1 . Back in New York, I am fighting fires as the assistant captain (副队长) of a volunteer fire company.
I still remember my first fire. I was the second volunteer on the scene (现场). The captain was talking with the homeowner, who was surely having one of the worst days of her life. At midnight, she was standing outside in the heavy rain, under an umbrella, barefoot (赤脚的), while her house was in flames (在燃烧中). The other volunteer, who had arrived just before me, was asked to go inside and save the homeowner’s dog. The captain then waved (招手) me over. He said, “Bezos, I need you to go upstairs past the fire, and get this woman a pair of shoes.” So, not exactly what I was hoping for, but off I went up the stairs, down the hall, past the “real” firefighters, who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point, into the bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
Now I know what you’re thinking, but I’m no hero. (Laughter) I carried the shoes downstairs where I met the other volunteer with the valuable dog. We took our treasures outside to the homeowner, where, not surprisingly, his received much more attention than mine.
A few weeks later, the company received a letter from the homeowner thanking us for saving her home. The act of kindness she noted above all others was that someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
Here, I would offer this reminder: don’t wait. Don’t wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebody’s life. If you have something to give, give it now.
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect (影响) one. So get in the game. Save the shoes.
1. The passage is probably a ________.A.science report | B.speech | C.diary | D.folk story |
A.The fire. | B.The homeowner’s shoes. |
C.The homeowner’s dog. | D.The other volunteer. |
a. He went upstairs. b. The captain waved him over.
c. He got the lady a pair of shoes. d. He was thanked by the lady in the letter.
A.a-d-c-b | B.b-a-c-d | C.a-b-c-d | D.b-a-d-c |
A.He enjoyed saving the shoes. |
B.He saved others’ lives by getting their shoes. |
C.We should make a lot of money and buy more shoes. |
D.We should help others, no matter how tiny the thing is. |
A.Brave, helpful and loving. | B.Smart, caring but shy. |
C.Polite, talented and humorous. | D.Brave, quiet and friendly. |
2 . 6月5号是世界环境保护日,你校组织以“Being a volunteer of going green”为题的英语演讲比赛。假如你是王涛,准备参加演讲比赛,请你根据下面表格中内容要点写一篇英语演讲稿推荐自己。
品质 | 善良且乐于助人;有耐心……(举一例) |
事迹 | 在社区做志愿者;向慈善机构捐款…… |
感悟 | 乱扔垃圾,污染严重; 大自然是最伟大的财富,行动起来保护大自然…… |
措施 | 如果我能成为志愿者,我会践行绿色生活(怎样绿色生活,举两例……) |
总结 | …… |
1.词数90左右。开头及结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
2.所写内容必须包括表格中所有的信息,可适当的发挥。
3.不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。
Being a volunteer of going green
Hello, everyone. I’m Wang Tao. I want to be a volunteer of going green. I’m glad to make a speech here.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for listening!
请阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确,语义完整,并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置。
Li Anqiang, 33, works on prosthetic rehabilitation (假肢康复). He has been using artificial (人造的) legs for 15 years in his daily study and work since the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. His legs hurt seriously after being buried for a whole day and night, and after that, he lost his legs forever.
He soon returned to school but felt hopeless. “I had no idea what I would do with the rest of my life,” he said. He finally found the courage to spend another five months in rehabilitation and training to live with prosthetic legs.
After hard work, Li went to Sichuan University and later he got the chance to study in the US.
At the end of 2019, Li returned to Chengdu and began to make videos on social media about his life with prosthetic legs. He found that many people who experienced amputations (截肢) could not walk freely, because they didn’t have professional rehabilitation exercises. This encouraged him to work on prosthetics and rehabilitation.
“I believe that the world is beautiful. Even though it can be difficult to get around, we should still go out and see the world,” Li said. He also hopes that society can be more patient with those people with disabilities. “I hope that one day when we walk down the street with prostheses, we are treated no differently than people with glasses,” Li added.
