陕西省咸阳市马栏中学2021-2022学年高三英语联考试题含解析

陕西省咸阳市马栏中学2021-2022学年高三英语联考试题含解析一、选择题1.–Howwasyourinterviewwiththefamousbasketballplayer—YaoMing?--Iwasquitenervousatfirst,buthiswarmsmileputme____.A.inaction

B.atease

C.onwork

D.onwatch参考答案：B2.Iwon’tattendthepartytobeheldinMary’shome,Iwon’tstaywhereIfeelI’mnotwelcomed.A.nowthat B.sothat C.because D.when参考答案：C句意:我不会去参加在玛丽家举办的派对,因为我不会待在我觉得自己不受欢迎的地方。根据句意和句子成分可以看出,本空需要从属连词引导原因状语从句,因此选C。3.Intheopeningfoursentences,Dudescribed_______thecyclesofnaturehappen—theleavescomebacktothetrees,theflowersbloom,andthegrassgrowstall.A.how

B.whenC.where

D.why参考答案：A【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：在开头的四句话中，杜描述了自然的循环是如何发生的——树叶回到树上，花儿绽放，草长得很高。theleavescomebacktothetrees,theflowersbloom,andthegrassgrowstall.是自然循环的过程，表示“如何，怎样”，故选A.4.Thenextmoment,

shehadtimetorealizewhatwashappening,shewashitoverthehead.

A．since

B．when

C．before

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

B.havingreserved

C.reserving

D.reserved

参考答案：D试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句意：这个地方真不错，当妈妈坐在为顾客预留出来的桌子旁时说。reserve和谓语动词sat之间没有连词，故用非谓语，且和其逻辑主语thetable逻辑上构成被动关系，用过去分词表示被动、完成的概念，在句子中作后置定语。故选D。6.—DavidwantstobeanotherYaoMingafterhegraduatesfromschool.—Areyoujoking?Hewillnever______apersonlikeYaoMing.

A．meet

B．get

C．turn

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

homewithoutmyIDcardthismorning．A．wouldhaveleft

B．wouldleaveC．hadleft

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

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

A.adjustto;senses

B.adaptto;trouble

C.adaptto;effort

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

B.comeon;turnover C.comeabout;turnup

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

A．Inhonorof

B．Incaseof

C．Intermsof

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

B.which;which

C.that;where

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

A.nothing

B.everything

C.

something

D.anything参考答案：A16.WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A.surplus B.deposits C.accounts D.receipts参考答案：B【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：在有着丰富历史、多元传统和文化底蕴的中国，究竟是支持城市发展，还是保护历史古迹，尤其存在争议。A.surplus剩余；B.deposits底蕴；C.accounts账目；D.receipts进款，故选B。17.TheWinterOlympicGames________inSochi,RussiainFebruary,2014wasalsoagreatpartyforathletesfromdifferentcountries.

A.washeld

B.beingheld

C.tobeheld

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

B.by;in

C.of;on

D.on;at参考答案：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参考答案：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本文是记叙文，文章叙述了贫困的作者在一所非营利性的女子学校学习知识后，她又致力于帮助更多的女孩子接受教育的故事。【16题详解】考查形容词。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.happy高兴的；C.confident自信的；

D.hopeful有希望的。我知道我没有多少钱，但是我很高兴。根据TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith可知，作者一般是很高兴，只有一件事情不高兴。故选B。【17题详解】考查名词。A.status地位；B.college大学；

C.entertainment娱乐；

D.education教育。根据Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.我想上高中和大学。可知，这里指教育方面。故选D。【18题详解】考查连词。A.so因此；表示前后是因果关系；B.and和；表示前后是并列关系；

C.but但是，表示前后是转折关系；D.since自从。我有动力、意志和成绩，但我没有资源。根据空格前叙述的作者有什么，空后的叙述是否定的，所以前后是转折关系。故选C。【19题详解】考查形容词。A.cheap

便宜；B.basic基本的；C.important重要的；

D.simple简单的。甚至像食物、水和住所等基本的东西都不容易得到。根据thingslikefood,waterandshelter可知，这些是人活着最基本的条件。故选B.【20题详解】考查名词。A.access接近，使用；B.means

方法；C.chance机会；

D.dream梦想。贫困的年轻人很少或没有机会进入高中和大学。短语haveaccesstosth可以利用，使用。故选A。【21题详解】考查连词。A.so因此；B.when当……时候；C.as因为；D.unless除非。在我住的地方，除非有人帮忙，否则很有挑战性。上文提到过作者Even___4___thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.甚至像食物、水和住所等基本的东西都不容易得到。故选D。【22题详解】考查名词。A.occasion场合；B.situation情况；C.dilemma困境；

