① “Kids can make a difference,” Craig Kielburger said. When Craig was 12, he started a group to help kids all over the world.
② How did Craig start? In the seventh grade, he was so sad and angry to learn that a 6-year-old boy had to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He had no freedom (自由) at all. That made Craig think about his own life. Laws (法律) in his country say that kids must go to school and schools are free for all kids. But in some countries, people need to pay for their education, so children from poor families don’t go to school but to work.
③ Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same advantages (有利条件) as he and his friends had. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free the Children. Craig and his friends decided that Free the Children should try to give money to set up schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty live better. He believed that the children who couldn’t pay for school could change their lives through studying.
④ Today, Craig’s group has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is still going strong. It gets much money from lots of kind people and brings people many good things. It helps build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in poor places.
1. When did Craig start a group to help kids?| A．At the age of 6. | B．At the age of 7. | C．At the age of 10. | D．At the age of 12. |
| A．To build schools all over the world. | B．To raise money for schools in Craig’s country. |
| C．To make friends with poor children. | D．To take care of poor students in Craig’s school. |
| A．The activity of making money. | B．The time of being ill. |
| C．The situation of being poor. | D．The feeling of being sad. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Craig and a Little Boy | B．Craig and His Friends |
| C．Free the Children | D．Poor Kids in the World |
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【推荐1】Molly is a 10-year-old girl. She likes to help others. Today is Christmas Day. Her mother gives her 20 dollars. Molly thinks about what she needs to buy. Bill is in her class. His home is far from school. It’s about eight kilometers from his home to school. This boy doesn’t have money to take the bus. He doesn’t have a bike. Every day it takes Bill a long time to walk to school. His shoes are always old and dirty. Molly sees holes in them. So Molly buys a pair of sports shoes for Bill with the money.
In the afternoon, Molly rides her bike to the post office and sends the shoes to Bill. She also writes a note. It reads “To Bill, From Santa Claus”.
1. What can NOT we know about Molly?
| A．How old she is. |
| B．How much money she gets. |
| C．What she looks like. |
| D．What kind of girl she is. |
| A．Molly’s brother. | B．Molly’s cousin. |
| C．Molly’s uncle. | D．Molly’s classmate. |
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．by bus | D．by car |
| A．舒服的 | B．整洁的 | C．脏乱的 | D．昂贵的 |
| A．is a ten-year-old boy | B．has two bikes at home |
| C．lives far from his school | D．has lots of sports shoes |
【推荐2】It was a cold December day. I headed to the store to pick up another week’s groceries. I had put off shopping for Christmas presents until later in the month. I kept my music on while I was driving to avoid the radio news, which always spoke of the world’s huge problems and how divided we all still were. It usually just left me feeling helpless.
Still, I gave my son a dollar to put in the Salvation Army (救世军) bell-ringer’s kettle (水壶) at the door of the store. We went in and soon got our food. Then we walked towards the self-checkout machines. I hated using them. I much preferred to chat with a friendly cashier (收银员), but the line at them was very long, and I just didn’t have the time. As I pulled my cart (购物车) up, though, I heard the man at the machine next to mine complaining under his breath, trying his hardest not to curse. He only had a few things, but every time he put his old torn 20-dollar bill into the machine, it pushed it back out. I quickly took a newer 20 out of my wallet and gave it to him. He thanked me with a warm smile and paid for his goods. I told him to keep his money but he insisted that I take his old torn 20. I agreed, put it in my coat pocket, and wished him a Merry Christmas.
After checking out, I remembered something Mother Teresa had once said about how we all can change the world. “Help one person at a time,” she said. “And always start with the person nearest you.” I reached into my pocket, smiled, and went outside. Then I dropped that torn 20 into the bell-ringer’s kettle and walked to my car happily.
