【推荐1】Like many high school graduates (毕业生), Maggie Doyne didn’t go straight to college. She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They were often forced to work at hard physical jobs for little money.

One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7-year-old Hima sold the rocks to raise her family. With deep sadness, she decided to pay Hima’s tuition (学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, “If we can help one child, why not 10?”

Doyne felt that the street children’s greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5, 000 she saved from years of babysitting (当临时保姆). In 2008 the Kopila Valley Children’s Home was set up. With the help of the community, another goal (目标) was reached in 2010—the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now go to the school and over 50 live in the home.

Today, Doyne lives in the home and is “Mom” to the kids.

1. When did Maggie Doyne travel to western Nepal?

A．In 2006.

B．In 2007.

C．In 2008.

D．In 2010.

2. Why did Hima break up the rocks?

A．To do physical exercise.	B．To build a new school.
C．To get money for her family.	D．To repair the country road.

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．The street children once worked as babysitters.

B．Doyne got some support from the community.

C．Doyne borrowed much money from the government.

D．Over 5,000 children attend the Kopila Valley School.

【推荐2】Mr. Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich business-man. He worked hard and the boss liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away. Mr. Smith had a big family to raise and was afraid of losing his job. So he promised that he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with (处理).

One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with two badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.

“Well,” said the man. “I was watching a football match on TV yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”

1. Why did Mr. Smith almost drive the car into the river?

A．Because he was not careful.

B．Because he drank too much.

C．Because he forgot he was on the bridge.

2. When did Mr. Smith watch the football match?

A．On Monday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．On Sunday.

3. What burned Mr. Smith’s ears badly?

A．The telephone.

B．The drinking.

C．The iron.

4. What can we know from the story?

A．Mr. Smith was a crazy football fan.

B．Mr. Black was a rich and helpful business-man.

C．The phone hurt the man’s two ears.

5. What would happen to Mr. Smith?

A．He would go on driving for Mr. Black.

B．He would never watch any football matches.

C．Mr. Black would send him away.

【推荐3】Nick, 13, is tall and strong. He is good at running. Two weeks ago a new student came. His name is David. He is thin and short. He plays soccer well, and he can run very fast. Larry told Nick about it. Of course, Nick did not believe it.

“Why not have a race with him?” said Larry.

“Good idea!” said Nick. “I’ll have a race with him after school.”

After school, Nick went to the playground. He did some warm-up exercises for half an hour, and got ready for the race. He was sure that he could win it. Larry had to take part in a club activity that afternoon, so he could not watch the race between Nick and David.

That evening Larry went to see Nick. They began to talk about the afternoon race. Nick’s grandmother heard them in the next room. She came in and asked, “Which place?”

“The second place,” answered Nick.

His grandmother was very happy to hear that, and asked, “Which place did David win, then?”

“The last but one.”

1. ________ is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．Nick

B．David

C．Larry

D．Nick’s teacher

2. Nick did not believe Larry’s words because ________.

A．David is often ill	B．David is short and thin
C．David is a new student	D．he does not know David at all

3. Larry did not watch the race because he had to ________.

A．take part in a club activity	B．do some warm-up exercises
C．see his grandmother	D．prepare for his birthday party

4. From the passage, we can know ________.

A．David was Nick’s friend	B．David is good at running
C．Nick won the race	D．Nick was very happy

【推荐1】Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid(获得报酬). A volunteer donates(捐出) his or her time for free.

Everyone else in Steve’s family is also a volunteer. Steve’s mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve’s sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve’s father David also is a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

Steve’s family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve’s parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people. Steve’s family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

1. What is a volunteer?

A．A person helps others for money.	B．A volunteer donates his or her time for free.
C．A nurse works in a hospital.	D．A person helps others for food.

2. What does Steve’s father volunteer to do?

A．He talks to patients and helps the nurses with odd jobs.

B．He plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson.

C．He volunteers as a fire fighter for the town.

D．He welcomes visitors and answers their questions.

3. How does Steve’s family like volunteer work?

A．Being a volunteer helps to teach values.

B．Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

C．They volunteers to give something back to the community.

D．All of the above.

【推荐2】

Volunteers We Need Your Help About the activity: *The sports and mentoring（辅导）program（S. M. P）was organized to help left-behind children in schools. Place and time: *Each volunteer will be sent to one primary or middle school in Jurong GRC. * Weekday afternoons. * Volunteers will have one meeting weekly, 1.5 hours per（每次）meeting. Requirements: * Age 18 and above. * You should be there for six to nine months. *A four-day training course will be held at Boys’ Town to train volunteer mentors（辅导员）. * Retirees（退休人员）and university students are welcome to take part in it as well. Volunteers’ Advantages: You will learn how to understand and better communicate with children. If you’re interested, please call Ms. Yao at 6567-4166 or send an e-mail to cindy@loving.-heart.org for an interview.

根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. If you become a volunteer in the activity, you should work for at least ________.

A．five days a week

B．half a year

C．one and a half hours a day.

2. What should a volunteer do before being sent to a school?

A．Take a training course.

B．Work on weekend afternoon.

C．Give up his own job.

