1 . On the north coast of Brazil, scientists once found something very strange — lost penguins, far from home! The scientists did not know why the penguins were lost. Perhaps warm current (空气、水等流) took them north. But penguins cannot live for long in the warmer waters of the north. It was time to save the penguins. Sadly though, some penguins were too sick to travel, and some were dying. The scientists took the healthy birds and put them on a large aircraft. They flew to the south coast of Brazil. Many people came to watch the birds. But at first, the birds just looked at the water. Then, some of the braver ones swam about in it. It was cold! It was good!

And so they began the last part of their journey. People cheered loudly as the younger penguins started swimming behind the older ones. Together, they were on their way home at last.

1. Where were the penguins when the scientists found them?

A．Far from home.

B．In the water.

C．On a plane.

D．On the south coast of Brazil.

2. Why were the penguins far away from home?

A．They swam there.	B．Scientists took them there.	C．The flew there.
D．Maybe the warm water carried them there.

3. What did the scientists want to do?

A．They wanted to take the penguins all back to Brazil.

B．The wanted to make the penguins go to different places.

C．They wanted to help the penguins get home.

D．They wanted to make the penguins swim all the way home.

4. How did the younger penguins get back home at last?

A．They swam behind the older ones.

B．They went by plane.

C．The went by boat.

D．They swam in front of the older ones.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has     1     (work) in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him happier than playing with his little daughter in his free time.

One Tuesday afternoon, while he was cleaning the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up     2     (quick) to see what happened. The woman’s 15-month-old baby girl choked（窒息）on a small piece of pear and her face turned purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous     3     she didn’t know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his     4     (arm) without     5     (think) twice.     6     the mother’s help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats（轻拍）on the back. After a short while, he     7     (succeed) in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful     8     her daughter was saved.

Wang Ping tried his     9     (good) and saved the baby’s life. In his mind, helping others is just helping     10     (he). He hoped more people could volunteer（自愿）to help the people in need if possible.

3 . One day, Liu Mei went to the cinema. When she got to a street corner, she saw an old woman ______ there. The old woman seemed ________,so Liu Mei stopped to help her.

The old woman was on her way to North Street Hospital to see her husband. He was sick in hospital. But she didn't know _______ to get there. Liu Mei helped her to ask a policeman________ help. The policeman told them _______ down the main street until they reached the second traffic lights , then turn left to the Green Road. And at the end of the road they would see the hospital. But it was quite a long way. It would ______them half an hour to walk there.

Liu Mei thought they had better go there by bus. So they _______ a No. 72 bus to the hospital.________,the old woman saw her husband. Liu Mei didn't ______ their thanks. She left without _______ anything.

1.

A．standing

B．stood

C．stands

D．was standing

2.

A．happy

B．comfortable

C．cry

D．to be worried

3.

A．what

B．why

C．how

D．which

4.

A．for

B．with

C．of

D．to

5.

A．go

B．to walk

C．walking

D．going

6.

A．want

B．catch

C．pay

D．take

7.

A．caught

B．went

C．took

D．got

8.

A．First of all

B．At last

C．In time

D．Once upon a time

9.

A．wait for

B．want

C．wonder

D．give

10.

A．asking

B．to say

C．saying

D．said

4 . 假如你是李华，你们班在去年10月份组织了一次志愿者活动，请你根据下表提示给你的笔友Gina写一封电子邮件告诉她此次活动。

时间	活动
10月11日	打扫城市公园。
10月18日	去敬老院(the old people’s home)洗衣服、打扫房间、读报、聊天。
10月25日	去附近医院看望生病孩子，给他们唱歌、讲故事。

要求：

1.根据提示内容进行写作，可适当发挥；

2.70词左右。电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Gina,

I’d like to tell you about our volunteer work in October last year.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . My name is Sam. I joined a club called "passing help" last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.

One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while, a bus came but it did not go to my town, the bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes. But no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

"When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here." she said, "Get in my car and I will take you back to your home."

"It is a long way." I said.

"Come on, Sir, "she said, "Let's go".

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago there wasn't gas (汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her. But she didn't accept it. "I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

1. What happened to Sam one evening this May?

A．He lost his way.	B．His car broke down
C．He was hurt in an accident.	D．He couldn't reach the gas station

2. Sam didn't think of going home _____ that evening.

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by car

D．by taxi

3. The young woman wanted Sam to________.

A．give her some money	B．get on her bus
C．take her to her house	D．help others just as she did

4. The best title of the passage is ________.

A．A Kind Old Man

B．Getting a Ride

C．Passing Help

D．A Broken Car

6 .

thick；finally；as for;   decide；cheer；classmate；another; hear; give away; send

Eight-year-old Christian grew out his blond hair for over two years, and he would donate（捐赠） it to a charity. Why？

One day, he and his mother watched a program on the iPad. They noticed some sick children lost their hair because of medical reasons. People     1     wigs（假发）to them.

