It was a mid-August evening. Some children filled a big yard in a small village in Tongzi, Guizhou. An old man with gray hair wrote several beautiful English words on the blackboard and asked the children to read. As he listened, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
The old man with gray hair is Liu Xiaosheng. He used to be a foreign language teacher at a university in Chongqing. In 2012, he came to Shuijing Village in Guizhou for summer vacation. One evening, he saw a neighbor’s child learning English. He found that the child had poor pronunciation. As a teacher, he felt the need to do something, so he began to teach the child for free.
In this way, Liu had his first student. Gradually, news of free English learning spread through the village, and more children came. At first, Liu taught in his living room and then moved into the corridor (走廊) for more space. But soon, the corridor was full of students, and Liu turned to using one villager’s rice milling (碾米) room as a classroom. The other villagers also raised money to buy desks, chairs, and a blackboard. Later, as the number of students grew, Liu finally set up a classroom in the yard of a villager’s house.
Every summer, Liu comes to the village to teach English. He has been doing it for ten years. The villagers like him and call him the “yard teacher”. Liu also loves his life and work in the village. “Teaching is an important part of my life. I am willing to help these children improve themselves step by step,” he said.
1. While the children were reading the English words he wrote, Liu Xiaosheng felt .| A．excited | B．confident | C．satisfied |
| A．He teaches the children without receiving money. |
| B．He wants to help the children with their science. |
| C．He has been teaching the children for five years. |
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. |
| A．The “Yard Teacher” |
| B．The Hard-working Children |
| C．The Life in Shuijing Village |
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【推荐1】Many volunteers have helped senior citizens（老年人）learn to use smartphones. But for all their goodwill, the service has some flaws（缺陷）. It takes much time and effort, and more importantly, older people can easily forget what they’ve learned and the volunteers have to do the same job time and time again.
Liu Siyuan from Beijing 101 Middle School noticed the problems and tried to solve them with a guidebook. The 16-year-old founded a volunteer group called SilverHair. Its seven members spent around half a year writing a 300-page book called May I Show You How to Use Smartphones.
The group members made a survey of more than 1,000 senior citizens and talked with many in nursing homes and found out what the older people care most about with smartphones. “How to use WeChat” topped the list as the app covers many parts of life such as chatting and money transfers（转账）. These make up one chapter of the book. The other nine chapters include the basic functions of phones, online shopping, using online maps and more. To make the book more friendly to older readers, Liu also made the pages pale yellow and the characters big.
“Many senior citizens are resistant to smartphones at first, but they are familiar with books, which can make them more willing to learn,” said Liu. “And besides, they can look in the book any time they need, just like using a dictionary.”
The SilverHair members have printed out 500 copies with their own money and handed them all out. They’ll soon start working on the second edition which includes more guidance such as hospital registration（挂号）and photo editing. They also hope for monetary support from the public so they can print more copies and help more people.
1. What is SilverHair’s guidebook mainly about?| A．It keeps the elderly up to date. | B．It teaches the elderly how to use smartphones |
| C．It spreads the advantages of nursing homes. | D．It calls on more people to care for the elderly |
a. It is easy for the elderly to read. b. It fits in one’s pocket.
c. It is only given to old people. d. It only explains the usage of phones with the Android system.
| A．ab | B．ac | C．be | D．cd |
| A．抵制的 | B．奇怪的 | C．熟悉的 | D．陌生的 |
| A．Readers don’t know how to use the guidebook. |
| B．The printed books have some mistakes that need to be changed. |
| C．They don’t have enough money to print more books. |
| D．They need more people to help create their next book. |
THE KIDSBRIDGE TOLERANCE MUSEUM
Volunteer Opportunity (机会) for College Students
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Our volunteer college students work with small groups of young people to guide them through activities and discussions. Students from different majors(专业) can learn a lot from our program, especially teacher major. Working with small groups is an excellent way to develop as a new teacher. Many of our visitors have Spanish as a first language, so bilingual(双语的) teachers are wanted.
TRAINING
No experience is necessary! Have fun working with the young. New volunteers receive training and work with experienced teachers.
TIME COMMITMENT
Field trips take place between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm during the week. Volunteers may work 9:30 am to 11:30 am or 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, or 9:30 am to 1:30 pm if you like.Volunteers generally attend as often or as little as they prefer.
OTHER WAYS TO VOLUNTEER
Kidsbridge also provides opportunities for students with specific interests to do research and learn more. Internship (实习生) opportunities are available. Volunteering in the Museum also counts as Community Service hours.
Email: rebeccakidsbridge@ Verizon.net
WEBSITE: www. kidsbridgemuseum.org
MUSEUM LOCATION: The Ewing Senior & Community Center 999 Lower Ferry Rd. Ewing, NJ 08628
College students’ reflections after visiting the Kidsbridge
Tolerance Museum:
“It is an experience that can’t be compared to other college classes. I’ve found that sharing time with the kids was not only beneficial to them but a huge benefit to me.”
“Now I know why I want to be a teacher —these children need the best teachers. I learned that you never know what a student is going through, and you may not have the answers. However, if you are the person who that child looks to as different, as a safe place from all of the madness in their lives, then you have opened the door. You can make a world of difference.
