1 . Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan, Ningxia. On a cool morning, she received an online
When the deliveryman came, Ma was a little
At that moment, Ma noticed the deliveryman’s face and hands were dark purple
After the deliveryman left, Ma
Heartwarming comments(评论)poured in, such as “life is not easy but
The next day, Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop. When they met, Ma expressed people’s kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The deliveryman was
Ma received more than 600 yuan in donations(捐献)
A.gift | B.order | C.ticket | D.invitation |
A.excited | B.sad | C.happy | D.angry |
A.gone | B.stopped | C.lost | D.broken |
A.because | B.so | C.when | D.though |
A.schoolbag | B.birthday cake | C.new coat | D.computer |
A.found | B.remembered | C.shared | D.heard |
A.all | B.each | C.most | D.none |
A.even | B.never | C.hardly | D.ever |
A.helpful | B.careful | C.thankful | D.wonderful |
A.to | B.from | C.with | D.for |
Zhang Yugun is head of Heihumiao Primary School in Henan Province. He
After graduation in 2001, Zhang chose to work in the poor countryside. Over the past 21 years, he
One winter, travelling on the mountain road was much
In order to provide better care for the students whose parents had left the village to find work in the city, Zhang asked his wife to give up her job to help
3 . Shops of Goodwill
Have you ever heard of charity (慈善) shops? A charity shop usually sells secondhand things from people and gives most of the profit (利润) to charity.
Charity shops are very popular in many foreign countries. For example, in Canada, nearly every neighborhood community (社区) has one or two charity shops. People who live in the neighborhood can give away their spare (多余的) things to the charity shops. People with not much money for new things can go there to buy what they want at a low price. In many foreign countries, buying things we need in charity shops is very common.
In 2008, the first charity shop opened in Beijing. People can give away used things, such as books, clothes and furniture (家具) to their neighborhood community. After being cleaned and sterilized (消毒), these things will be sold at charity shops. The profit will be used to help poor people in the city. Huang Dong opened his little charity shop in the downtown (市中心) area of Beijing in 2010 after he came back from Canada. He sells used books and clothes in his shop and gives most of the profit to charity organizations (组织).
The idea of recycling things in charity shops is a fashion in many foreign countries. They think it’s a really good idea. They can help other poor people while buying things they need. We believe charity shops will also become more popular in China when more Chinese care about charity and want to do something to help others.
1. What does a charity shop do?2. Are charity shops very popular in many foreign countries?
3. When did the first charity shop open in Beijing?
4. Where is Huang Dong’s charity shop?
5. Why are charity shops very popular?
Jane is a warm-hearted girl. She is only ten years old,
Jane took part in a winter camp
One morning Jane saw some elder kids selling lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise
With the help of her mother, Jane
After that, her mother helped her start a program called Jane’s Lemonade for Love. Up till now, she has already raised
Volunteering means that someone works to help people without being paid. Volunteers help people who really need help. There are many places where you can see different volunteers.
At school gates, you can see some volunteers with red vests (马甲). Can you guess
Some teenagers
A lot of volunteers give their kindness with a helping band. They can make a difference to people in need and the society.
GALLANT KIDS How to Make a Difference | |
Liam’s Lunches of Love Liam Hannon was only ten when he started handing out free lunches to people who were hungry. With help from his family and other supporters, he hands out 75 to 100 lunches three times a month. We asked Liam to tell us about it. Q: 1 A: Four summers ago, I didn’t want to go to camp. Instead, I did an online treasure-hunt program. My first task was to do something to help homeless people, and I got the idea of making them lunch. Q: What’s the best part about what you do? A: I’d say meeting the people. They’re real people who just need a little kindness in their lives. Some of them have become friends of our family. Q: 2 A: I want to tell them to do something they enjoy. And get help from friends and family. I invite my friends to help with lunches, and almost every time, they’ve come and given out lunches with me and my dad. | EDITOR’S(编者) NOTE 3 First, think what needs to be improved. By doing this, you may see steps you can take towards that goal. Many people don’t give a start because they want to make a HUGE difference. But actions and results don’t have to be huge to be meaningful. Take Liam, for example. His goal was not to solve the problem but to help. So he did. For the people who got those lunches, he made things better. Share your ideas with a parent. Every helpful act you do, no matter how small, makes the world better! |
B. What do you like doing in your spare time?
C. How did you get the idea of making free lunches?
D. What would you tell other kids who want to make a difference?
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4. What can you do to make a difference? Why?
