When you hear the word hero, you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhior Nelson Mandela. But there are also “everyday” heroes—they may not be well-known but they do what they can to help
Lee grew up in New York City. As his family was not rich, he learned from a young age the importance of
After he left university, Lee and a friend set up an organization called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). Its purpose is to
RLC operates simply. Using an app developed by Lee’s team,
So far, Lee and his team have successfully
| A．record | B．respect | C．improve | D．manage |
| A．storing | B．avoiding | C．burning | D．recycling |
| A．sick | B．blind | C．lonely | D．homeless |
| A．collect | B．cook | C．research | D．receive |
| A．volunteers | B．organizations | C．restaurants | D．universities |
| A．heated | B．saved | C．lent | D．grown |
| A．small | B．secret | C．direct | D．sudden |
| A．need | B．time | C．promise | D．beginning |
2 . Daisy’s Long Hair
Daisy enjoyed walking around with her long black hair. She enjoyed the attention from her friends. Daisy never wanted to
That day, Daisy learned about a hospital that specialized in treating children with serious illnesses. Children there hold the
The speech touched Daisy
Daisy decided to donate (捐赠) her long hair to the sick children in the hospital. The next day, Daisy arrived at a salon (美发厅) with a big smile on her face,
Stephen, the hairdresser in the salon was amazed at Daisy’s idea because of the length of her hair. After listening to Daisy’s explanation, he
A few days later, as Stephen worked his magic on the children’s hair, everyone in the hospital felt excited. The children looked beautiful and happy, and their families
Daisy’s long hair became a symbol (象征) of hope and love for all those who received them. She
| A．cut | B．wash | C．choose | D．collect |
| A．work | B．joke | C．dream | D．memory |
| A．loudly | B．slowly | C．partly | D．deeply |
| A．ready | B．worried | C．afraid | D．honest |
| A．woke up | B．thought of | C．agreed with | D．smiled at |
| A．paid | B．excused | C．asked | D．thanked |
| A．food | B．hair | C．books | D．money |
| A．put | B．took | C．gave | D．threw |
3 . There is a small park near Reem’s home. She likes to go there with her mom. She also likes to play in the park with her friends. Today when Reem goes to the park, she looks around and becomes very sad.
“What is wrong, Reem?” Mom asks.
“There is so much trash (垃圾) on the ground,” Reem says.
Reem and her mom look around. There are old boxes on the ground. There are popped (爆裂的) balloons on the ground. There are some bottles, too.
“You are right,” Mom says. “The park is very dirty.”
“What can we do?” Reem asks.
“I am sure you will think of something,” Mom says.
Reem and her mom go home. Reem paints a picture of a park. She uses blue, green, brown, and yellow paint. PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN, she writes in big letters on top of her picture.
Then Reem and her mom go back to the park. Reem takes some trash bags with her. She also brings along some tape. When Reem gets to the park, she tapes her picture on a big trash can. Then she hands her mom a bag. “Will you help me pick up the trash?”
“I sure will,” Mom says.
The children in the park run over to see what is going on. Reem hands them bags. “Let’s clean this place up,” she says. The children pick up lots of trash. They talk and laugh as they work. Soon all the bags are full.
“The park looks much better,” Reem says with a smile.
“It does,” Mom says. “I knew you would think of some way to help.”
1. Reem feels sad because the park is ________.| A．small | B．dirty | C．old | D．far |
| A．She paints a picture. | B．She plays with her friends. |
| C．She cleans her room. | D．She writes a letter to her mom. |
| A．she goes back to play in the park | B．she can make the children laugh |
| C．she thinks of some way to help | D．she makes some new friends |
4 . “Mom, I’m bored,” said Jason. “There is nothing to do.” “You can clean your room,” said Mom. “That’s not fun.” It was only the second week of summer vacation. It was still too cool to go to the pool, and Jason was tired of watching TV. His friends were away on vacation, and even his dog, Riley, was being lazy.
Mom was getting ready to go downtown to the food kitchen to help out. She volunteered (做志愿服务) three times a week serving (服务) lunch to people that weren’t as lucky as Jason. “Why don’t you come with me to the food kitchen and help out?” Mom asked. “I don’t know anything about working at a food kitchen,” said Jason. “You just watch me, and then you will see how to serve the food,” said Mom.