1. How long has Li Anqiang been using artificial legs?2. How did Li Anqiang feel when he returned to school?
3. Where did Li Anqiang get the chance to study, in the US or in the UK?
4. What were Li’s videos about?
5. Why could not many people who experienced amputations walk freely?
6. 书面表达
习近平总书记在讲话中引用李大钊的话说:“青年者,国家之魂。”一个民族只有寄望青春、永葆青春,才能兴旺发达。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示,以“How to Be a Better Teenager”为题,写一篇演讲稿,谈谈我们应该怎样做,才能不负自己,成为更好的青少年。
(1)可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。
(2)不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出现真实校名和学生的真实姓名。
(3)语句连贯,词数80左右。作文的标题、开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。
How to Be a Better Teenager
Hello, everyone! Today I’d like to share my ideas about
Thank you!
4 . There are always some kind people in this world.
Mr. Li is a
Ms. Liu
Mr. Li and Ms. Liu are helpful
A.We | B.He | C.You | D.They |
A.cool | B.warm | C.tired | D.cold. |
A.car | B.bus | C.train | D.subway |
A.many | B.much | C.lot of | D.a little |
A.asks | B.pays | C.describes | D.answers |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
A.Why | B.How | C.What | D.Where |
A.easily | B.quickly | C.early | D.slowly |
A.sits | B.lives | C.skates | D.works |
A.has | B.and | C.with | D.but |
A.only | B.also | C.just | D.still |
A.friends | B.sisters | C.parents | D.teachers |
A.scary | B.smart | C.little | D.friendly |
A.runs | B.swims | C.walks | D.sits |
A.men | B.person | C.people | D.actors |
Volunteering means giving your time and skills to help others without getting money. Simply, volunteering is a service to your neighborhood. Some people don’t want to be volunteers because they think volunteering is a waste of time. However, although you won’t get paid for your service, volunteering comes with a lot of benefits (好处). Here are some of them.
Meet New People and Build Friendship
Everyone loves new friends! You’re sure to meet people and make new friends with common interests. You and your new friends are working together towards common future goals (目标). That makes you feel closer to each other.
Get Understanding of Other Way s of Life
Volunteering might take you to a new part of your neighborhood. Volunteer programs can help you meet and learn from people with different jobs. This experience can improve your understanding of different people.
Become Happier
What an amazing reason! Who doesn’t want to become happier? Researchers find that you can make social connections (联系) while volunteering. That can give you a sense of achievement and improve your feelings of happiness.
Volunteering your time and skills is one of the best ways to make a difference, to help others, and most importantly, to make yourself a better person!
1. Why don’t some people want to be volunteers?2. How do you feel when you and your friends are working together?
3. Who can you learn from in volunteer programs?
4. What can you get while volunteering, happiness or money?
5. What will you volunteer to do as a student?
6. 书面表达
《阳光英语杂志 》举办了“Volunteering Builds a Better Neighborhood”的主题征文活动,请根据主题写一篇征文,描述你的一次志愿服务经历和对志愿服务的看法。
内容包括:1. 谈谈你对志愿服务的看法:
2. 描述你的一次志愿服务经历(包括时间、地点、经过和感受):
3. 号召大家多做志愿服务,共建美好社区。
作文要求:
1. 不能照抄原文:不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯,词数70个左右。作文开头已经给出,不计入总词数,也不必抄在答题卡上。
Nowadays, more and more people take part in volunteer activities.
1. As a father of five children, Jamie is full of energy.
2. Jamie’s School Dinners is a programme to teach pupils to make their own food.
3. Jamie’s hard work once led to the improvement of the pupils’ lunches at school.
4. Jamie has some problems with reading and he left school at the age of 18.
5. Jamie thinks that he didn’t receive enough help from school when he was young.
7 . A 14-year-old Girl Made an APP for Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默症) Patients
Emma is a 14-year-old student. Her grandma has Alzheimer’s Disease which has caused her to forget things that were very important to her. Emma’s family stay connected by sending her photos through her iPad, in hopes that she would remember them for as long as possible. Her caregiver would give her the iPad and she would look at the photos. Sometimes she remembers the people in the photos, sometimes she doesn’t, because recognizing people is becoming increasingly difficult. She also needs her caregiver to help her remember to do everyday tasks such as taking medicine or making phone calls. Her illness is making it difficult for her to stay connected with others.
As time went by, Emma started to wonder, is there a simple mobile app that could help her grandmother and other Alzheimer’s patients remember events, stay connected with friends and family, and recognize people around them?
