Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us and be a volunteer!
We are a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer. You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, a woman of 42. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help the elderly learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18. If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll all have a better world to live in.
Interested? Call us at 1800-5756, or visit our website: www.activol.com.
1. What kind of people can become volunteers? (no more than 12 words)2. Whom does Carlos Domingo work as a volunteer to help? (no more than 5 words)
3. Why do schools need volunteers according to the passage? (no more than 4 words)
4. 将文中划线句子译为汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
2 . Looking for a new way to raise money for charity (慈善事业)? Has your school run out of clever and fun ideas? Don’t give up. There are several ways to support (支持) your favorite charity.
How about organizing (组织) a car wash? Everybody who has a car sooner or later washes it or has it washed. So why don’t you and your classmates do the job? The money the car owners pay will go towards your charity. When we did it, we had an amazing (令人惊喜的) time! At first, some of us were worried about getting wet or dirty and it was true. But we also had fun, and at the end of the day it was really worth (值得) it!
On the other hand, if you don’t feel like getting wet or messy, but have some musical talent, how about organizing a street concert? Street musicians can make a lot of money, and so can you if you’ve got the talent and courage it takes to play in front of an audience (听众). You just need to find a suitable place, practice for a few hours with your friends first, and give it a try!
I hope the above ideas can help you, and if you’ve got any other great suggestions, we would love to hear them and practice them, too. Good luck!
1. What does the writer think of car wash?| A．It’s dirty but fun. | B．It’s easy but dirty. |
| C．It’s easy and fun. | D．It’s cheap but dirty. |
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．How to Wash a Car |
| B．How to Organize a Street Concert |
| C．Ways to Raise Money for Charity |
| D．Ways to Make Money after School |
3 . Volunteers Needed to Care for Disabled Children
Workplace:
Disabled Children’s Care Center, Los Angeles, California USA
Living place:
All the volunteers stay with an American host family to learn more about life here. On the first day, we will meet you at the airport and take you to a hotel.
Volunteers Must:
come from a normal (师范) university
come from Asia
be twenty-four years old or older
speak English well
Working Time:
No less than four weeks and no more than one year.
Compensation (报酬) :
Any volunteers will get a free ticket to Disneyland. For more information, please send us an e-mail at touchmeican@email. com.
1. Volunteers will stay ________ when they arrive on the first day.| A．at a hotel | B．at Disneyland | C．at a university | D．at the volunteer center |
| A．half a month | B．eight months | C．two years | D．three years |
| A．An 18-year-old young boy can be a volunteer. |
| B．A volunteer must speak at least three languages. |
| C．Each volunteer can get a free ticket to Disneyland. |
| D．You can call them up for more information. |
1. What did the park use to be several years ago?
| A．Small. | B．Clean. | C．Dirty. |
| A．A hospital. | B．A hotel. | C．A school. |
| A．Classmates. | B．Teacher and student. | C．Mother and son. |
| A．Enjoy walking around. | B．Return to school | C．Clean the street. |
Yan Minwen, a retired (退休的) engineer in Beijing, set up a free class to teach left-behind children (留守儿童) in her hometown in Hebei Province.
Although Yan is not a teacher, it is a common wish of her and her husband to open such a class in the village. She told her husband that she wanted to open a class in her hometown, and her husband agreed.
However, before she set up the “small desks”, her husband fell ill and died. Yan was very sad, but she didn’t forget their wish. She rented (租)a room from her uncle, bought some used desks and chairs and started the class on March 23.
There are 19 students from Grade One to Seven in Yan’s class. Yan knows about each child well and talk s about them as if they were her own grandchildren. They learn together and work together to solve problems.
“It is not about teaching, but about company (陪伴),” Yan said.
After learning that Yan is teaching in the village to help left-behind children, her old classmates send books to her every now and then to help her.
Some young people also want to help with “small desks” and Yan is always happy to see this happen. She said, “I am too old to take care of the class all by myself.” Yan wants to see more volunteers help these left-behind children and is planning to open a library in the village as soon as possible.
任务一：根据短文内容回答问题(1)Why did Yan set up a free class?
(2)What happened before she set up the “small desks”?
任务二：请将文中划线句子翻译成中文
(3)They learn together and work together to solve problems.
任务三：请从文中找出以下句子的同义句
(4)I am so old that I can’t take care of the class alone.
任务四：请根据实际情况回答问题
(5)What do you think of Yan Minwen?
6 .
We’re looking for some volunteers to help with kids’math and Chinese homework. Are you good at them? Come and join us! Time: 3:30 pm~5:30 pm, Saturdays For more information: Call Ms. King at 319-7858.
Do you want to make our city cleaner? Help us clean up some public (公共 的) places. We have a free blue T-shirt and a small gift for you. Time: 10:00 am ~ 11:30 am, Sundays For more information: Email Mr. White at john8@em. com
We need volunteers to pick apples, feed chickens and milk cows. You can also learn to ride a horse for fun. Time: 4:00 pm~ 6:00 pm, Saturdays For more information: Email Mr. Hunt at nick@em. com. Children’s Hospital Are you good with kids? Can you play games, tell jokes or sing songs? Come and help us cheer them up. Time: 9:30 am~ 11:00 am, Saturdays For more information: Call Ms. Smith at 265-3097. |
1. How can we get more information about Clean-Up Day?
| A．By calling Ms. King. | B．By calling Ms. Smith. |
| C．By sending an e-mail to Mr. White. | D．By writing a letter to Mr. Hunt. |
| A．Make a meal. | B．Do some cleaning. |
| C．Prepare small gifts. | D．Cheer up sick children. |
| A．Running an after-school program. | B．Looking for volunteers. |
| C．Living on a farm. | D．Looking after children. |
1. Where will Molly go tomorrow?
| A．To the park. | B．To the library. | C．To the hospital. |
| A．At about 7:00. |
| B．At about 7:30. |
| C．At about 8:00. |
| A．Clean up the city park. |
| B．Look after the animals. |
| C．Help policemen at the crossing. |
8 . 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| Looks | ●A little heavy man with |
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| Character | ●He looks very |
| The reason | ●Promised his daughter to be a Superman to |
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