中，杜描述了自然的循環是如何發生的——樹葉回到樹上，花兒綻放，草長得很高。theleavescomebacktothetrees,theflowersbloom,andthegrassgrowstall.是自然循環的過程，表示“如何，怎樣”，故選A.4.Thenextmoment,

shehadtimetorealizewhatwashappening,shewashitoverthehead.

A．since

B．when

C．before

D．after參考答案：C略5."It'ssuchaniceplace,"Mothersaidasshesatatthetable______forcustomers.A.tobereserved

B.havingreserved

C.reserving

D.reserved

參考答案：D試題分析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：這個地方真不錯，當媽媽坐在為顧客預留出來的桌子旁時說。reserve和謂語動詞sat之間沒有連詞，故用非謂語，且和其邏輯主語thetable邏輯上構成被動關系，用過去分詞表示被動、完成的概念，在句子中作后置定語。故選D。6.—DavidwantstobeanotherYaoMingafterhegraduatesfromschool.—Areyoujoking?Hewillnever______apersonlikeYaoMing.

A．meet

B．get

C．turn

D．make參考答案：D7.Childrenareencouragedto_________somepocketmoneyforChristmasgifts.A.putup B.putaside C.putin D.putdown參考答案：B略8.Thankyousomuch!Butforyourtextmessage,I_

homewithoutmyIDcardthismorning．A．wouldhaveleft

B．wouldleaveC．hadleft

D．left參考答案：A9.—Itwouldbebettertowaituntilnextweekend.—________.Thatistheonlythingwecando.A.Youhaveapoint B.Don’tmentionit C.Forgetit D.Noway參考答案：A10.—Sadnews!ThedirectorYangJiehaspassedaway.—Really?She

inaTVshowlasttimeIsawher.A.wasparticipating B.hadparticipatedC.participated D.hasparticipated參考答案：A11.Shetriedherbestto_____thelifethere,butfailedtomakeany______.

A.adjustto;senses

B.adaptto;trouble

C.adaptto;effort

D.adjustto;difference參考答案：D略12.Howdidit_____thatyoufailedto_____intimeyesterday?A.comeup;turndown

B.comeon;turnover C.comeabout;turnup

D.comeover;turnoff 參考答案：C13.Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．

A．Inhonorof

B．Incaseof

C．Intermsof

D．Inreturnfor參考答案：D略14.Itwasthebelief_____AlexHaleycouldfindhis“root”inAfrica______madehimdecidetogotoGambia.A.that;which

B.which;which

C.that;where

D.that;that參考答案：D略15.Beijingoperacanbeveryenjoyable,but___canbeappreciatedifyoudon’tlikeit.

A.nothing

B.everything

C.

something

D.anything參考答案：A16.WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A.surplus B.deposits C.accounts D.receipts參考答案：B【詳解】考查名詞辨析。句意：在有著豐富歷史、多元傳統和文化底蘊的中國，究竟是支持城市發展，還是保護歷史古跡，尤其存在爭議。A.surplus剩余；B.deposits底蘊；C.accounts賬目；D.receipts進款，故選B。17.TheWinterOlympicGames________inSochi,RussiainFebruary,2014wasalsoagreatpartyforathletesfromdifferentcountries.

A.washeld

B.beingheld

C.tobeheld

D.held參考答案：D18.Manypeopleareconvinced_________thepositiveeffectoflaughter_________bothphysicalandmentalhealth.A.of;at

B.by;in

C.of;on

D.on;at參考答案：C

二、完型填空19.GrowingupinKenyawasamazingbecauseIlearnedsomuch,thoughthepovertyandlackofresourcesweresometimesfrustrating.IknewIdidn’thavemuch,butIwas___16___.TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith:___17___.Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.Ihadthedrive,thewillandthegrades,___18___Ididn’thavetheresources.Even___19___thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno

