It was a sunny day when my dad and I were arriving at his company. We parked the car and got out of it. I looked around and saw a grey thing on the ground. I thought it was, a garbage bag, but it started to move. As we approached we realized that it was a small wounded (受伤的) dog.
We were so moved by the scene that we decided to help the poor dog. We bought some dog food in the store across the street and got some pure water for the dog, in order to help him regain strength.
He was so hungry that while we were giving him the food and water he almost buried his head in them. After he had eaten we encouraged him to move; however, he could not. My dad tried to take him in his arms, but he started barking due to a wounded bleeding paw (爪子). In the end, we decided to carry him on a small stretcher (担架) to our car.
Rapidly, we took him to the vet (兽医) for him to heal his wound. The vet told us that he had a broken leg and that he had been starving for days. He got out of the vet’s office after 5 days of recovery, and we decided to look for a family for him. He was finally adopted by one of my dad’s workers and is living happily.
In conclusion, I learned from this that everybody can do an act of kindness. Everyone deserves a second chance to be happy.
1. What’s the author’s attitude toward the wounded dog?| A．Doubtful. | B．Disappointed. | C．Uninterested. | D．Helpful. |
| A．There was blood on his paw. | B．He was afraid of strangers. |
| C．His wounded paw hurt. | D．He was beaten by someone. |
| A．A Meaningful Lesson | B．An Act of Kindness |
| C．An Unforgettable Experience | D．A Small Wounded Dog |
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【推荐1】Christmas dinner at Bruce Sweetser and Denali Delmar’s house will come in part from their backyard garden. And this retired couple will add another locally grown delicious food to their menu.
“We started harvesting roadkilled deer last year，” Bruce explained. His fridge is filled with meat harvested from deer killed in car accidents. Bruce and his wife think it is a right road toward a greener life. Their idea might best be described as locavorism (本土膳食主义). And they believe that eating local food is healthier and better for the environment.
About two years ago, the couple ran across a car accident. The only victim was a deer. And then they found an interesting list by chance.
In Massachusetts, many deer always rush to the motorway and often cause the accidents. So some Massachusetts police departments keep lists of people interested in harvesting meat if a deer isn’t damaged too much after a runin with a car. There are eight people on the Westford Police Department’s official list. In addition, animal control officials also call people to harvest the meat.
But Massachusetts law requires that the driver of the car get first right to the deer. If the driver or passengers don’t want to get the deer, then police can give the animal to people living in Massachusetts. In other words, they can go to the list.
Bruce and his wife weren’t on the Westford list, when they came across that first deer in 2009. But now, they are, and they have harvested three deer as a result, putting the extra meat in the fridge for regular dinners and special occasions like Christmas.
1. For Christmas dinner, the couple will cook ________.| A．deer bought from the market |
| B．deer got from their neighbor |
| C．deer killed in car accidents |
| D．deer hunted by themselves |
| A．To save money. |
| B．To seek a greener life. |
| C．To enjoy a special food. |
| D．To show their kindness. |
| A．After they happened upon a car accident 2 years ago. |
| B．After they were asked to harvest the deer by chance. |
| C．After they heard about the roadkilled deer. |
| D．After they failed to save the injured deer. |
| A．the food prepared for the Christmas Day |
| B．the steps how to cook the delicious food |
| C．the punishment for the drivers who drive too fast |
| D．the names of people who can harvest the deer meat |
【推荐2】The forest was full of shadows as Sylvie hurried through it one summer evening in June. The child hurried the cow through the dark forest to her grandmother’s home.
Suddenly the air was cut by a sharp whistle not far away. Sylvie knew it wasn’t a friendly bird’s whistle. She hid in some bushes. But she was too late.
“Hello, little girl,” a young man called out cheerfully. “I’ve lost my way. Can I spend the night at your house?” he asked.
Sylvie didn’t answer. The stranger began walking with Sylvie as she followed her cow through the forest. She was glad when she could see her grandmother standing near the farm house. The stranger explained his problem to Sylvie’s grandmother.