"Then I want to do that," said Christian．

It surprised his mother. But she knew he would hardly change his mind and would really follow the     2    . With his mom's agreement, Christian began growing out his blond hair．

However, as his hair grew longer and     3    , some jokes started. Sometimes his     4    would laugh at him. "You look like a girl," they said. His mother was used to     5    "Your 'daughter' is so pretty" when she was out with Christian. Sometimes, these words made Christian upset, but his mother always tried to    6    him up．

The big haircut day    7    came last Wednesday. The family came to Christian's room and his mom cut his hair．And then it     8     to the charity.     9    Christian, he said it felt good to have short hair again. Somewhere,     10    child would be feeling good, too, because of Christian．

7 . It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.

How can you do it? Helping through charities（慈善团体）is a good idea. Charities are organizations（组织）that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity.

You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own.

● Volunteering

Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are：

☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them

☆ walking dogs at an animal shelter（收容所）

☆ cleaning up a park

☆ helping some children.You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves.

● Fundraising

Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are：

☆ making cakes or biscuits to sell

☆ doing sponsored（有赞助的）activities. For example, families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.

● Donating

Donating is to give your things to a charity to help ot hers．Some ways of donatingare：

☆ giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people

☆giving your old books to a library.

So, what can you do to help others?

1. Why is it a great thing to help others? （at least one）
_______________________________________________
2. Which day is the International Day of Charity?
_______________________________________________
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese
_______________________________________________
4. Mary makes some money by drawing pictures． She gives the money to a charity. It is a way of　 　.（填写序号A或B或C）

A．volunteering

B．fundraising

C．donating

5. Give a proper title to the passage.
____________________________________________________

8 . 四、语法填空题 ( 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词)。

In my life, a person who has influenced me most is my father. He is a model for me. Now I’ll tell you about his story. My father is in his fifties. He never smokes or drinks. He     1     (work) in a local factory for years. You will not find anything     2     (usual) about him until you learn more. He works       3     (care) all the time, so he     4     (respect) by his colleagues. My father has always been kind and helpful. He has fun     5     (talk) with old people. He gave our TV to a family who could not afford one. He cares for the children who have lost their parents. Whenever he has some money left, he     6     (give) it to someone in need.

My father has donated blood many times since we moved here. The blood he has donated is much enough     7     (save) over 70 lives. He has also donated blood cells to people with blood cancer. To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his     8     (die).

When I was a little girl, I could not understand why my father always seemed to be     9    (kind) to others than to his own family and why he thinks of others more than     10     (he). Now I realize that he owns a heart full of love.

9 . There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.
On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn’t have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.
Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot (盆) maker’s wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.
Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing (争吵). He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.
Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed (抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken his money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.
Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding (婚礼). There were musicians, the bridegroom (新郎), and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom s father said,” We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn’t come soon, we will be late for the wedding. The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.
1. The old woman was crying because ________.

A．she couldn’t find her daughter	B．she had no money to buy food
C．she had no wood to make a fire	D．she couldn’t find her way back

2. Why did the pot maker’s wife give her pot to the boy?

A．Because the pot was useless.	B．Because she didn’t like it.
C．Because the pot made her child cry.	D．Because the boy helped her.

3. The boy got the drum from ________.

A．a pot maker’s wife	B．the musicians
C．his own mother	D．an old woman

4. We know from the story that the boy was ________.

A．helpful

B．careless

C．silly

D．cruel

10 . I had nothing for breakfast that morning. I was so ______ that I could hear my stomach growling (咕咕叫). So when the bell rang, I rushed to the dining hall at once. Minutes later, I stood in front of the counter (收银台), holding a plate full of food.
“Three dollars,” the lunch lady told me. I reached my hand into my ______ and the schoolbag was empty. I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again. As I finally ______ the money wasn’t there, I could feel the ______ and fear washing over me.
Feeling quite ______, I didn’t notice that another person had stepped up to the counter. I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my ______.
“I’m sorry. I don’t have any money with me.”
“Oh,dear, he paid for your lunch. You’re good,” the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone.
I missed the chance to ______ him. He was nameless to me. He didn’t ______ know me. But he paid for my lunch. Although it was only three dollars, I couldn’t remember anyone doing something so nice for me.
A month later, on my way home, I saw an elderly woman struggling (费力) with heavy bags. I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who ______ me lunch.
“Excuse me, ma’am (夫人), do you need help?”
I’ll never forget her ______ as I rushed forward to lend her a hand. It’s the very prize for my act of kindness.1.

A．sad

B．hungry

C．quiet

D．tired

2.

A．overcoat

B．trousers

C．gloves

D．schoolbag

3.

A．realized

B．described

C．heard

D．imagined

4.

A．pleasure

B．pity

C．worry

D．fun

5.

A．lonely

B．nervous

C．bored

D．weak

6.

A．situation

B．joke

C．promise

D．suggestion

7.

A．visit

B．interview

C．thank

D．question

8.

A．only

B．even

C．still

D．just

9.

A．made

B．handed

C．ordered

D．bought

10.

A．silence

B．sadness

C．smile

D．regret