___20___tohighschoolsanduniversities.WhereIlived,itwaschallenging___21___someonehelped.WhenIleftprimaryschool,Iwasinthesame___22___asmanyotherpoordisadvantagedyouth.___23___,duringthatyear,acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,was___24___andIreceivedascholarship.Today,Iam___25___recordasbeingthefirststudenttobeenrolledinthisschool.In2006,myschool____26____TheGlobalGiveBackCircle,anot-for-profitorganizationfor___27___disadvantagedgirlstocompletetheireducationandgain___28___skills.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,Iwasgivenaccesstoanine-monthITcourse.___29___,itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonlycareaboutourselvesbutotherpeople.Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”.Throughthiseducationalwebsite,aimedatnetworking10,000African___30___worldwide,allSisterscommittosendinginformationtotheirvillages.Thiscanbeto___31___financialfreedom,advanceinformation

___32___

tohealthissuesandprovideknowledgeaboutsocialnetworkingbehavior.“HeySister,GetClued-Up”isonly___33___

tothosegirlswhocanaccesstheInternet,whichhighlightsthehugechallengein___34___thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Butourplanisthatthesegirlswill

___35___whattheylearntoothergirlsthroughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.16.A.energetic B.happy C.confident D.hopeful17.A.status B.college C.entertainment D.education18.A.so B.and C.but D.since19.A.cheap B.basic C.important D.simple20.A.access B.means C.chance D.dream21.A.so B.when C.as D.unless22.A.occasion B.situation C.dilemma D.position23.A.Generally B.Importantly C.Luckily D.Casually24.A.putup B.takenup C.madeup D.setup25.A.on B.in C.at D.for26.A.approved B.took C.joined D.launched27.A.psychologically B.physically C.educationally D.financially28.A.social B.average C.typical D.professional29.A.Inshort B.Inall C.Inaddition D.Inbrief30.A.students B.girls C.kids D.teenagers31.A.promote B.introduce C.employ D.present32.A.attached B.compared C.related D.devoted33.A.alternative B.acceptable C.appropriate D.available34.A.narrowing B.shortening C.declining D.changing35.A.encourage B.spread C.add D.apply參考答案：16.B

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

21.D

22.B

23.C

24.D

25.A

26.C

27.D

28.A

29.C

30.B

31.A

32.C

33.D

34.A

35.B本文是記敘文，文章敘述了貧困的作者在一所非營利性的女子學校學習知識后，她又致力于幫助更多的女孩子接受教育的故事。【16題詳解】考查形容詞。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.happy高興的；C.confident自信的；

D.hopeful有希望的。我知道我沒有多少錢，但是我很高興。根據TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith可知，作者一般是很高興，只有一件事情不高興。故選B。【17題詳解】考查名詞。A.status地位；B.college大學；

C.entertainment娛樂；

D.education教育。根據Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.我想上高中和大學。可知，這里指教育方面。故選D。【18題詳解】考查連詞。A.so因此；表示前后是因果關系；B.and和；表示前后是并列關系；

C.but但是，表示前后是轉折關系；D.since自從。我有動力、意志和成績，但我沒有資源。根據空格前敘述的作者有什么，空后的敘述是否定的，所以前后是轉折關系。故選C。【19題詳解】考查形容詞。A.cheap

便宜；B.basic基本的；C.important重要的；

D.simple簡單的。甚至像食物、水和住所等基本的東西都不容易得到。根據thingslikefood,waterandshelter可知，這些是人活著最基本的條件。故選B.【20題詳解】考查名詞。A.access接近，使用；B.means

方法；C.chance機會；

D.dream夢想。貧困的年輕人很少或沒有機會進入高中和大學。短語haveaccesstosth可以利用，使用。故選A。【21題詳解】考查連詞。A.so因此；B.when當……時候；C.as因為；D.unless除非。在我住的地方，除非有人幫忙，否則很有挑戰性。上文提到過作者Even___4___thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.甚至像食物、水和住所等基本的東西都不容易得到。故選D。【22題詳解】考查名詞。A.occasion場合；B.situation情況；C.dilemma困境；

