1 . It was a mid-August evening. Some children filled a big yard in a small village in Tongzi, Guizhou. An old man with gray hair wrote several beautiful English words on the blackboard and asked the children to read. As he listened, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
The old man with gray hair is Liu Xiaosheng. He used to be a foreign language teacher at a university in Chongqing. In 2012, he came to Shuijing Village in Guizhou for summer vacation. One evening, he saw a neighbor’s child learning English. He found that the child had poor pronunciation. As a teacher, he felt the need to do something, so he began to teach the child for free.
In this way, Liu had his first student. Gradually, news of free English learning spread through the village, and more children came. At first, Liu taught in his living room and then moved into the corridor (走廊) for more space. But soon, the corridor was full of students, and Liu turned to using one villager’s rice milling (碾米) room as a classroom. The other villagers also raised money to buy desks, chairs, and a blackboard. Later, as the number of students grew, Liu finally set up a classroom in the yard of a villager’s house.
Every summer, Liu comes to the village to teach English. He has been doing it for ten years. The villagers like him and call him the “yard teacher”. Liu also loves his life and work in the village. “Teaching is an important part of my life. I am willing to help these children improve themselves step by step,” he said.
1. While the children were reading the English words he wrote, Liu Xiaosheng felt .| A．excited | B．confident | C．satisfied |
| A．He teaches the children without receiving money. |
| B．He wants to help the children with their science. |
| C．He has been teaching the children for five years. |
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. |
| A．The “Yard Teacher” |
| B．The Hard-working Children |
| C．The Life in Shuijing Village |
2 . Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service (社区服务). Before we took the bus, my friend asked me a question: “Why are you here?” I did not know how to answer the question. The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy walked toward me. He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature. I could not understand what he was doing at first, so I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger.
A teacher stopped this awkward (尴尬的) silence when she shouted at the boy. “What are you doing right here, right now?” she said. “You will never see your mom again if you keep doing this. Now, say sorry!” “Sorry,” he cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something about this child. After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child’s parents.
She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness. His family could not afford to treat him. He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him. So he depended on the support from the teachers and community service workers like us.
I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day.
Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference. But it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. How did the writer reach Beijing Qizhi Special Education School?
| A．By train. | B．By car. | C．By bus. | D．By taxi. |
| A．Because a boy held the writer’s hands. | B．Because the writer did not like to taste nature. |
| C．Because a boy pushed the writer to the ground. | D．Because a boy was impolite to the writer. |
| A．he was sick | B．his parents didn’t like him |
| C．he was nervous and fearful | D．he always lived with teachers |
| A．hurt | B．left | C．sold | D．forgotten |
| A．helped so many people in the world |
| B．played with the lonely boy after lunch |
| C．learned the meaning of community service |
| D．wasn’t good at answering the questions about community service |
3 . David went to a shop to buy fruits. He asked about the price of the fruits. The shopkeeper replied that the pear was ¥8 and the apple was ¥10 per kilo. At the same time, a woman came into the shop and asked the same question. The shopkeeper answered, “The pear is ¥4 and the apple is ¥6 per kilo.” David couldn’t believe his ears and looked at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper noticed this immediately and let him wait for a while. The woman took the fruits, paid for them and left happily.
After the woman left, the shopkeeper looked toward David and said, “I didn’t want to cheat you.” He continued after a stop, “The woman lives in my neighborhood. She is a poor mother of four. I have tried many times to help her but she refuses to take any help from anyone in our neighborhood. Then I think of this way to help her. Whenever she comes, I sell her fruits at a low price. This way, she won’t feel that she is being helped or depending on others. This is the only way I can offer my help.”
