Years ago, when I lived in England, part of my college volunteer job was to help children. I was chosen to work in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to take care of Nancy, a 10-year-old girl. One of her hands could not move. At her school, the teachers would think it was an achievement if she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string (细绳) through the hole of a key.
For five years, Nancy was in the school. The teachers always tried to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do more, so I encouraged her to do something by herself. At first Nancy could never do it and got very upset. Sometimes I wanted to give up, too. However, after a week Nancy was able to do what she had wanted to do alone for so many years—she successfully put the string through the key hole. We all cried with joy when we saw what she was able to do with just a little encouragement.
With just some encouragement, disabled people can do something. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all that they want by themselves instead of telling them they can’t do it.
1. Where did the story happen?| A．In a school in the UK. | B．In a school in the US. |
| C．In a college in the UK. | D．In a college in the US. |
| A．She couldn’t talk to anyone. | B．Her legs couldn’t move. |
| C．She was under 10 years old. | D．She couldn’t put on her coat at first. |
| A．One week. | B．Five years. | C．Five months. | D．Two weeks. |
| A．Nervous. | B．Excited. | C．Worried. | D．Upset. |
| A．Be kind to the disabled people |
| B．Never give up when helping others |
| C．Helping others brings me happiness |
| D．A little encouragement will make a big difference |
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【推荐1】79-year-old Shi Xiangmei comes from Hefei, Anhui Province.
| A．This special canteen is in the Yicang Community. |
| B．In fact, the canteen in the Yicang Community is not a single case (个例). |
| C．She is so old that she seldom cooks by herself at home. |
| D．Such canteens are helpful for the old. |
| E．The old can pay for the meal with a meal card. |
| A. We need people to care for sick dogs and cats. If you want to be one of us, you should be able to work at least 3 hours a day. B. This is a non-profit sports club. We will teach children to play ball games for free when their parents are busy working. Do you like children? We are in need of some coaches. C. There are many broken bikes in our school. Are you good at fixing up bikes? We want to set up a team to repair the bikes. Then we can give them away to the people in need. D. We want to set up a group to protect the environment. We need people to help us put up signs and hand out notices. E. Here is Hope Welfare Home for Children. Some of the children have difficulty seeing or reading. Are you good at telling stories? We need volunteers to help us cheer up the poor children. F. Most people in the village do not get enough health care. This is often because there are no professional workers to take care of them. We need some volunteers with the right skill. G. Do you feel sorry for those homeless animals? Here you can do something for them. If you have some free time, we welcome you to work with us when you are free. |
【推荐3】①The conflict (冲突) between Russia and Ukraine itself may be a questionable topic, yet it is the people who suffer the most. Millions of Ukrainians had left their homeland after it began. It was the biggest migration (移民) wave since World War II.
②I wanted to help by being a volunteer. However, it was difficult because I don’t speak Russian or Ukrainian. Luckily, after searching on the Internet, I was finally able to sign up to volunteer in a modern gallery called Svetova 1.
③The gallery is owned by an overseas Chinese, and had over 40 volunteers to provide 24/7 aid to the Ukrainian refugees (难民). During a two-week intensive (集中的) aid program, the gallery provided a place to live and food for up to five people for free and also served as a safe and interesting space for children, where English classes, games and other fun activities were organized.
④Due to my busy school and work schedule, I was only able to volunteer there twice. But, besides the owner and his family, I was the first Chinese volunteer. My role was to help the refugees fill out registration papers (登记文件). Sometimes, it was difficult with the language barrier (障碍), but there were translators to help.