D.position位置。當我離開小學的時候，我和許多其他貧困的弱勢青年一樣。根據Even___4___thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno

___5___tohighschoolsanduniversities.可知，作者也并不能解決溫飽問題。故選B。【23題詳解】考查副詞。A.Generally通常；

B.Importantly重要地；C.Luckily幸運地；

D.Casually隨便地。幸運的是，在那一年，一所為女生設立的慈善高中，Starehe女生中心成立了，我獲得了獎學金。根據acharitablehighschoolforgirls及Ireceivedascholarship可知，這些都是高興的事情也是幸運的事情。故選C。【24題詳解】考查動詞短語。A.putup舉起；B.takenup從事；C.madeup編造；D.setup建立。幸運的是，在那一年，一所為女生設立的慈善高中，Starehe女生中心成立了，我獲得了獎學金。acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,學校建立了。故選D。【25題詳解】考查介詞。A.onrecord記錄在案的；B.in在；C.at在，某個時間點；D.for為了。今天，我正式成為這所學校的第一個學生。這里是固定短語onrecord記錄在案的。故選A。【26題詳解】考查動詞。A.approved認可；B.took拿；C.joined加入；D.launched開始。2006年，我的學校加入（joined）了“全球回饋圈”，這是一個非盈利組織，旨在幫助貧困女孩完成學業，獲得社交技能。根據anot-for-profitorganization這是體格組織，所以加入某個組織用動詞join，故選C。【27題詳解】考查副詞。A.psychologically心里地；B.physically身體地；C.educationally教育上地；D.financially財政地。我的學校加入了“全球回饋圈”，這是一個非盈利組織，旨在幫助貧困（financially）女孩完成學業，獲得社交技能。故選D。【28題詳解】考查形容詞。A.social社會的；B.average平均的；C.typical典型的；

D.professional專業的。我的學校加入了“全球回饋圈”，這是一個非盈利組織，旨在幫助貧困（financially）女孩完成學業，獲得社交技能。根據itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonlycareaboutourselvesbutotherpeople.可知，贏得了社交技能，也知道關心其他的人。故選A。【29題詳解】考查介詞短語。A.Inshort總之；B.Inall總共；C.Inaddition此外；

D.Inbrief簡言之。此外，它的回饋態度教會我們不僅要關心自己，還要關心他人。故選C。【30題詳解】考查名詞。A.students學生；B.girls女孩；

C.kids孩子；D.teenagers青少年。通過這個教育網站，旨在把全世界1萬名非洲女孩聯系起來，所有姐妹都承諾向她們的村莊發送信息。根據Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”可知，她們是女孩。故選B。【31題詳解】考查動詞。A.promote促進；B.introduce介紹；C.employ雇傭；

D.present提出。這可以促進財務自由，促進（promote）與健康問題相關的信息，并提供有關社交網絡行為的知識。根據advanceinformation可知，都是正面的信息，起促進的作用。故選A。【32題詳解】考查動詞。A.attached

附上；B.compared比較；C.related有關；

D.devoted致力于。這可以促進財務自由，促進與健康問題相關的信息，并提供有關（related）社交網絡行為的知識。故選C。【33題詳解】考查形容詞。A.alternative供選擇的；B.acceptable可接受的；

C.appropriate合適的；

D.available可獲得的。“HeySister,GetClued-Up”只對那些能上網的女孩開放，這凸顯了縮小貧富差距的巨大挑戰。短語beavailabletosb被某人使用。故選D。【34題詳解】考查動詞。A.narrowing縮小；

