Jarrett was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, when his riding partner Chris stopped suddenly. He saw something moving among the trees. It was a dog. He was really thin, and had a broken leg.
The cyclists fed the poor dog and shared their water. They also quickly realized that the dog was coming with them, although they had no idea how. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. “We couldn’t leave him,” Jarrett said, “Out here next to the river, he was going to end up as the food of alligator (短吻鳄).”
Jarrett came up with an idea. He carefully picked up his new friend and put the 38-pound dog’s hind (后部的) legs into the back pockets of his cycling T-shirt. Then he hung the dog’s front feet over his shoulders.
“He was hurt, so he wasn’t trying to fight against us,” Jarrett says. “He was also happy that we were there, touching him, and didn’t stay away from him.”
The 30-minute ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Andrea, a teacher from Maine in town, noticed the dog. “The dog rushed to her, licking and showing love for her,” says Chris. Andrea was surprised and, after learning what had happened, made a decision, “I am keeping this dog.”
Andrea called him Columbo after the town where they’d meet and gave him an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living on a farm with a horse, a six-year-old boy, and another two dogs. As Chris said, “He is really the luckiest dog alive.”
1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?| A．The cyclists didn’t give the dog any food. |
| B．The dog was hurt by an alligator near a river. |
| C．The dog tried to fight against Jarrett and Chris. |
| D．Jarrett carried the hurt dog to the town by bike. |
| A．He is living happily on the farm. | B．He is living alone in the street. |
| C．He is living with Jarrett and Chris. | D．He is still living among the trees. |
| A．To introduce how to save a dog. | B．To tell us to be kind and helpful. |
| C．To show the fun of riding bikes. | D．To warn us the danger of animals. |
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【推荐1】Once there was a poor woman, who lived with her little daughter after her husband died. She worked long hours each day, but only made enough money to live on.
One day, her little daughter came back from school happily. She said that her teacher was full of praise for her talent for singing and suggested that she should be trained as a singer. The woman was very pleased to hear that at first. But the pleasure soon turned to worry.
She thought long and hard, and finally decided to borrow one hundred pounds from a merchant（商人），who her husband had been friends with. When the merchant heard about their situation, he decided to help them.
The merchant wrote a cheque（支票）, gave it to the woman with the words, “Take this to the bank, Madam. You don’t need to pay me back.”
The woman handed the cheque to the bank teller（银行柜员）. But to her surprise, the teller counted out one thousand pounds, instead of one hundred, and passed them to her.
“There is a mistake here,” the woman said. “I only asked for one hundred.”
The teller looked at the cheque once more, and said, “The cheque is for one thousand pounds.”
“It’s a mistake. I am sure of that,” said the woman. She took the cheque back and returned to the merchant.
“I did make a mistake, Madam,” said the merchant, when he had heard the woman’s words.
“I should offer you a job rather than just giving you one thousand pounds. It would be my pleasure to work with a person as honest as you.”
1. Why did the woman become worried one day?| A．Because she had no money to pay the training. |
| B．Because her daughter had no talent for singing. |
| C．Because her daughter came back from school late. |
| D．Because her daughter’s teacher would be a singer |
| A．she gave them to the bank teller | B．she realized she made a mistake |
| C．she was thankful to the merchant | D．she didn’t take them out of the bank |
| A．confidence | B．kindness | C．honesty | D．humour |
| A．The woman will continue to live a poor life. |
| B．The woman’s daughter will continue to sing. |
| C．The woman will leave the merchant’s business. |
| D．The banks teller will be punished for her mistake. |
Singer Han Hong took action to help Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak (新冠病毒爆发). Han Hong had planned to hold the first concert of her 2020 national tour in Wuhan on February 29. But she called off the show and called on people to donate (捐赠) to the city. Soon over 2 billion yuan was donated through Han Hong Love Charity Foundation which she founded in 2012.
“When you’re going through a situation like this, you want to do anything you can to help. There are so many kind people out there,” wrote a fan, who donated through Han’s foundation. “It’s good to know that there are trucks with medical things going straight to the hospital. They are badly needed.”
In 2008, Han held a charity performance for Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, after an earthquake. That inspired her to found her foundation. Over the years, she had donated to people in different disasters, including an earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai Province, in 2010, a huge mudslide (泥石流) in Gansu Province and an earthquake in Yunnan Province in 2013.
“I almost spent all my savings. That’s what I want to do and what I can do.” Han said in an interview on the online show, Opinion, in 2015. “Many people don’t trust charity organizations to use their donations properly. Charities are held at a higher standard and need to win people’s trust.” The show also reported that Han had helped over 200 orphans (孤儿) since 1999.
