Volunteering is really great. It can help play an important part in the community (社区) and even the world. It can also be a wonderful time to meet new people and learn new skills. If you'd like to give something to an organization including money, think about lending your time and talents to organizations that are important to you.
◆Think about why you want to volunteer. Do you want to help the world or the community? Do you want to build your own skills or make new friends? Ask yourself these questions before volunteering. It can help you choose the right direction (方向) for your volunteer work.
◆Look for volunteer work that fits your skills and interests. If the volunteer work is out of your ability or doesn't interest you, you will have no strong feeling to do it well.
◆Get some training. Some volunteer work calls for some special skills. To do a good job, you need to get some training.
◆Start with something small. If you already have a busy schedule, you can volunteer for an hour or two every week or perhaps one day every month. If you keep on doing that, you might be surprised how much you accomplish.
◆Try not to give up. You will face some difficulties in the volunteer work. At that time, you should not give up. Instead (代替), you can ask for help from other teammates.
◆Have fun. You will get more if you love what you do. Also, what you do will bring lots of things to others.
After reading the advice, why not sign up for some volunteer work in your school or in your community?
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?| A．What volunteering means to us. |
| B．How we can volunteer better. |
| C．Where we can show our talents. |
| D．Why we should build organizations. |
| A．spend more free time in volunteering |
| B．learn some new special skills |
| C．find the right thing for yourself to do |
| D．succeed in making more new friends |
| A．give up | B．make it | C．take risks | D．run out |
| A．You can be satisfied with the volunteer work within your abilities and interests. |
| B．If you do volunteer work that you like, you will get more. |
| C．We can do any volunteer work without thinking twice. |
| D．You should ask for help when facing difficulties instead of giving up. |
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【推荐1】Volunteering allows us to connect with our community and make it a better place. In Indonesia, I did a lot of volunteer work to help children, the elderly and the environment.
Last year, I volunteered at a recycling centre in Indonesia. As soon as I arrived, I saw a huge number of plastic bottles on the ground. I wondered, “What are we going to do with those?”
A group of people from the recycling centre welcomed us. One person explained that bottles and caps were made of different materials and had different uses. He said, “Today you are going to remove（除去）the plastic covers and caps from all of these plastic bottles.” I put on my mask and gloves, sat down on a chair and started picking plastic bottles and removing their plastic covers with a cutting tool.
There were straws（吸管）and small rubbish inside the bottles, so I had to remove these things. Some of my friends were not comfortable doing this work and neither was I, but it was important work and was part of a larger effort to improve the environment. After we finished removing the covers and caps from the plastic bottles, we crushed（压碎）all the plastic bottles and put them all in a large box.
After a long day, we finally finished our work. Though it was something so simple, it would have a lasting influence on our lives and the environment. Any act, no matter how small, can have a great effect on our future. That’s what volunteering is about.
1. According to the author, we can ________ by volunteering.| A．have a better place to stay in | B．have a lot of work to do |
| C．be helpful to our community | D．learn about the environment |
| A．帽子 | B．瓶盖 | C．贴纸 | D．拉环 |
| A．some straws | B．a mask and gloves | C．a large box | D．a cutting tool |
| A．The author knew how to deal with the bottles when he arrived. |
| B．There was only one person working in the recycling centre. |
| C．The author thought their volunteer work was small but necessary. |
| D．The whole plastic bottles were reused with the rubbish in them. |
【推荐2】I was at the airport. It was two hours before I went through security(安检) to catch my flight. I decided it was the perfect time and place to look for an act of kindness to do.
Outside security there was a girl having flowers for sale. I told her that I would like to buy flowers for someone else, and she could decide who to give them to. She couldn’t understand it, so I said that perhaps she could give them to someone who looked a little sad. That was because he or she might need some cheering up.
At first, the girl answered, “That’s crazy.” But then I told her a little more about the idea of doing something kind for a stranger, and she understood.
“I’ll never know how it turns out,” I said, “but you will have the chance to make someone’s day good. Whatever good we give out comes back to us.” At that time, she started to seem excited about it.
She went to take the flowers out of the water, and I said, “It’s fine to leave them there until the person who you want to give them comes.”
At that point, I think she was between surprised and happy. Because it might be her first time to meet a customer like me. I paid for the flowers, said goodbye, and joined in the security line.
