1 . Mr. Kent’s students cared much about the hurricane (飓风）in Mexico. They spoke about what it would be like in Mexico. Ava said, “People will need clothes.”

“They’ll need blankets (毯子）to keep warm,” Melanie added.

“I have a new blanket and lots of clothes. We should send those to Mexico,” said Brett.

“That’s wonderful!” said Ava. “Everyone in our school can bring extra clothes and blankets.”

Then the students talked with Mr. Kent about how to collect clothes and blankets. Some kids were going to make signs saying “Blanket Drive”. Everyone would ask their friends and family for old clothes and blankets.

All week long, students brought clothes and blankets to the school gym. News of the Blanket Drive spread. The TV station sent a camera crew (摄制组) to the school. They found Brett and said to him, “This is a great idea. You must be very proud of yourself.”

Brett said, “No. We just have things that people in Mexico need. We’re trying to help. It’s simple.”

1. What does the underlined word “extra” mean in Chinese?

A．华丽的

B．破旧的

C．珍贵的

D．额外的

2. How did the students prepare for the Blanket Drive?

A．By buying some blankets.	B．By inviting a camera crew.
C．By asking their family for help.	D．By making some blankets themselves.

3. Where did the students put all the things they collected?

A．In the library.

B．In the gym.

C．In the playground.

D．In the TV station.

4. What was Brett like when he answered the question?

A．Calm.

B．Proud.

C．Excited.

D．Confident.

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．A camera crew	B．The Blanket Drive
C．A terrible hurricane in Mexico	D．Putting old things into good use

2 . 语法填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的限填一词。

Susan had a cake shop at a shopping mall. Her job wasn’t easy     1     she had to begin to work at 8 a.m. and finish it at 9 p.m. every day.     2     (lucky), she wasn’t alone. Her sisters worked together with her in the shop. They made most of the cakes and snacks by     3     (they).

Susan and her sisters usually worked in the kitchen at the back of the shop. During festivals, they were always too busy     4     (get) out of it. They were often tired at that time,     5     they never gave up the work. Susan thought their cakes were     6     (work) of art. She said when she saw the look of joy on the customers’ faces, she had     7     feeling of happiness. Susan not only     8     (success) in business but also helped a lot of people. No matter how busy she was, she tried to spend time     9     (help) at the old people’s home once a month. And she often provided poor children     10     money and food. What a kind lady she was!

4 . A: Hi, Lily. Have you heard of the English Center?   
B:     1    
A: That’s the one.
B:     2     I go there once a week.
A: Sounds great. Could you tell me how to get there?   
B:     3    
A: How far is it from here?   
B: It’s only about twenty minutes’ ride.
A:     4    
B: Walk along the street and take the first turning on the left.
A: Do I have to change other buses?   
B:     5    
A: Thanks a lot.
B: My pleasure.

A．No, the No.8 bus will take you right there.

B．A lot of English lovers practice spoken English together there.

C．You can take the No.8 bus.

D．It’s rather a long way from here.

E．You mean the one across from the city library?

F．You can’t miss it.

G．Where is the bus stop?

5 . Have you ever heard of the Power Station of Art (PSA)? It is the first public modern art museum in mainland China. I was very lucky to have a chance to be a _______ at the PSA.

I spent a lot of time preparing for the voluntary work. _______ when I started my first tour, I realized that the most difficult thing for me was not remembering all the _______ about the exhibits, but communicating with visitors.

When I met my first guests, I was so _______ that I couldn’t even say a word. It made me very embarrassedly. Then a fill-time guide at the PSA _______ me, “It is not a big deal, Carrie. Just tell the visitors that you are a volunteer guide. Try your best and you can do it much better.” I then saw another group of visitors coming in. I _______, went up to them with a smile and asked _______, “Excuse me. I am a volunteer guide. Would you like to join me on a free tour?” “Sure!” they accepted my invitation _______ and listened to me carefully during the tour. I was well-prepared and answered their questions _______.

I worked better and better in the following weeks. The experience at the PSA taught me a lot and became part of my _______ memory. I hope I can take part in more voluntary activities in the future and help more people.

1.

A．visitor

B．model

C．volunteer

2.

A．Although

B．But

C．Because

3.

A．invention

B．intelligence

C．information

4.