D.position位置。当我离开小学的时候，我和许多其他贫困的弱势青年一样。根据Even___4___thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno

___5___tohighschoolsanduniversities.可知，作者也并不能解决温饱问题。故选B。【23题详解】考查副词。A.Generally通常；

B.Importantly重要地；C.Luckily幸运地；

D.Casually随便地。幸运的是，在那一年，一所为女生设立的慈善高中，Starehe女生中心成立了，我获得了奖学金。根据acharitablehighschoolforgirls及Ireceivedascholarship可知，这些都是高兴的事情也是幸运的事情。故选C。【24题详解】考查动词短语。A.putup举起；B.takenup从事；C.madeup编造；D.setup建立。幸运的是，在那一年，一所为女生设立的慈善高中，Starehe女生中心成立了，我获得了奖学金。acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,学校建立了。故选D。【25题详解】考查介词。A.onrecord记录在案的；B.in在；C.at在，某个时间点；D.for为了。今天，我正式成为这所学校的第一个学生。这里是固定短语onrecord记录在案的。故选A。【26题详解】考查动词。A.approved认可；B.took拿；C.joined加入；D.launched开始。2006年，我的学校加入（joined）了“全球回馈圈”，这是一个非盈利组织，旨在帮助贫困女孩完成学业，获得社交技能。根据anot-for-profitorganization这是体格组织，所以加入某个组织用动词join，故选C。【27题详解】考查副词。A.psychologically心里地；B.physically身体地；C.educationally教育上地；D.financially财政地。我的学校加入了“全球回馈圈”，这是一个非盈利组织，旨在帮助贫困（financially）女孩完成学业，获得社交技能。故选D。【28题详解】考查形容词。A.social社会的；B.average平均的；C.typical典型的；

D.professional专业的。我的学校加入了“全球回馈圈”，这是一个非盈利组织，旨在帮助贫困（financially）女孩完成学业，获得社交技能。根据itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonlycareaboutourselvesbutotherpeople.可知，赢得了社交技能，也知道关心其他的人。故选A。【29题详解】考查介词短语。A.Inshort总之；B.Inall总共；C.Inaddition此外；

D.Inbrief简言之。此外，它的回馈态度教会我们不仅要关心自己，还要关心他人。故选C。【30题详解】考查名词。A.students学生；B.girls女孩；

C.kids孩子；D.teenagers青少年。通过这个教育网站，旨在把全世界1万名非洲女孩联系起来，所有姐妹都承诺向她们的村庄发送信息。根据Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”可知，她们是女孩。故选B。【31题详解】考查动词。A.promote促进；B.introduce介绍；C.employ雇佣；

D.present提出。这可以促进财务自由，促进（promote）与健康问题相关的信息，并提供有关社交网络行为的知识。根据advanceinformation可知，都是正面的信息，起促进的作用。故选A。【32题详解】考查动词。A.attached

附上；B.compared比较；C.related有关；

D.devoted致力于。这可以促进财务自由，促进与健康问题相关的信息，并提供有关（related）社交网络行为的知识。故选C。【33题详解】考查形容词。A.alternative供选择的；B.acceptable可接受的；

C.appropriate合适的；

D.available可获得的。“HeySister,GetClued-Up”只对那些能上网的女孩开放，这凸显了缩小贫富差距的巨大挑战。短语beavailabletosb被某人使用。故选D。【34题详解】考查动词。A.narrowing缩小；

