1 . Looking for a new way to raise money for charity (慈善事业)? Has your school run out of clever and fun ideas? Don’t give up. There are several ways to support (支持) your favorite charity.
How about organizing (组织) a car wash? Everybody who has a car sooner or later washes it or has it washed. So why don’t you and your classmates do the job? The money the car owners pay will go towards your charity. When we did it, we had an amazing (令人惊喜的) time! At first, some of us were worried about getting wet or dirty and it was true. But we also had fun, and at the end of the day it was really worth (值得) it!
On the other hand, if you don’t feel like getting wet or messy, but have some musical talent, how about organizing a street concert? Street musicians can make a lot of money, and so can you if you’ve got the talent and courage it takes to play in front of an audience (听众). You just need to find a suitable place, practice for a few hours with your friends first, and give it a try!
I hope the above ideas can help you, and if you’ve got any other great suggestions, we would love to hear them and practice them, too. Good luck!
1. What does the writer think of car wash?| A．It’s dirty but fun. | B．It’s easy but dirty. |
| C．It’s easy and fun. | D．It’s cheap but dirty. |
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．How to Wash a Car |
| B．How to Organize a Street Concert |
| C．Ways to Raise Money for Charity |
| D．Ways to Make Money after School |
Yan Minwen, a retired (退休的) engineer in Beijing, set up a free class to teach left-behind children (留守儿童) in her hometown in Hebei Province.
Although Yan is not a teacher, it is a common wish of her and her husband to open such a class in the village. She told her husband that she wanted to open a class in her hometown, and her husband agreed.
However, before she set up the “small desks”, her husband fell ill and died. Yan was very sad, but she didn’t forget their wish. She rented (租)a room from her uncle, bought some used desks and chairs and started the class on March 23.
There are 19 students from Grade One to Seven in Yan’s class. Yan knows about each child well and talk s about them as if they were her own grandchildren. They learn together and work together to solve problems.
“It is not about teaching, but about company (陪伴),” Yan said.
After learning that Yan is teaching in the village to help left-behind children, her old classmates send books to her every now and then to help her.
Some young people also want to help with “small desks” and Yan is always happy to see this happen. She said, “I am too old to take care of the class all by myself.” Yan wants to see more volunteers help these left-behind children and is planning to open a library in the village as soon as possible.
任务一：根据短文内容回答问题(1)Why did Yan set up a free class?
(2)What happened before she set up the “small desks”?
任务二：请将文中划线句子翻译成中文
(3)They learn together and work together to solve problems.
任务三：请从文中找出以下句子的同义句
(4)I am so old that I can’t take care of the class alone.
任务四：请根据实际情况回答问题
(5)What do you think of Yan Minwen?
3 .
We’re looking for some volunteers to help with kids’math and Chinese homework. Are you good at them? Come and join us! Time: 3:30 pm~5:30 pm, Saturdays For more information: Call Ms. King at 319-7858.
Do you want to make our city cleaner? Help us clean up some public (公共 的) places. We have a free blue T-shirt and a small gift for you. Time: 10:00 am ~ 11:30 am, Sundays For more information: Email Mr. White at john8@em. com
We need volunteers to pick apples, feed chickens and milk cows. You can also learn to ride a horse for fun. Time: 4:00 pm~ 6:00 pm, Saturdays For more information: Email Mr. Hunt at nick@em. com. Children’s Hospital Are you good with kids? Can you play games, tell jokes or sing songs? Come and help us cheer them up. Time: 9:30 am~ 11:00 am, Saturdays For more information: Call Ms. Smith at 265-3097. |
1. How can we get more information about Clean-Up Day?
| A．By calling Ms. King. | B．By calling Ms. Smith. |
| C．By sending an e-mail to Mr. White. | D．By writing a letter to Mr. Hunt. |
| A．Make a meal. | B．Do some cleaning. |
| C．Prepare small gifts. | D．Cheer up sick children. |
| A．Running an after-school program. | B．Looking for volunteers. |
| C．Living on a farm. | D．Looking after children. |
The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means one who offers his or her services. There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up rubbish from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are usually people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate (幸运的) than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer meant. She worked for two and a half weeks in Calcutta.
“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and give out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I didn’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
1. What does the word “volunteer” usually mean? (no more than 12 words)2. Whom do volunteers usually help? (no more than 10 words)
3. What’s your own idea about volunteers or volunteers’ work? (no words limited)
4. 请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5 . 人们常说，勿以善小而不为。当微小的善举汇聚在一起，世界将变得更加美好，学校正在举行英文演讲，请向大家讲述一次你助人为乐的经历，并该谈你的感受。
要求：
1. 词数80-100词；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 不得出现真实人名、校名等。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . In 2019, Thierry Henry, a bus driver, found there was a rise in bike thefts in his city, Reykjavik. Rather than accept that the bike was gone forever, he decided to take matters into his own hands and started to track down (追踪) the bikes and return them to their owners.
The 44-year-old has helped return hundreds of stolen bikes in the past 4 years. His social media account (账号) has over 14,500 members and helps people track down more than just lost bikes. His page extends (拓展) to people who have lost tools, cars and other things of high value. On top of his acts of kindness, Henry has helped the bike thieves to reform (改正) in the process.
