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

face (v.), give, strong, sell, grandparent, man, he, have, warm, kind

Hu Lei, a man in his early thirties, can’t stand or walk because of an illness called polio (小儿麻痹症). However, that doesn’t stop him from helping others. People call him “The Giant (巨人)” because he     1     a heart of gold.

Hu was born in Ningxia. When he was little,     2     father died, and his mother had a new family. He had to look after his     3    . At the age of 7, he got polio and couldn’t walk anymore. Even though Hu     4     many difficulties, he didn’t give up. Every day, he crawled (爬) a long way to collect things that people didn’t need anymore and     5     them. Sometimes, kind strangers gave him food, clothes, and even money. Their kindness made him feel     6     inside and gave him the idea to help others.

Hu started doing good things in 2008 with the money he saved. He has     7     away over one million yuan so far! He helped many people in need. He     8     believed that when he helps someone, they will help others, too.

The kind     9     story teaches us that we don’t need to be rich or famous. Even small acts of     10     can do the job. Just like Hu, we can all be giants of good deeds by spreading love and helping those in need.

3 . In her small home in the capital of Greece, Athens, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit (编织) thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need. She has no plans to stop.

Since she took up knitting in the 1990s, Matsouka has easily made over 3, 000 scarves. By the door to her home, bags are filled with her latest creations. In the beginning, the scarves were gifted to friends. As the number of scarves grew, they were given away to children’s homes across Greece.

“The fact that I give her scarves away gives her strength (力量) to keep,” said her daughter Angeliki. She talked about mails her mother received over the years: “Thank you, be well, keep going. You gave happiness to children; you gave hope to people...”

Angeliki says her mother is an example of strength and hope. Matsouka wakes up every morning, drinks a glass of milk and gets to work. She takes a break for lunch and a short sleep, then knits into the night. Matsouka knits one scarf a day now. She may have even found the secret to a long life in it. “Until I die, I will be knitting. It brings me joy to share them. It’s the happiness I get from giving,” she said.

1. How many scarves has Matsouka made until now? (不超过5个词)
_______________________________________.
2. What gives Matsouka the strength to keep? (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________.
3. What spirit can we learn from Matsouka? (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________.

4 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last summer I did some volunteer work in a small village in West Africa.     1     village was very poor and had no electricity or running water. I lived with a local family and worked on a project     2     (build) a school for the village children.

Every day I got up early and walked to the building ground. We worked all morning, carrying the earth and     3     (dig) foundations (地基). It was very hot and hard work but it was also a lot of fun! In the afternoons, when it was too hot to work, I played football with the villager. They were really good—a lot better than me!

In the evenings, I helped the     4     (child) with their English homework. They were learning English at their old school but they didn’t have a teacher at the new school yet. After dinner, we sat outside and looked at the stars. We could see so many stars in the sky     5     there were no electric lights. It was amazing.

The people in the village were very friendly and kind. I was very sad when I left.

The school isn’t finished but I will go back next year to help build it, I can’t wait!

5 . 在生活的长河中，每个人都是一名独特的航行者，追寻着属于自己的梦想和荣光。在这段旅程中，我们经历了无数的挑战和困难，也收获了无数的欢笑和泪水。其中，总会有一件事情，让我们深感骄傲与自豪。校报英语编辑部正开展以“One Thing I’m Proud of”为题的征文活动。请你结合提示中的问题写一篇短文投稿。

注意事项: （1）词数100词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

（2）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
（3）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

One Thing I’m Proud of

The thing I am proud of is that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7 . ①As a doctor specializing in nutrition (专攻营养学), Bian Huawei did not expect that a stop at a school in Yunnan Province 14 years ago would guide him toward a meaningful thing.

②In 2009, he paid his first visit to Runan Primary School to check if children were getting enough nutrition tion. During that visit, Bian bought a whole pig for the students and teachers to eat. In 2010, Bian paid another other visit to the school and paid for fresh meat for the whole school year.

③Bian made his support cover more primary schools. He offered professional (专业的) advice on how to improve the diets of the students. In 2011, Bian also paid to set up greenhouses at the schools to provide students with more kinds of vegetables.