⑤I was so impressed by one Ukrainian mother and her two kids, who still had such kind smiles and bright eyes, despite (尽管) all the awful things they must have experienced. Some other people may not be able to easily understand their feelings, but I really valued this chance to be with those people in need, doing what I could. Because we are all humans, we should come together in difficult times.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What do we know from Paragraph 1?
| A．People in Ukraine have suffered a lot in the conflict. |
| B．Millions of Russians left their homeland. |
| C．The conflict is worse than World War II. |
| A．Because the writer‘’s parents didn’t support the idea. |
| B．Because the writer didn’t know what to prepare. |
| C．Because the writer speaks neither Russian nor Ukrainian. |
| A．How the writer became a volunteer at Svetova 1. |
| B．How the gallery trained its volunteers. |
| C．What the gallery did to help refugees from Ukraine. |
| A．To give out food to the refugees. |
| B．To help the refugees fill out registration papers. |
| C．To treat the wounded refugees. |
| A．Because he/she experienced some awful things. |
| B．Because he/she could help others in need. |
| C．Because it helped him/her get into a good college. |
【推荐1】Mr. Green and Mrs. Green have a son, Tom. They love him very much. Tom is only three years old. He likes asking questions.
One day Mr. Green is sitting in a chair. He is reading a book and he has a banana in his hand. He likes to eat one while（当…… 时候）reading. Tom comes in. He asks Mr. Green, “Daddy, what’s that?” Mr. Green is interested in the book. He doesn’t hear Tom. Tom shakes（摇动） his father’s leg and asks again, “What’s this? Tell me!” “A leg!” says Mr. Green.
Tom goes out and says to Mrs. Green, “Mum, I want to eat a leg.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的写“T”, 错误的写“F”。
1. Mr. Green and Mrs. Green are Tom’s friends.
2. Mr. Green likes to eat a banana while reading.
3. There are three people in this story.
4. Tom asks Mr. Green what he is reading.
5. Tom wants to eat a banana.
Time went by …. The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad, "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I'm no longer a kid. I wouldn't play around the tree any more." The boy replied. "I want toys. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So you will have money. "The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me," the tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?" "Sorry, I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches（树枝）to build your house."So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me boat?" "Use my trunk（树干）to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. "So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root (树根).” The tree said
"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled
1. --When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
--He came back______.
| A．whenever he was happy |
| B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty |
| D．as soon as he was free |
--He wanted ______.
| A．to have a house to live in |
| B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree |
| D．anything that the apple tree had |
--We should ______.
| A．plant more apple trees |
| B．learn from the boy |
| C．always stay at home |
| D．be thankful to our parents |
| A．The phrase "with tears①" means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much. |
| B．The phrase "with tears②" means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time. |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
【推荐3】The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my business job and study music. My parents didn’t think it was a good choice for me to take up music as a job. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at a college, but he couldn’t earn enough, to support the big family. Because of that, my parents strongly asked me to go to the university, instead of a music college even though I was so fond of my violin.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it was my duty to leave college and take a job. That was why I took a business job. I went into it for being able to help the family. Money was all I got out of it. I felt that life was passing me by.
My wish was to save enough and then go to Europe to study music. Finally I earned enough to make myself able to go to Austria. At the same time, the family got out of the trouble and my help was no longer necessary. I felt like a free man any sailed for Europe to continue my study of music.
I walked on air because I was again in the field I loved so much. The decision to break away from the business world was against the advice or my friends and family. But if I had stayed in business, I do not believe I would have made a success of living.
1. The writer showed his grandpa’s example in order to ______.| A．thank his parents’ support for studying in the music college |
| B．show that being a musician was a good choice for the writer |
| C．explain why his parents disagreed with his taking up music as a job |
| D．show how much his grandpa loved the job of teaching music |
| A．His family needed his help. | B．He hoped to change a college. |
| C．He liked to take a business job. | D．His family asked him to do so. |
| A．The writer’s grandfather. | B．The writer himself. |
| C．The writer’s parents. | D．The writer’s friend. |
| A．The writer felt pity for starting a new life. |
| B．The writer couldn’t make a success of living. |
| C．The writer couldn’t find his place in a new environment. |
| D．The writer felt free because he was doing what he loved. |
| A．loves his grandfather a lot | B．cares little about his parents |
| C．strongly sticks to his dream | D．seldom follows others’ advice |