At first, Henry would treat the thieves with anger. However, overtime, he realized that most of the thieves were driven out of poverty (贫穷) and other problems. He went from feeling negatively (否定) towards the thieves, to developing empathy (同理心) for their situations. It was very difficult at first. But Henry decided to try to level with them and just talk to them.
From this moment onward, he reached out to the thieves, offering help and guidance. After changing his method, Henry found that the bike thieves began to often hand back the bikes to him. Amazingly, some former thieves that Henry helped now help him in looking for the stolen bikes.
“It’s like a snowball that has got bigger and bigger,” says Henry. “It’s not only me. Many times, someone found a bike hidden in a bush and takes a picture. Then someone else comments (评论), ‘hey, that’s my bike’.”
Thanks to Henry, everyone’s looking out.
1. How did Henry return the lost bikes to their owners?| A．By using his social media account. | B．By giving them to the policeman. |
| C．By expanding his social media pages. | D．By talking and offering help to the owners. |
| A．The poor lives of the thieves. | B．The reform of these thieves. |
| C．Henry’s way of dealing with the thieves. | D．The changes in Henry’s attitude to thieves. |
| A．Henry is a 44-year-old policeman. | B．He has influenced a lot of people. |
| C．He looks down on these thieves. | D．He only helps to find lost bikes. |
| A．Thierry Henry | B．Every one’s looking out |
| C．Bikes in Reykjavik | D．Bikes returned, thieves reformed |
Name | Hobby | Volunteering |
Nick | playing football | teaches young |
Dave | loving animals | works in the |
John | reading funny stories | visit |
Sally | painting | paints for school |
Anna | singing | sings to the old people or sings to |
8 . 
Aguolieha, a 13-year-old girl living in a mountain village in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (凉山彝族自治州) now could go to big cities and even go abroad to take part in basketball games.
There are some other children like Aguolieha. Their change can be attributed to (归因于) this area’s strong basketball tradition and especially to their basketball coach Waeramu (Amu).
Coach Amu fell in love with the sport when he was a little boy. So he chose to study physical education at university. After graduation, he once worked in a city like his classmates. But he soon realized that it wasn’t his dream. He took a risk and moved back home to teach local kids how to play basketball professionally (专业地).
However, it wasn’t easy. With hard work, Amu successfully made the locals believe that leaving the mountain wasn’t the only way out. And the number of team members was slowly increasing. He now works as a full-time coach and acts as a bridge between the village and the outside world for the kids. Since black hawks (鹰) are the symbol of the Yi people, he named the team the Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks are a team of the children of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Their love for basketball brought them joy and also gave them another option. They can still leave the mountain if they want to, not for their livelihood (生计), but to meet other kids in the games. Aguolieha wants to become a basketball coach like Amu when she grows up, to help the next generation (代) of kids shine.
1. What’s the purpose of the writer by describing (描述) Aguolieha at the beginning?| A．To show how poor the village life is. |
| B．To draw people’s attention to her homeland. |
| C．To introduce the importance of basketball games. |
| D．To lead in her basketball coach—Amu and tell his story. |
| A．Because he has no choice to name it. |
| B．Because black hawks are his favorite animal. |
| C．Because black hawks (鹰) are the symbol of the Yi people. |
| D．Because the basketball team all like the story about black hawks. |
| A．选择 | B．进步 | C．想法 | D．帮助 |
| A．A country girl’s basketball dream |
| B．A village with a strong basketball tradition |
| C．A basketball coach helps “blackhawks” fly in the sky |
| D．A new way helps children find what they want to do most |
9 . 假如你是李华，上周六早上九点，你的笔友Peter给你打电话，但你没有接到。请给Peter写一封电子邮件，包含以下内容：
1. 解释未接电话的原因（当时你正在养老院参加志愿活动）；2. 说明发送邮件的理由（你感冒了，嗓子疼）；
3. 介绍你在养老院的志愿活动情况（1~2条）和感受；
4. 谈论一下上个月你与父母争吵的事，因为你从不做家务，现在知道了做家务的好处（1~2条）。
要求：1、字数80左右；
2、必须包含全部要点，可适当发挥，开头结尾已给出。（不计入总字数）
Dear Peter,
You called me at 9 a. m. last Saturday, but I didn’t pick up.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How are you getting on with your family and your study now? Could you please tell me about them?
Yours,
Li Hua
Our City Games will be held from July 20th to July 28th, 2024. We need 2,000 volunteers. The jobs are open to people over 18 years old. Those who have experience of volunteering in sports events will be chosen first.
| Skills needed: Have good communication skills. Be good at learning and love trying new things. Services to offer: Answer questions. Take photos of the races. Guide guests and players. |
| How to get the job: Finish an application (申请) on the Internet to show us why you are the best person for the job. Write your personal information like name, ID number and education experiences. E-mail us at zyzb@2024youth. cn to hand in your application from April 3rd to April 15th. Make sure if your application is accepted (接受) in your mailbox from May 1st to May 10th. If your application is accepted, you will have an exam. If you are excellent, you can pass the exam and then get ready to take the training g lessons in June. |
1. When can the volunteers work for the City Games?
| A．On June 20th. | B．On June 28th. | C．On July 18th. | D．On July 22nd. |
| A．To report the City Games. | B．To ask people to do sports. |
| C．To introduce the volunteer training. | D．To get volunteers for the City Games. |
| A．To offer information. | B．To help with traffic (交通) control. |
| C．To take photos of the guests. | D．To sell tickets and food. |