B.shortening缩短；

C.declining下降；D.changing改变。“HeySister,GetClued-Up”只对那些能上网的女孩开放，这凸显了缩小贫富差距的巨大挑战。根据thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.可知，对于那些没有网络的不能使用，她们感觉需要解决这个问题。故选A。【35题详解】考查动词。A.encourage鼓励；B.spread传播；C.add增加；D.apply申请。但我们的计划是，这些女孩将通过“她们的声音的力量”把她们学到的东西传播给其他女孩。根据throughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.可知，通过网络去传播知识。故选B。20.Itwasacoldandrainyday.Ihadno___21___todriveupthewindingmountainroadtomydaughterCarolyn’shouse.Butshe___22___Icometoseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.___23___asIwas,Imadethetwo-hourjourney___24___thefogthathunglikeveils(面纱).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(绕行路线).”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(水仙球茎)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参考答案：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这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者应女儿之邀，开车去找女儿，在女儿的带领下发现了满地的水仙花，并由此产生了感悟。【21题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.ambition雄心；B.desire欲望；C.challenge挑战；D.way道路。结合上下文语境可知，天气很冷，有雾，需要开车走两个小时的弯曲的山路，因此作者应该是不愿意去女儿家，故选B。【22题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.invited邀请；B.wished希望；C.insisted坚持；D.hoped希望。根据上文可知，作者不愿意去女儿那儿，因此，此处是指女儿坚持让她去，故选C。【23题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.Cautious谨慎的；B.Surprised吃惊的；C.Eager渴望的；D.Unwilling不情愿的。根据上文可知，此处要表达尽管不情愿，我还是冒着面纱般的雾走了两个小时的山路，故选D。【24题详解】考查介词词义辨析。A.through穿过；B.over越过；C.across穿过；D.beyond超过。此处是指作者从雾中穿过，through，over和across都有穿过的意思，over是指从上方过去，across是指从面上穿过，跨过，而through是指从空间穿过，故选A。【25题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.fresh新鲜的；B.bright明亮的；C.thick浓的；D.cloudy多云的。根据上文语境可知，此处是指雾非常的浓，故选C。【26题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.doubted怀疑；B.declared声明；C.hesitated犹豫；D.thought认为。结合上文语境，作者的女儿坚持让作者上山，作者不太愿意，天气也不好，因此，此处是指作者上山时认为此行一点都不值得，故选D。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.lifts消散，升起；B.cleans打扫；C.raises举起；D.sinks下沉。结合上文语境可知，作者本不太想来，当时雾很大，由此可知，作者对女儿说吃过午饭雾散了就回去，故选A。【28题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.pickout挑出；B.pickup开车接某人；C.pickoff摘掉；D.pickon挑选。句意：但是我想让你开车送我去车库取我的车。根据句意可知，此处要用pickup开车接人，故选B。【29题详解】考查副词词义辨析。A.eagerly渴望地；B.desperately绝望地；C.anxiously焦急地；D.calmly镇定地。作者的女儿说只有三分钟的路程，结果走了十分钟的山路还没有到，因此作者是感到焦急，故选C。【30题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.shocked震惊的；B.amazed惊奇的；C.amused有趣的；D.concerned关心的。根据下文作者看到满山的水仙花可知，此处是指作者感到非常惊奇，故选B。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.contained包括；B.lay位于，铺放；C.presented展示；D.located位于。句意：从山顶到山谷铺满了几英亩的富含多种颜色的水仙花。根据句意可知，此处是指水仙花铺满了山谷，故选B。【32题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.filled装满；B.disturbed打扰；C.occurred发生；D.confused困惑。根据下文可知，此处是指我脑子里装满了问题，故选A。【33题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.signal信号；B.symbol象征；C.note笔记；D.sign指示牌。根据下文提到“上面写着……”可知，此处是指指示牌，故选D。【34题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.encouraged鼓励；B.inspired激励；C.moved感动；D.thrilled激动。根据上文Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Asweapproachedthehomethatstoodinthecentreoftheproperty,wesawa13thatread:“AnswerstotheQuestionsIknowyouareasking.”Thefirstanswerwas:“OneWoman-TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.”Thesecondwas:“OneataTime.”Thethird:“Startedin1958.”以及下文“Shechangedtheworld.”Ifinallysaid,“onebulb(水仙球茎)atatime.Shestartedalmost40yearsago,probablyjustthebeginningofanidea,andshe

16atit.描述可知，作者应该是被种花的人感动，从1958年开始，一个女人开始种植水仙花，终于让几英亩的土地上长满了美丽的水仙花，故选C。【35题详解】考查副词词义辨析。A.hardly几乎不；B.rarely罕见地；C.simply简单地；D.totally完全地。根据上文可知，此处是指景色美的让我几乎说不出话来，故选A。【36题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.brought带来；B.continued继续；C.made做；D.kept保持，坚持。根据上文可知，她坚持下去了，一次一个水仙球茎，从四十年前开始。故选D。【37题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.wonder惊奇；B.doubt怀疑；C.mystery神秘；D.idea主意。句意：这个惊奇让我不能忘怀。结合上下文语境可知，作者对满山谷的水仙花感到非常惊奇，故选A。【38题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A.view风景；B.vision愿景；C.sight视野；D.scene场景。结合上文语境可知，此处要表达如果我有一个愿景并一天天坚持下去，我将会完成什么。故选B。【39题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.predicted预测；B.expected期望；C.accomplished完成；D.explored探索。根据上文的如果我每日都坚持一点一点的做下去可知，此处是问“我会完成什么呢？”，故选C。【40题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A.Behave表现；B.Take拿；C.Set树立；D.Start开始。根据下文Carolyn说最好从今天开始可知，此处是作者说从明天开始，故选D。三、阅读理解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