Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers.
Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals , orthey do something helpful for the environment.
Paul,18,comes from Wales. Next year he wants to go to university to study Chinese,but now he's living in Belize. Paul says,"I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted ,the coral will die. I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late. I'm staying with a family here and I help do same housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize...and myself When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America. "
1. What will some young people in England do after finishing school?| A．Go to work for money. | B．Go to other countries and work as volunteers. |
| C．Start work in universities. | D．Go to university in other countries. |
| A．England | B．China. | C．Belize | D．America. |
| A．Working to save the coral reefs | B．Studying Chinese in a university |
| C．Helping do some housework | D．Doing some research in Wales |
| A．are not as beautiful as before | B．will probably be sold for money |
| C．may die because of the pollution | D．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| A．Stay there for another year | B．Go back home to start work |
| C．Learn about the people's home | D．Travel around Central America |
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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 opportunity (机会) to encourage others to take their first step toward becoming a volunteer. Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem, because they often wonder if they will be able to meet the organization’s expectations (期望). Some people fear not knowing anyone else in the group. Not having enough time also prevents some from sharing their abilities.
The following tips can help if you have some of these worries.
★ Start out slowly, don’t add too much pressure. Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life.
★ Choose an organization with the same interests and common values.
★ Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers, even if it is not asked.
★ Work with a veteran volunteer. He volunteered a lot, he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization’s expectations.
★ 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 and to 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 opportunity.
Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives. As Mason discovered during his volunteer experience, “…little things can change a person’s life.”
1. Volunteering can help_________.
| A．make a decision | B．see the world clearly |
| C．thank other people | D．make person’s life better |
| A．They don’t have enough time. | B．They are prevented by their families. |
| C．They fear that their abilities are shared. | D．They don’t expect to become volunteers. |
| A．Start out quickly. | B．Organize a training meeting. |
| C．Invite a friend to be with them. | D．Join in a group with different values. |
| A．polite | B．humorous | C．young | D．experienced |
| A．To tell people to make changes in their lives. |
| B．To encourage people to start their volunteering. |
| C．How to make great achievements in volunteering. |
| D．How to keep on volunteering whatever happened. |
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” These are certainly words that millions of volunteers around the world could agree with.
In the US, April is National Volunteer Month, to praise and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, and support to what they care about.
Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, try out new skills and explore career choices.
Andrew Makhoul, a student at the University of Pennsylvania. He didn’t spend his last spring break relaxing. Instead, the 19-year-old boy decided to do something for people who were less lucky than himself. He travelled to an orphanage(孤儿院) in Guatemala in Central America.
Andrew doesn’t speak much Spanish, but he found communication wasn’t a problem, “You communicated with love,” according to an article on his university’s website. And what he gave out, he got back, “
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.
| A．You could see love when you looked in their eyes |
| B．Volunteering means choosing to work without being paid |
| C．For young adults, valuable lessons may also be learned through volunteering |
| D．It’s a chance for poor children to get better care and support |
| E．It is in one of the poorest parts of the country |
【推荐3】ORBIS ORBIS is a charity (慈善机构).
Detroit Public Radio One way you can help Detroit Public Radio is by volunteering your time during one of the station’s fundraising (筹款的) events, such as WDET’s Pledge Drive.
UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergence Fund (UNICEF) was set up on December 11, 1946 to help children in poor countries.
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| A．But they need lots of money. |
| B．It helps the people who can’t see. |
| C．It helps make the world a better place for children. |
| D．We are always looking for volunteers to help the station. |
| E．Anyone with an interest in helping animals out is welcome to join us. |
【推荐1】I have three kids and I make them do housework. However, my mother doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m too strict. In her opinion, it is adults’ job to do housework.
Our family is made up of five family members. No one in the family is more important than another, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my kids to do the same chores, because their ages are different.
At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my kids to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much.
I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life —harsh（严酷）but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’ll not start doing it now.
Some parents protect their kids to much from anything unpleasant（使人不愉快的）and make their kids’ lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my kids are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.
1. What can we learn about the writer’s mother?| A．She doesn’t do housework at home. | B．She doesn’t get on well with the kids. |
| C．She doesn’t want the kids to do housework. | D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework. |
| A．she asks her mother for advice | B．she asks them to do different ones |
| C．she often asks them to do the hard ones | D．she always asks them to do the easy ones |
| A．will ask her mother to do it | B．will put the toys away by herself |
| C．will probably throw the toys away | D．won’t give the kids pocket money |
| A．Love from Parents | B．Parents and Kids |
| C．Housework Makes Life Better | D．Kids and Housework |
【推荐2】After a whole week’s busy work, I was finally able to sit in a restaurant close to my home on Friday night. Usually it should be the busiest hours for the restaurant, but I didn’t see plenty of people at that time. I seated myself at a small square table, ordered a cup of coffee and enjoyed the short time of rest.
