1 . 学校学生会正在招募“手拉手”活动的志愿者，为外国来访学生展示传统手工制作（例如剪纸、风筝、灯笼等），以弘扬中华传统文化。假如你是李欣，请你用英文给学校学生会写一封自荐信，在信中说明你申请成为志愿者的理由以及你会做什么。

内容提示：
（1）Why would you like to be a volunteer?
（2）What do you think of traditional Chinese culture?
（3）What can you do as a volunteer?

注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数100—120；文中已给出内容不计入总数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

Learning that the student union is looking for volunteers, I’m writing to apply to become a volunteer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your early reply!

Yours,

Li Xin

2 . In one community in Shanxi, a voluntary service team started last October nicknamed “Shared Children”, which works hard to support elderly empty nesters（空巢老人）, is getting popular.

The 108 volunteers have already made a big difference within the Chaoyang community. They have paired off with 71 elderly people to learn about their daily needs and offer a helping hand.

In recent years, the community has come up with many ideas. At first, they started a project called “Knocking on the Door”, hoping that the elderly would connect the leaders often. However, the community did not have enough staff to support so many elderly people. So, the idea of “Shared Children” came out.

“The Shared Children voluntary service allows kind people to join in public activities for the elderly people in their spare time.” says Guo, adding that not only did the local people join in with great love, but many staff members from supermarkets, banks and other working units also joined in.

By March, the number of the volunteers in the team had reached 108. Their work has also included buying things, providing spiritual comfort, helping dealing with health problems and other duties.

The volunteers are not all youngsters. Fan Fawen, a retired train driver, joined to support the volunteer team last year. He often helps to repair something in elderly people’s homes and buys them fruit and vegetables, as well as carrying heavy stuff, like rice bags, upstairs.

Lin Chunyan, 41, is also among the volunteers. “Many elderly people now live alone and feel lonely, so we should be there and chat with them more often.” Liu says.

“More people are now starting to learn about the team. We believe that more people will join us in the future.” says Hao Guoying, secretary of the community’s Party branch.

1. The service team Shared Children was set up to ________.

A．care for the elderly people	B．get help from the leaders easily
C．make the elderly people popular	D．provide the elderly people with food

2. The underlined phrase “paired off with” means “________” in Chinese.

A．与……说明

B．与……分享

C．与……探讨

D．与……结对子

3. The volunteers offer the following service EXCEPT ________.

A．solving health problems	B．fixing up something
C．looking for jobs	D．buying daily needs

4. It can be learned from Liu Chunyan’s words that ________.

A．the volunteers should be more friendly

B．the elderly really need somebody to talk to

C．more volunteers get along well with the elderly

D．the elderly should learn to look after themselves

5. What is the main purpose of the writer in writing this article?

A．to inform readers about the history of Shanxi.

B．to ask readers to praise the “Shared Children” volunteer team.

C．to describe the impact of volunteer work in supporting elderly empty nesters.

D．to entertain readers with stories about elderly people

5 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my ________. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) by others at school. I was completely ________ in my small town.

But by working as a ________ when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion (热情) for helping others. The chance to be a volunteer made me feel like my life had a greater ________. I realized that my purpose in life would be to help people, especially teenagers, and helping them makes me feel less ________. The more positive (积极的) energy I shared, the more kindness I ________.

Books were my true friends back then. I was so ________ that the writers wrote those books. ________ books offered me the kindness and saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become a writer, ________ I could write books and help other teenagers.

Kindness saved me when I needed help most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know ________ someone else is going through (经历). But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect (缔造者) of positive change.

1.

A．school

B．life

C．family

D．history

2.

A．alone

B．happy

C．angry

D．interested

3.

A．volunteer

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．singer

4.

A．dream

B．world

C．purpose

D．problem

5.

A．slowly

B．luckily

C．sadly

D．lonely

6.

A．watched

B．received

C．wanted

D．did

7.

A．surprised

B．sad

C．thankful

D．worried

8.

A．His

B．Her

C．Our

D．Their

9.

A．until

B．before

C．so

D．but

10.