“Of course you can stay with us.” she said. The young man explained he was a scientist, who collected birds.
“Do you put them in a cage?” Sylvie asked.
“No,” he answered slowly, “I shoot them and preserve them with special chemicals.”
“I’ve been looking for a white heron(苍鹭),” he said, “It’s a very rare white bird.”
But Sylvie’s heart began to beat fast. She knew that strange white bird! Early the next morning, she quietly hurried through the forest. She finally reached a huge pine tree, and climbed to the top. Sylvie’s bare feet and tiny fingers grabbed the tree’s rough trunk. Sharp dry branches scratched her like cat’s claws.
Suddenly, a bird with broad white wings landed on a pine branch next to her. The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate. She knew the wild bird’s secret now.
Were the birds better friends than their hunters? Who can know?
1. What made Sylvie hide in some bushes?| A．A young man. | B．A missing cow. | C．A sharp whistle. | D．An unfriendly bird. |
| A．She was scared by the young man. |
| B．The white heron might be in danger. |
| C．She was familiar with that white heron. |
| D．The man would spend a night with them. |
| A．The young man killed the white heron. |
| B．Sylvie kept the secret of the white heron. |
| C．Sylvie and the scientist became good friends. |
| D．The young man knew where the white heron was. |
【推荐3】It was a warm winter’s day in South Africa and I planned to go surfing. The area of beach I went to is famous among surfers for its powerful waves and popularity with sharks.
After a while my brother and some of my friends got out of the water because they felt uneasy. There was the smell of fish in the air, which could attract sharks. A few of us stayed, Finally, I saw my first big wave, but as I was about to hit it, two great white sharks attacked me.
It happened so quickly. One shark hit me, throwing me into the air; in a split second, it dragged me under the water. The shock stopped me from feeling pain. Under the water, another shark went for my head and shoulders but missed.
Perhaps surprised by the competition, the first shark lost its grip on me and the next thing I knew was that I was staring a shark straight in the face. It stared back at me for a few moments. Its mouth was wide open; I could see huge teeth and dark black eyes. After it passed, I swam to the surface as fast as I could.
When I got there, I saw my surfboard lying in front of me. As I climbed on, I saw that my right hand was hanging off. I was losing blood quickly. When surfing, there is always the fear in the back of your mind of sharks. Now it was real. I was shaking, crying and panicking, realizing that I could die. I tried all my hardest to swim back to the shore.
Eventually, I made it to dry land. I felt relief. Someone tied my arm to slow the bleeding and my brother rushed me to the hospital. The surgeon managed to save my fingers.
That day changed my life, but it hasn’t stopped me from surfing. I started a surfing school to teach the sport to others. I was more afraid of sharks before my attack. Now I’m just grateful to be alive.
1. What do we know about the shark incident?| A．The two sharks fought each other. |
| B．It happened when the author was surfing alone. |
| C．The sharks attacked the author because he hit them. |
| D．The sharks arrived probably because they smelled fish. |
| A．With the help of a surgeon. | B．By surfing on his surfboard. |
| C．With the help of his brother. | D．By swimming as fast as possible. |
| A．He was more afraid of sharks. | B．He became appreciative of life. |
| C．He started to learn surfing at a school. | D．He stopped surfing in the area where the accident happened. |
| A．Escaping the Jaws of Death | B．Fighting with the Sharks |
| C．Experiencing the First Big Wave | D．Exploring the Undersea World |
【推荐1】I was filled with doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall.
For me, height was my trouble. I was much taller than other girls, so I often bent (弯曲) my body at the back of the line. I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class in Bala Cynwyd. And I wasn’t looking forward to entering the ninth grade.
My grandfather didn’t laugh at me. Instead, whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear shorter, he would tell me “Stand straight and tall, Alisa”. I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood. And whenever I was afraid of something, he always told me stories of his life.
My grandfather grew up in war-torn (战乱的) Europe. “Stand straight, stand tall” meant something else then. After the war, he went to America. He lived a hard life. “If they could do it, why couldn’t I?” “Stand straight, stand tall,” he often reminded himself. Thanks to the help of a friend, my grandfather got a job. He once told me that he was very nervous at first. He was not only trying to learn this hard new job but also a new language.