What a nice day I had!
1. What did the writer decide to do at the airport?| A．To buy some flowers for himself/herself. | B．To do an act of kindness. |
| C．To look for a place to eat. | D．To find someone to talk to. |
| A．To make some sad people happy. | B．Because the girl was poor. |
| C．Because the flowers smelt sweet. | D．To send them to his or her good friends. |
| A．She thought the writer was very kind. |
| B．She thought the writer would miss his flight. |
| C．She didn’t know what the writer meant. |
| D．She didn’t know if the writer had enough money. |
a. I decided to look for an act of kindness to do.
b. The girl went to take the flowers out of the water.
c. I paid for the flowers and joined in the security line.
d. I told the girl that I would like to buy flowers for someone.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．b-a-c-d |
| C．a-d-b-c | D．d-a-c-b |
【推荐3】From January 24 to 30, we took a special trip to Huizhou, Guangdong. We volunteered in a turtle (乌龟) park. Our job was to take care of the turtles. For me, the most interesting activity was cleaning the turtles.
We first put on special shoes and gloves. Then we took some cleaning tools. Dr. Li worked there. He showed us how to clean the pools and wash the turtles. I noticed a big turtle and decided to clean it. At first, I thought it was not smart, because it just stayed in the corner. But I was wrong. It climbed forward quickly when I tried to clean it. I did my best to catch its front legs, but its back legs started splashing (泼) water on me. Then my blouse was wet. “Hey! Don’t make my clothes wet!” I shouted. The turtle seemed to understand my words and stopped splashing water.
Through this volunteer trip, I learned a lot. The earth is getting warmer and warmer, so turtles are in danger. Let’s all do something for them.
1. Where did the writer volunteer?| A．At a school. | B．At a pet shop. | C．At a clothes store. | D．In a turtle park. |
| A．cleaning the turtles | B．cleaning the pools | C．playing in the park | D．taking care of the turtles |
| A．The pool. | B．The blouse. | C．The big turtle. | D．The cleaning tool. |
| A．It climbed so slowly. | B．It didn’t use its front legs. |
| C．It only stayed in the corner. | D．It didn’t follow Dr. Li’s words. |
| A．A special park | B．A volunteer trip | C．A summer holiday | D．A different school life |
【推荐1】Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they go to their own friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication(交流) is very important in children's growth, because friends can discuss something that is difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.
1. Many teenagers think their ________ know them better than their parents do.| A．friends | B．parents | C．brothers and sisters | D．family members |
| A．to go to their friends | B．to discuss with their friends |
| C．to have a talk with their parents on the phone | D．to talk with their friends by phone |
| A．Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. |
| B．Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. |
| C．Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends. |
| D．Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends. |
| A．parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
| B．In all families children can choose everything they like |
| C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better |
| D．Teenages can only go to their friends for help. |
| A．交际 | B．通讯 | C．谈话 | D．信息 |
【推荐2】When the people in your family are fighting, you may be feeling sad, ashamed(羞愧的) or even angry. Whatever your feelings are, what you want most is to stop the fight.
When your parents fight, what should you do?
Remember, even people who love each other fight sometimes. Their fight doesn't mean they're going to stay mad for long or that they're going to get a divorce(离婚).
Just think of the last time you and your brother or sister got into a fight. You didn't really mean all those things you said, did you? In the end, you probably made up. The same goes for parents.
If you get really upset when your parents fight, you can talk to them about your feelings. Sometimes parents don't realize that their arguing makes kids feel upset. If you tell them how you feel, they'll probably try to stop or at least explain to you why they are arguing.
What will you do if you fight with your parents?
Always remember that your parents don't really want to make things difficult for you. They care about you, but sometimes it's just hard for them to see your point of view easily.
Usually, kids who fight with their parents learn to get along with them in the end. This is especially true if kids talk to their parents about how they feel and what is important to them. Keep in mind, though, that it can take time and a lot of patience. Talking to your parents about your ideas instead of arguing with them will also make them listen to you a little more closely.
