1 . 词语运用 (一空一词)
Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for     1     (give) money to Animal Helpers. This group was set up to help     2     (able) people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes     3     big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.

What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use hands     4     (easy). Most people would never think about this. One day last year, a friend of     5     (I) helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special     6     (train) dog. I love     7     (animal) and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.

After six months     8     training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is Lucky—a good name for him     9     I feel lucky to have him.

You see, thanks to your     10     (kind), I can have a “dog helper”. Lucky is a fantastic dog. He can do many things for me. Thanks again for changing my life.

Best wishes,

Ben Smith

2 . An arts program is helping students at some of the lowest performing schools in the United States. The program, called Turnaround Arts, aims to help improve low performing schools by adding music and the arts to the usual study program.

Turnaround Arts was started by Michelle Obama, the wife of former U. S. President Barack Obama. Some money for the program comes from the federal (联邦) government. For the students at attending schools, the program offers a kind of safe place from city neighborhoods. Many of the children come from areas with high crime rates.

Turnaround Arts is a partnership between the federal government and private businesses. Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is one of the 68 schools in the U. S. taking part in the program. Teachers receive special training and look for ways to add music and the arts into all the classes. Turnaround Arts schools partner with musicians and actors who work with the students. Performers have included Yo-Yo Ma, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elton John and Cameron Diaz.

School headmaster Long noted “The children were so excited and have been so excited because it’s not just about—Go to the board. Do the problem. Turn the page. Read the book; it’s about acting and imitating (模仿) artists and historic characters.” She noted how some students got the chance to act out the process of a caterpillar (毛虫) becoming a butterfly. “I like to act and I like to sing and I like to dance,” said 10-year-old Kayla Driakare.

Long said that Turnaround Arts was only in its first year at the school, and teachers were already seeing results. “We’ve probably suspended (暂时停学) one kid this year. That’s amazing,” she said. “Parents are getting phone calls to come to family arts night, and it’s not just the naughty calls home. It’s for them to come and learn more about what their children are learning. So our parents’ engagement goes up.”

1. What can be inferred (推断) from what Principal Long said?

A．Students love this program very much.

B．Students can learn how to act from this grogram.

C．This program makes students know science well.

D．Students can perform themselves well during the program.

2. The underlined word “engagement” in the last paragraph means “________”.

A．the money they should pay	B．the level they can take part in
C．the decision they make	D．the problem they solve

3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To advertise for a project.

B．To introduce an arts program of the USA.

C．To call on people to support some lowest performing schools.

D．To encourage more American schools to take part in Turnaround Arts.

3 . Community service means doing volunteer jobs for the public. It teaches valuable lessons about the duties of a citizen(公民). Today, in the United States, important services are provided through thousands of organizations created to meet needs not provided by government at the local, state, and national levels. These activities help to create a sense of great care for the public.

There are close connections between community service programs and civic(公民的) education in schools. At every level of school, students can be involved in community service projects. In the primary grades, one of the purposes for students is to learn basic civic values that include fair play, respect for the opinions of others, and the rights and duties of a citizen in our society. By taking part in community service programs, very young children can learn how to solve problems, work in groups as leaders or group members, and accept the duties for their decisions and actions. Besides, children develop knowledge of their community—its leaders, organizations, social groups, and standards of civic behavior.

Community service programs can provide the chances for students to learn social study skills. These include higher-level processes and skills of information collecting, critical thinking and decision making. Community service programs also teach processes and skills for group discussions, leadership and teamwork.

Through community service programs, children can learn how people play roles in a discussion to work out the local problems. Students can volunteer to teach young children in child care centers or help in senior citizen centers.

1. From the passage, we know ________ play a main role in community service.

A．the adult citizens	B．the volunteer organizations
C．the students at school	D．the local and state governments

2. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．Children can learn about their community at school.

B．Civic education is about knowledge of community.

C．School students can offer community service programs.

D．Communities provide chances for school civic education.

3. Which of the following must be learned in the primary grades?

A．Basic civic values.	B．Social study processes.
C．Skills for information collecting.	D．Processes of decision making.

4. What does the underlined word “These” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The students.	B．Social study skills.
C．The chances.	D．Community service programs.

5. This passage is mainly about ________.

A．how the students set up community service organizations

B．how schools get involved in community service programs

C．what students can learn by joining in community service projects

D．the volunteer jobs that the students can do in their community

5 .
1. Who does the woman want to help?

A．The poor people.

B．The sick kids.

C．The disabled people.

2. What is the woman good at?

A．Cooking.

B．Telling jokes.

C．Talking with people.

8 . I did volunteer work in an Indian orphanage（孤儿院）several days ago. It was an unforgettable _______.

When I first went to _______ with my classmates, I saw many poor people. I was _______ that we might have to live like them. I was right. We had to sleep in a very small room—18 girls stayed together. As there was not enough _______, we had to save it day in and day out. We only had five minutes to take a shower each time.

Although the living environment was bad, we did many things to help children there, like teaching and cleaning. The most difficult thing for me was _______ babies who were less than 1 year old. That was the first time I had held a baby. It was not easy at all. The babies kept _______, no matter what I did. When I fed them, they still didn’t calm down（平静下来）. After a while, I was so _______ from the pain in my back and shoulders. I _______ realized how much my parents did for me when I was young.

When we were about to leave, a 5-year-old girl _______ her teddy bear to us. It was her Christmas gift. Seeing her smiling face and the clean orphanage, we felt __________ ourselves.

1.

A．exchange

B．experiment

C．experience

D．education

2.

A．America

B．Australia

C．Greece

D．India

3.

A．worried

B．excited

C．happy

D．bored

4.

A．room

B．money

C．food

D．water

5.

A．looking at

B．looking for

C．looking around

D．looking after

6.

A．crying

B．sleeping

C．laughing

D．eating

7.

A．relaxed

B．angry

C．tired

D．comfortable

8.

A．suddenly

B．gladly

C．quietly

D．correctly

9.

A．introduced

B．gave

C．chose

D．sold

10.

A．confident in

B．proud of

C．popular with

D．good for

9 . Every Sunday, Sally goes to buy many clothes. Now, she has four new sweaters, three new skirts and five pairs of new shoes, but she’s not happy.

One day, Sally asks her friend Anna, “I have so many new clothes, but I’m not happy. You don’t buy new clothes, but you’re always happy, why?”

“Oh, dear, I don’t think new clothes can make one happy,” says Anna.

“But what makes you so happy?” Sally asks.

“Helping others,” Anna says. “I often go to the old people’s home(敬老院) with my sister Gina. Gina tidies rooms for them and I play games with them.”

Now, Sally wants to join (加入) Anna and Gina. She says “Can I go with you?”

Anna says, “Yes, sure.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题，并将答案写在横线上。
1. Who is always happy, Sally or Anna?
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2. How many new skirts does Sally have?
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3. Where does Anna often go with Gina?
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4. What does Anna do for the old people?
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5. Does Sally want to join Anna?
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10 . 通读对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。
A:     1    ?
B: No, I’m not free this Sunday. I will sing to the sick children in the hospital.
A: Sing to the sick children?     2    ?
B: I want to do that because I want to make them happy.
A: Are you a volunteer?
B: Yes, I am. I always take part in the activities to help people.
A:     3    ?
B: Sure. You are good at telling stories. If you go with me, you can share interesting stories with them.
A: That sounds great.     4    ?
B: We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the gate of Children Hospital.
A: OK, see you this Sunday.   
B:     5    .