④One year after the program started, the stunting rate (发育迟缓率) of students at Runan Primary School has dropped from 28.1% to 14.4%. Two to three years later, no malnutrition was found among the students. However, Bian believes that there is still a long way to go to improve children’s health. “Children’s growth during puberty (青春期) is very important. If they’re not healthy at this age , there will be problems in the future,” he said.

⑤Bian takes pictures of each student when he visits the school and gives them the photos next time. “every time I go, the children don’t know my name. They just know that it is the uncle who’s helping them. They take pictures with me and happily play with me. I feel happy,” Bian said.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. When did Bian Huawei visit Runan Primary School for the first time?

A．In 2009.

B．In 2010.

C．In 2011.

2. What did Bian Huawei do for the students at Runan Primary School?

A．He offered professional advice on their studies.

B．He paid for fresh meat for the whole school year.

C．He set up the greenhouses and grew many flowers for them.

3. What does the underlined word “malnutrition” mean in Paragraph ④?

A．营养过剩

B．营养均衡

C．营养不良

4. Which of the following best describes Bian Huawei?

A．Professional and polite.

B．Humorous and honest.

C．Selfless and kind-hearted.

5. Which of the following sayings can match the main idea of the text?

A．Seeing is believing.

B．Give love and warm the world.

C．Art is long, life is short.

9 . A group of students at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology have helped families find their loved ones.

The volunteer team of students has been helping many parents look for their children by restoring (恢复) over 1,000 photos. The team was set up by Sheng Jianzhong four years ago. He first thought to restore photos of missing children when he saw a missing child notice with a poor-quality image (劣质图像) in 2020. He wanted to help the parents restore their images. With the clear photos, the parents can post them on the Internet to find their missing children. But it cannot be completed by one person alone, he needed a team. Luckily, many students volunteered to join in Sheng’s project.

In December 2021, father Sun Haiyang finally found his son after 14 years of searching. Sheng’s team played an important role in finding the boy, and Sun expressed his thanks to them when they met. It has helped 11 missing children find their families—nine in 2022 and two in 2023.

Sometimes the families don’t even know the team’s help. “But we are happy for them,” said Zhang Shaoyun, a member of the team.

In the future, Sheng plans to build a better team to run the program. “It would train more young people to work for good causes,” he said.

1. What is the correct order of the following activities ?
① Many students volunteered to join in Sheng’s project.
② Sheng saw a missing child notice.
③ Sheng decided to help families find their loved ones.
④ Sheng needed a team to help the parents restore their images.

A．①④③②

B．②③④①

C．③④②①

D．④③①②

2. Why does the writer mention the story of father Sun Haiyang ?

A．To express his thanks to Sun Haiyang.

B．To show the importance of Sheng’s team.

C．To introduce a person who helped Sheng.

D．To list a reason why students joined in Sheng’s project.

3. What does the underlined word “them” refer to ?

A．Sheng’s team members.

B．Young people work for good causes.

C．The families Sheng’s team helped.

D．Students at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A．Sheng’ s ways of developing AI.	B．The uses of AI in people’s daily life .
C．Sheng’s team for training young people.	D．Student volunteer team helps families get together.

10 . Volunteers Wanted

Do you want to have a meaningful summer holiday? Do you hope to protect our environment? Come and join us!

We want you to help us:

●Call on your friends and family to join in the activity. ●Make some posters of environmental protection. ●Hand out the posters in our community. ●Clean up local parks and the streets. ●Plant trees and flowers in the garden.

Age: 12 years old and above

Date: July 10th—July 15th

If you are in good health and interested in our activity, please call us at 0813-8866012 or e-mail us at volunteer@qq.com.

1. What do the volunteers need to help?

A．Plant flowers in the park.

B．Make and give out posters.

C．Clean the office in our community.

2. If Dave wants to become a volunteer, he must ________.

A．be healthy

B．be under 12 years old

C．be free before July 10th

3. Where can the text be found?

A．In a storybook.

B．In a newspaper.

C．In a travel magazine.