1 . Jack lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) lots of money when he was 23. But he decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now, Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them each $200 a month. The money is used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa, he said that the meeting was exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.”

1. Jack gave away his money to help some poor children ______.

A．only in Washington	B．only in England
C．only in Africa	D．around the world

2. Jack learns about the children’s progress by ______.

A．visiting them each year	B．getting a report every year
C．staying with them	D．talking with them in English

3. The underlined part “a good cause” means “______” in Chinese.

A．行善

B．优惠

C．罚款

D．赏赐

4. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A．Help others and you will feel happy.

B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

C．Saving money is the best way to help others.

D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

2 . For some people, a job is only a way to make money. But Carole Cassidy and Russ Cassidy are ________. They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of fun. Now they are retired (退休的) and luck is still with them.

“We just didn’t want to be sitting and do ________ ,” Carole said. “We tried a few things, ________ they were not for us.” Soon, they ________ the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Storytime program and wanted to join in it. “We were lucky. They accepted us and ________ us to come to help,” Rebecca Marrs, the librarian there said. Marrs said the kids loved the retired ________. Marrs started to take up the Children’s Storytime program about eight years ago. The Book Babies program, for newborns to 3-year-old kids, is held on Thursdays and the Preschool program is held on Fridays.

Marrs and the two teachers said that they didn’t ask the children to sit ________ during the storytime. They understand that children can listen while ________. “I love kids and love being with them. I enjoy watching kids playing together and ________ their imagination (想象力) most,” Carole said. “For example, I ask them why they make a robot with bricks (积木) and they tell their ________ to me. Their imagination is so good.”

1.

A．young

B．rich

C．active

D．lucky

2.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

3.

A．so

B．but

C．if

D．or

4.

A．talked

B．went

C．put

D．found

5.

A．wanted

B．reached

C．discussed

D．forgot

6.

A．classmates

B．teachers

C．readers

D．writers

7.

A．excitedly

B．easily

C．quietly

D．differently

8.

A．playing

B．reading

C．watching

D．studying

9.

A．making

B．using

C．helping

D．learning

10.

A．reasons

B．risks

C．members

D．reports

3 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。）

old   something   be   person   much   she   experience   should   volunteer   remember

I’m Sally. Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital in our town. I found     1     joy there. At first, it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on because I had a reason for doing this.

I     2     in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’     3     a patient (病人) in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed lots of my     4     photos to her. Finally, she was able to     5     some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you     6     not come here, but I’m very grateful to you.” I wanted to bring     7     happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.

I have never forgotten this volunteering     8    . This woman later passed away. I can’t see     9     anymore. But I’m happy that I did something to make a difference in another     10     life.

4 . 听对话，回答各小题。
1. What can they do at the nursing house?

A．Read books.

B．Help clean the rooms.

C．Dance with music.

2. What does Zhang Tao advise to bring to the old people?

A．Some CDs.

B．Some flowers.

C．Some food.

3. How long does it take them to ride to the nursing house?

A．About 10 minutes.

B．About 15 minutes.

C．About 25 minutes.

5 .

In warm sunshine, a group of students are playing the accordion. They are students at Shuangshiping Middle School in Shegang town in Hunan Province. And their ________ teacher is Guo Weixiang.

68-year-old Guo used to ________ the accordion at the Hunan Provincial Opera and Dance Drama Theater. After retiring (退休) in 2014, he told a friend that he ________ to become a volunteer teacher. “Not all the children have a gift for playing an instrument. But music can influence their life and study ________,” he said. His friend told him about Shuangshiping Middle School. Then Guo visited the school and discovered that most of the students there ________ learned to play the accordion. “The   infrastructure (基础设施) at the school was poor. But it was exactly the place that I was ________. I wanted to do something ________ after retirement,” Guo said. In 2014, he spent 30,000 yuan on 20 accordions. His friend bought another 10 accordions and a company also donated 10 more. Guo drove for two hours to give free ________, twice a month from his home in Changsha to the school 122 kilometers away.

Guo also gives lessons to teachers there. He ________ that they can teach students when he is not available. Now, the students also learn to play other instruments, such as the hulusi and guzheng. “Every time I come to ________ them, I enjoy myself and I feel young again,” he said.

1.

A．English

B．math

C．music

D．history

2.

A．bring

B．play

C．find

D．keep

3.

A．developed

B．changed

C．wanted

D．stopped

4.

A．greatly

B．hardly

C．luckily

D．sadly

5.

A．usually

B．never

C．always

D．often

6.

A．turning up

B．turning on

C．looking up

D．looking for

7.

A．meaningful

B．boring

C．strange

D．harmful

8.

