Volunteering makes you look at the world differently. You see how little things can make a person’s life better.
National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and is held every April. It is a time to thank volunteers for their achievements. It is also a perfect chance to encourage others to become a volunteer. Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem, because they don’t have enough time to do volunteer work.
The following tips can help if you have some of those worries;
Start out slowly. Don’t add too much pressure (压力). Even a few hours a mouth can make a big difference in someone’s life.
Choose an organization (组织) with the same interest and common values.
Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them.
Finally, it is most important to enjoy the volunteer experience. Remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesn’t work, don’t give up and you’ll surely find the right one.
Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives.
1. Volunteering can help ________.| A．see the world clearly | B．make a person’s life better | C．thank others |
| A．1972 | B．1973 | C．1974 |
| A．experience | B．dream | C．journey |
| A．tell people to make changes in their lives |
| B．encourage people to start their volunteering |
| C．ask people to give up their free time |
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| A．Helping kids in an after-class program. |
| B．Working in an old people’s home. |
| C．Helping clean up the city parks. |
| D．Being a guide at a museum. |
Sign Up for the One-day Dujiangyan Panda Keeper Program  Pandas are fascinating animals. Do you want to spend your time volunteering to protect them? If your answer is “yes”, you can sign up for the one-day Dujiangyan Panda Keeper Program. Departure(出发): daily Price: from the US, $279 per person Duration(持续时间): 10 hours Tour type: private tour Note: There is a daily quota(限额) of 60 volunteers for the Panda Keeper Program. Timetable 7:00 a.m.: Our guide and driver pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu. 8:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.: Arrive at Dujiangyan Base and begin your tour. The activities may include cleaning pandas’ homes, feeding pandas, and making panda cakes. 11:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m.: Have lunch and then watch a panda movie. 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m.: Continue the program in the afternoon 3:30 p.m.—4:00 p.m.: The program finishes and then you go back to your hotel in Chengdu. 5:30 p.m.: Arrive at your hotel in Chengdu. For more information, please visit the website:www.Chinahighlights.com/tour/chengdutour /cd-7a/. |
1. How many volunteers can work for the one-day Dujiangyan Panda keeper Program every day?
| A．At most 60. | B．At least 60. | C．About 80. | D．About 100. |
| A．at 9:00 a.m. | B．at 11:00 a.m. | C．at 1:00 p.m. | D．at 3:00 p.m. |
| A．feed pandas | B．plant bamboo | C．make panda cakes | D．clean pandas’ homes |
| A．You don’t need to pay for the tour at Dujiangyan Base. |
| B．You need to spend two days working for the Panda Keeper Program. |
| C．You have to drive your car or take the bus to go to Dujiangyan Base. |
| D．We can know about the working time and different activities at Dujiangyan Base. |
| A．In a movie poster. | B．In a newspaper. | C．In a novel. | D．In a history book. |
How time flies! The new term is coming. I had a wonderful summer vacation. Let me tell you something about it.
At the beginning of July, I joined the Blue Sky Volunteer Group. With the help of the group, I arrived at a small village in Chao zhou, Guangdong Province. There are less than 50 people in the village, and most of them are sick and old. I worked with 12 other volunteers for two weeks there. We got up early every morning and cleaned the floor for the old people. Sometimes we took them to walk outside. We cooked lunch for them and cleaned the tables after lunch. Seeing the looks of joy on their faces, we were very happy.
Then we took a bus to a small town to help lots of poor children with their lessons. They had no big classrooms or books. I taught them English and music. At first, I found it difficult to stay there. But a few days later, I got used to the life there. I often played games with the children in my free time. After one week, I had to leave the town for a small city.
1. The writer had a ________ summer vacation.| A．boring | B．tiring | C．excellent | D．uncomfortable |
| A．10 | B．11 | C．12 | D．13 |
| A．We cleaned the floor for the old people. | B．Sometimes we took them to walk outside. |
| C．We cooked lunch for them and cleaned the tables after lunch | D．Above all. |
| A．被用于 | B．习惯于 | C．被使用去做某事 | D．被使用去生活 |
| A．A wonderful trip | B．A wonderful movie |
| C．A wonderful summer vacation | D．A wonderful new term |
In Panzhihua, a southern city of Sichuan, more and more people visit the zoo to see a famous leopard. This leopard has become popular online for looking like a character from the movie Zootopia relaxing in the sun. It’s so plump that some online friends think it’s a seal.