1. When your parents fight, what should you do?| A．Tell them your feelings. | B．Go away and stay upset. |
| C．Fight with them together. | D．Make things difficult. |
| A．整理 | B．弥补 | C．讨好 | D．和解 |
| A．talking to your parents about your ideas is very easy |
| B．if you fight with your parents, they will never care about you |
| C．even if your parents love you, you may fight with them at times |
| D．children can learn to get along with parents by fighting |
【推荐3】One of my least favorite chores is cleaning my bedroom, but I have to do it. If my bedroom is untidy, I find it hard to relax and impossible to do any work! My mom always says “ a tidy home means a tidy mind”, and I think this is true. If everything is a mess, you just can’t think clearly.
Studies show that people are usually more successful if they work, study, or live in a clean and tidy environment. A study showed that a high percentage (百分率) of children with bad behavior (行为，举止) come from messy houses. Children who grow up in dirty houses tend to be unhealthy and they fall sick more often too. This is why people with tidier homes are often healthier and more successful. My mom is a good example of this. She makes sure our home is always very clean and comfortable, so my sister and I hardly ever fall sick. Everyone loves her and she is very successful at her job in a bank.
I am not a naturally (天生的) tidy person. I sometimes throw my clothes on the floor because I am too tired to put them away, and I often leave rubbish on my desk. It is not easy to keep things clean all the time, but I am trying to develop the habit of tidying up every day. Maybe one day I will be as tidy and successful as my mom!
1. The writer hates to do chores but she has to do them because ________.| A．her mother makes her do them | B．she wants to help her mother |
| C．she can’t relax or work if her room is untidy | D．she thinks doing chores is good exercise |
| A．If everything is a mess, you can’t think clearly. |
| B．The tidier your home is, the cleverer you are. |
| C．A person with a tidy home usually has a healthy lifestyle. |
| D．A smart person’s home is always clean and comfortable. |
| A．No kids like to live in messy homes with their parents. |
| B．A lot of children from messy homes have bad behavior. |
| C．Parents and kids should keep the house clean and tidy together. |
| D．People with tidier homes are healthier and more successful. |
| A．She is a naturally tidy person. |
| B．She wants to be like her mother. |
| C．She is lazy sometimes but she is trying to be tidy. |
| D．She thinks tidying up every day is a good habit. |
Besides chopsticks vs. knives and forks, there are more differences between Chinese and western dinning.
Cooking methods
While westerners boil, fry roast and bake, Chinese use more methods of cooking, like frying, stewing, boiling and steaming. Besides, Chinese cooks cut everything into small pieces, so people don't need knives to cut it but just pick up their food with chopsticks. Westerners cook food in big pieces and serve it with knives and forks for cutting it up.
Ingredients and spices
Chinese dishes use many ingredients seldom seen in western cooking, like animal feet, ears, tongues and so on. Chinese usually use animal or peanut oil to fry food; westerners use more butter and olive oil. Chinese cooks like to add spices when cooking, like ginger, pepper, garlic, etc. Western cooks usually use pepper powder, mustard（芥末）, and tomato ketchup（番茄酱）, etc.
Serving the dishes
On the western table, vegetable soup or salad is usually served as the starter, then the main course includes beef, chicken or fish. After the main course, normally some sweet food is served, which can be ice cream, cakes, fruits, etc.
On the Chinese table, the cold dishes and drinking are first. After that, kinds of meat and vegetable dishes are served, to be followed by soup. Then Chinese usually have rice, noodles or dumplings as main course. At last, Chinese like having fresh fruit such as watermelons and pears after meal. That can make one feel fresh and cool in his mouth and stomach.
Placing the dishes
In western dinner, dishes are served in each person's own plate. So each person uses a big plate. In China, dishes are served at the middle of the table for all to share, and each person uses a small plate in front of him or her to hold the food.
1. How many differences are mentioned between Chinese and Western dinning?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．cut bones into pieces and cook |
| B．use olive oil to fry the whole fish |
| C．use mustard and tomato ketchup in cooking |
| D．serve the dishes in each person's own plate |
| A．Vegetable soup, beef or fish, cake or fruit. |
| B．Cold dishes, meat dishes, noodles, fruit |
| C．Salad, vegetable dishes, soup, fruit. |
| D．Cold dishes, chicken, vegetable soup, ice cream. |
| A．The main course is served before fruits both in China and West. |
| B．The western main course includes beef, chicken or fish. |
| C．Meat and vegetable dishes are the main course in China. |
| D．Chinese have rice, noodles or dumplings as main course. |
| A．China has more cooking methods than western countries. |
| B．Chinese dinning is different from Western dinning in some ways. |
| C．Chinese dinning is healthier than that in western countries. |
| D．Chinese dishes are more popular than western dishes. |
【推荐2】Ray was a naughty (淘气的) student. But he was smart and hard-working. And he never lost a race or a chess game. He always came first in school. He was so pleased with himself that he would always refuse to help others.
