1 . 任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容完成下列任务。

Yesterday evening I went to see a film. After I went into the cinema, I began to look for my seat. It was Number 18, Row 18. I found it easily, but I saw a soldier(士兵) sitting on it. I walked to him and told him that the seat was mine. He said with a smile, “Oh, sorry. My seat is next to yours. Would you like to take that seat and leave this one to me?”

I looked at his seat. It was broken and had no back, so I disagreed. But he still wanted to change our seats. I was 1 and said loudly, “I don’t want to do that. Are you trying to bully (欺负) me as a soldier?” After 2 this, the soldier stood up and moved to his seat.

Then I saw my seat was much worse than his seat. There was only a piece of wood (木头) left. It would be very uncomfortable to sit on it. 3 I felt very sorry. The soldier again asked me to take his seat, but I didn’t do that. I sat on the piece of wood till the film finished.

1. 请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
① ________________   ② ________________
2. 判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F)。

A．It was a little difficult for the writer to find his or her seat in the cinema.

B．The soldier wanted to take the writer’s seat because it was worse than the solder’s seat

3. 把上文中画线的句子译成汉语。
________________________________________
4. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Did the soldier want to bully the writer?
_______________________________________
5. What was the soldier’s seat like?
_______________________________________________________________

2 . When I was young, my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in _______.
One hot summer afternoon, I was _______ down the highway to New York when another car suddenly _______ into my lane (车道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) _______ driver, I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.
I was _______ with that driver, but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he _______ did not do that on purpose (故意). The car ran away _______ after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while, I came around a curve(弯道) and found the _______ car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked _______. With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to ________ and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire (瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire, he had nothing to work with. I decided to ________ him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later, I ________ the work. I was hot and tired, but I really felt ________ after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier ________ my car run off the road.
You can really enjoy great ________ from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.1.

A．need

B．school

C．danger

D．summer

2.

A．walking

B．riding

C．running

D．driving

3.

A．fell

B．floated

C．came

D．climbed

4.

A．active

B．experienced

C．frightened

D．energetic

5.

A．unhappy

B．satisfied

C．familiar

D．friendly

6.

A．even

B．certainly

C．almost

D．simply

7.

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．politely

D．carefully

8.

A．new

B．red

C．same

D．other

9.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．surprised

D．worried

10.

A．stay

B．research

C．stop

D．hide

11.

A．punish

B．train

C．help

D．encourage

12.

A．began

B．finished

C．took

D．continued

13.

A．good

B．sorry

C．angry

D．shy

14.

A．noticed

B．made

C．watched

D．heard

15.

A．friendship

B．success

C．excitement

D．happiness

3 . One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet．He held a sign which said, “I am blind．Please help me．”
There were only a few coins in the hat．A man was walking by．He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat．He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could the new words．
Soon the hat began to fill up．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth．I said what you said, but in a different way．”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can' t see it．”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat．The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind．
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sig told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story．
The first is：Treasure （珍惜） what you have．Someone else has less．Try your best to help those who need your help．
The second is：Be creative．Think differently．There is always a better way．
1. Form the article we know that _______

A．the boy always has a hat on his head

B．the man is one of his neighbors

C．the boy is blind and needs help

D．the boy works for the man

2. On the sign what the man wrote was, “_________”．

A．Treasure what we have already had

B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see it

C．We are so lucky that we are not blind

D．Try your best to help those who reed your help．

3. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign．

B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat．

C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school．

D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy．

4. The word “recognized” here in Chinese means ______

A．承认	B．接受
C．表扬	D．认出

5. _______is the best tide （题目 ） for this story．

A．Be careful not to be blind．

B．Be creative．There, is always a better way!

C．Be kind to the blind！

D．Don't always get, but offer!

4 .

Toys Anno… The world’s smallest, but the most beautiful exhibition space for old-day toys. Opening hours Monday—Friday: 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m.—1 p.m. National Museum, London Bus 26/91/206	FREE service for all young people aged 8—16 ●Homework staff(工作人员) on hand to help you ●Space to work ●Books&revision guides ●FREE Internet use ●FREE printing Manchester Library&Information Service
Escape(逃脱) from the Mummy’s Tomb!      Let our new online game take you to an old Egyptian tomb(埃及古墓).      Become a brave explorer and collect wonderful things thousands of years old. But he careful—there’s a mummy(木乃伊) going around the tomb. Can you bring the wonderful things safely back to World museum without being hurt by the mummy? Visit www.livepoolmuseum.org uk/mummystomb and find out!	Learning from poo (粪便)! 1:30 p.m, 2:15 p.m.&3 p.m. July It might sound terrible but archaeologists(考古学家) can find out many things from poo—like how people in the past lived and what they are. If you have interests, come and join us to watch some samples(not real pool) and see if you can recreate the diets of our ancestors(祖先). Pick up a free ticket from the World Museum welcome desk.