“Stand straight, stand tall,” he would always tell himself. I am so proud of my grandfather. After listening to my grandfather’s unusual experiences, I have changed the way I look at my own life.
“Stand straight, stand tall” has become not only a piece of advice to improve my posture (身姿). It also tells me to be proud of who I am.
And I do.
1. Why did Alisa often bend her body?| A．She lived hard with her grandfather. |
| B．She was much taller than other girls. |
| C．She always stood at the back of the line. |
| D．She didn’t want to enter the 9th grade. |
| A．Europe. | B．Asia. | C．America. | D．Africa. |
| A．They made her feel unsafe. |
| B．They taught her to accept herself. |
| C．They changed her attitude to her grandfather. |
| D．They told her his success completely depended on friends. |
| A．Making yourself look beautiful. | B．Taking care of yourself. |
| C．Being proud of yourself. | D．Reminding yourself. |
| A．Stand Straight, Stand Tall | B．My Grandfather’s Life Stories |
| C．My Colorful Experiences | D．The Help of a Friend |
【推荐2】The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team — all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking learn rules. They were there to support their coach's decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness.
While the school had been out for the New Year's holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some.
Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed (恢复) and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn't back down on her rules. And the players — Iwo junior students and three senior students — agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coach's decision.
“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community, one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing." The five left the floor to deafening applause.
The team may not win another game this year. But they've learned something about personal responsibility, the effect of one's action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were probably ________.| A．good players on the team |
| B．three junior students and two senior students |
| C．addicted to alcohol and drugs |
| D．scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol |
| A．They didn't fight for Danville High School any more. |
| B．They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium. |
| C．They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life. |
| D．They all gave speeches to apologize in the local newspaper. |
| A．Energetic. | B．Strict. |
| C．Content. | D．Cruel. |
| A．Growing Up with Pain | B．A Bad Mistake in Training |
| C．The Coach Who Values Rules Most | D．Basketball Girls in High School |
【推荐3】Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are grumbling!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”
1. “… and you are grumbling!”, the word “grumble” means ________.| A．夸奖 | B．抱怨 | C．说三道四 | D．故弄玄虚 |
| A．Henry could eat a different kind of meat every day. |
| B．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate |
| C．Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. |
| D．Henry thought he could enjoy a change. |
| A．A short holiday. | B．Have a good time. |
| C．What a terrible farm! | D．Henry and the farmer. |
【推荐1】During my first stay in the south of France, I rode my bike down a quiet road. Round a corner, I passed by a little old house. In its yard, there was a ruddy(气色好的) -faced woman. I waved at her as I went by, and she must have thought I was some silly tourist, because she didn’t wave back.
The same thing happened the second day. But on the third day, the old woman returned a tentative(试探性的)wave, and by the fourth day, she nearly got out of her chair as I called out.
“Good morning, Madam!” It became a small ritual (程序) between us. Once she even brought her husband out with her, and they both waved to me.
On my last day, my last ride, I cycled down to the little house but the lady wasn’t there. Back at my house, I told Roger, the gardener, of my missed connection.
“The old lady has a bad leg,” Roger said, “so she has gone to the hospital for surgery.”
“Who is she?” I asked.
Roger started to explain: the quiet road used to be a railway. The old lady’ husband was once the stationmaster, and their house was the stationmaster’s house. Several times a day, whenever a train passed, the couple would see the passengers waving excitedly, especially the children for them. However, the station was moved away. Everything is gone except for this couple.
It seems that my bicycle was a reminder of the past to her. As Roger said, “ She has missed the trains and the waves. You brought them back to her.”
By reaching out, in a way that cost me nothing, I gave more than I realized.
