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At just 14 years old, Ryan Hickman from San Juan Hills High School, US, attracts a lot of eyes with a beach clean-up activity. On April 20th, 2024, he and many volunteers started a five-week activity to pick up trash from five beaches along the Southern California coast and even some beaches in Mexico.
“The trash ends up in the ocean, and animals are eating it,” Ryan told The Orange County Register: “Picking up a piece of trash may save a turtle’s life.” He has collected around 2million bottles from beaches, lakes and rivers since 2012.
Ryan first learned about the influence of pollution at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC, 太平洋海洋哺乳动物中心) in Lagun a Beach, which has been saving and protecting sea animals for more than 40 years. Watching sea animals improve inspired (激励) him to think about what he could do to help to save them.
From a young age, he has developed a love for recycling. He kept collecting trash and bottles for a long time. One day, Ryan knew from the workers at the PMMC that saving sea animals needed money. “Why not do something?” he thought. In 2017, by selling 50, 000 pounds of trash and more than 200, 000 recyclable bottles, Ryan handed a $10, 000 check to the PMMC.
Ryan has also travelled worldwide, speaking to kids about caring for our planet and oceans. He hopes every kid can do something.
1. What inspired Ryan Hickman to start his beach clean-up activity?| A．Joining a volunteer group at his school. |
| B．Learning about pollution’s influence on ocean life. |
| C．Watching sea animals at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center improve. |
| D．Travelling worldwide to speak to kids about caring for the environment. |
| A．Why Ryan Hickman travelled worldwide. |
| B．Why Ryan Hickman started the beach clean-up activity. |
| C．What Ryan Hickman did for saving sea animals. |
| D．What Ryan Hickman learned from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. |
| A．a tour guide | B．a news report |
| C．a novel | D．a history book |
2 . 假如你是李雷，你的英国笔友Mike来信，询问你是否做志愿者。请你依据以下要点给麦克写回信，向他介绍你做志愿者的情况，并和他谈一谈做志愿者的好处。
要点1：表达你很愿意做志愿者要点2：介绍你做志愿者的情况：（1）每周一次去敬老院 （2）介绍你在敬老院自愿做的事情
要点3：谈一谈做志愿者的好处
写作要求：
1. 不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。
2. 可适当加入细节， 使内容充实， 行文连贯。
3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。
4. 至少80词。
Dear Mike,
How are you? I’m so glad to hear from you!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Lei
move, training, if, maybe, several, for, change, child, become, you |
People do volunteer work for many reasons. Let’s look at
You want to help at a place that is important to you. For example, you might choose to help
You want to meet others. When I
You want to learn something new. My son has always liked going to live plays, but he was afraid to be on stage. He now volunteers
Which did you check? Your reason or reasons for
B: Peter? Long time no see.
A: I’m in an old people’s home. I’m calling to say, “Happy New Year!”
B: Thank you.
A: I’m washing clothes now. I volunteer here once a month to help look after these old people.
B: That sounds great.
A: Yes, you’re right. I’m glad that I could help out in the old people’s home.
B:
A: There is a lot of work to do. For example, I usually talk to them, read newspapers to them and so on.
B: Oh, I’d like to be a volunteer, too.
A: Of course. You can go with me next time.
B: OK.
| A．What happened? |
| B．Where are you? |
| C．Can I join you? |
| D．What else do you do? |
| E．They need love and care. |
| F．What are you doing there? |
| G．But I don’t know what to do. |
5 . When Chandra went into Books‘n’More, she noticed that there was no one else in the bookstore. The last four or five times she had stopped in here, she had also been the only customer.
That night, Chandra told her family about the situation at the bookstore. Her brother Pete said, “The bookstore needs more people. How about starting a book club? People could meet in the store to discuss a book they’ve all read. If they buy it at the store, they’ll receive a discount (折扣).”
“That’s great!”Chandra said excitedly. “How about having some writers come and do a book signing? I even have an idea for the first writer. Mr. Fletcher, my math teacher, writes children’s books. I’m sure he would be willing to help. I could put up fliers (传单) about the event at my school.”
The next day, Chandra shared her thoughts with Mrs. Lee, the bookstore owner. Mrs. Lee seemed unsure at first, but by the time Chandra finished, she was smiling. “I’ll try your ideas, but I need some help. Someone will have to lead the book club discussions. Also, I’ll need help advertising these events because I’ve never been good at such things.”
Chandra promised that she would help. She asked Mr. Fletcher if he would read and sign some of his books at Books‘n’More, and he happily agreed. A date was chosen, and Chandra threw herself into the preparations. She personally invited all her friends, the other teachers, and even the school headmaster.
Finally, everything was ready for the big night. Mrs. Lee opened the event. “Before I introduce tonight’s writer, I must thank a young lady named Chandra Phillips. This exciting evening was mostly managed by her. If she were a little older, I would have her as my advertising director,” said Mrs. Lee. The crowd laughed and clapped (鼓掌). As Mr. Fletcher began to read from his latest book, Mrs. Lee took a seat next to Chandra.
