1 . One Monday morning, I was waiting for the train and suddenly felt ill. I couldn’t stand still, and the world began to sway (摇摆) and then went black. All I heard was “Oh, my God, she’s falling.” The next thing I remembered was that the doctor was asking me my name. This happened _______ I was too tired. I was so busy _______ my new house that I didn’t eat much last weekend.

The doctor told me that a gentleman waiting for the _______ saw me fall down. He _______ my side at once, and told others _______ 120. He stayed with me _______ the ambulance (救护车) arrived. Then he went with me to the hospital. It made him _______ his train. The doctor told me the gentleman didn’t want to _______ his name.

I don’t know this gentleman. But _______ he reads this article and remembers a young lady fainting (晕倒) at the train station, I’d like him to know that I want to say “Thank you.” to him. Whenever I meet with such a thing, I __________ the same as he did to me. And I’ll pass on the kindness to others.

1.

A．so

B．because

C．though

D．however

2.

A．clean

B．cleaned

C．cleaning

D．to clean

3.

A．bus

B．taxi

C．car

D．train

4.

A．arrived

B．reached

C．got

D．went

5.

A．call

B．to call

C．called

D．calling

6.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．as soon as

7.

A．miss

B．missed

C．to miss

D．missing

8.

A．bring

B．take

C．leave

D．carry

9.

A．when

B．before

C．as

D．if

10.

A．do

B．will do

C．doing

D．would do

3 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

but   TV   for   work   take   big   nurse   place   with   she

Diana is Australian. She once     1     in a big company (公司). She lived with her friend in a     2     apartment (公寓) and drove to work. She went on trips to many     3    , but she never took the plane. She was afraid of flying.

One day, Diana saw a     4     program (节目) about ORBIS. She learnt about the Flying Eye Hospital. She wanted to help poor people     5     eye problems, so she decided to train (接受训练) as a     6     after work.

Diana is working for ORBIS now. She has to travel     7     300 days a year. She is used to     8     the plane now.   

Diana enjoys     9     work. She is glad to help people see again. She does not have as much money as before,     10     she thinks her life is more meaningful.

4 . 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章相应空白的最佳答案。

When we hear the word “volunteering”, what do you think of it? You may think volunteering is to _______ others without money. But the experience of helping others can be more meaningful than _______ .

A few months ago, I learned that the city food bank needed some________ .

I used to be the organizer in my group of friends. So, I sent letters to 10 friends. I’d like to ________ a group that would volunteer to make and serve dinner for the disabled people. I wanted to _______ my friends to be part of the group. Almost all of my friends ________ .

One day, several of my friends brought some food and helped prepare the meal. “I felt good when I saw the ________ people get the food!” said one friend. Later, ________ friend made a list(清单)about serving, ________ we could do quickly and easily. Now each month there are new________ that join the group. One woman ________ invited another group of her friends to serve.

It’s hard to imagine that simple letters asking friends to help have made a great ________. At first, I just wanted to be an organizer. Now, I ________ my idea. I also love to work ________ a volunteer, because I can get more joy from the happy faces of the disabled people.

So, volunteering is a good way to make the world ________ . Do you want to join us?

1.

A．help

B．play

C．rest

D．carry

2.

A．food

B．time

C．money

D．milk

3.

A．nurses

B．volunteers

C．players

D．passengers

4.

A．set up

B．cheer up

C．give up

D．clean up

5.

A．take

B．move

C．invite

D．teach

6.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．stayed

D．left

7.

A．disabled

B．deaf

C．proper

D．kind

8.

A．the other

B．others

C．other

D．another

9.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．or

10.

A．books

B．hands

C．faces

D．climbers

11.

A．still

B．hardly

C．only

D．even

12.

A．mistake

B．difference

C．decision

D．plan

13.

A．keep

B．get

C．change

D．open

14.

A．as

B．of

C．to

D．in

15.

A．better

B．worse

C．quieter

D．smaller

6 . How often do you help others? Here is a story of Luke Cameron. He’s an American. He had a good friend called Maura. It was unlucky that Maura died. After that Luke began to do at least a good thing for people every day.