1. What can we learn about Han Hong from Paragraph 1?| A．She held a concert in Wuhan before the coronavirus outbreak. |
| B．She founded a charity foundation ten years ago. |
| C．She has a great influence on the public. |
| A．The medical things are send to the hospitals by truck straightly. |
| B．In order to help people in Yushun earthquake, Han held a charity performance. |
| C．Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Han canceled her concert in Wuhan. |
| A．After a mudslide happened in Gansu Province. |
| B．After an earthquake happened in Yunnan Province. |
| C．After an earthquake happened in Sichuan Province. |
| A．To provide a new standard. |
| B．To make good use of donations. |
| C．To pay more attention to orphans. |
| A．Han’s foundation. |
| B．The donations to Wuhan. |
| C．Han’s efforts to help people. |
【推荐3】In life, many people are always ready to help others and they ask for nothing in return. We call those people volunteers. But why do they do that? Read on.
Volunteering is good for your resume. Your experience of being a volunteer gives the interviewer（面试官）a clearer picture of who you are. Many people agree that volunteer experience is an important reason for giving someone a job.
By volunteering, you encourage others to make good changes. Serving food at a food bank and working with teenagers in an after-school activity are also great examples to make others love volunteering.
Meeting people who have similar interests and ideas becomes easy. The way someone chooses to spend his or her free time shows the person’s values（价值观）. Sharing the same values while helping others is a great way to make new friends.
“Doing good” is important. Every day we may watch or hear sad news and stories. However, volunteering is a good way to make the world a better place. Even a simple thing can make a difference. If we all join together, those simple things can add up to a big change!
Volunteering is never difficult. There is always a group for you. Just find the right group to join!
1. The underlined word “resume” means “________” in Chinese.| A．态度 | B．笔记 | C．表演 | D．简历 |
| A．listen to other volunteers’ bad news and stories |
| B．ask other volunteers to make good changes every day |
| C．meet some volunteers with the same values as you |
| D．make other volunteers have more new friends in a short time |
| A．①/②③④⑤/⑥ | B．①②/③④/⑤⑥ |
| C．①/②③④/⑤⑥ | D．①②③/④⑤/⑥ |
| A．Where to Volunteer | B．Why People Volunteer |
| C．Popular Volunteer Jobs | D．How People Volunteer |
【推荐1】On the morning of April 19, 2022, fishermen found a stranded sperm whale (搁浅的抹香鲸) on the beach of Xiangshan Country in Ningbo, Zhejiang. The whale is 20 meters long.
Unlike land mammals, whales can’t sweat (出汗) to cool down. So, they get very hot and cannot live long outside of water.
The rescuers (救援者) kept pouring water onto the whale to keep its skin wet and waited for the rising tide to take it back to deep waters.
21 hours later, at high tide, with the help of some boats, the whale went back into the sea.
“Watching such a big whale going back into the sea made me feel so proud of my work,” a rescuer said.
“This is the first time I have seen such a large sperm whale stranded. A 20-meter-long sperm whale is already in old age,” said Zhao Shenglong, a teacher at Zhejiang Ocean University.
The sperm whale is the first-class protected animal in China. Stranded sperm whales have been recorded rescued along the coast of Fujian, and this is the first rescue in Zhejiang.
1. What does the underlined word “mammals” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?| A．雌性动物 | B．哺乳动物 | C．野生植物 | D．濒危植物 |
| A．Fed it food. | B．Gave it water to drink. |
| C．Poured water on its body. | D．Put it on the boat. |
| A．It is not a young whale. | B．It didn’t need help at all. |
| C．It is saved along the coast of Fujian. | D．It came to the beach to cool down. |
【推荐2】①Some things about cats that people believe might not be true. These can make cat owners unable to think clearly. Let’s learn the truth about them.
②Some people think that cats need to drink milk. That is not true. If a cat eats well, it does not need to drink milk. Does your cat drink milk? Most cats like milk, but too much of it can not make them feel well. They can only have a little milk.
③Some people put garlic (大蒜) in cat food. They believe it will keep worms (寄生虫) away from a cat’s body. Does it work? No, it does nothing to worms. It will make the cat feel bad! If your cat has worms in its body, take it to see a doctor. The doctor will give medicine to the cat.
④Some people think that a cat’s whiskers (胡须) can help it keep balance. In fact, whiskers have nothing to do with balance at all. They help the cat know about things around.
⑤Have you heard these about cats before? Don’t believe them. Cats need good owners to look after them. It’s a good idea to learn how to look after cats by reading books or talking to experts.