1. What’s the Salvation Army?
| A．It is an army for boys. | B．It is the store’s name. |
| C．It is a charity organization. | D．It provides groceries for free. |
| A．The author wasn’t going to buy Christmas presents this year. |
| B．The author used to listen to the radio news while driving. |
| C．The radio always made the author feel helpless and hopeless. |
| D．The author disliked using the self-checkout machines. |
| A．To say something proudly. | B．To say something impolitely. |
| C．To say something exactly. | D．To say something by mistake. |
| A．it was too torn to use | B．Mother Teresa asked him to do so |
| C．he wanted to help more people | D．he was really rich and didn’t need the money |
| A．The bell-ringer’s kettle. | B．The torn 20-dollar note. |
| C．We all can change the world. | D．Help one person at a time. |
 You should: ● be good with students ● be patient (耐心的) You need to: ● work on weekends ● do some cleaning work ● remind readers to keep quiet ● put books in the bookcase after reading ● help readers to borrow or return books ● have at least one year’s experience in the school library If you’d like to join us, you can fill in the application form (申请表) in our office or send e-mail to citylibrary@126.com before Friday. Tips: All the volunteers should be over 16 years old. |
| A．To remind readers to keep quiet. |
| B．To put books in the bookcase before reading. |
| C．To only help readers to borrow books. |
| A．You should have three-month experience. |
| B．You should be good with students. |
| C．You should be over fifteen years old. |
| A．You can fill in the application form in the office. |
| B．You can send an e-mail before Sunday. |
| C．You can call the City Library. |
【推荐1】A water bearer (搬运工) in India had two large pots. One pot had a crack (裂缝) and the other was perfect. One always came home half empty and the other was full.
For two years this went on. The water bearer carried one and one-half pots full of water to his master’s house. The poor cracked pot was ashamed (害羞的) of itself. One day it spoke to the bearer by the river.
“I am ashamed (羞愧的) of myself, and I want to apologize.”
“Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?”
“I have been able to hold only half. Because of my crack, you have to do all this work, and you don’t get full value for your efforts,” said the pot.
The bearer felt sorry and said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the road.” As they went up the hill, the cracked pot took notice of the beautiful wild flowers and this comforted it some.
The bearer said, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side, but not on the other side? I planted flower seeds on your side, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you have watered them. For two years I have been able to pick those beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) my master’s table.”
We are all cracked pots. But we shouldn’t be ashamed, because we can be the cause of beauty. In our weakness, we can find our strength.
根据短文内容判断正误. 正确的写A。错误的写B.
1. There were two pots. They were both perfect.
2. The bearer felt ashamed of the cracked pot.
3. The water from the perfect pot watered the seeds and plants on the way.
4. The flowers were used to decorate the master’s table.
5. The story tells us that no one is perfect , but we can each do our best to create beauty.
【推荐2】Bai Yinyin is from Yan’an. She lived in a cave house (窑洞) with her family for nearly seven years after she was born.
Bai remembered that there was a tunnel (地道) in her cave house. Her grandfather said it was for protecting themselves during wartime.
Yan’an used to be poor. By the end of 2014, there were 693 villages with 205,200 people living poorly according to the magazine Qiushi Journal.
In 2015, people started to move out of cave houses with the help of the government. Bai’s family moved to a modern house several years ago. Many of her classmates were moving to cities, too.
In the countryside, Bai’s grandmother moved from a cave house to a bungalow (平房). Their lives have changed for the better. In May 2019, the last two poor areas in Yan’an got out of poverty (贫困), and Yan’an absolutely put an end to poverty. The people there are happy with their life now.
1. According to the girl’s grandfather, the tunnel in the cave house was _________.| A．for protecting themselves | B．for keeping vegetables |
| C．for studying and working | D．for planting flowers |
| A．In 2014. | B．In 2015. | C．In 2019. | D．In 2020. |
| A．Heavily. | B．Completely. | C．Probably. | D．Suddenly. |
| A．Yinyin was good at learning. | B．Yinyin moved to a bungalow. |
| C．Yinyin had a better life than before. | D．Yinyin missed the life in the cave house. |
【推荐3】Daming is having a birthday. Simon is making a birthday card for him. Simon’s mother is buying things for Daming. Daming is playing the trumpet. Amy is playing the flute, and Sam is playing the drums. He is having a great birthday.
选择正确的答案。
1. Who is having a birthday party? ______.
| A．Simon | B．Daming | C．Amy |
| A．Making a card |
| B．Playing the trumpet |
| C．Playing the flute |
| A．Simon | B．Daming | C．Amy |
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Four |
| A．Yes,he isn’t. |
| B．Yes,he is. |
| C．No,he is. |