A．nervous

B．bored

C．surprised

5.

A．challenged

B．punished

C．encouraged

6.

A．gave up

B．cheered up

C．set up

7.

A．politely

B．impatiently

C．wildly

8.

A．without instructions

B．without hesitation

C．without help

9.

A．silently

B．confidently

C．suddenly

10.

A．difficult

B．forgettable

C．valuable

7 . 配对阅读：左栏是五个志愿者的求职信息，右栏是七则志愿者招募启事。请为每个人选择最合适的志愿活动。

1     Jimmy is very funny. He can tell interesting stories and make people laugh. He loves children very much.     2     Mario takes after his father. His father is an engineer. They are both good at fixing up broken things. They like to help people repair things.     3     Sandy is good at singing and dancing. She is very patient with old people. She also likes to play with children.     4     Mandy a middle school student. She is hard-working. She is good at cooking. She enjoys cooking food for others.     5     Jimmy is outgoing. He likes sports very much. He is good at all kinds of ball games. He likes animals, too.

A. We want to set up an environmental protection volunteers association in our school. Are you hard-working? We need people to help us put up signs and hand out notices. B. This is a non-profit sports club. We will teach children in our neighborhood to play ball games when their parents are busy working. We are in need of some coaches. C. This is Happy Old People’s Home. We want to hold a New Year Party for the lonely old people. Are you good at dancing or singing? We hope you can join us. D. Here is Hope Welfare Homes for Children. Are you good at telling stories? Do you like children? We need volunteers to help us cheer up the poor children. E. Are you hard-working? Are you good at cooking? We need a teacher to teach the old people to cook in Old People University. You need to work for eight hours a day. F. Are you patient? Do you like children? We need people to take care of the blind and deaf children. We hope you can teach them to write and speak English. G. There are many broken bikes in our school. Are you good at fixing bikes? We want to set up a team to repair the bikes. Then we give them away to the people in need.

8 . Zhuhai is our home. We should try to make it more beautiful. Here is a recruitment poster for volunteers(志愿者招募海报).

Guiding Time: 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) Place: Haitian Park Tel: 0756-8273692 What to do: Guide(引导) people to cross the road in a civilized(文明的) way.	Cleaning Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (weekend) Place: Haibin Park Tel: 0756-8324572 What to do: Clean the streets. Clean the bikes. Clean the public seats(公共座椅).	Sorting Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (Monday-Saturday) Place: Shixi Park Tel: 0756-8425903 What to do: Help people do the garbage sorting(垃圾分类) in a right way.

1. There are ________ volunteer(志愿者) activities.

A．two

B．three

C．one

2. Do they need to guide people to cross the road at 13:00?

A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they don’t.

C．No, I don’t.

3. They are going to do the cleaning ________.

A．in Haitian Park

B．in Haibin Park

C．in Shixi Park

4. If you want to do the garbage sorting, you should call ________.

A．0756-8273692

B．0756-8324572

C．0756-8425903

5. They need to clean ________ on weekends.

A．streets

B．bikes and public seats

C．both A and B

10 . 语法填空

Hita Gupta is a 16-year-old high school student from the US. She and her 10-year-old brother Divit are helping old people alleviate（减轻）    1     (they) loneliness during the COVID-19 outbreak through care packages（包裹）and video messages.

Hita got the idea because of her experiences of     2     (volunteer) at an old people’s home. One day, she     3     (tell) that she wouldn’t be able to visit the center for some time to keep the old people safe. “That’s what got me thinking about what I could do     4     (help) the old people fight loneliness because they weren’t allowed to see any family or friends,” said Hita. “Loneliness is always     5     big problem for the old people.”

Since last spring, Hita and Divit have been sending care packages, each     6     a handwritten note, to nursing homes. As word spread about what Hita and Divit were doing, more people joined them     7     they quickly got a lot of support. Now with the help of volunteers in     8     (country) from Canada to Australia, they have sent packages, cards and video messages to a large number of old people.

“It’s so easy to bring a smile to the old people and     9     (true) alleviate their loneliness. Many of them are moved by the messages,” Hita said. A worker of a nursing home said, “Thanks to their kindness, the old people have something to look forward to now. They’ve become much     10     (happy) and more active.”