1. The volunteers are going to work in a ________.| A．community | B．library | C．college | D．museum |
| A．divides the volunteers into small groups |
| B．provides internship opportunities for specific students |
| C．gives chances to students who want to do research and learn more. |
| D．offers training for young people who work with experienced teachers |
| A．to tell us how meaningful college classes are |
| B．to let us know the meaning the volunteer work |
| C．to share the feelings of the students after the work |
| D．to make students more interested in the volunteer work |
| A．To be a volunteer, it is better if you can speak at least two languages. |
| B．You can attend the activities as well if you are experienced volunteers. |
| C．You are required to work unless you can work at least 2 hours each time. |
| D．The time that you spend volunteering will add to your Community Service hours. |
| A．bilingual teachers | B．college teachers | C．community groups | D．college students |
On a small hill in Huaping, Yunnan, there is a small school. However, over the past 13 years, it has rewritten the fate (命运) of over 1, 800 poor girls by sending them to universities.
Zhang Guimei, born in 1957, is the head teacher of this school. She began teaching in Huaping—one of China’s poorest areas in 1996.The teacher wondered why many girls in her class would just one day stop coming to school. After some investigations. Zhang learned that they were from very poor families. These girls had to work or get married at a young age. “We often say that we want every child to have a fair star,” she said. “But these poor girls don’t even have a chance to stand at the starting line.”
Zhang wanted to change this. She spent years raising money. Finally, in 2008, she set up the Huaping High School for Girls. It’s China’s first free public high school for girls.
Zhang gets up at 5 a.m. every day to turn on the lights on each floor of the teaching building. “Many girls are timid,” the head teacher explains. She wants them to feel safer on their way to classes. After years of tiring work, Zhang is now in poor health, but the school and the children matter more than anything else in her mind.
Zhang’s story has warmed hearts all around China and inspired many to follow in her footsteps. Zhou Yunli was one of her students. After she finished university, she heard that her alma mater (母校) was short of math teachers. She at once returned to the school to teach. “Without Ms. Zhang, I would be nobody,” Zhou said with a smile.
1. How did Zhang Guimei change the fate of over 1, 800 poor girls?| A．By teaching them English. |
| B．By sending them to universities. |
| C．By sending them to big cities. |
| A．Huaping High School. |
| B．Yunnan High School for Girls. |
| C．Huaping High School for Girls. |
| A．Because her alma mater was short of math teachers. |
| B．Because Ms.Zhang asked her to do so. |
| C．Because it’s not easy for her to find a good job in big cities. |
【推荐1】Emily always goes to buy new（新的）clothes on Saturdays. Now she has three new sweaters, four new skirts and five pairs of new shoes, but she is not happy.
One day, Emily asks her classmate Sandy, “I have many new clothes, but I’m not happy. You don’t have new clothes, but you always look happy. Why?” Sandy and Emily are in the same class and Sandy is a happy girl.
“Oh, Emily. I don’t think new clothes can make（让） us happy, “says Sandy.
“But what makes you happy?” Emily asks.
“Helping people（人们）,” Sandy says. “I like to go to the old people’s home. I tidy rooms for them and play games with them.”
Emily wants to go to the old people’s home, too. She asks Sandy, “Can I go there with you next time?”
“Sure. The old people there must like you very much.”
1. How many pairs of new shoes does Emily have now?| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．Buying clothes. | B．Helping people. | C．Tidying rooms. | D．Playing games. |
| A．有时 | B．不会 | C．可以 | D．一定 |
【推荐2】Once upon a time, a man heard that there was a holy flame (神圣火种) in a foreign place. It was far, far away from his home. So he left his home to find the holy flame. He thought, “If I have this flame, I will have happiness and all the people I love will have it too.”
He travelled far, far away and finally found the holy flame. He lit (点燃) a light with it and prepared to leave. On his way back he had only one worry: the fire might go out (熄灭). On his way home he met a little girl. She felt very cold and didn’t have any fire. The girl hoped that the man could give her some of his fire. He thought for a moment and decided to give some of his fire to the girl. The man went on his journey home and gave some of his fire to many other people in need. When he had almost reached his house, a terrible rain started and at the end his fire went out.
The man was too tired to return to the place where the holy flame was, but he was strong enough to return to the people he had helped on his way home.
With the fire he gave to others, he could light his own (自己的) again.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. There was a holy flame far away from the man’s home.
2. The man wanted to have the holy flame only for himself.
3. The man gave his fire to those people in need.
4. The man’s fire went out because of the strong wind.
5. The man’s fire lit not only others but also his own.
【推荐3】Once upon a time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn. The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a big family to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.
One year, there was a drought (干旱) and the corn didn’t grow well. The two brothers collected their small harvest and stored the grain in their barns (谷仓).
That night, the elder brother couldn’t sleep. He was worried about his brother. Would he have enough grain to feed his family? At last, the elder brother got out of bed. He went to his barn and filled a bag with grain. Then he went silently to his brother’s house and secretly added the grain to his brother’s pile (堆).
Every night, he did the same thing. He took some of his own grain and added it to his brother’s store. But after a while, he noticed something strange. His pile of grain never looked smaller in the morning.
One night, he decided to find out why. After it had got dark, he hid near his barn and watched. At last, a man came near with his own bag of grain. At first he didn’t know who he was. Then, he was amazed to see his own brother. Every night the younger brother had done the same thing—taking grain from his own pile to give to his brother.
It was true brotherly love!
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1. How was the two brothers’ life?
| A．Rich and happy. | B．Rich but sad. | C．Poor but happy. | D．Poor and sad. |
| A．Their com didn’t grow well because of the drought. |
| B．They collected much grain. |
| C．They didn’t grow any corn at all. |
| D．They sold all their grain. |
| A．He slept well. | B．He was angry with his brother. |
| C．He sent a bag of grain to his brother secretly. | D．He stole a bag of grain from his brother. |
| A．They both had a small family. | B．They loved and helped each other. |
| C．They didn’t care about their families at all. | D．They were strict men. |