1. Which of the following is TRUE?| A．She was a ruddy-faced woman so she was healthy. |
| B．Her husband also had leg disease but he didn’t tell others. |
| C．She and her husband didn’t like to live in the station. |
| D．Though she was a ruddy-faced woman, something was wrong with her leg. |
| A．They wanted to go to the hospital. |
| B．They wanted to experience what they used to do. |
| C．They wanted to ask me for dinner. |
| D．They wanted to go to the city by train. |
| A．They enjoyed living where they had lived. |
| B．They had no house to live in. |
| C．They had no children to live with. |
| D．They were living nearest the hospital. |
| A．An old couple and I | B．Bicycle and railway |
| C．Train and passengers | D．Wave and love |
【推荐2】A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. As he was putting up a sign to sell the puppies, he felt a pull on his trousers. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
“Sir,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a large number of money.”
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change.
“I’ve got 89 cents. Is that enough at least to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer. “Here, Dolly!” he called. Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.
The little boy pressed his face against the fence. His eyes danced with joy. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.
Slowly another little fur ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller, wobbling (蹒跚) toward the others, doing its best to catch up.
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the little dog.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
Hearing that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. There was a disabled (残疾的) leg with a specially made shoe attached to it. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.
“How much?” asked the little boy.
“No charge (收费),” answered the farmer, “There’s no charge for love and understanding.”
1. What did the farmer sell?| A．Signs. | B．Puppies. | C．Balls. | D．Trousers. |
| A．He was disabled in one leg. | B．He liked smaller puppies. |
| C．He came from a rich family. | D．He was a fast runner. |
| A．he lost his patience |
| B．he wanted to be praised |
| C．he was moved by the boy |
| D．he didn’t want the sick puppy |
| A．Dogs are our best friends. |
| B．A smaller dog can also run fast. |
| C．Love and understanding is priceless. |
| D．The higher the price, the better the goods. |
【推荐3】Are you worried about the planet and tired of waiting around for things to change? Go ahead and take a closer look at the various options available to volunteer. for the environment!
Sustainable Agriculture
If you decide to volunteer for a sustainable agriculture project, you’ll definitely learn some interesting sustainable farming techniques. You will be learning these techniques from locals or teaching them to the local farmers so they can implement (实施) these techniques on their own.
Best Places to Volunteer: Central or South Africa, India, Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Marine Conservation
Volunteers’ for marine conservation should naturally be attracted to water. It’s important that you don’t fear diving and have a strong interest in learning to dive during your stay. While volunteering, your task as a volunteer will be to help research, maintain and grow the unique marine biology.
Best Places to Volunteer: The Bahamas, Cuba, Peru, South Africa, Indonesia, Spain and Italy.
Nature Conservation
Conservation projects are dedicated to protecting the natural environment of a specific location. Tasks here may vary greatly depending on the program but it will require volunteers to study the environment and learn about the local wildlife species. You’ll be monitoring the environment and retrieving data while taking action to preserve the local species of animals and plants.
Best Places to Volunteer: Madagascar, the Maldives, South Africa, New Zealand and Russia.
Renewable Energy and Water
Projects focused on energy and water create ways for communities to access sustainable energy and water sources. These programs are dedicated to designing system improvements and creating a sustainable supply of energy and water. It’s important for conservation volunteers to evaluate the needs of the community and implement actions to solve these issues.
Best Places to Volunteer: Peru, Costa Rica, EI Salvador, India and Cameroon.
Requirements: With so many subcategories and such a wide series of organizations, the required skill set will vary for each program. English is the main language on all projects so it’s important that conservation volunteers have a good understanding of English. For projects in South America, you will find it helpful to have a basic knowledge of Spanish.
1. If you want to volunteer for three projects in the same country, which country is the best choice?| A．Peru. | B．South Africa. | C．Indonesia. | D．India. |
| A．Volunteers can learn farming techniques by carrying out these techniques on their own. |
| B．Volunteers should assess the requirements of the community to solve the issues of energy and water supply. |
| C．Volunteers at different conservation projects can perform the same tasks to protect the natural environment. |
| D．Volunteers can sign up for marine conservation project even if they are afraid of the water. |
| A．Farming techniques. | B．Marine biology. |
| C．The English language. | D．Data retrieving. |
