Once there was a man named Clarke. He lived alone and owned a small shop in town. He was very kind-hearted and was always ready to help people in trouble. He often gave away what he had to the poor, so, as a result, he was quite poor himself.
In order to help the poor, he learned medicine by himself and tried to help treat the sick people. So the thankful people called him Doctor Clarke even though he wasn’t a real doctor at all.
One day a poor woman asked Doctor Clarke to go and see her husband, who was very ill and felt terribly weak. Doctor Clarke went there and found the family was very poor. The husband couldn’t find a job for a long time and the wife could hardly make any money, either. Doctor Clarke looked him over carefully and to his surprise, the husband was not ill. Instead, he was hungry because there was no food in the house.
“Come over to my house this evening and I will give you some medicine for your husband.” Doctor Clarke said to the woman.
When the woman arrived at the doctor’s house in the evening, Clarke gave her a paper bag with something inside and said, “Here is the medicine and it will be good for your husband. Don’t open it until you get home.” “What are the instructions for taking it?” the woman asked. “You will find them inside the bag.” answered Clarke.
After the woman got home, she opened the paper bag and found there was some money in it!
1. What did Clarke own in town?| A．A bank. | B．A shop. | C．A school. | D．A hospital. |
| A．To make more money. | B．To set up a hospital. |
| C．To help the poor people. | D．To become a real doctor. |
| A．He had a cold. | B．He had a sore throat. |
| C．He had cancer. | D．He was very hungry. |
| A．some medicine | B．some money | C．the instructions | D．nothing useful |
| A．What a kind man! | B．A poor family. |
| C．Helping homeless people. | D．No job for a long time. |
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【推荐1】Though seven years have passed, I still clearly remember the moment I was going to join the Red Cross.
It was the summer before I entered high school. I was volunteering at a blood drive. As I helped people at the canteen, I fell into a conversation with some of the donors (献血者). Some told me it was their first time; some said it was their fiftieth time. One elderly man talked about how his own near-death experience had encouraged him to start donating blood.
I left that blood drive with my mind swimming with stories. I had never before had such a meaningful volunteering experience. It was then that I seriously considered joining the Red Cross. I signed up with the Red Cross club at my school. Whether it was teaching CPR (心肺复苏) or organizing a Leadership Development Camp, every volunteering activity was meaningful.
In September 2017, my home, the Columbia River Gorge, was destroyed by forest fires. The air was heavy with smoke. Many families had to leave their homes. The Red Cross stepped up to offer their help. And within a few days, our school Red Cross club held its first meeting of the school year. During the meeting, we discussed different plans of action. Over the course of three weeks, we were able to raise thousands of dollars.
The Red Cross has enriched my life in countless ways. I am now excited to continue my journey as a lifetime Red Cross volunteer. I am ready to prevent suffering wherever I am needed.
1. The writer decided to join the Red Cross ________.| A．7 years ago | B．in 2017 | C．last summer | D．during the meeting |
| A．Conversations with some donors. | B．The importance of CPR. |
| C．The man’s near-death experience. | D．Jobs in the Red Cross club. |
| A．put out the forest fires | B．make the air clean | C．hold the school meeting | D．help the writer’s hometown |
| A．needs help | B．likes travelling | C．suffers pain | D．keeps volunteering |
| A．Volunteering at a Blood Drive | B．Helping in My Hometown |
| C．My Red Cross Pathway | D．My Interesting School Life |
【推荐2】The aged residents（居民）in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely.
The project was dreamed up by a local charity（慈善组织）to reduce loneliness. Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said, “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.”
“I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning, letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed. I’m enjoying the activities, and it feels great to have done something useful,” said Xavier.
Wendy Wilson, the manager in a care home at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said, “Residents really welcome the idea of the project. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here.”
Lynn Lewis, director of Nothing Hill Pathways, said, “We are happy to be taking part in the project. The project will really help connect our residents.”
1. Why does the charity start the project?| A．To hold more activities. | B．To raise money for hens. |
| C．To make the aged less lonely. | D．To provide jobs for the aged. |
| A．Hens. | B．Dogs. | C．Birds. | D．Cats. |
| A．模仿 | B．从事 | C．放弃 | D．购买 |
| A．The project is well received. |
| B．The project needs to be funnier. |
| C．The project can make much money. |
| D．The project takes years to see results. |
【推荐3】The “59 smiles” on a smartphone by an old woman in Wuhan, Hubei province in about six months tell a big story. The smiles are from the 59 people who offered her seats on buses. “Everybody can be a good citizen, because in many cases a friendly smile is all that is needed to build a better world.” says Zhang Yongsheng in an article on youth.cn. The 69-year-old Wuhan woman has taken photographs of the people who offered their seats to her on buses. The 59 photographs are good memories for her. Some of the smiles are shy, some friendly, while others are like sunshine.