“Could I really work here someday?” Chandra asked. Mrs. Lee nodded with a smile. Chandra tried to listen to Mr. Fletcher, but her mind swam with even more ways to help Books ‘n’ More be successful. After all, she had to protect her future job!
1. To attract more people to the bookstore, Chandra suggested ________.| A．offering customers discounts | B．holding a book signing event |
| C．giving out fliers in the streets | D．advertising the bookstore online |
| A．Careful and strict. | B．Humorous and outgoing. |
| C．Helpful and creative. | D．Strong-minded and patient. |
| A．recognized Chandra’s efforts |
| B．enjoyed Mr. Fletcher’s reading |
| C．felt happy for Mrs. Lee’s success |
| D．were surprised at Chandra’s future role |
“I know we wanted some snow days, but this is too heavy!” Todd looked at the three feet of snow that
“At first, it was
Todd nodded his head. “It would be great for us to
Two hours later, the driveway was shoveled and they got thanks and
| A．covered | B．connected | C．changed |
| A．strange | B．usual | C．new |
| A．hard | B．busy | C．fun |
| A．shop | B．school | C．park |
| A．while | B．if | C．though |
| A．talk about | B．find out | C．speak up |
| A．politely | B．clearly | C．slowly |
| A．rest | B．watch | C．sleep |
| A．refusing | B．sending | C．offering |
| A．praise | B．progress | C．care |
Many years ago, my dad worked in a children’s hospital.
A girl in the hospital had a strange disease. She couldn’t move her body except her head. She was very s
My father decided to try to help her. He brought paints, brushes and paper to her room. He hung the paper on the wall, put the brush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t u
Soon, the girl began to paint with her own mouth, but my dad fell ill at that time and he had to stay a
Two months later, my dad went back to the hospital. When he went into the hospital, the girl ran to him q
My dad would cry every time he told us this story. He would say, “Love is powerful!”
8 . My name’s Ella. I’m 22. This year I stay (待) in Thailand for two weeks with my sister Josie. We work as volunteers (志愿者) at a zoo to help the elephants.
One of our important jobs is to collect (收集) the elephants’ food. They eat lots of grass and banana plants. After that, we also help clean the elephants in the river with brushes. I find it is fun. By the light of the moon, we walk with the elephants into the forest (森林).
All the volunteers stay in the same house. Food like meat and fish is really delicious. After dinner, some of us sing and dance happily, and some take a walk by the river. It is the best time to relax.
Now we’re back in the UK. Josie often talks about the life in Thailand with her friends. I think she is happy because she loves and misses the time in Thailand. We really have a great time there. We’ll go back one day—I am sure about that!
1. How long do Ella and her sister stay in Thailand? ________| A．About a week. | B．Two weeks. | C．Twenty days. | D．Two months. |
①Clean the elephants.
②Collect the elephants’ food.
③Sing and dance for the elephants.
④Walk with the elephants.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
| A．In the morning. | B．After lunch. | C．At noon. | D．After dinner. |
| A．Great. | B．Sad. | C．Quiet. | D．Terrible. |
| A．My love for games. |
| B．How to volunteer in the UK. |
| C．How to help animals. |
| D．A great volunteer experience (经历). |
（1）一个下雪天，李华去超市购物。
（2）看见一位老人在超市旁卖菜。
（3）超市老板出来，想要赶走老人。
（4）一位叔叔过来买下了所有蔬菜。
（5）你认为……
参考词汇：老板boss
要求：
（1）词数：80～100个。
（2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
Dear David,
How is everything going? I’d like to tell you a moving story I saw a few days ago.
On a snowy day, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you have a story to share? Looking forward to your reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
10 . Every Thursday morning, the 89-year-old Wu Pinxian plays beautiful piano music to make patients reduce stress and worries in a hospital of Panyu, Guangzhou.
Wu Pinxian is a Panyu local and has been a volunteer piano performer since the end of 2023. She learned to play the piano when she was a school student. After graduation, Wu remained her interest in piano music. In 2023, after retiring, when she heard the hospital was looking for volunteers to play the piano, she was glad to join it and be chosen.
The hospital holds a piano performance every Thursday for one and a half hours to relax patients. She has kept it almost four months.
Wu’s music really works very well. Many patients and their relatives sing along with her piano. Slowly the children became interested. And then Wu found a pupil’s music textbook so that she could play the children’s songs to interact (互动) with them. She even teaches children to play the piano.
She herself is actually suffering from a big pain. Her husband passed away last December. Yet, she continues her piano volunteer work. It brings warmth to others and shows the value of life.
1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?| A．Wu comes from Shanghai. | B．Wu learned the piano at college. |
| C．Wu likes piano music. | D．Wu volunteers to care for patients. |
| A．For 120 minutes. | B．For 90 minutes. |
| C．For 60 minutes. | D．For 30 minutes. |
| A．To teach in an elementary school. | B．To play the children’s songs. |
| C．To make up some pupil’s music. | D．To sing along with the children. |
| A．The piano volunteer work. | B．The big pain. |
| C．The children’s music textbook. | D．The patients’ interest. |