It was time to go, and Jason was excited to try working in the food kitchen. He watched his mom put some turkey on a plate (盘子) and some mashed potatoes. She then passed the plate to the next lady, and she put some green beans and bread on the plate. “I can do that,” thought Jason. One of the volunteers left early, so Jason took over her spot in the serving line. He was in charge of (负责) putting salad on the plates. He served twenty-five people that day. After the kitchen closed, Jason and his mom stayed to clean up. “That was great!” said Jason.
Jason was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitchen. He couldn’t wait to get home and tell his dad about how much fun he had. “Not only did it give me something to do, but I felt so amazing doing it,” Jason told his Dad. “Jason, that was a nice thing you did today.”
Jason went to bed that night thinking about the food kitchen. “I am going to help out again,” he thought. Jason made some new friends, and he didn’t even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good Jason felt inside.
1. How often did Jason’s mom volunteer in the food kitchen?| A．Every day. | B．Once a week. |
| C．Three times a week. | D．Every summer vacation. |
| A．Place. | B．Time. | C．Money. | D．Food. |
| A．He went swimming with his dad. | B．He served the food to people. |
| C．He made some new friends. | D．He stayed there to clean up. |
| A．Jason’s summer vacation. | B．Jason’s food kitchen. |
| C．An amazing day for Jason. | D．A new job for Jason. |
5 . 假如你是李华，你的学校正开展“传承雷锋精神”主题系列活动，号召同学们用实际行动践行雷锋精神。你作为班长，计划组织同学们在学校中进行一次志愿服务活动，你打算邀请你班交换生Tony参加，请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他活动的时间和地点，活动的内容，以及需要为此做什么准备。
提示词语：rubbish, do cleaning, poster, plastic bag
提示问题：
● When and where will you hold the activity?
● What will you do in the activity?
● What can Tony prepare for it?
Dear Tony,
I’m writing this e-mail to invite you to attend the volunteer activity of our class.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m really looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
How do you celebrate （庆祝） your birthday?Eat delicious food? Get presents? Play with friends?American boy Zach Harmon celebrates his birthday by helping others.
Zach comes from Wisconsin, US. He is a seventh-grade boy. Every April, he holds a food drive to celebrate his birthday. A food drive is an event to collect canned and boxed food for the hungry. Then he gives the food to the local charity（地方慈善机构）.
He started making the donations（捐赠） when he was 8. At first, he used his extra birthday money to buy food for the charity. Then he started the drive. He called it the “Z﹣Drive. ”His family helps him tell people about it through e﹣mails and flyers （传单）.
Last year, Zach had his biggest drive yet. He collected more than 2, 000 donations. This year, his aim is 2, 500. “It feels really good to do something for someone else,”“Zach said. “Instead of birthday presents, my family gives me food now. ”
1. Zach Harmon’s birthday is in ________.| A．April | B．May | C．June | D．July |
| A．eats delicious food | B．gets presents from parents |
| C．collects food for the hungry | D．plays with his friends |
| A．does everything for him | B．helps him by giving money |
| C．gives him birthday presents | D．helps him in two ways |
| A．a strong charity in USA | B．a special and kind boy |
| C．the biggest organization | D．many poor people |
7 . You’re never too young to start being charitable. It doesn’t have to be a grand gesture, just something as simple as a lemonade stand.
But sometimes even the smallest gestures can end up becoming a rather big deal. And one perfect example of this, is a neighborhood lemonade stand in Peoria, Illinois, which really took off.
It started out when a group of neighborhood kids in the Knolls neighborhood got together in order to participate in a fundraiser to help raise money for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The children got busy selling lemonade and other treats all throughout the weekend, and their hard work paid off. In total, they were able to make more than $3,500 for the good cause.
But this charitable lemonade stand isn’t in its first year. In fact, it has been several years in the making, all because of one mom’s actions. Suzanne Miller has been participating in charity races for the hospital for years, and because of her actions, her kids wanted to join in her fundraising. Hence the lemonade stand was started.