The old lady is not good at taking photographs with her smartphone, because some of them are of poor quality, but in spite of that, the series of photographs has become famous immediately on the Internet.
The smiles that the old lady has taken show people’s care and love for others, which is becoming valuable in today’s society. Her act also expressed her thanks to those who have helped her, says Zhang.
Offering one’s seat to elderly people on buses has become a hot topic of discussion. There have been many cases of quarrels (争吵) between young and aged people recently. They could have been avoided if we had thought more about others and also more thankful when others offered help.
1. Why has the woman taken so many photos?| A．Because she has a good smartphone. | B．Because she wants to show thanks. |
| C．Because she decides to become famous. | D．Because she is good at taking photos. |
| A．模特 | B．乘客 | C．市民 | D．摄影师 |
| A．The woman is 69 years old. |
| B．It took her about 6 months to photograph the “smiles”. |
| C．People offering seats to her are not happy at all. |
| D．The 59 photos are valuable to the woman. |
| A．love ourselves first | B．take many photos |
| C．avoid quarreling with old people | D．care about others and be thankful |
| A．Kindness recorded | B．Pictures popular on the Internet |
| C．A woman taking pictures | D．An incident inspiring others |
【推荐1】When I was fourteen years old. I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad（Like many English children. I had often been to France）， So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice. ” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry, ” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”
1. The writer was from ________.| A．Japan | B．France | C．America | D．England |
| A．he wouldn’t have any language difficulties |
| B．he would be lost and he had to call the police for help |
| C．he wouldn’t understand the Americans |
| D．he would have a terrible holiday |
| A．have a meal | B．buy a map | C．call his friend | D．find an old man |
| A．make a telephone call to somebody | B．be going to get married |
| C．buy a ring for somebody | D．ask somebody to wear a ring |
【推荐2】Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan (喜玛拉雅) Mountains between Nepal (尼泊尔) and China, and it is 8900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that.
Junko Tabei, a Japanese was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Japanese newspaper-television company chose the fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an accident. The heavy ice and snow hurt ten of the women.They had to stop climbing. The other five went on climbing.
Only Ms. Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. She was standing on the top of the world. She was the first woman there. Ms. Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She started climbing mountains in 1960. She still climbs mountains. She is not an ordinary Japanese housewife. Ms. Tabei makes money for her trips by teaching English and piano to children. She climbs a mountain about every three years. She has climbed some of the highest mountains in six countries. Finally, she wants to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. When she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, "I'm glad that I'm at the top."
1. Mount Qomolangma is ______.| A．an ordinary mountain |
| B．the highest mountain in the world |
| C．in the southwest of China |
| D．close to Nepal |
| A．1975 | B．1960 | C．1935 | D．1953 |
| A．They were too tired to climb to it. |
| B．There was no air for them. |
| C．The heavy snow stopped them. |
| D．They were hurt by heavy ice and snow. |
| A．One. | B．Five. | C．Ten. | D．Fifteen. |
| A．She's a housewife who has climbed many high mountains in the world. |
| B．She teaches children English and piano to make money. |
| C．She's a usual housewife who helps a lot at home. |
| D．She climbed the highest mountain in the world many times. |
【推荐3】My morning started out as usual. I snoozed (打盹) twice, took care of my three cats, and then raced out the door for my mid-morning appointment.
After I finished my appointment, I was hungry. I stopped at a restaurant to order a burrito (墨西哥卷饼) to take home and eat while working.
Since it was a little before noon, there was a long line waiting for the order. A woman, who I later learned was Marcella, was paying at the register (柜台). She asked the woman behind her in line if she would like a drink and then asked me. We both said no, but she continued to pay for both of our meals—even though we were strangers. I asked Marcella why she did this, and she said that someone once did something similar for her. The person asked that she mightpay it forwardsomeday and she was making good on her promise.
Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and asked only that I do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. I arrived home, but instead of working through lunch, I sat and reflected back on her kindness. Marcella didn't need to pay for my lunch. But she did, and it brightened my day. Not because I got to keep my $15, but because she was kind—and did not want to receive anything in return.
