In 1988, Wang Chengbang retired (退休) from the army. Instead of enjoying a relaxing life, he volunteered to save the soil from desertification (沙漠化) by planting trees in Korla, Xinjiang.
It is not an easy job. The high temperature in Korla makes it difficult for anyone to work day after day in the sunshine. Besides, water is a big problem. In fact, Wang Chengbang’s work in the first few years failed as very few trees survived (存活). But Wang Chengbang would not give up.
He worked out new ways to save water. With his hard work, more and more trees have survived. So far, he has planted more than 1.5 million trees. Now, Korla is a model city in environmental protection.
Wang Chengbang is also successful in fighting against cancer (癌症). In 2005, he had cancer and was told that he had only six months to live. However, he continued taking care of his trees rather than lying on the hospital bed. Now, at the age of 85, Wang Chengbang is still working.
1. After retiring, Wang Chengbang volunteered to save the soil from desertification by2. It’s
3. Wang Chengbang has planted
4. Wang Chengbang is also
5. Though he was ill in 2005, he continued
As a 3-year-old in West Africa, Aliou was sitting by a fire when his quilt (被子) caught fire. One of his arms was b
The ship that helped Aliou belongs to an organisation (组织) called Mercy Ships. Mercy Ships sends ships with medical equipment (设备) around the world, mainly in Africa now. Trained doctors volunteer to travel on these ships and perform free surgeries on people who n
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Mercy Ships wants to make a change in the communities its ships visit. It has medical equipment and e
Treating patients on a ship has several a
By treating people and training communities, Mercy Ships is making life better for people in poor areas around the world.
A: Peter, it looks like you’ve been busy these days.
B: I’m volunteering to teach children football.
A: Oh, sounds interesting.
B: After school.
A: I know you are good at playing football, so you can teach them.
B: Yes, I am interested in teaching them football.
A: Why do you enjoy doing so?
B: Because I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.
A: Sounds great!
B: No, I won’t. It usually takes me no more than an hour to teach them and I can do my homework after dinner. It makes me happy to be able to help others.
A: I’d love to, but I don’t have time this week.
B: What a pity!
A:
B: That’s a good idea. I’ll talk to him about that.
| A．Who likes football? |
| B．What are you up to? |
| C．You can invite Jimmy. |
| D．When do you teach them? |
| E．Would you like to join me? |
| F．But don’t forget your homework. |
| G．They could volunteer at weekends. |
4 . My name’s Ella, and I’m 22. Last year I went to Thailand for two weeks with my sister Josie. We went to help as part of a group of volunteers at an elephant sanctuary (大象保护区)—a place where people look after sick and saved elephants.
One of our main jobs at the sanctuary was to collect the elephants’ food. Elephants eat huge amounts of grass and banana plants, so collecting this took most of the day. After that, we also helped wash the elephants in the river using big brushes and soap. I found that so much fun, even if I got wetter than the elephants did! The part of the day I most looked forward to was the evening. By the light of the moon, we led the elephants on foot into the forest area where they spent the night.
All the volunteers stayed in the same house. The meals were delicious and included meat and fish, which both of us liked best. After dinner, all the volunteers spent the evenings talking, singing and dancing.
Now we’re back in the UK. Josie doesn’t often talk about Thailand. I think her heart is full of sorrow that she didn’t make good use of her time there because she was missing her friends too much. But when she looks back, she can see how lucky she was to go there. Maybe she’ll go back one day—I certainly will!
1. How long did Ella and her sister stay in Thailand?| A．About a week. | B．About half a month. | C．About a month. | D．About two months. |
①Cleaning the elephants.
②Collecting the elephants’ food.
③Walking with the elephants.
| A．①②③ | B．①③② | C．②①③ | D．③①② |
| A．the food they ate | B．the bed they slept on |
| C．the house they lived in | D．the games they played |
| A．happiness | B．surprise | C．regret | D．excitement |
| A．My special love for games. | B．A great volunteer experience. |
| C．How to raise animals. | D．How to volunteer in UK. |
5 . One day, Franz Kafka, the famous novelist, was taking a walk in Steglitz Park in Berlin. He saw a young girl crying
The next day, they looked again, but
Then began a story that continued to the end of Kafka’s life.
When they
A year later, Kafka died.