1. What service does Toys Anno give?

A．Offering largest toys.	B．Making beautiful toys.
C．Showing old-day toys.	D．Selling smallest toys.

2. A boy aged ten CAN’T ________ with Homework Support Service.

A．ask the staff to do his homework

B．print without paying

C．search for information online

D．review lessons with guides

3. Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb is a (an) ________.

A．guide book

B．online game

C．science fiction film

D．popular magazine

4. What information can we get from Learning from poo?

A．Archaeologists can learn what people are in the past by studying their poo.

B．The activity is open every morning in June.

C．You can have a chance to watch the real poo of ancestors.

D．You must buy a ticket to join in this activity.

5 . Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the mint festival every year, One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.
After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading.
She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.
After a hurricane( 飓风 ) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says,” I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”
One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees( 难民 ) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book   together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about
her everyday life.
Helen says, “The most rewarding( 有益的 ) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”
1. When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?
2. What did Helen do after she retired?
3. Why was Ann excited when her book got published?
4. Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?
5. How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?
6. Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?
7. What can you learn from Helen?

6 . On a sunny morning, children in Ganale stood in front of their new school and expressed their thanks to Tina Charles. Tina Charles, a woman member of the WNBA, plays for the women’s basketball team of America. She understands the importance of education and of giving back to others. So the WNBA star made sure to support a school in an African village when she heard about the chance to give money to it.

Charles first knew about the chance while she was in a college. But she didn’t have the money to help out at that time. After she played for the WNBA, she made much money. With the help of charitable organizations(慈善机构), Charles donated $32,000 to the school.

Charles did the charity work while playing basketball and getting ready for the London Olympics. She played for the team that had won the gold medal in the last four Olympic Games. And they got the fith gold medal in London.

Charles always works hard on both working for the country in the Olympic Games and giving back to others.“The more I give, the more happiness I get.”she said.

1. What’s the Chinese meaning of WNBA?

A．国家篮球队。	B．美国篮球队。
C．美国女子篮球队。	D．篮球协会。

2. Why did Charles make her mind to support the African village school?

A．Because she had enough money.

B．Because she played for the WNBA.

C．Because she worked for charitable organizations.

D．Because she understands the importance of education and of giving back to others.

3. Did the team she played for win the gold medal in London Olympics?

A．Yes, of course.	B．No, it didn’t.
C．It’s hard to say.	D．Sorry, we don’t know.

4. What do you think of Charles?

A．She works hard.	B．She is helpful.
C．She is kind-hearted.	D．All of above.

5. What’s the Best title for the passage?

A．The history of WNBA.

B．An Olympic Athlete Lends a hand.

C．The Charitable Organization.

D．The Gold Medals of Olympics.

7 . 完形填空，阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Water City of Venice
In 1980, I went to Italy for business. One day, I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice(威尼斯), Italy, the city of lights and__________.
As we enjoyed our coffee, a young man________ glasses entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there _________the wall.”
We heard this order with interest and found that he __________ with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.
When he left, the waiter __________ a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there,___________ middle-aged men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but _________ three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same. He put a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee”.
It was __________ and perplexing(困惑)for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we had a chance ________this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man _________ dressed entered. As he seated himself, he _________ the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”
The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary(惯常的)respect. The man had his coffee and left _________ paying.
We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter __________ a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the rubbish bin.
Now it was no _________ for us-the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants(居民)of this town _________ our eyes well up in tears.
Many years later, when I went to Venice for business again, I did the same thing as my appreciation to this beautiful world.1.

A．food

B．noodles

C．water

D．coffee

2.

A．wearing

B．putting on

C．wears

D．puts on

3.

A．in

B．beside

C．next to

D．on

4.

A．served

B．was served

C．was serving

D．would serve

5.

A．put

B．took

C．got

D．saw

6.

A．two another

B．other two

C．more two

D．two other

7.