Emma’s family hunted widely for such an app. But they were disappointed because in fact, the app they wanted didn’t exist (存在). There are many tools in the market but none of them help patients improve their daily lives. They also found that there were very few apps developed for the elderly, due to the stereotype (刻板印象) that old people cannot use technology. They are the under-served people. Right at around that time, Emma started learning how to code in Swift, an iOS programming (编程) language. So she took the matter into her own hands and developed the app Timeless.
Emma spent two years working on the app that uses AI-powered facial recognition to help Alzheimer’s patients identify people in their life. Patients take a photo of a person and the app helps them identify who that is, whether it is a loved one or a caregiver. The app also works as a daily planner and helps patients to remember events and stay connected to their social support system.
Emma is now working with an international team of developers to improve the app. With a design expert and a software developer, she believes she can make Timeless a convenient and user-friendly app for Alzheimer’s patients.
1. What disease does Emma’s grandma have?2. Why did Emma and her family feel disappointed?
3. How does the app Timeless help Alzheimer’s patients?
4. What do you think of Emma? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.)
8 . What does it feel like being stung (叮咬) by a bee? What about being hit by a fallen apple? Can you think out of the box when such things happen? Well, for an 18-year-old Mikaila Ulmer from the US, her first bee sting at the age of 4 was a special experience. It encouraged her to make a difference and turned her into an entrepreneur (企业家).
The bee sting scared Mikaila, but it also made her interested in the bee. She soon learned how important bees are for the planet and how they are at risk of dying out.
At not even 5 years old, Mikaila wanted to do something to help save the bees. With her parents’ help, she set up a lemonade stand (柠檬水摊) in her front yard. She used her grandmother’s homemade lemonade recipe (食谱) and add a little bit of honey to it. The money from every lemonade she sold went to bee protection groups.
But Mikaila wanted to do more. She made her special recipe into a product, called Me and the Bees Lemonade. At age 10, she went on a TV show with her dad to try to get funding (资助) and public attention. It worked. Now, more than 10 years since her first lemonade, she sells five different drink products at many restaurants and stores across the country.
In 2020, Mikaila brought out a book about her experience as an entrepreneur called Bee Fearless, Dream Like a Kid. As she explained to CNBC, “I always say that it’s important to dream like a kid and that (as a kid) it’s the perfect age to start finding out what you enjoy and trying new things and taking risks.”
1. In the text, the underlined phrase “make a difference” means ________.A.disagreeing something | B.having an effect on something |
C.not being important | D.noticing what the difference is |
A.wanted to make money by selling honey |
B.hated the bees and wanted to kill them |
C.learned the bees’ situation in which death is possible |
D.made up her mind to be an entrepreneur |
A.helping her grandparents sell drinks | B.selling her grandma’s lemonade recipe |
C.working for bee protection groups | D.selling lemonade drinks with honey |
A.Don’t be afraid of bees | B.Helping others is helping yourself |
C.To dream like a kid | D.Creativity is a natural gift |
1. What color was the rubbish bag?
A.Red. | B.Black. | C.White. |
A.3 years ago. | B.4 years ago. | C.5 years ago. |
A.One. | B.Two times. | C.Four times. |
A.To keep and sell it to others. |
B.To make full use of it at home. |
C.To do something for the environment. |
A.Sad. | B.Proud. | C.Excited. |
With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, there are many advantages of doing volunteer work. While offering help to people in need, you can truly learn a lot during your growth.
Volunteering helps you make new friends
One of the best ways to make new friends is to start a shared activity together. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, especially if you are new to an area. It puts you in touch with more people with similar interests.
Volunteering is good for your mind and body
Volunteering is helpful to your mind and body. Volunteering helps reduce (减少) stress. Helping and working with others can have a great influence on your health.
Nothing is better than a meaningful connection with another person.
Volunteering can improve your work
If you’re considering a new job, volunteering can help you get experience in your area of interest and meet people in the field. You might feel more comfortable at work once you’ve practiced these skills as a volunteer first.
Volunteering makes your life better
Through volunteering, it is not difficult for you to find fun and happiness. Doing volunteer work you find meaningful and interesting can be relaxing. Volunteering also provides you with creativity that you can bring into your personal and professional lives.
Volunteering is quite important. Because when you help others, you will |