【推荐1】As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is the way the charity organization Heifer International（国际小母牛慈善组织）wants to end world hunger.

It began in the 1930s when an American farmer, Dan West, went to Spain to help people in need. He tried to feed the people with milk. But it seemed that there would never be enough milk. It made him think that what they needed was “not a cup, but a cow”.

Dan West returned to America. He worked together with some friends to find ways to end hunger. He believed giving animals and providing training would stop world hunger. With his help, Heifer International was set up.

On Heifer International’s website, you will see a list of animals like cows, chickens, pigs and even fish and bees. You can offer help by buying some animals for one certain family. Those animals will have babies get better lives. They will pass on the act of kindness to others. More importantly, you are buying the resources（资源）for programs run by Heifer International to help more families.

The programs also help small-sized farms. As a rule, each farmer must give his animal’s first female（雌性）baby to another in need. Heifer International also provides training on animals’ health and feeding. And these farmers all agree to teach others what they have learned as another rule.

However, there is still a long way to go. The milk may run out. But if families have their own cows, they can get plenty of milk to feed themselves. The organization wants the farmers to go on working together, helping each other and learning from each other. Maybe hunger can really be stopped.

1. According to the passage, we know that Dan West ________.

A．set up a team in Spain	B．helped people with enough fish
C．was a Spanish farmer	D．helped set up Heifer International

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the charity organization Heifer International?

A．Heifer International makes a list of animals on its website.

B．Farmers in the program must teach others how to feed animals.

C．Farmers in the program must give all the animals’ babies to others.

D．Heifer International provides training on animals’ health and feeding.

3. If we put the passage into four parts, which of the following is the best?
（①=Para.1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤= Para.5 ⑥= Para. 6）

A．①; ②③; ④⑤; ⑥	B．①; ②③; ④; ⑤⑥
C．①②; ③; ④⑤; ⑥	D．①②③; ④; ⑤; ⑥

4. The best title of this passage may be “_________”.

A．Advice on Feeding Cows	B．A Cow Instead of a Cup
C．The Charity Organizations	D．An American Farmer

【推荐2】TED Talks：An Idea Worth Spreading

Have you heard of TED? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design.     1     With different speakers--also from different parts of the world--all the speeches are uploaded（上传）to their website, for everyone to see.

TED meetings invite speakers to give speeches on different kinds of topics. There are many talks on environmentalism, for example, and on international development, aid work, and how to help poor people. There are a number of talks about education and topics that are important in the news.

While the talks cover many kinds of topics, all speakers have a strict time limit--each speech must last less than 18 minutes.

    2     The organization（组织） has been criticised（批评）for turning great scientists into stars. Perhaps a bigger and more important criticism of the organization is that only special people can attend the meetings. Those who attend the meetings must be special enough to get tickets because TED events costing $6000 or more.

Every weekday, a new video is uploaded from a TED event, allowing people from around the world to listen to the talks for free.     3    

Most TED talks are in English but there are talks in other languages, too. Besides, most of the English-language talks also have the choice of subtitles（字幕）in different languages and, as a result, the website is great for practising English and learning new vocabulary.     4     With so many choices of subject, the videos are often much more exciting.

A．At only 18 minutes, even if the video is not that interesting, you know you are not going to waste too much time.

B．These speakers are usually successful in their fields, such as Bill Gates.

C．TED is a set of meetings, held in different cities around the world every year.

D．It will be especially helpful in topics of interest to you.

E．TED has strict standards for its listeners.

F．However, TED has had its downs as well as ups.

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We are a non-profit organization (非盈利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children when their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.”says Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62.
If everyone helps a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in.
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根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What kind of people can become volunteers?

A．Only children.

B．From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s.

C．Only old people.

D．Only students and teachers.

2. _______ need help.

A．Animals	B．Nobody
C．Volunteers	D．Many people

3. Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.

A．everything	B．money
C．nothing	D．computers

4. Carlos Domingo works as a volunteer to help _______.

A．dogs	B．cats
C．old people	D．children

5. This passage is _______.

A．a story

B．a play

C．a film

D．ad