A．didn’t spend

B．spent

C．didn’t pay for

D．paid for

8.

A．strange something

B．something strange

C．funny something

D．something funny

9.

A．to arrive

B．reached

C．to go to

D．got to

10.

A．richly

B．seriously

C．poorly

D．pretty

11.

A．looked through

B．looked at

C．looked over

D．looked up

12.

A．with

B．for

C．without

D．by

13.

A．took off

B．took on

C．took after

D．took back

14.

A．choice

B．surprise

C．excitement

D．sadness

15.

A．hurt

B．got

C．made

D．stood

8 . I sat with my friend in a well﹣known coffee shop．As we enjoyed our coffee，a man entered and sat down beside us．He called the waiter and ordered，“Two cups of coffee，1.____________of them there on the wall．“We heard this with great 2.___________and saw that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two．As soon as he left，the waiter 3._________put a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee“．While we were still there，two other men had two cups of coffee but paid for three．4.____________，the waiter did the same thing．It seemed that this was usual at this place．However，it was something strange for us．Since we had nothing to do with the 5.__________，we finished our coffee，paid and left．
After a few days，we again had a 6.___________to go to this coffee shop．While we were enjoying our coffee，a man entered．The way this man was dressed did not match the 7._______of this coffee shop．As he seated himself，he looked at the wall and said，“One cup of coffee from the wall．“The waiter served coffee to this man with the same 8.___________．The man had his coffee and left without paying．The waiter took off a piece of paper from the 9. ________and threw it in the dust bin．Now there was no 10.______________for us．The great kindness for the people in need shown by the people of this town filled up our eyes with tears．1.

A．both

B．neither

C．one

D．none

2.

A．joy

B．interest

C．effort

D．fear

3.

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．wisely

D．properly

4.

A．Instead

B．Again

C．Indeed

D．Anyway

5.

A．shop

B．waiter

C．matter

D．men

6.

A．hurry

B．standard

C．furniture

D．color

7.

A．Style

B．Standard

C．Furniture

D．Color

8.

A．respect

B．courage

C．result

D．custom

9.

A．board

B．table

C．bill

D．wall

10.

A．choice

B．clue

C．doubt

D．hope

9 . I often walk dogs at an animal shelter(收容所) near our house. When they see me, they look so happy, because they know they will get to go outside, play with me and get lots of love from me.
-----Mandy, 12
Every weekend, I go to an animal shelter to help. They have adoption(收养)events at pet stores. I help out by talking to people about animals, feeding animals and making sure the cages(笼子)are clean. It makes me feel great when a cat or dog gets a new home.
----Lucas, 11
Sometimes I do things for my neighbors and ask them to give me some money or clothes. Then I can give these to the unlucky people.
----Linda, 10
I love volunteering! Last week, I cleaned up the houses for people who couldn’t do it themselves. I also made gifts for many women on Mother’s Day. And I’ll help the older people cook dinner next week. I love the feeling I get when the people smile and I know I made a difference in their life.
----Megan, 13
I volunteer at an after-school reading program. I help young children to learn how to read. My favorite part of it is seeing a little child feels excited when he or she learns a new word.
----Victoria, 12
1. Mandy works as a volunteer at a(n)_______ .

A．animal shelter	B．primary school
C．children’s hospital	D．old people’s home

2. Which of the following is NOT Lucas’ job?

A．Walking dogs.

B．Feeding animals.

C．Cleaning the cages.

D．Talking to people about animals.

3. Linda asks her neighbors to give her money or clothes because she______.

A．is too poor

B．decides to buy something

C．likes to wear beautiful clothes

D．wants to help the unlucky people

4. What will Megan do next week?

A．Make gifts.	B．Help cook dinner.
C．Clean up the houses.	D．Go to an animal shelter.

5. Victoria is a volunteer to help______.

A．animals	B．young children
C．the older people	D．the unlucky people

10 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns(小丑), elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1. What can children see in the circus?

A．clowns	B．elephants
C．monkeys	D．all of them

2. The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.

A．four

B．six

C．eight

D．ten

3. The underlined words “lower” might mean __________ in the passage.

A．低头

B．抬头

C．跳上

D．跳下

4. Who saw the circus that night?

A．The man’s family

B．The writer’s family

C．None of them

D．All of them

5. We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.

A．young

B．handsome

C．kind

D．lucky