As I promised her, I plan on paying her kindness forward. Maybe, just maybe, I'll make a small difference in someone else's life, and the ripple effect (连锁反应) will continue, because that's what being human is all about—being kind, even to a stranger.
1. What did Marcella do on that day?| A．She paid for her meal only. |
| B．She didn't know what to do at the register. |
| C．She decided to pay for other people's meal on that day. |
| D．She didn't speak to the author. |
| A．Paying for something before buying it. |
| B．Paying for something but forgetting to take it away. |
| C．Asking others to pay for you and not paying back. |
| D．Repaying someone's kindness by doing something kind. |
| A．She is going to find the person who bought Marcella's lunch. |
| B．She will do the same thing and brighten someone else's life. |
| C．She will continue doing research on the ripple effect. |
| D．She will find someone else to pay for her dinner. |
a. The author finished her appointment.
b. The author stopped at a restaurant to order a burrito.
c. Marcella paid for her lunch.
d. The author snoozed and took care of her three cats.
e. The author decided to pay the kindness forward.
| A．d-a-b-c-e | B．a-b-c-d-e | C．d-b-a-c-b | D．d-a-b-e-c |
| A．Don't accept others' kindness. |
| B．Don't break your promises. |
| C．Work hard each day. |
| D．Be kind to others, even to strangers. |
【推荐1】EXCITING NEW COMPETITION!
Give your workplace spring facelift!（翻新）
Living magazine is offering three prizes of between £10, 000 and £50, 000 to be spent on improving the school, college or office where you spend so many hours each day! If you win, the money will be yours to spend as you wish to make life more pleasant.
Just think! You could spend it on any of the following:
◇improving the look of the place (new wallpaper, tables or pictures)
◇better study places (a computer room, a language laboratory or a small library).
◇improving the outside area (making garden or a car park for example).
◇better sports places (a small gym or a swimming pool).
To enter, all you have to do is to design
◇five ways you plan to spend the money if you win.
◇what you want to include (for example, sofas in your new computer room).
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Don’t miss this great chance to improve your workplace!
1. The text tells us that the new competition __________.| A．can help you get good grades | B．is organized by Living magazine |
| C．allows only students to enter | D．provides more than three prizes |
| A．describe how to spend the prize | B．mention the money they have |
| C．hand in their designs after June 16th | D．visit Living magazine in person |
| A．An email. | B．A diary. | C．A note. | D．A poster. |
【推荐2】For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack. Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years, He stopped in 1999 at last, but nobody knows why.
1. His hiccups started when he _________.| A．drank a glass of water | B．went to hospital |
| C．ate a meal | D．finished his homework |
| A．hiccupped for four seconds | B．held his breath |
| C．hiccupped at night | D．couldn't stop hiccupping |
| A．gave him some medicine | B．took an X-ray of his chest |
| C．gave him a shock | D．let him drink cold drinks |
【推荐3】We know exercise is important in our life. Everyone needs to do exercise. Doctors say doing sports is good for us. Sports can make our body healthy.
It’s very useful(有用)for children, too. It can make children clever. This means they will do well in study and schoolwork.
There are easy ways to exercise. You can walk, run, or only jump. When you do exercise, you need to know what you are doing. Don’t do sports too much at a time. Try all kinds of sports and look for one, two or even three sports you like. You can also exercise at the gym(健身房). Exercise can be fun. It can make you happy. Friends can exercise together at a gym or they can do sports together at any place they like.
1. Sports can .| A．make our body healthy | B．take too much of our time |
| C．make everyone do well at school | D．be very boring(乏味) for children |
| A．it can help children grow fast |
| B．it makes children know what they are doing |
| C．it helps children do their schoolwork well |
| D．it is easy for children to do |
| A．playing basketball | B．swimming |
| C．jumping | D．playing football |
| A．everyone needs to do sports |
| B．doing a lot of sports at a time makes you very healthy |
| C．we should try all kinds of sports |
| D．people can do exercise at the gym |
| A．why and how we should do sports |
| B．why children need to do exercise |
| C．we need to do all kinds of sports |
| D．friends can do sports together |
【推荐1】In my early childhood, I was often surprised when I saw my father making a small number of money with difficulty. Being a child, I was unable to understand him. When I was older, my father started doing a part-time job at home. He used to bring some work back and work till late night.