B.shortening縮短；

C.declining下降；D.changing改變。“HeySister,GetClued-Up”只對那些能上網的女孩開放，這凸顯了縮小貧富差距的巨大挑戰。根據thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.可知，對于那些沒有網絡的不能使用，她們感覺需要解決這個問題。故選A。【35題詳解】考查動詞。A.encourage鼓勵；B.spread傳播；C.add增加；D.apply申請。但我們的計劃是，這些女孩將通過“她們的聲音的力量”把她們學到的東西傳播給其他女孩。根據throughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.可知，通過網絡去傳播知識。故選B。20.Itwasacoldandrainyday.Ihadno___21___todriveupthewindingmountainroadtomydaughterCarolyn’shouse.Butshe___22___Icometoseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.___23___asIwas,Imadethetwo-hourjourney___24___thefogthathunglikeveils(面紗).BythetimeIsawhow___25___itwasnearthesummit,Ihadgonetoofaraway.Nothingcouldbeworththis,I___26___asIdroveslowlyalongthedangeroushighway.“I’llstayforlunch,butI’mheadingbackassoonasthefog___27___.”Iannounced.“ButIwantyoutodrivemetothegaragetopick___28___mycar.”Carolynsaid.“Howfarisit?”Iasked.Shereplied:”AboutthreeminutesandI’lldriveyouthere.”Aftertenminutesonthemountainroad,Ilookedather___29___.“Ithoughtyousaidthreeminutes.”Shesmiled.“Thisisadetour(繞行路線).”Turningdownanarrowtrack,weparkedthecarandgotout.Wewalkedalongpaththatwasthickwithpinetrees.Graduallythepeaceandsilenceoftheplacebegantofillmymind.Thenweturnedacornerandstopped.Iwas___30___.Fromthetopofthemountaintothefoldsandvalleys___31___severalacresofdaffodils(水仙花)richinavarietyofcolor1s.ItlookedasifGodhadpaintedsomethinggorgeousinfrontofus.Manyquestions___32___mymind.Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Asweapproachedthehomethatstoodinthecentreoftheproperty,wesawa___33___thatread:“AnswerstotheQuestionsIknowyouareasking.”Thefirstanswerwas:“OneWoman-TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.”Thesecondwas:“OneataTime.”Thethird:“Startedin1958.”Aswedrovehome,Iwasso___34___bywhatwehadseen.Icould___35___speak.“Shechangedtheworld.”Ifinallysaid,“onebulb(水仙球莖)atatime.Shestartedalmost40yearsago,probablyjustthebeginningofanidea,andshe___36___atit.The___37___ofitwouldnotletmego.Isaid:”ImagineifI’dhada___38___andworkedonit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhave___39___?Carolynlookedatmesideways,smiling.“___40___tomorrow,”shesaid.“Betteryet,starttoday.”21.A.ambition

