1 .

Irwin Corey was a famous American film actor. But today, the story you will read is not about his achievements in film but about his begging (乞讨) life.

He became a beggar once and often walked in the streets of Manhattan. He wore old and broken clothes. He was very thin and seemed to be weak, looking like a poor homeless old man.

________ He only asked for some change from passing drivers, and then he gave the driver a free copy of the newspaper he bought. Each time he asked for money, he was always smiling and also told jokes to the drivers. The drivers thought him kind and humorous, so they never let him go empty-handed.

Although all the money he begged was coins, he still made lots of money at the end of the day. Irwin Corey had been begging for money for many years. However, he didn’t spend any of the money he had asked for. Every time the money was up to a certain amount (量), he donated it to a charity which bought medical supplies for Cuban children. For 17 years, he donated all his hard-earned money to the charity.

He was not short of money. He lived in a $ 3.5 million big house. He was not a beggar, either. “On the one hand, I just want to help people in need. On the other hand, begging can make me feel not lonely, as my wife had passed away,” he said.

1. What is the story about?

A．Irwin’s achievements in films.

B．Irwin’s begging life.

C．Irwin’s poor life.

2. Which can best take the place of “________” in the third paragraph?

A．He begged for money in a special way.

B．He thought the drivers were rich.

C．He was a successful film star.

3. What did the drivers think of Irwin Corey?

A．Friendly but lonely.

B．Kind and famous.

C．Kind and humorous.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Irwin was actually rich.

B．Irwin was a poor homeless old man.

C．Irwin donated all his money to charity.

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Two high school students from Canada have invented a magic backpack. It can be ________ a sleeping bag for homeless (无家的) people.

The two teens worked together for their school’s science fair. They wanted to do something to help homeless people. They were inspired (启发) to make the backpack after Pasha’s uncle died on the street. Because of mental (精神的) illness, he became homeless and started ________ on the street. She missed her uncle and wanted to ________ a safe place for homeless people. Pasha, together with her best friend Adrianna, got the idea of building a ________ for the homeless. Their amazing work is a big backpack. It ________ two kilos. When it is folded, it can be carried ________ the shoulder as a backpack. And when it spreads out, the backpack will become a “house”. The space blanket (毛毯) in it keeps people ________ during the cold winters. Its 6℃ to 7℃ warmer inside than outside. During the hot summer months the backpack can be turned over (翻转) ________ the space blanket is on its top. It will be much cooler ________. The girls hope that one day they will see homeless people using their ________ on the street. What a wonderful thing the girls have done!

1.

A．fallen into

B．turned into

C．put into

2.

A．living

B．working

C．studying

3.

A．buy

B．visit

C．create

4.

A．hotel

B．restaurant

C．home

5.

A．weighs

B．collects

C．loses

6.

A．from

B．on

C．into

7.

A．warm

B．wet

C．cool

8.

A．even though

B．so that

C．ever since

9.

A．inside

B．outside

C．beside

10.

A．notice

B．message

C．invention

3 .

If you were a little screw, could you stick to your post (岗位) forever? Lei Feng answered this question with his service to his country.

Lei Feng was a Chinese soldier. During the 22 years he was alive, he helped many people. He carried luggage for the elderly and gave food to children. He once gave all his money to his friend’s sick parents. He darned pants and socks for other soldiers.

Lei Feng seldom spoke about what he did. After he died in 1962, people found his diary and learned about him. He became a symbol of the giving spirit. “There is a limit to one’s life, but no limit to serving the people,” Lei Feng said.

In 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong called on the nation to learn from Lei Feng, and each year’s March 5 has been named as “Lei Feng Day”. On that day, students do all kinds of volunteer work to learn from the role model. This year, some fifth graders in Shijiazhuang put the shared bikes along the road in order. Students from a primary school in Dalian told Lei Feng’s stories to others. “I learn from Lei Feng’s selflessness and want to help others by doing small things,” said Li Huaye, one of the students.

Lei Feng passed away more than 60 years ago, but the “Lei Feng spirit” still leads Chinese people to do volunteer work. President Xi Jinping said, “Lei Feng is the backbone (脊梁) of our nation. Let the ‘Lei Feng spirit’ settle down roots here. We should start from the baby to carry forward the spirit. The ‘Lei Feng spirit’ in the whole society can become common practice and then be carried forward from generation (一代人) to generation.”

1. Lei Feng was a soldier and he ____________ during the 22 years he was alive.
2. People learned about what Lei Feng did from ______________ after his death.
3. On “Lei Feng Day”, students learn from the role model Lei Feng by __________.
4. The underlined phrase “carry forward” means _________________ in Chinese.
5. What can you learn from the “Lei Feng spirit”? _________________________

5 . Cable ties (扎带), bottle caps, and colorful pieces of plastic—these would be rubbish to most of us. But 34-year-old Flora Blathwayt saw treasure and art. She even set up a company selling greeting cards made of them this year.

Flora likes to make something by hand, and she always cares about environmental protection. On a clean-up trip to London’s river the Thames, she was shocked to see the rubbish in the river. After that, she decided to do something with it. Then she started to use the rubbish to make “green” greeting cards.