A．what

B．why

C．that

D．how

6 . 听第一篇短文，回答以下小题。

Helping others in your spare time
Need for help	● Schools need help with taking care of children. ● Hospitals need volunteers to look after ________.
Some volunteers	● Carla Domingo, a woman of ________ years old. ● An 18-year-old volunteer helps old people learn how to use computers.
Ways of contacts	● Call us on ________ ● Send an email to volunteer@gmail.com

1.

A．patients

B．children

C．parents

2.

A．42

B．52

C．62

3.

A．800-565-5756

B．800-555-6856

C．800-555-5756

7 . 听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文读两遍。并在答题卡上把相应题号后的答案涂黑。
1. When did Anna join Volunteers’ Home?

A．When she was in Grade 3.

B．Three years ago.

C．When she was in Grade 1.

2. What was the matter with Anna’s family?

A．She hurt her hands.

B．Her dad hurt his legs.

C．Her mom had to stay in bed.

3. What didn’t Volunteers’ Home do for Anna?

A．Lent her some books.

B．Raised money.

C．Gave her some clothes.

4. Why did Anna join Volunteers’ Home?

A．To help more people.

B．To hand out notice.

C．To study.

5. How many students does Volunteers’ Home help?

A．36.

B．37.

C．46.

8 .

Every year, a lot of young people in Britain finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with environmental protection.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to a university to study Spanish, but now she is living in Belize, a small country in Central America. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to protect the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to study the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here. They are very friendly and I help with the cooking and the cleaning. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I learn a lot about the people of Belize. When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I plan to visit other countries in Central America, too.”

1. From the passage, we can know that Pauline ________.

A．comes from Belize	B．is working as a volunteer
C．is living with her family	D．is good at Chinese

2. What does Pauline probably think of her volunteer work?

A．Useful.

B．Relaxing.

C．Boring.

D．Easy.

3. Pauline is going to ________ after she finishes her volunteer work.

A．start to work	B．go traveling
C．learn to swim	D．study English

4. The underlined words “the problem” in Paragraph 2 refer to ________.

A．she will go back to university

B．she misses her family a lot

C．she doesn’t have any money

D．the coral reefs are dying

5. Where is the passage most probably from?

A．A science report.	B．A guide book.
C．A magazine.	D．A storybook.

9 . 请听材料，回答问题。
1. Why doesn’t Tom want to help teach kids soccer?

A．He doesn’t like soccer.

B．He doesn’t like working with kids.

C．He doesn’t have a soccer ball.

2. What does Tom have to do on Saturday?

A．Look after his sister.

B．Have tennis training.

C．Help parents do chores.

3. What can the boy do at last?

A．Give out food.

B．Care for animals.

C．Clean up the city parks.

4. Which is true from the conversation?

A．Tom wants to volunteer on Sundays.

B．There’s a job giving out food at their school gate.

C．They need someone to help clean up the city parks every day.

10 . Today I’m very glad to stand here to talk about volunteer work. As the old saying goes. “Helping others is helping ________.”

Last Saturday, the weather was very nice. Our head teacher Ms. Li ________ us to do some volunteer work. It was my first time to be ________ volunteer. I was very excited. I put on my gloves and began to clean the streets. Then I went to the city park ________ up litter (垃圾). At that time, I found the city park was ________ than before. It made me happy.

In fact, ________ is a great job. It’s very ________ to make our life happier. It can not only help others but also bring us happiness and develop ourselves. It may ________ a small thing, but it can make a great difference to the world. All in all, we should try our best to help others in our daily life.

Let’s take action and be helpful to others. ________ the same time, these meaningful work can make us ________ better and better.

1.

A．ours

B．we

C．our

D．ourselves

2.

A．encourage

B．encouraged

C．has encouraged

D．is encouraging

3.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

4.

A．to pick

B．pick

C．picked

D．picking

5.

A．the cleanest

B．cleanest

C．cleaner

D．clean

6.

A．to volunteering

B．volunteering

C．volunteers

D．volunteered

7.

A．bad

B．badly

C．help

D．helpful

8.

A．be

B．is

C．was

D．been

9.

A．On

B．For

C．At

D．In

10.

A．becoming

B．became

C．become

D．becomes