B.desire

C.challenge

D.way22.A.invited

B.wished

C.insisted

D.hoped23.A.Cautious

B.Surprised

C.Eager

D.Unwilling24.A.through

B.over

C.across

D.beyond25.A.fresh

B.bright

C.thick

D.cloudy26.A.doubted

B.declared

C.hesitated

D.thought27.A.lifts

B.cleans

C.raises

D.sinks28.A.out

B.up

C.off

D.on29.A.eagerly

B.desperately

C.anxiously

D.calmly30.A.shocked

B.amazed

C.amused

D.concerned31.A.contained

B.lay

C.presented

D.located32.A.filled

B.disturbed

C.occurred

D.confused33.A.signal

B.symbol

C.note

D.sign34.A.encouraged

B.inspired

C.moved

D.thrilled35.A.hardly

B.rarely

C.simply

D.totally36.A.brought

B.continued

C.made

D.kept37.A.wonder

B.doubt

C.mystery

D.idea38.A.view

B.vision

C.sight

D.scene39.A.predicted

B.expected

C.accomplished

D.explored40.A.Behave

B.Take

C.Set

D.Start參考答案：21.B

22.C

23.D

24.A

25.C

26.D

27.A

28.B

29.C

30.B

31.B

32.A

33.D

34.C

35.A

36.D

37.A

38.B

39.C

40.D這是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了作者應女兒之邀，開車去找女兒，在女兒的帶領下發現了滿地的水仙花，并由此產生了感悟。【21題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.ambition雄心；B.desire欲望；C.challenge挑戰；D.way道路。結合上下文語境可知，天氣很冷，有霧，需要開車走兩個小時的彎曲的山路，因此作者應該是不愿意去女兒家，故選B。【22題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.invited邀請；B.wished希望；C.insisted堅持；D.hoped希望。根據上文可知，作者不愿意去女兒那兒，因此，此處是指女兒堅持讓她去，故選C。【23題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.Cautious謹慎的；B.Surprised吃驚的；C.Eager渴望的；D.Unwilling不情愿的。根據上文可知，此處要表達盡管不情愿，我還是冒著面紗般的霧走了兩個小時的山路，故選D。【24題詳解】考查介詞詞義辨析。A.through穿過；B.over越過；C.across穿過；D.beyond超過。此處是指作者從霧中穿過，through，over和across都有穿過的意思，over是指從上方過去，across是指從面上穿過，跨過，而through是指從空間穿過，故選A。【25題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.fresh新鮮的；B.bright明亮的；C.thick濃的；D.cloudy多云的。根據上文語境可知，此處是指霧非常的濃，故選C。【26題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.doubted懷疑；B.declared聲明；C.hesitated猶豫；D.thought認為。結合上文語境，作者的女兒堅持讓作者上山，作者不太愿意，天氣也不好，因此，此處是指作者上山時認為此行一點都不值得，故選D。【27題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.lifts消散，升起；B.cleans打掃；C.raises舉起；D.sinks下沉。結合上文語境可知，作者本不太想來，當時霧很大，由此可知，作者對女兒說吃過午飯霧散了就回去，故選A。【28題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。A.pickout挑出；B.pickup開車接某人；C.pickoff摘掉；D.pickon挑選。句意：但是我想讓你開車送我去車庫取我的車。根據句意可知，此處要用pickup開車接人，故選B。【29題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.eagerly渴望地；B.desperately絕望地；C.anxiously焦急地；D.calmly鎮定地。作者的女兒說只有三分鐘的路程，結果走了十分鐘的山路還沒有到，因此作者是感到焦急，故選C。【30題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.shocked震驚的；B.amazed驚奇的；C.amused有趣的；D.concerned關心的。根據下文作者看到滿山的水仙花可知，此處是指作者感到非常驚奇，故選B。【31題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.contained包括；B.lay位于，鋪放；C.presented展示；D.located位于。句意：從山頂到山谷鋪滿了幾英畝的富含多種顏色的水仙花。根據句意可知，此處是指水仙花鋪滿了山谷，故選B。【32題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.filled裝滿；B.disturbed打擾；C.occurred發生；D.confused困惑。根據下文可知，此處是指我腦子里裝滿了問題，故選A。【33題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.signal信號；B.symbol象征；C.note筆記；D.sign指示牌。根據下文提到“上面寫著……”可知，此處是指指示牌，故選D。【34題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.encouraged鼓勵；B.inspired激勵；C.moved感動；D.thrilled激動。根據上文Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Asweapproachedthehomethatstoodinthecentreoftheproperty,wesawa13thatread:“AnswerstotheQuestionsIknowyouareasking.”Thefirstanswerwas:“OneWoman-TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.”Thesecondwas:“OneataTime.”Thethird:“Startedin1958.”以及下文“Shechangedtheworld.”Ifinallysaid,“onebulb(水仙球莖)atatime.Shestartedalmost40yearsago,probablyjustthebeginningofanidea,andshe