She first made a wedding card for her sister. On the card, it was a car with lots of colorful pieces of plastic. Following the success of the card, she then started to make some for other family members and friends. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she lost her job. Then she turned her hobby into a full-time business. A card sells for $6, and each one has words, showing where the plastic rubbish is from.

Flora hopes her cards can help people know about plastic pollution in a fun way. She also hopes her small business is doing its bit —even if it’s just reminding people of the problems we still face.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the Paragraph 2?

A．The Thames.

B．The company.

C．The rubbish.

2. Who was the first card for?

A．Her friend.

B．Her sister.

C．Her mother.

3. What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

A．How Flora developed her business.

B．Flora’s hope for her business.

C．How we can protect the environment.

4. Which of the following words can be used to describe Flora?

A．Outgoing.

B．Active.

C．Creative.

6 . Charity Walk

The Sunshine Youth Fund organized a charity walk around Tai Shek Lake on Sunday, September 6th. It was very hot and wet on that day. Over two hundred people came and joined in the event, and it raised $ 120, 700. The money will go to Project Oasis in Malaysia, which will help provide clean water for some far away villages.

The top donations and the lucky draw results are as follows:

Top Donations 1st Mr. K. C. Tung $ 28, 000 2nd Sanki Electronic Company $ 13,000 3rd Mrs. Beatrice Zhou $ 10,000	Charity Lucky Draw Winners First Prize        Winners A 40 inch LCD TV        Chau Lai Yuk Second Prize A vacation to Malaysia        Tyler Li Third Prize A washing machine        Elizabeth Ng Other Prize Supermarket        Kevin Smith Coupons (优惠券)        Choi Fung
Thank you for your kind support.

1. How was the weather on the day of the charity walk?

A．Hot and wet

B．Hot and dry

C．Cold and wet

2. How much money did Mrs. Beatrice Zhou donate?

A．$ 28, 000

B．$ 10,000

C．$ 13,000

3. Who won a 40 inch LCD TV?

A．Tyler Li

B．Elizabeth Ng

C．Chau Lai Yuk

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the charity walk?

A．More than two hundred people joined in it.

B．It took place on a weekend at the end of September.

C．The money it raised will be used to help provide clean water for some far away villages.

7 . 阅读短文，根据其内容，从A、B、C中选出最佳答案。

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please _________.” There were only a few coins in the _________. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket _________ dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some big words on it because he wanted _________ who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to _________. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had written the sign came to see _________ things were going. The boy recognized(认出) his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who _________ my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said, “I only wrote the _________. I said what you said, but in a different way. I wrote: ‘Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.’ ” Both signs told people that the boy was blind, but the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The _________ sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the last sign was better? Remember, be creative, learn to think _________ and the most important is to be thankful for what you have!

1.

A．come

B．help

C．watch

2.

A．box

B．hat

C．pocket

3.

A．and

B．but

C．because

4.

A．everyone

B．no one

C．someone

5.

A．pick up

B．cut up

C．fill up

6.

A．what

B．how

C．where

7.

A．stole

B．threw

C．changed

8.

A．truth

B．joke

C．story

9.

A．first

B．second

C．third

10.

A．carelessly

B．directly

C．differently

8 . 听短文，完成图表中所缺信息，每空仅填一词。（读三遍）

Notice
What is “Make-a-wish”?	One of the world’s most     1     charities
Who needs help?	Children who have serious     2
Where will they go?	To a     3
What time do they make it?	At half past two on     4     afternoon
What will they do?	★    5     them up ★Help them forget about their     6     problems ★Have fun

9 . 假如你是李华。去年暑假，你去敬老院担任一名志愿者。请根据以下内容写一篇文章，记叙你在老年之家做的事情以及感受。

活动	感受
帮助打扫卫生，整理房间	有点累
与老人唱歌、跳舞、讲故事、聊天	放松的，有趣的
给老人们做晚餐，并同他们一起进餐	感到满足

写作要求：
（1）不得出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
（2）包含表格中的要点。条理清晰，意思连贯。
（3）词数80个左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I’m Li Hua. Last summer vacation, I worked as a volunteer at an old people’s home.

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10 . Volunteering makes you look at the world differently. You see how little things can make a person’s life better.

National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and is held every April. It is a time to thank volunteers for their achievements. It is also a perfect opportunity(机会) to encourage others to take their first step toward becoming a volunteer. Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem, because they don’t have enough time to do volunteer work.

The following tips can help if you have some of those worries:

★Start out slowly, and don’t add too much pressure(压力). Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life.

★Choose an organization(组织) with the same interest and common values.

★Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them.

★Finally, it is most important to enjoy the volunteer experience and to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesn’t work, don’t give up and you’ll surely find the right one.

Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives.

1. Volunteering can help ________.

A．make a person’s life better

B．see the world clearly

C．thank other people

2. What could be the reason to stop people from taking the first step?

A．They don’t have enough time.

B．They are stopped by their families.

C．They fear that their abilities are shared.

3. Which of the following can help people take the first step?

A．Start out quickly.

B．Invite a friend to be with them.

C．Join in a group with different values.

4. The underlined word “one” in the passage means “_______”.

A．experience

B．dream

C．journey

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．To tell people to make changes in their lives.

B．To encourage people to start their volunteering.

C．To ask people to give up their free time.