I can’t forget he played with me when I was 3-4 years old. He taught me how to read when I was at the age of 5. He took care of me all night when I was sick. Whenever I felt down, he would cheer me up. He also cared about my lessons and often helped me get ready for examinations. Later he sent me to New Delhi for the best education. Whenever I needed money, he never refused. He always managed money for my studies.
Two years ago, I got a job at a hospital in New Delhi. When I helped my first patient, I got a strong feeling of satisfaction. When I got my first salary（薪水）which was about ten times more than my pocket money, I spent it all on myself.
When I returned home one fine morning, I heard my father communicating with one neighbor. He was telling him my success in the job very proudly. He also told him that I had a higher salary than him at the end of his work. A dream, his son should become better than himself came true.
I was unable to move on my feet. Past 23 years flashed into my mind in a moment. I knew my father loved me very much. I could understand the meaning of my father’s aspirations（愿望）. I could understand the decisions my father made in the past. The financial（经济） difficulty he was facing was decided by his goal—making his child more successful than himself.
If today I am successful, this is because of my father.
1. From the first paragraph（段落）, we know the writer’s father is ____________.| A．humorous | B．hard-working | C．serious | D．outgoing |
| A．managed money for his studies |
| B．cheered him up all night |
| C．hardly bought anything for him |
| D．only cared about his examinations |
a. My father sent me to get the best education.
b. My father thought his dream came true.
c. Being a child I was unable to understand my father.
d. I could understand the meaning of my father’s aspirations.
e. I got a higher salary than my father.
| A．b-d-c-e-a | B．d-a-c-e-b | C．c-a-e-b-d | D．c-a-d-b-e |
| A．The writer spent his first salary all on himself. |
| B．The writer heard what his father said to one neighbor. |
| C．The writer still couldn’t understand what his father decided in the past. |
| D．The writer finally understood why his father had faced the financial difficulty. |
| A．A successful child | B．An unforgettable moment |
| C．A difficult time | D．A father’s love |
【推荐2】Grampy and I sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service station across the busy street. A street that is never allowed to cross unless I was with an adult, or at least, an older brother or sister. On that day, everything changed.
“Thirsty?” Grampy asked, smoking as usual.
“Yes,” my reply.
“How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get yourself a bottle of Coke?”
I couldn’t believe my ears. Had I heard right? Was he talking to me? On my family’s modest income, Coke was not a part of our budget or diet.
“Okay,” I replied shyly, already wondering how I would get across the street. I’d never done that before and it worried me a little. But I was a brave little boy.
He gave me a dime, stood up and looked both ways along the street. When he was sure it was safe for me, he told me to cross. I thought I would never make it, but I did. Now I was on the other side, but next came the garage, I went inside and looked around me. Hmm, not so strange. I’d been in a garage before, with my father. I found the coke machine and put in my dime. Clunk! Out the bottle came. Coke in hand, I proudly went back in the early evening. Grampy was waiting patiently. He smiled!
I made it back to the other side and Grampy shared the coke with me. It was the coldest, most delicious drink I have ever tasted. I was very happy. But I was happy about more than the coke. I had begun to grow up a little—thanks to Grampy, and a little to myself.
1. The boy couldn’t believe his ears when Grampy asked him to buy a coke because _____.| A．he had done that for many times |
| B．he had never been allowed to cross the road alone |
| C．he thought Grampy was talking to someone else |
| D．he had wished to go alone for a long time |
| A．enjoying the Coke | B．looking for a dime |
| C．watching over him carefully | D．following him |
| A．Grampy had been writing for him patiently |
| B．Grampy shared the Coke with him |
| C．the cold Coke was delicious |
| D．he was satisfied with what he had done |
| A．Special Coke | B．Best Drink Ever |
| C．The Gas Station | D．Grampy, the Heavy Smoker |
Sports played a large part in his life and he was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record(记录).
Though famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go back to the country where he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.
During the Second World War, Eric chose to stay, He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1945, Eric was very ill. He had a chance to leave China but he refused. Instead he gave it to a woman. This great man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people.
1. Eric went back to China to ______.
| A．study science | B．help Chinese people |
| C．attend the Olympic Games | D．set a world record |
| A．5 | B．20 | C．25 | D．30 |
| A．the service | B．the chance | C．the medal | D．the race |
| A．Because he was very ill. |
| B．Because he didn’t have a chance to leave. |
| C．Because he wanted to help the Chinese people. |
| D．Because he died Six months before the end of the war. |
| A．The flying Scotsman | B．A world record keeper |
| C．A man during the Second World War | D．A man of honor and bravery |