As Miller shared with the reporter, “The first year we did it we raised $220, and we thought that was amazing. Each year, it got bigger and bigger.”
But it’s not just the profits that have increased over the years, so have the volunteers. This year, Miller’s kids were joined by her neighbor Leslie Rothan’s three kids in running the lemonade stand.
Miller posted to Facebook, “The Lemonade Stand that our neighbors hosted this weekend raised $3,515 and donated it to the hospital. I can’t find the words to tell you how I feel. It’s absolutely incredible to celebrate this way.
Leslie Rothan added, “As a parent, it really makes you filled with joy. It was their idea, and obviously we wanted to support and encourage them to be as successful as possible, but it really helped them to realize what they were doing and how that money could really help save children.
1. The neighborhood kids started a lemonade stand to ________.| A．participate in a school charity race | B．earn money for themselves |
| C．help raise funds for the hospital | D．compete with other neighborhood kids |
| A．Their love for starting a business. | B．Their desire to help others. |
| C．Their neighbor’s encouragement. | D．Their mother’s influence. |
| A．actions speak louder than words |
| B．where there is a will, there is a way |
| C．a small act of kindness makes a big difference |
| D．when the going gets tough, the tough gets going |
8 . Lindsay Byrne and her twin sister, Nicole Kelly, were flying from Boston to their parents’ house in Florida when the flight crew announced that help was needed due to a
Byrne, a Wayland firefighter and paramedic (护理人员), and Kelly, a nurse at Beth Clinic, immediately jumped into action. They
The woman had grayish-blue skin, a faint pulse and was having difficulty
“Soon we
Once the plane landed, local paramedics transported the woman to a local hospital to be
Wayland Fire Chief said he’s proud of Byrne and Kelly and how their training instantly kicked in to save the woman’s life. “Incidents like these are what first responders and medical professionals
| A．medical | B．financial | C．environmental | D．technological |
| A．found | B．understood | C．learned | D．imagined |
| A．gradually | B．completely | C．suddenly | D．barely |
| A．moving | B．breathing | C．standing | D．speaking |
| A．noticed | B．admitted | C．realized | D．considered |
| A．conscious | B．aware | C．determined | D．focused |
| A．handled | B．treated | C．relieved | D．watched |
| A．train | B．develop | C．aim | D．use |
| A．staff | B．goods | C．information | D．resources |
| A．eye-catching | B．breath-taking | C．ground-breaking | D．life-saving |
9 . “What are you busy with yourself, mum?” the girl of just six years old asks her mother curiously (好奇地).
“Making dinner for the neighbor’s (邻居的) aunt.”
“Why?”
“Because the other day, the aunt lost her dear
“Why does she need our
“Because the aunt cannot do what they liked to do with her daughter any more. She is so sad that she can’t
The girl thinks for a long time. Suddenly, she runs to the neighbor and
“What can I do for you?” asks the neighbor.
“My mother says you’re very distressed (痛苦) for losing your daughter…” The girl open her hand and says, “This is for you.
Tears (泪水) come down from the neighbor’s
| A．son | B．mother | C．daughter |
| A．help | B．fruit | C．food |
| A．do homework | B．make dinner | C．do sports |
| A．knocks | B．looks | C．laughs |
| A．healthy | B．busy | C．worried |
| A．Buy | B．Get | C．Put |
| A．ears | B．eyes | C．mouth |
| A．medicine | B．present | C．toy |
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday. That’s because he saved the life of a girl in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a schoolboy who has much interest in going online. One day, he sent an email to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a
“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter afterwards. “It was really
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but the email saved her life.”
1.| A．note | B．message | C．call | D．letter |
| A．terrible | B．difficult | C．strange | D．amazing |
| A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
| A．telling lies | B．playing jokes | C．in a mess | D．in trouble |
| A．looking for | B．communicating with | C．playing with | D．preparing for |
| A．immediately | B．angrily | C．safely | D．seriously |
| A．pointed | B．rushed | C．went | D．walked |
| A．Hardly | B．Happily | C．Luckily | D．Carefully |