Xie Fan, a zoo worker says the leopard is old, around 60 or 70 in human years, its weight increases along with its age. Furthermore, it doesn’t get much exercise in a small living space, which also makes its big size. Although it looks very overweight, it eats well, and its health is checked every year.
Xie and visitors have seen that not just the leopard, but bears, ostriches, and alpacas in the zoo are also overweight. It’s common in Chinese zoos.
This problem in zoos is getting attention. Experts think zoos should watch what animals eat, make them exercise, check their health often, and tell visitors not to overfeed them. Keeping zoo animals healthy and fit is important.
1. The leopard became famous online because it relaxed in the sun.2. The underlined word “plump” in the passage means that the leopard is old.
3. According to Xie Fan, the leopard is overweight because of its age and lack of exercise.
4. Other animals like bears and ostriches in the zoo are also overweight.
5. Experts suggest that visitors should not feed zoo animals.
【推荐2】We might usually see this scene in science fiction or movies: people are traveling between cities in tubes. The tube trains are even faster than planes, and people arrive at their destinations in minutes. Well, one big step was taken to make this happen.
On May 11, 2018, the first open air test of the propulsion system (推进系统) for a tube train, which is called the Hyperloop, took place in the Nevada desert, US. The system went from 0 to 169 kilometers per hour in just over a second.
We may feel shocked at the fact but this isn’t the final goal. Elon Musk, founder of the US space company Space X, first had the idea for the Hyperloop in 2013. He wants passengers to travel in low-pressure tubes, propelled (推进) by magnets (磁铁), at a speed of around 1,200 Kilometers per hour. The common speed of Boeing airplanes is 800 to 1,100 kilometers per hour.
Musk calls the Hyperloop the fifth main kind of transportation for humans, after ships, cars, trains and planes. According to him, the Hyperloop is safe, produces fewer greenhouse gases and can work in any weather.
But right now, Hyperloop One is still far away from its final product. One major problem about making the inter-city Hyperloop available is that it could cost too much. “They’re up against airlines, and airlines don’t need to build hundreds of miles of tubes,” said Jose Gomez Ibanez, a professor of city planning at Harvard University, US. So we will have to wait and see.
1. The underlined word “destinations” means ________.| A．目的地 | B．出发地 | C．出生地 | D．户籍地 |
| A．in 2018 | B．in 2013 | C．in 2014 | D．in 2022 |
| A．The ship. | B．The car. | C．The plane. | D．The Hyperloop. |
| A．It is safe. | B．It can produce fewer greenhouse gases. |
| C．It can work in any weather. | D．Its highest speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour. |
| A．it is not convenient to take | B．it costs too much money |
| C．it isn’t as safe as the plane | D．it can’t carry too many passengers |
【推荐3】These days, many students like volunteering in their free time. Here are some students’ experiences of being a volunteer. Now let’s have a look.
Ben, 15 I’m a middle school student. I volunteer in an animal training center. Dogs are my favorite animals. I think they are humans’ best friends. I train them to listen to people’s orders and help disabled people. They are smart and understanding. |
Robert, 17 I’m a high school student. I began to be a volunteer 3 years ago. I go to the old people’s home on weekends. I read newspapers to them and talk to them. Sometimes I take my younger brother to go there. He is outgoing and the old love him very much. He often makes them laugh. |
Lucy, 14 I’m a middle school student. I’m going to volunteer in the Green Park this weekend. I will give out maps to the visitors and guide them to visit the park. This is my first time to be a volunteer. I hope it will be a great experience. |
| A．Animals and doctors. | B．Dogs and disabled people. |
| C．Teachers and students. | D．Parents and visitors. |
| A．At the age of 13. | B．At the age of 14. | C．At the age of 15. | D．At the age of 17. |
| A．Ben volunteers in an animal training center. |
| B．Robert is the oldest of the three persons. |
| C．Lucy will volunteer this weekend for her first time. |
| D．The three persons are all middle school students. |