“Ray, are you able to go to the market and buy some eggs?” asked his mother. Ray gave an excuse and turned her down. “Sorry, Mom. I would be busy with my homework.”
Jack, one of Ray’s friends, wanted his help and asked, “Please help me solve this math problem.” “You must use your brain and solve it yourself,” replied the arrogant (傲慢的) Ray. Only one thing was important to Ray, his precious (珍贵的) pen! He considered it as his lucky pen. But one day Ray couldn’t find the pen.
Worried Ray looked everywhere for the pen but he failed to find it. Helplessly, he went to his mother for help, “I lost my lucky pen! Please help me find it. I have a test tomorrow.”
His mother ignored (不理睬) his request and said, “Tm sorry. I’m going out with Aunty Christme.”
With tears rolling down (落下) his eyes, Ray asked his friend for help, “I have lost my lucky pen. I cannot finish the test without it. Please help me find it!” “I’m sorry, Ray. I have to review for tomorrow’s test. I don’t have time to waste.” Jack replied.
Ray sat at his desk, crying his eyes out, when his mother walked in, passing his lucky pen to him.
“I found it under the sofa in the drawing room,” said his mother.
“Many thanks, Mom!” said Ray. And therefore Ray learned his lesson.
After that day, Ray helped everyone when it was possible for him.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写 (A)，错误的写 (B )1. Ray was a student who did badly in school and didn’t like helping others.
2. Ray’s mother asked Ray to go to the market and buy some eggs, but he refused.
3. Ray lost his lucky pen and felt worried one day.
4. Jack found Ray’s lucky pen under the sofa in the drawing room and gave it to him.
5. According to the passage, we know Ray learned the lesson by experiencing worries.
The celebration is a call for action. It is a way to show people how important and useful the wetlands are for people. On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks about how important the wetlands are. People get together to clean up their local wetlands Children draw pictures to advertise the day. People also compete(比赛)in boat races.
The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future. Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源)like fresh water. Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water.
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are. They can understand why an elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals. It is much harder for them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are. These small animals, such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature.
All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链).If the small wetlands animals die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also die. People need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we do not protect nature today，it will be gone tomorrow.
1. What should you put in your diary?
| A．Some frogs. |
| B．The date of World Wetlands Day. |
| C．1971 |
| D．Any special day. |
| A．All over the world. | B．In ships |
| C．At home. | D．In their own way. |
| A．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions. |
| B．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands. |
| C．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands. |
| D．People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather. |
| A．They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain. |
| B．They are beautiful. |
| C．Bigger animals are eaten by them |
| D．Without them, there may be no water. |
| A．Wetlands Are Important |
| B．Small Animals Are Also Important |
| C．World Wetlands Day |
| D．Food Chain |
【推荐1】People all over the world celebrate（庆祝）Halloween. It falls on October 31st every year. On that night, children dress up in costurnes（戏服）and go door-to-door to ask for candy. They shout, "Trick or treat!" This means "give me a gift like sweets or a toy, or I'll play a trick on you!" It's a big part of the holiday.
But some US cities have rules about trick-or treating. They say kids above the age of 12 can't go trick-or-treating.
Some people just think it's silly（可笑的）for older teens to go trick-or-treating. Others think that teenagers stop tick-or-treating at a certain age anyway. They go to a party with their friends instead.
I stopped tick-or-treating around my early to mid-teens. So I guess I would be fine with the rule. But I'm not sure if it's right to ban（禁止）older kids from trick or treating, especially if they have tried to put together a creative costurne.
