1 . Jenny didn't know how her school dance team could pay for the travel to Florida for a national competition. It was difficult enough just to raise money for their dance costurnes (服装).   What were they going to do? As the team leader, Jenny felt she needed to come up with an idea. .
At lunch, Jenny found that a lot of students were throwing empty juice bottles in the rubbish. She remembered the school had a recycling (回收利用) program a few years ago, but it had ended.   Nobody wanted to bring the bags of bottles to the recycling center.
Jenny saw a chance. She went to see the   headmaster.   "If members of our team pick up the   recyclable bottles every few days, may we use the money we collect at the recycling center for our dance team?" asked Jenny.
"I think that's a great idea, Jenny," said   Ms. Weaver.   "But if another team wants to take over next season, I'll have to give them a chance, too. " Jenny agreed that it was fair.   She ran to the dance team to give them the good news.
Jenny knew that the money raised from empty bottles might not be enough to get them all the way to Florida, but they were a lot closer. She would find more ways to raise money for the dance team.
1. Jenny's team would go to Florida            .

A．to raise money

B．to have a trip there

C．to take part in a competition

D．to buy their dance costurnes.

2. If Jenny wanted to collect money by picking up bottles, she needed the support of first.

A．the headmaster	B．the dance team
C．another team	D．the recycling center

3. which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jenny found many ways to raise money.

B．Jenny could collect money at the recycling center.

C．The team could not pay for the train tickets to Florida.

D．Jenny collected enough money from the empty bottles.

4. What's the best title for this passage?

A．The ways to raise money.	B．The recycling bottles.
C．The dance team's costurnes.	D．A closer dreaming.

2 . Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well， Greg Mortenson wanted to climb a mountain，but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.

Greg’s story began with failure. In 1993， he set out to climb K2， the world’s second highest mountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days， he sturnbled(踉跄) into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan， injured and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.

Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry， and some of them were ill. Also， the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶) and the children wrote on the ground with sticks， Greg knew he wanted to do something to help. “I’ll build you a school，” he told the villagers. “I promise.”

Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to save money! Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was just the beginning of something bigger! Since then， Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools and runs many others in Pakistan and other countries， too.

Greg hasn’t finished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. He has got many prizes， but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that makes him happy!

Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary people can do with courage and determination(决心).

1. What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?

A．He fell ill.

B．He was badly hurt and hungry.

C．He lost his way.

D．He failed in his business.

2. How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?

A．He raised and saved money.

B．He did business to make money.

C．He wrote a book to sell for money.

D．He borrowed money from his friends.

3. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

A．Saving money.	B．Living in the car.
C．Raising money.	D．Building the school.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Building schools can help people to have a better life.

B．We have to do something in return to those who help us.

C．Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives.

D．Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people.

3 . On my first visit to India with my friend, Barry, we met a really nice woman on the plane. Her name was Uma. Talking with her made us very happy.
When we arrived in India, we found that our bags weren’t on our plane. It was 4 am on Saturday morning. But we were told that we couldn’t get our bags until Monday. What could we do? As we stood there thinking, Uma came over. She said, “Our car will come soon. Come home with me.”
We went out of the airport and got into the small car. It was already crowded with Uma’s family who had come to welcome her home.
At the house, we showered and rested. They provided us with delicious Indian meals and took us on tours of their city. On Monday morning, their driver took us to the airport, where we were happy to get our bags.
The following year, we returned to India, and our first thing was to visit Uma and her family. We have become good friends. Her kindness was a real gift. Everywhere we went, we met kind Indian people. We also did our best to pass on that kindness wherever we went, just as Uma did.
1. How was the writer’s first trip to India?

A．Boring.	B．Bad.
C．Terrible.	D．Nice.

2. Uma and her family did all of the following things for the writer and Barry EXCEPT _______.

A．taking them to their home

B．providing them with delicious Indian meals

C．taking them to the airport to get their bags

D．selling them some clothes and fruit

3. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Indian People.

B．My Best Friend

C．My Unhappy Experience in India

D．A Nice Woman I Met in India.

4 . The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago. I got to know a _______lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she _______ me to have lunch.
We walked from my work place to a little restaurant on David Street. _______the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to _______ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the _______ and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to_______ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to_______ the delicious food together. She told_______ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I _______ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. _______ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was _______ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright as well.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do _______ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be _______ if everybody would like to share happiness with others. It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.1.

A．rich

B．poor

C．strange

D．crazy

2.