While I was waiting for the waiter to serve, an old foreigner with long hair caught my attention. He moved toward the fridge slowly, opened the door and took out a bottle of orange juice. It might take me a second to do these but he spent a few minutes.
He sat back on his chair and prepared to uncover the bottle, but that seemed quite difficult for him. Clearly, I knew that there must be something wrong with his hands or arms. Without thinking twice, I went up to him and offered help.
Just as he was trying to talk back, the cover had been taken off the bottle. What happened next really surprised me. All of a sudden, he got mad, stood up and left the restaurant without a word of thanks, leaving me there wondering why my help would end up like that.
Later in the day when I told this experience to my mother and asked her why the man did that, my mother asked me to think in his position. “Perhaps he is able to uncover the bottle without anyone’s help”, said my mother. “What you did made him seem unable to do his own things, you hurt his self-esteem.”
Sometimes we go out of our way to do something for others and we think it is helpful. However, we are supposed to think carefully if others really need our help before we decide to lend a hand.
1. After a week’s hard work, the writer went to the restaurant to ________.| A．see many people | B．offer help | C．to eat | D．get relaxed |
| A．权利 | B．情感 | C．自信 | D．自尊 |
| A．Think before help | B．Believe in yourself |
| C．Always praise others | D．Help yourself. |
【推荐3】My six-year-old granddaughter, Grace, found a small freckle（斑点） on her left arm. She didn’t like it and tried to pick it off.
I told her. “Oh dear, that’s a beauty mark. Don’t pick it off.”
She took another look at it. “It’s not a beauty mark. I want it off,” she said with tears.
“Each of us is born with special marks. Some of them can be seen and some of them are invisible.”
“What kind of mark is invisible?” she asked.
“Well...a mark of kindness, even the mark of a loving heart. We can’t see them. but they are very special marks.”
“Why can’t mine all be invisible?” she asked.
“I can see many of your special marks, such as the color of your eyes, the shape of your nose and the smile on your face. Nobody else in the whole world has those exact things. Only you. Special marks inside and outside, are the things that make each of us different and special people.”
She couldn’t understand my words completely, but she stopped crying. The next morning, Grace ran into the kitchen. She jumped into my husband’s lap. “I have a beauty mark. Want to see it?”
“I sure do,” my husband laughed.
“I didn’t like it yesterday, but now I do,” she said.
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。
1. The writer was the girl’s father.
2. The underlined word “invisible” means “very lovely”.
3. The girl wanted to get the freckle off because she thought it was not beautiful at first.
4. In the passage, the writer thought everyone has special marks.
5. Grace got the beauty mark off at last.
In the spring we often see colorful kites in the sky .
To make a kite is not very hard.
First , make a small cross of two pieces of light wood , and get a silk handkerchief ready . Next , tie the corners of the handkerchief to the points of the cross and you will have a nice , strong lite . Then add a tail to the frame and tie a long string to the cross so that you can control the kite . Right now a beautiful kite is in your hand .
1. This short passage is about _________.
| A．how to fly a kite | B．how to make a kite |
| C．how to cook | D．how to have a good time |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．hard | B．easy | C．difficult | D．useful |
| A．box | B．paper |
| C．cloth | D．handkerchief |
| A．tail | B．leg | C．foot | D．hand |
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn’t happy. “Is there a river near here?” she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, “No, there isn’t, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon.” Sarah is happy now.
After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, “Warning(警告): This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.” Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, “But I can’t see them.”
1. Sarah likes playing _______ very much.
| A．in the park | B．in the garden |
| C．in the river | D．in the zoo |
| A．in the country | B．in a big city |
| C．in a small city | D．in a park |
| A．a river | B．a garden | C．a zoo | D．a park |
| A．Sarah’s mother doesn’t let her see. |
| B．She is too young. |
| C．There are no people in the pool. |
| D．Something is wrong with Sarah’s eyes. |
Hello! My name is Kate. I am eleven. This is my school in Beijing. John is in this school. He is my good friend. He is in Class One, Grade Seven. He and I have two good friends. They are Snow White and Bob Black. Snow is a girl. Bob is a boy. Snow’s hat is green. Her telephone number is 901-6428. Bob’s schoolbag is brown. His parents are teachers. Now he lost his school ID card. If（如果）you find it, call Bob at 788-1065. Thanks!
1. John, Snow and Bob are Kate’s cousins.2. Kate is twelve.
3. Kate and John are in the same（同一个）school.
4. Snow’s hat is green.
5. Bob lost his brown schoolbag.