1. What does "treat" mean in the phrase "trick-or-treat"?| A．Giving someone candy. | B．Playing a joke on someone. |
| C．Making fun of someone. | D．Showing scary things to someone. |
| A．Teenagers can't celebrate Halloween any more. |
| B．Kids over 12 can't go trick-or-treating. |
| C．Kids over 12 can't dress up in scary costurnes. |
| D．Kids over 12 can't eat candy any more. |
| A．Many people disagree with the age limit rule. |
| B．People have different ideas about Halloween activities. |
| C．Why it's not good to stop tick-or treating. |
| D．Why many people agree with the age limit rule. |
| A．He thinks it's right. | B．He thinks it's silly. |
| C．He thinks it makes people upset. | D．He is not sure if it's right. |
【推荐2】As is often the case, parents are very shocked to discover their children have lied to them for the first time. But new research has suggested many parents may not even notice many of the lies their children tell them.
Psychologists have discovered that most parents are over-confident in their children’s honesty and this may impair their ability to discover a lie.
The findings may help to explain why some parents seem to be willing to let their children get away with almost anything even in the face of the evidence (迹象). They say parents suffer from a “truth bias (偏见)” with their own teenagers, but when faced with lies from other people’s children, they have less difficulty telling if a statement is true or not.
Dr. Angela Evans, a psychologist at Brock University in Canada, said, “The close relationship that parents share with their own children may lead to parents failing to discover their children’s lies. Parents’ truth bias may result in parents being less doubtable of their children, allowing them to successfully cheat (欺骗) them.”
Most children are thought to start lying as early as two years old but start telling more believable lies at around the age of four years old. Learning how to lie is considered as a key part of cognitive (认知的) and social development in children. But many parents are shocked when their children start lying to them. In their study, Dr Evans and her colleagues filmed 108 children aged between 8 and 16 as they performed a test after being asked not to look at the answers. They were then asked afterwards if they had looked, with 50 truthfully denying (否认) looking, 49 lying about looking and 9 admitting (承认) to looking.
Videos of those denying looking were then shown to 152 parents of children aged 8 to 16, 80 of whom had children who had taken part in the test. The researchers found that the parents were less able to discover lies told by their own children than by other people’s children.
1. What does the underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Show. | B．Harm. | C．Realize. | D．Develop. |
| A．their parents aren’t prepared for the lies |
| B．their parents can’t notice any of their lies |
| C．they are very good at telling lies |
| D．they know how to lie to their parents |
| A．What makes parents lose trust in their children. |
| B．What causes children to tell lies to their parents. |
| C．What makes parents fail to see their children’s lies. |
| D．What affects children’s relations with their parents. |
| A．Parents prefer to protect their own children. |
| B．Lying is a part of children’s development. |
| C．Children aged 8 to 16 are very likely to tell lies. |
| D．Parents can easily discover lies told by children of others. |
Your brain controls everything you do. It makes it possible for you to think, learn, create and feel; to blink(眨眼) and breathe and for your heart to heat—this fantastic control center is your brain. It is so amazing that a famous scientist once called it "the most complex(复杂) thing we have yet discovered in our universe".
Can this small grey organ(器官), which weighs less than one and a half kilos, really do so much? Amazingly, your brain contains about 100 billion neurons(神经元)—it would take you over 3,000 years to count them all. Believe it or not, the activity in your brain never stops. Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world. And although one neuron creates only a little electricity, all your neurons together can produce enough electricity to power a light bulb (灯泡).
So exactly how fast does your brain work? Well, imagine this: a bee lands on your foot. Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly. These neurons can send this information at more than 320 kilometers per hour. No computer has your brain's unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes, ears and other sensory organs.
But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future? The structure (结构) of your brain changes every time you have a new thought, remember or learn something. For example, riding a bike seems impossible at first, but soon you are able to do it. How? As you practice, your brain sends "bike riding" messages again and again. Soon, the actions are learnt and you are able to ride a bike easily from then on.
1. From the passage we know that neurons ______________.| A．receive messages very slowly |
| B．are only found in your skin |
| C．send messages to your brain |
| D．need electricity to work |
| A．compare them with the human brain |
| B．show how fast they have become |
| C．say that computers have no abilities |
| D．ask people to use computers more |
| A．your brain will power a light bulb |
| B．your heart beats faster |
| C．you remember something |
| D．the structure of your brain changes |
| A．all the steps when your brain learns things |
| B．what an unbelievable organ the human brain is |
| C．how the brain makes people smarter than computers |
| D．the things you can do to make your brain work faster |