David was moved after learning the story. He hugged the shopkeeper and bought fruits without hesitation (犹豫). More importantly, he learned that if we really want to help others who need help, we will always find a proper way.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. Where did the story happen?
| A．In a fruit shop. | B．In a restaurant. | C．In a supermarket. |
| A．Afraid. | B．Glad. | C．Surprised. |
| A．David asked him to do so. | B．He wanted to increase his sales. | C．He wanted to help the woman. |
| A．David was moved by the shopkeeper’s kindness. |
| B．The shopkeeper cheered David by telling him a story. |
| C．The woman accepted the money from the shopkeeper. |
| A．Happiness Is the Most Important. |
| B．There Is Always a Way to Help Others. |
| C．A Healthy Life Comes From Good Habits. |
Do you love animals? We need your help! At Second Chance Animal Services, we depend on volunteers to do our tasks. Second Chance Animal Services began as an animal shelter (收容所) and grew to help more pets in need. Volunteers with a lot of skills are welcome. You may fill in a form to become a volunteer. After looking through your form, we will get in touch with you. ★POPULAR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Volunteers who have finished our dog care training can take part in our new Dog’s Day Out program. You will take one of our dogs out for a field trip. The program wants to get our dogs out of house and give them more chances to meet potential adopters (潜在的收养者). You can pick up dogs from Monday to Saturday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. You should plan to spend at least two hours on your field trip. You must return before 4:00 p.m. on Fridays and 5:00 p.m. on other days. (Sorry, no field trips on Sundays.) ★OTHER VOLUNTEER WORK Cleaning: Homes of dogs and cats need cleaning twice a day. Dog walking: Volunteers have to walk our dogs. Animal socialization (社会化): Volunteers need to play with our animals. The cats especially love this one-on-one time. Writing: We need volunteers to write our monthly news. Thank you for thinking about volunteering at Second Chance Animal Services! To learn more about us, you can click (点击) here. |
1. How can you become a volunteer at Second Chance Animal Services?
| A．By filling in a form. | B．By taking a test. |
| C．By making a telephone call. | D．By raising some money. |
| A．Be a volunteer for at least one year. | B．Have a pet dog of your own. |
| C．Prepare everything for the trip. | D．Finish the dog care training. |
| A．Set out at 9:45 a.m. and return at 10: 45 a.m. |
| B．Set out at 1:00 p.m. and return at 3: 30 p.m. |
| C．Set out at 2:00 p.m. and return at 5: 15 p.m. |
| D．Set out at 3:30 p.m. and return at 5: 30 p.m. |
①Clean the homes of dogs and cats. ②Write news once a month.
③Take the cats out for a walk twice a day. ④Teach the animals to communicate with people.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①④ |
| A．A storybook. | B．A poster. | C．A website. | D．A health newspaper. |
Volunteering means giving your time and skills to help others without getting money.
Meet new people and build friendships.
Volunteering might take you to a new part of your neighborhood. Volunteer programs can help you meet and learn from people with different jobs. This experience can improve your understanding of different people.
Become happier.
What an amazing reason!
Volunteering your time and skills is one of the best ways to make a difference to others.
| A．Everyone loves new friends! |
| B．Helping others is helping yourself. |
| C．Who doesn’t want to become happier? |
| D．Get understanding of other ways of life. |
| E．Knowing how to volunteer is very important. |
| F．Simply, volunteering is a service to people in need. |
| G．And most importantly, it can make yourself a better person. |
6 . This is a story of a man who works in my factory. I have seen him for years, but I didn’t know him very well. He was a little bit weird (怪异的). He always wore an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag. He seemed to have no friend, and was always alone. He usually spent his break time and his lunchtime walking around in the factory and collecting used tins (金属罐). Maybe he was too poor, I guess. But I didn’t care much about him.
One day, I was fixing one of the broken machines in the factory when this “tin man” came with his bag. As usual, he picked up the tins, which were all around the place. My manager was standing there, watching me.
When I finished my job, I heard my manager ask the “tin man” about what he was going to do with those tins he had collected. I never even thought about this kind of question, because I always assumed that “tin man” would take those tins to the recycling center.
Unexpectedly, the “tin man” answered, “I will give these tins to my neighbor. He has been ill for many years and cannot work. He is too poor to buy daily bread now.”
I was so shocked to hear that, so I asked him, “You mean you collect all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know this does not help much,” he said. “But I give everything to him, because he cannot work. He needs help.”
It was the most beautiful moment in my life. We are all able to help others no matter we are rich or poor. It has made me feel humble (谦卑的) every day since then.