16atit.描述可知，作者應該是被種花的人感動，從1958年開始，一個女人開始種植水仙花，終于讓幾英畝的土地上長滿了美麗的水仙花，故選C。【35題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.hardly幾乎不；B.rarely罕見地；C.simply簡單地；D.totally完全地。根據上文可知，此處是指景色美的讓我幾乎說不出話來，故選A。【36題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.brought帶來；B.continued繼續；C.made做；D.kept保持，堅持。根據上文可知，她堅持下去了，一次一個水仙球莖，從四十年前開始。故選D。【37題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.wonder驚奇；B.doubt懷疑；C.mystery神秘；D.idea主意。句意：這個驚奇讓我不能忘懷。結合上下文語境可知，作者對滿山谷的水仙花感到非常驚奇，故選A。【38題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.view風景；B.vision愿景；C.sight視野；D.scene場景。結合上文語境可知，此處要表達如果我有一個愿景并一天天堅持下去，我將會完成什么。故選B。【39題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.predicted預測；B.expected期望；C.accomplished完成；D.explored探索。根據上文的如果我每日都堅持一點一點的做下去可知，此處是問“我會完成什么呢？”，故選C。【40題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.Behave表現；B.Take拿；C.Set樹立；D.Start開始。根據下文Carolyn說最好從今天開始可知，此處是作者說從明天開始，故選D。三、閱讀理解21.PhyllisRamberg,85,livesaloneinHyattsville,Maryland,inthesamehouseformanydecades.“Childrenkeepaskingme,‘Whenareyougoingtomovetooneofthoseretirementvillages?’Isay,‘No,no.Myfriendsarehere,mychurchisclose,’”Rambergsaid."I'vegoteverythingIneed,rightinthisneighborhood."Ayearago,Rambergwasabletotakecareofherbackyard.Thisyear,shejustcan'tdoitherself."Whenillnesseshappen,youjustdon'thavethecapabilitythatyouthoughtyouhadbefore,"shesaid.That'swhere"AginginPlace",anon-profitorganization,comesin.FounderLisaWalkersayssheandherfriendsareamongthesevenpercentofHyattsvilleresidentswhoare65orolder."Anumberofmyneighborsarealsoaroundmyage,"Walkersaid."Westartedtalkingaboutsomeoftheconcernswehad.Severalofushadhadissueswithparentsthatweregettingolderandtheywerefarawayfromthemanddidn'tknowhowtotakecareofthemorgetsupport."SeniorscancallWalker'sorganizationwitharequest,forexample,askingforsomeonetoshopforgroceries,dosmallchoresaroundthehouseordrivethemtothedoctor.Thenavolunteerisassignedtoprovidethehelp.Mostofthecallsareforridestothedoctor."Theytakemetoallmymedicalappointments,"saidLouiseBattiste,whoisalmost90.AginginPlacevolunteerSallyMiddlebrookssaysthatareviewofnewvolunteers'background,suchasdrivingrecordsandanycriminalhistoryisjustasimportantasthetrainingtheyreceive.“Wewanttheseniors,peoplewecallneighbors,tobeassuredthattheyarewithsafe,reliablepeoplewhoarealsocaringpeople,”Middlebrookssaid.Thevolunteersalsogainsomebenefits."I'velearnedhowtostayconnectedtopeople,yourfamilyandfriends,"Walkersaid."DoIstayclosetothem?DoItrytokeepmyselfdevotedtothecommunity,relatingtopeopleyoungerthanIam?"Middlebrookssaid."I'mlearningalotaboutthiswholeprocessofaging,andI'mlearning,tomyalarm,thatit'sverydifficult.ButI'malsomeetingpeoplewhoamazemewiththeirflexibilityandtheirsenseofhumorandtheirabilitytostayverymuchalivedespiteachesandpains."Notallvolunteersareretired.CourtneyWattai,24,isagraduatestudentatAmericanUniversityinWashingtonwhostudiescaregivingandplanstohaveacareerworkingwithseniors."That'skindofwhatIwanttodobecauseIwanttomakesureI'mabletoimprovetheirlives,"Wattaisaid.“Iwanttobeinvolvedintheirlives,notjustsittingatadeskdoingthings.Ithoughtthiswouldbeagoodwaytogivetributetomygrandparentsandwhattheyhaddoneformeandmybrother."ItmakesWalkerhappytoseetheyoungergenerationsteppingup.Shehopesthat'showresidentsinherneighborhoodwillalwayscareforeachother.4.Whydopeoplewhowant