Many years later, the grown-up girl
| A．although | B．because | C．if | D．until |
| A．looked for | B．looked at | C．looked through | D．looked after |
| A．just | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
| A．invitation | B．diary | C．novel | D．letter |
| A．my | B．our | C．your | D．her |
| A．visited | B．met | C．moved | D．won |
| A．difficult | B．useful | C．interesting | D．slow |
| A．gave | B．sold | C．mailed | D．lent |
| A．treated | B．changed | C．missed | D．trained |
| A．wrote | B．forgot | C．returned | D．found |
6 . 每段人生都有永不褪色的回忆。回首初中三年时光，你学习，运动，旅游，交友，有快乐，有悲伤，有感动，有惊喜，有骄傲。请你根据以下要点提示，以“A meaningful thing”为题，给你校英文校刊投稿。
（1）去年暑期，你和朋友们去郊游。
（2）沿途风景很美。
（3）绿荫下，有人们扔的垃圾，没有地方可坐。
（4）你建议朋友们先捡垃圾，保护环境。
（5）朋友们同意了，其他人也加入进来。
（6）你觉得……
要求：
（1）词数：80~100个。
（2）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
A meaningful thing
One day last summer vacation, my friends and I ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Genesis Bulter has been a vegan (素食主义者) since she was 6. Now 15, her goal is to protect animals and the e
“When I first b
To spread her idea, Genesis made a speech for the TEDx program at the age of 10, becoming one of the youngest TEDx speakers ever. B
In 2020, Genesis started her o
8 . 当今社会，绿色环保已成为我们关注的重要话题。假如你是光明中学的学生林涛，去年夏天参加了“爱无限，绿无边”环境保护活动。请根据以下要点，写一篇英语短文，描述该经历，并表达自己的想法。
（1）去年夏天参加了绿色星球俱乐部。
（2）每天早起发传单、宣传绿色生活。
（3）帮助垃圾分类、清理公园街道。
（4）起早虽然很难，坚持做了一个月。
（5）收到了社区的感谢信。
（6）你的感受……
参考词汇：传单 leaflets 分类 separate 感谢信 a thank-you letter
要求：
（1）词数： 80~100个。
（2）短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
People are caring about environment around us. It’s our duty to protect environment.
Last summer, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Two men were staying in the same room in a hospital. One man was so sick that he could not even move his body or look around the room. The other man could move, but was also very ill.
Over time, the two men became good friends. They shared lots of things together and even talked about what they hoped to do after they got better. But there was one thing about the room that was special for both of them. The man who could move would look out of the room’s only window, describing the scenery outside for his friend. He told him about the people walking by, the weather—anything that might interest a man who had not seen the world beyond his bed for some time.
One day, when a nurse came to check on the two men, she found that the man who often looked out of the window had died in his sleep. Sadly, she informed the other man that his friend had died and called for nurses to take the dead man away. The other man asked to be moved to the dead man’s bed so that he could look out of the window himself. The nurses moved him to the other bed. However, the man found that there was no window at all—just a blank wall.
The nurses explained that the dead man had been blind. He had never actually seen anything outside the window at all – but he described beautiful scenes to encourage his friend. Sometimes all we need in life is a little encouragement—even if it comes from an unlikely place.
1. How did the man who could move encourage his roommate?| A．He shared his life experience with his roommate. |
| B．He described what he saw from a “window”. |
| C．He took his roommate outside. |
| D．He told jokes to his roommate. |
| A．He died of cancer. | B．He gave the other man hope. |
| C．He was deaf. | D．He was moved elsewhere before he died. |
| A．he missed his friend very much | B．the bed there was tidier than his |
| C．he wanted to look at the world outside | D．he felt worse and worse |
| A．Dale was blind. |
| B．Dale died in his sleep. |
| C．Dale tried to help his friend feel better. |
| D．The nurse didn’t know that Dale was blind. |
| A．The man who is blind. | B．Find encouragement in unlikely places. |
| C．Good friends. | D．Never tell lies. |
10 . A small restaurant in Beijing has warmed people’s hearts for a special set meal(套餐) offered for free to those in need.
The “Set Meal A” offered by the food shop includes a bowl of beef noodles, which costs 22 yuan. The meal is o
Yu Chenghao, the o
Yu said he was deeply moved by the shop owner’s kindness. He s