A．When

B．After

C．Until

D．Unless

3.

A．will invite

B．was inviting

C．is inviting

D．to invite

4.

A．By

B．In

C．On

D．Out of

5.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．look for

D．care for

6.

A．park

B．restaurant

C．hotel

D．bar

7.

A．sit

B．rest

C．stay

D．work

8.

A．buy

B．cook

C．enjoy

D．drink

9.

A．her

B．him

C．me

D．you

10.

A．who

B．whom

C．which

D．whose

11.

A．never

B．still

C．hardly

D．already

12.

A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．Because

13.

A．hotter

B．cold

C．cool

D．warm

14.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

15.

A．colder

B．nicer

C．harder

D．worse

5 .

Oxfam, started in 1942, is run by volunteers. It sells used clothes, shoes, toys and so on. It helps by sending money to communities and organizations. It organizes(组织) training to help people learn new skills or sets up workshops to let people talk about their problems and find solutions(解决办法) together. It helps people to help themselves.

The story of the world’s largest private charity begins with a news article about the poor people in the developing countries. A couple read it and the husband sent it to his father, with words “Dad, maybe we can do something about this.” Then the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started in this way in 2000.

UNICEF started after the Second World War in 1946. At that time, there were many homeless children. UNICEF gave them food, milk and clothes. Today UNICEF works in 191 countries and regions(地区). It gives children clean water, food and schools. It works to improve children’s health and lives all around the world.

1. How does Oxfam get money to help others?

A．By organizing some competitions

B．By selling used things.

C．By asking from rich people.

D．By providing training.

2. What can we know about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from the passage?

A．The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is run by volunteers

B．It started with a news article about women in the developing countries.

C．A girl read the news story and told it to his father.

D．The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started in 2000.

3. Who does UNICEF help?

A．Women.	B．The disabled.
C．Children.	D．The old.

6 . 完型填空。
A)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，根据所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
You____have to give thousands of dollars to help someone. Sarah, a girl from Michigan, the USA, _____ just by giving her ______. Sarah was seriously ill______she was a baby. It is____ for her to move. Sarah has to____ around with a walker. However, the 11-year-old girl doesn’t______ , she uses her experience to help others.
Last summer, Sarah____three days a week for seven weeks at the Grand Rapids Comprehensive Therapy(治疗)Center. She______one of the youngest____for “Therapy and Fun”, program for special-needs children. Sarah’s job was______the special-needs children and provide(提供) them ______advice and encouragement(鼓励).
Sarah says that she’s______she can share her knowledge with others, and that working at the center taught her a lot, too. “I feel my life is getting better because I can help others in ______way,” she said. Mary Van Wingerden, Sarah’s fourth-grade teacher, said that, “Sarah has the help of other students around her, but she shows them that she’s there ____them also.”1.

A．don’t.

B．doesn’t.

C．isn’t.

D．aren’t.

2.

A．make a difference.

B．makes a difference.

C．make different.

D．making a difference.

3.

A．money.

B．house.

C．time.

D．book.

4.

A．when.

B．after.

C．until.

D．before.

5.

A．easy.

B．interesting.

C．difficult.

D．free.

6.

A．speak.

B．walk.

C．listen.

D．run.

7.

A．gives up.

B．give up.

C．get up.

D．gave up.

8.

A．worked.

B．lay.

C．sat.

D．took.

9.

A．is.

B．are.

C．isn’t.

D．was.

10.

A．doctors.

B．nurses.

C．volunteers.

D．patients.

11.

A．help.

B．helps.

C．helped.

D．to help.

12.

A．with.

B．to.

C．for.

D．by.

13.

A．sad.

B．glad.

C．worried.

D．angry.

14.

A．her.

B．my.

C．your.

D．their.

15.

A．to help.

B．to watch.

C．to find.

D．to trouble.

7 . 完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt _____and had a slight headache.
I worked in a _____ doctor’s office. During those days, the office was often _____ people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late ______ home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe ____ I hurried, I could still make it.
I was heading inside to _____ for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the _____ to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just _____ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be _____ by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole _____ route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to ____ me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I’m going there, too,” I said, which wasn’t a lie since I had just _____up my mind to do it perfectly.
I got in my car and began to drive _____ I looked back several times to be ____ they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen ____to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.1.

A．boring

B．sad

C．free

D．tired

2.

A．busy

B．free

C．proper

D．noisy

3.