He helped old men cross the streets, bought gifts for some kids on their birthdays and gave out the food to the poor people. He also bought meals for several people at McDonald’s, and even paid for a stranger’s petrol(汽油). He said he spent about $4,700 on good things last year. “Nowadays, we usually think about ourselves and forget to care about others. In fact, we are too selfish. We should help others and it can make our world much more beautiful and warmer. Nothing is better for me than to help others,” Luke said to the reporter happily.

Luke starts a Good Deed blog, and he writes down every good thing he does on the website. Luke now has many followers on his Face book. They all want to help others like Luke.

1. When did Luke start doing at least a good thing for people every day?

A．Before Maura died.	B．After Maura died.
C．Before he knew Maura.	D．When he knew Maura.

2. How much did Luke spend on good things last year?

A．About $1,988.	B．About $4,700.
C．About $12,000.	D．About $7,400.

3. What does the underlined word “selfish” mean?

A．Caring only about others rather than oneself.	B．Caring less about oneself.
C．Caring only about oneself rather than others.	D．Caring more about others.

4. Which of the following CANNOT we know from the passage?

A．Some children often receive Luke’s gifts on their birthdays.

B．Luke is a warm-hearted man who does lots of good things.

C．There are many followers on Luke’s Face book.

D．Luke has helped people a lot because he wants to learn from Maura.

7 . Dear friends,

Do you k    1     you are lucky when you are sitting in a bright c    2     and having your classes or e    3     your nice food at home? Do you know many children in the western areas of China are not so l    4     as you? Lots of children don’t have e    5     food to eat, and they c    6     go to school and they have to work. They n    7     our help. So we’d like to collect school things and c    8     for them. You can donate your old pens, rubbers, pencil cases and old clothes. And you can also donate some money. We will send them to the children in western areas. We hope to raise（募捐）m    9     than 10,000 yuan, and then we can help 50 students to go back to school. If you want to donate things, please c    10     us on 8330 1666. Thank you.

Gao Shan and his classmates

8 . Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your free time? Then join us and be a volunteer!

We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their eighties, can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need your help with taking care of children while their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes.

“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 free 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 little, we’ll all have a better world to live in. Start volunteering now! Call us on 18005756, or visit www. greatangel. com.

1. What kind of people can become volunteers?

A．Only women.	B．People from 12 to 89 years old.
C．Only old people.	D．Only students and teachers.

2. Volunteers want to get ________ when they help others.

A．thanks

B．money

C．nothing

D．computers

3. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work for ________.

A．children

B．cats

C．old people

D．dogs

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Volunteers can help people in many ways.

B．Being a volunteer is really fun.

C．The 18-year-old volunteer helps the young learn how to use computers.

D．Some volunteers can help look after those dogs and cats without homes.

5. We can probably read such a passage ________.

A．in a newspaper	B．in a storybook
C．in a dictionary	D．in a comic

9 . Washington D.C.is a beautiful place, but there are _________ poor and hungry people in it. _________ of them are even homeless（无家可归的）. In the north-west of the place, there is a house _________ Martha’s Table. Every day, a group of volunteers（志愿者）go there. They raise food, clothes and money for poor people. They prepare（准备）2, 100 sandwiches, a lot of soup and cakes for about 500 people every day. They give the _________ to the homeless people.

Mrs Morley is _________ of the volunteers. She _________ more than 60 children. She _________ them stories and teaches them _________ to read and draw. The children’s parents have to work for many hours a day. They _________ take good care of them. So the parents are __________ that Martha’s Table can help them look after their children.

1.

A．many

B．more

C．much

D．a lot

2.

A．Both

B．Some

C．All

D．No

3.

A．calling

B．call

C．to call

D．called

4.

A．soup

B．cakes

C．sandwiches

D．food

5.

A．one

B．a

C．an

D．the

6.

A．takes care

B．takes care of

C．looks out

D．looks out of

7.

A．tells

B．speaks

C．says

D．talks

8.

A．what

B．where

C．how

D．why

9.

A．can

B．can’t

C．will

D．won’t

10.

A．unhappy

B．sad

C．glad

D．sorry