Your birthday may be the most exciting day of the year. It’s a day full of fun activities(活动)and delicious food. However(然而), my 13th birthday was
On that day, my parents and I took the bus to my
I wanted to stand up and let her sit down,
I couldn’t stop thinking about it in the rest of the day. When I told my grandparents about that, they said, “Everyone’s small acts of kindness(善举)could help
Every Saturday, Wang Fokun travels 40 minutes to “watch” a movie with his friends. He became blind in his early 50s. However, he can still enjoy movies in a “talking movie” club-Xin Deng Theater. The club is in Kunming, Yunnan. A group of volunteers there describe movies to blind people.
“I listened to a movie for the first time in the summer of 2019, and it was amazing. The volunteers did a great job.” said Wang.
Describing movies to blind people can be challenging (有挑战性的). The volunteers must watch a movie three or four times to know everything in the movie. This way, they can describe the movie very clearly.
Zhou Quan started the club in 2017. “Movies are for everybody,” said Zhou. “Xin Deng Theater hopes to share movies with blind people and help to light up their lives.” Thanks to the special club, many blind people go out of their homes and their lives are more interesting.
Now many blind people come to Xin Deng Theater to “watch” movies every week. “They can enjoy the movies here. I’m so glad that I bring enjoyment to them.” said Zhou.
“It’s meaningful for us to spend our free time volunteering.” said one volunteer.
1. Wang Fokun goes to Xin Deng Theater three or four times a week.2. The volunteers in the club describe movies to blind people.
3. Xin Deng Theater was set up in 2019.
4. Both blind people and the volunteers enjoy spending time in the club.
5. The passage mainly talks about a movie.
9 . Two years ago, I took a bus to visit a friend living on a farm. My friend
A.regretted | B.promised | C.forgot | D.disagreed |
A.car | B.train | C.bus | D.taxi |
A.Differently | B.Finally | C.Unluckily | D.Naturally |
A.wait | B.count | C.save | D.work |
A.fire | B.rain | C.snow | D.danger |
A.helpless | B.thirsty | C.hungry | D.sick |
A.passed | B.showed | C.sold | D.found |
A.age | B.address | C.hobby | D.job |
A.avoided | B.started | C.minded | D.finished |
A.get | B.keep | C.borrow | D.return |
A.his | B.her | C.your | D.my |
A.showed up | B.gave up | C.woke up | D.stayed up |
A.Before | B.After | C.Because | D.Unless |
A.support | B.need | C.search | D.place |
A.fitness | B.fairness | C.kindness | D.politeness |
10 . Early one October morning, a nice woman sent a young magpie (喜鹊) to my home for care. The magpie flew into the front window of a truck and got hurt, but luckily the woman was passing by.
With my care, the young magpie was doing well, but he was not happy to find himself in a cage (笼子). Several days later, his wings were fine and nothing else was broken. He recovered, so I decided to drive him to where he was found. When I arrived, I got the cage out of the car and opened the door offering my arm. He jumped onto it and looked around. I could see he knew where he was.
Next to us was a tree. He flew straight to the top to join a wagtail (鸸钨). The wagtail made lots of high singing and flew across the field. The young magpie remained on the top of the tree. I began to worry as he still needed his parents.
The next minute, I heard the singing of the wagtail again. He was flying back and two large magpies followed. They landed on either side of the young magpie, and then put their heads in the air and sang excitedly.
1. Who sent the young magpie to the writer’s home?A.A young doctor. | B.A nice woman. | C.The writer’s parents. | D.The truck driver. |
A.康复 | B.求救 | C.挨饿 | D.唱歌 |
A.The magpie broke both his wings again. | B.The magpie flew away with the wagtail. |
C.The magpie got together with his parents. | D.The magpie returned to the writer’s home. |
A.Clever. | B.Kind-hearted. | C.Lucky. | D.Hard-working. |