3. From the ________, we can learn about the volunteers’ advantages.

A．poster

B．letter

C．survey

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A．Volunteers have to attend a meeting once a month.

B．Volunteers can develop some useful skills through the activity.

C．Only students can apply for（申请）the volunteer work.

5. The purpose of the volunteer activity is to ________.

A．give a hand to poor people in the world

B．keep children at school safe

C．help children whose parents live and work away from them

【推荐3】In Cixi, Zhejiang province, every family was enjoying the May Day holiday. A middle-aged man put down his chopsticks and went out with a tool bag, leaving his wife at home. He is Qian Haijun who was honored the title of “Model of the Times” on May 6th 2022.

Qian Haijun is a worker who deals with electric problems. In the past 23 years, he has spent all his spare time in helping a number of families with electricity. Qian Haijun has made 500 cards with his name and telephone number and handed them out so that people would know who to call when a problem comes. He answers every call at any time and values them very much. People often say he not only lights up the rooms, but also lights up their hearts. He also pays much attention to the group of elderly people over 60 who live on their own. He realizes that the elderly need companionship more than anything else. Over the past few years, he has become the “good son” of more than 100 elderly people.

His stories were made into a mini movie, and even the Ningbo and Cixi Volunteer Service Centres are named after him. Under his leadership, more than 1200 volunteers have joined the project for the disabled, covering places like Zhejiang, Tibet, Guizhou and Sichuan. And they have provided help more than 30000 times.

“I am a common people, I will never think about stopping offering help to people in need, and I will try my best to bring beauty to the world”, he said.

1. What is Qian Haijun’s job?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. What does the underlined word them refer to?

A．The problem.

B．His name cards.

C．The phone calls.

D．The mini movies.

3. Who does Qian pay much attention to according to the passage

A．People over 60 who is homeless.	B．People over 60 without children.
C．People over 60 who lives alone.	D．People over 60 who is seriously ill.

4. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A．The problem that Qian Haijun has solved.	B．The mini movie of Qian Haijun’s story.
C．The introduction of volunteer service centres.	D．The influence of Qian Haijun has brought to others.

5. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us to be helpful to others.	B．To let us pay more attention to the old.
C．To lead us to solve problems by ourselves.	D．To show us how to use electricity properly.

【推荐1】Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.

Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.

Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.

Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).

1. After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

A．to look for food	B．to feed her babies
C．to move some people	D．to carry things to her owner

2. The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A．cared for the hurt or lost ones	B．often left for a far place
C．always stayed in the same place	D．didn’t care about each other

3. The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A．they didn’t like their baby	B．they were not kind enough
C．they wanted to teach their baby	D．they wanted to save their baby

4. From the passage we know ________.

A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

B．mother birds don’t want to save their children

C．animal parents love their children a lot

D．all animals want to move people very much

5. This passage tell us ________ stories.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【推荐2】A mother camel is walking with her son through the desert(沙漠).They are looking for water and grass. The son asks his mother what water and grass look like. The mother answers that water is blue and looks like the sky, while grass is green and nice.
They walk a day and a night. The son suddenly cries.“Look, mother, there’s water and grass over there.”
"What a foolish（傻）talk, child!"
The water and grass are on the left, while the desert is on the right. Because the mother camel is blind in her left eye, she can see nothing with her left eye.
They go on another day and night, the young camel finds a second oasis（绿洲）,but his mother still does not believe him. She says that is not an oasis, but a desert. She says she knows more than her son and can’t be wrong.
Her son gets angry. When he sees an oasis again, he leaves his mother without telling her. He runs into the grass and eats his fill.
1. The mother camel can see things ________

A．only with the left eye	B．only with the right eye
C．with both of her eyes	D．with neither of her eyes

2. The young camel sees the oasis ________.

A．just on the left

B．just on the right

C．neither on the left nor on the right

D．not only on the left but also on the fight

3. The son does not know what water and grass look like _________.

A．when they meet the water and grass for the first time

B．when he finds the second oasis

C．before he meets the first oasis

D．after they meet the water and grass for the second time.

4. The mother camel does not believe her son because ______.

A．the son is a foolish child

B．the son is too young to know what water and grass look like

C．she thinks she knows more than her son and can’t be wrong

D．she doesn’t like her son .

【推荐3】根据短文内容判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案填到相应位置上。

Once there was a boy, and he loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets. The boy’s father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking so many sweets. An old man lived nearby. The boy’s father decided to take the boy to visit him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.

So they went to the old man. The father asked the old man to help him. But the old man liked sweets himself. He told the father bring his son back after a month. During the month the old man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the old man had a talk with the boy. From then on the boy did not ask for sweets anymore. The boy’s father surprised. He asked the old man, “Why didn’t you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a month ago?” The old man answered, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I love them myself? In the last month I gave up eating sweets.”

A person’s examples are always stronger than words. We should not ask others do what we can’t do ourselves.

1. The boy had a hobby of eating sweets.
2. The father loved sweets more than his son.
3. The father and the son visited the old man again after a month.
4. The old man tried to give up sweets but he failed.
5. The passage mainly tells us examples speak louder than words.