1. What should we do if there are worms in a cat’s body?| A．Put garlic in food. | B．Take the cat to see a doctor. |
| C．Give milk to the cat. | D．Let the cat drink more water. |
| A．The size of a cat’s whiskers | B．The color of a cat’s whiskers |
| C．The use of a cat’s whiskers | D．The shape of a cat’s whiskers |
| A．Most cats need to drink much milk. | B．Garlic in cat food makes the cat feel well. |
| C．A cat’s whiskers can help it keep balance. | D．Reading books can help learn to look after cats well. |
| A．总-分 | B．分-总 | C．总-分-总 | D．分-分-总 |
| A．A science magazine | B．A story book | C．A guide book | D．A health magazine |
【推荐3】Some animals can be trained to help humans. For example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely. Some kinds of monkeys can be taught things too. They can learn how to help people who can't use their arms or legs. The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.
In the wild, animals and humans are not usually friends, but there are a few interesting examples where they can work together. In Africa, the honeyguide bird works with humans to find food. The bird likes to eat the grubs (幼虫) — a type of insect that lives inside a beehive (蜂巢，蜂窝). It knows how to find beehives but it can't open them and get the grubs. People like to eat honey, but they aren't very good at finding beehives, so the bird and the people help each other. The bird flies to a beehive and people follow it. When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.
In Laguna in the south of Brazil, fishermen and dolphins work as a team. The ocean isn't very clean, so the fishermen can't see the fish. However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds. When the dolphins find a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen. Then the dolphins push the fish to the beach. The fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets. The fishermen's nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too. In Laguna, fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years. The fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins. The dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!
1. The trained monkeys can't ______.| A．help people who can't walk. | B．teach the kids to climb trees. |
| C．sweep the floor and clean the rooms. | D．pick up the phone when it rings. |
| A．find honey | B．make honey | C．open beehives | D．find grubs |
| A．Because they want to make friends with people. | B．Because they are clever and friendly. |
| C．Because they are good at finding grubs. | D．Because people also keep them get the favorite food. |
| A．They make sounds to send the fish away. | B．They make sounds and then eat the fish. |
| C．They make sounds and then push the fish to the beach. | D．They make sounds to make the fish jump into the nets. |
| A．Animals are our friends. | B．Some animals can help people. |
| C．Animals are born to help people. | D．Any kind of animals can work with humans. |
【推荐1】I was always busy doing too many things. Whenever my daughter asked me to change my plans, I thought to myself, “We don’t have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: Hurry up.
The other day, we rode to a supermarket near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily, looking at the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a worried look was on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”
I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me, waiting to know if she could take her time. I knew I had to make a change. I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life. I began wondering what is really important in life.
“You don’t have to hurry. Just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders relaxed. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.
When she got to the last bite (一口), she held it out to me, “I saved the last bite for you, Mum,” she said happily. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life.
1. How did the writer and her daughter get to the supermarket?| A．By bike. | B．By car. | C．By bus. |
| A．The mother always had too much homework to do. |
| B．The mother didn’t know the hurried life influenced her daughter in the end. |
| C．The girl liked ice cream and wanted to enjoy it slowly. |
| A．拯救 | B．保留 | C．攒钱 |
| A．Love shown for each other. | B．Making lots of money. | C．Visiting places of interest. |
| A．Life is full of hurries. |
| B．People need to do things hurriedly. |
| C．We can live more happily when slowing down. |
【推荐2】These days many people are interested in losing weight（减肥）. It is more popular among（在其中）young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine（吃药）. Do you know how to control weight（控制体重）? Well, diet（合理饮食）and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.
Tip 1 You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.
Tip 2 You should eat food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers or French fries.
Tip 3 It is better to cook food by yourself. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.
Tip 4 Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle（改变生活方式）. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.
Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。1. Young people are more interested in losing weight.
2. Most of the people lose weight by taking medicine.
3. It’s bad for us to eat hamburgers and French fries.
4. The right ways of losing weight are watching TV and eating out.
5. We must be very strict with ourselves for losing weight.
【推荐3】John lives in Shanghai. His home is not far from his school. So he usually walks to school. Every day it takes him fifteen minutes to get there. He always gets to school on time.
Susan is a teacher of a middle school in Beijing. Every day she goes to school by train. The train runs every twenty minutes. It only takes her about ten minutes to get to school.
Sally works at a clothes store. Her home is in a small village in Changsha. It is far from the clothes store. She usually goes to the store by bus. It takes her an hour every day. She must get up early every morning. She always gets there early.
1. John goes to school _________.| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．on foot |
| A．fifteen | B．ten | C．twenty |
| A．she can’t ride a bike |
| B．she doesn’t like walking |
| C．she lives far from the clothes store |
| A．Sally works in a middle school. |
| B．It takes John fifteen minutes to get to school. |
| C．Sally is always late for work. |