A．called for

B．asked for

C．filled with

D．pleased with

4.

A．getting

B．making

C．calling

D．working

5.

A．unless

B．if

C．though

D．while

6.

A．cost

B．take

C．pay

D．spend

7.

A．distance

B．number

C．price

D．way

8.

A．waited

B．gone

C．arrived

D．left

9.

A．careful

B．thankful

C．helpful

D．wonderful

10.

A．wrong

B．same

C．special

D．perfect

11.

A．lead

B．take

C．show

D．follow

12.

A．kept

B．made

C．taken

D．fixed

13.

A．back

B．up

C．out

D．down

14.

A．worried

B．sure

C．angry

D．surprised

15.

A．minutes

B．hours

C．days

D．weeks

8 . Mr Black was once a policeman. He was a kind person. He liked to have a walk ____ the park after breakfast.
It was very cold on a winter morning. Mr Black was walking along the street when he heard a cry for help. He turned around but could see nobody. He stopped and looked here and there. At the moment, a boy ____ to him. The boy was so hurry ____ he couldn’t say a word except pointing towards the river. Mr Black realized what had happened and ran to the river as soon as possible. ____of them ran along the river and saw a girl in the water. She ____ a piece of wood. It was carrying her away. It was too ____.
Without a word, Mr Black took off his clothes as ____as he could, and jumped into the river. He ____ to the girl and took her back near the bank and lifted the girl up, and then the boy helped pull her out of the water. Then they stopped a car and took the girl to the ____ . At last the girl’s life was saved, and she ____ them very much.1.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．for

2.

A．walked up

B．looked out

C．did

D．ran up

3.

A．so

B．and

C．that

D．but

4.

A．All

B．Both

C．Neither

D．either

5.

A．was holding

B．was seeing

C．is taking

D．is pushing

6.

A．heavy

B．exciting

C．dangerous

D．interesting

7.

A．slowly

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．quietly

8.

A．swam

B．ran

C．flew

D．walked

9.

A．house

B．school

C．park

D．hospital

10.

A．thanks

B．thanking

C．thanked

D．thank

9 . A group of fifteen-year-old students at Sunshine School are holding a charity sale to raise money to help their classmate Lisa. Lisa had cerebral palsy(大脑性瘫痪) when she was a baby. People who have cerebral palsy have trouble walking. Although Lisa has to use a wheelchair(轮椅) to help her get around, she never gives up. And she is always ready to help others.
“Lisa has the chance of standing up, but she needs an operation(手术) which will cost lots of money.” Lisa’s doctor said.
“I never thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the news is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I am used to my life. I don’t mind if I can’t stand up.” Lisa said. “Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful. If I stood up one day, I could try my best to help more people.”
“While helping Lisa, we can also learn a lot. We have learned how to cook cookies(曲奇饼) and how to sell them,” Betty, one of Lisa’s classmates said. “Now we know making money is not easy, so we won’t waste money anymore.”
Alex, a boy in Lisa’s class, told a reporter that they could raise about $100 every day. “We have raised about $2,100 so far. We hope we will raise more money for Lisa’s operation.” he said.
1. What problem does Lisa have?

A．She can’t speak.

B．She can’t stand up

C．She has to stay in bed every day.

D．She can’t walk because of a traffic accident.

2. What do you know from Lisa’s words?

A．Lisa is very happy with her life.

B．Lisa’s parents don’t wish her to stand up.

C．Lisa is angry with her parents.

D．Lisa’s family doesn’t have enough money to do the operation.

3. How are Lisa’s classmates probably raising money?

A．By holding a party.

B．By selling home-made cookies.

C．By collecting waste paper.

D．By asking their parents for money.

4. What can you know from the passage?

A．Lisa is so nervous.

B．Lisa is lucky because many people are helping her.

C．The doctor has no confidence in Lisa’s operation.

D．Lisa’s classmates have made enough money for Lisa’s operation.

10 . Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer. We are a non-profit organization(非盈利组织).We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone from 12-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without houses. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo an old woman of 62. “I often help older people learn how to use computers.” says another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website:www.activol.com.
1. __________ can be a volunteer.

A．Children	B．Old women
C．Anyone aged 12-70	D．Young people

2. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________.

A．animals

B．children

C．computers

D．older people

3. We can read such a passage __________.

A．in a newspaper	B．in a storybook
C．in a picture book	D．in a textbook