A．prizes

B．cards

C．lessons

D．invitations

9.

A．hopes

B．allows

C．refuses

D．forgets

10.

A．ask

B．believe

C．choose

D．teach

6 .

When we volunteer, we play a role in improving others, lives. At the same time, we are helping _______ .

Last summer, I volunteered at a group called Cradles to Crayons. It _______ things such as clothes and shoes to children in need. I spent two _______ a day helping choose and pack things there.

I liked the work. When volunteering there, I met many _______ people. They were always happy and ready to _______ others. I enjoyed talking and working with them.

At the end of each day, the volunteer leader (领导人) would tell us how many _______ we helped that day. I was surprised to see how a small action could make a big difference (有影响) in someone’s life. I only _______ for a short time each day, but many children got help. So I was really _______ to hear this.

My volunteer _______ at Cradles to Crayons also taught me to be thankful for what I have in life—food, clean water and clothes. They are easy to get for us, but for some others, they may be   ________ to get. We should value (珍视) them.

1.

A．herself

B．himself

C．yourself

D．ourselves

2.

A．gives up

B．gives away

C．calls up

D．puts off

3.

A．hours

B．days

C．weeks

D．months

4.

A．lazy

B．friendly

C．bad

D．crazy

5.

A．hurt

B．hit

C．help

D．hate

6.

A．passengers

B．climbers

C．nurses

D．children

7.

A．volunteered

B．played

C．repaired

D．explained

8.

A．sad

B．angry

C．excited

D．nervous

9.

A．report

B．experience

C．passage

D．book

10.

A．quick

B．usual

C．easy

D．hard

7 . Yang Wenqing is the only teacher of this teaching center in Dengyunzhai Village, Luxi County, Hunan Province. Almost every school day, she moves back and forth between three classrooms ________ to teach her twenty-two students. The village is home to many “left-behind children”, as their ________ have gone to work in cities.

________ 53-year-old teacher volunteered to come to Dengyunzhai ten years ago when Luxi County set up this teaching center. Yang says, “The purpose of the teaching center ________ to provide preschool (学龄前的) care and educate the students in the first and second grades. When our students are able to walk to the primary school four kilometers away on ________ own, they will be enrolled (加入) in higher grades.”

Besides Chinese and math, Yang also ________ music and art now. In order to better teach the students, she often receives training. “________ I am the only teacher here, children should learn nothing less,” she says.

Yang walks out of the classroom and rings the school bell ________ four o’clock every school day. Upon hearing the bell, the students line up to return home. Then Yang carefully cleans the classrooms. She is always the last one ________ the school.

“I enjoy being with the children. And I think ________ in the teaching center for another 10 years,” Yang says.

1.

A．busy

B．busily

C．heavy

D．heavily

2.

A．students

B．student

C．parents

D．parent

3.

A．A

B．An

C．The

D．/

4.

A．am

B．are

C．be

D．is

5.

A．their

B．they

C．them

D．themselves

6.

A．taught

B．teaches

C．will teach

D．are teaching

7.

A．And

B．But

C．Although

D．Because

8.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．to

9.

A．leave

B．to leave

C．reach

D．to reach

10.

A．if can I work

B．if I can work

C．that can I work

D．that I can work

9 .

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1. How long do volunteers need to work in Hainan?

A．For about a week.	B．For about half a month.
C．For about a month.	D．For about two months.

2. They need someone who can ________ in London.

A．teach	B．take care of kids
C．take care of pets	D．speak both Chinese and English

3. Where may we read this text?

A．In a dictionary.

B．In a storybook.

C．In a science magazine.

D．On the Internet.

10 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you know Habitat for Humanity? It helps build houses for poor families. It has branches (分部) in different places around the USA. This group also works all over the world.     1    . They can be builders, artists, teachers or singers, and some even are students. These volunteers help families build houses. And they work for free.

    2    . More than 1.5 million (百万) people live in these houses. As we all know, building a house is not so easy. Volunteers need to learn how to put up walls with machines. And the families in need work with the volunteers together.     3    . A house is more than a place to live. It’s also about dreams and happiness.

Julie is an artist. Although she is busy,     4    . She works as a volunteer in the Habitat for Humanity. She builds many houses with other volunteers together. Like other volunteers, she knows that many poor people need help to build their houses.     5    . And she feels happy with her work.

The volunteers in Habitat for Humanity are really kind and helpful.

A．she enjoys volunteering in her free time

B．she hates to do any volunteer jobs

C．There are a lot of volunteers in the group

D．Habitat for Humanity builds over 300, 000 houses

E．So she tries her best to help them

F．Habitat for Humanity builds many bridges

G．Because they know houses are very important for them