1. What’s the relationship between the “tin man” and the writer?| A．Neighbors. | B．Classmates. |
| C．Workmates. | D．Strangers. |
| A．推断 | B．发现 |
| C．提到 | D．描述 |
| A．To invent a machine with the tins. |
| B．To take the tins to the recycling center. |
| C．To give the tins away to his neighbor. |
| D．To make some money and buy daily bread. |
| A．Angry. | B．Interested. |
| C．Surprised. | D．Pleased. |
| A．What the big factory was famous for. |
| B．How a man helped others in his own way. |
| C．How a weird man made money in the factory. |
| D．Why I like the “tin man” so much. |
7 . In the world, there are lots of people who want to help out. Many join organizations (管理) run by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the terrible earthquake took place in Wenchuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.
Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities (机会), too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on—the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villagers. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.
1. The Peace Corps is ________ in the United States.| A．a city | B．an organization | C．a volunteer | D．a school |
| A．a kind and helpful | B．a poor and sick |
| C．a homeless but kind | D．a sick but active |
| A．the homeless | B．the sick | C．the poor | D．the kids |
| A．They want to make more friends. | B．They want to be helpful. |
| C．It helps them get work experience. | D．It can improve their social life. |
| A．Volunteers do all kinds of work. | B．Mother Teresa was a great volunteer. |
| C．The world needs volunteers. | D．There are different ways of volunteering. |
8 . Chris is not a traditional explorer (探险家)—he usually works in an office for a large organization (组织). However, Chris’ job can be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer. Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors without borders. In 1971, MSF began to send trained doctors all over the world to help people who have suffered from disasters such as wars and illness. Chris is a doctor from France who has traveled to many places to organize programs that help people .
At the moment, over 2,700 trained doctors took part in MSF projects. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖) in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be ready to go to almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should face difficulties. Most of MSF’s work is in Arica. When MSF choose a doctor for a task (任务), they have to go for at least six months. When doctors finish a few tasks, they might be sent to an emergency (紧急的) task after a disaster, such as an earthquake.
But why would doctors leave a comfortable life and a good pay to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience they have is a great help in their life. What’s more, just like the explorers of the past, they need to keep an open mind learn to get on well with the people they meet. One thing that they can say at the end of any task is that they have made a difference to people’s lives.
1. MSF’s work may be ________.| A．exciting and dangerous | B．tiring and boring |
| C．relaxing and colorful | D．peaceful and comfortable |
| A．help the poor people to have a rich life |
| B．train the doctors to work as a traditional explorer |
| C．help volunteer doctors to travel all over the world |
| D．help people who suffered from wars, illness or other disasters |
| A．work in Africa for six months |
| B．be ready to work for a task for at least half a year |
| C．suffer from all kinds of difficulties and disasters |
| D．receive the Nobel Peace Prize |
| A．Because they can get a good pay. |
| B．Because they can have a comfortable life. |
| C．Because they can help others and get experience. |
| D．Because they can travel around the world with their families. |
| A．Chris is a traditional explorer. |
| B．MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping poor countries. |
| C．Volunteer doctors make a real difference to their own lives in MSF. |
| D．MSF send doctors to help people who have suffered from disasters. |
9 . Garbage sorting (垃圾分类) began on July 1, 2019. However, I live in my building with the other 238 families and we live with a similar system (系统) for years. Here, I’d like to talk about our experiences.
In October 2016, the government (政府) chose our neighborhood to be part of a pilot (试点的) program for garbage sorting. To help the program run successfully, we set up a volunteer team. I am one of the volunteers. However, several of us didn’t know if we could lead people in the building to change their habits.
We began with the usual ways. We handed out notices around the neighborhood. We also went door to door to tell people how to sort garbage. However, they made many mistakes. For example, many didn’t know wet rubbish meant food waste. Instead, they thought it meant rubbish that was wet. Some even refused to sort their garbage.
As a result, we volunteers had to do lots of sorting ourselves. At the same time, we went around explaining the rules. We kept talking to those people who refused to sort their garbage. We let them know we could help to sort garbage for them. It was a matter of time and patience. We believed they would finally change their mind.
Six months later, we were successful in changing people’s mind. People in my building began sorting their garbage. Some even joined us to help us.
I think face-to-face talks played an important role. Sometimes, these talks led to conflicts, but they were much more effective (有效的) than handing out notices. It was interesting to see what happened. I hope everyone knows garbage sorting is good for them.
1. The writer’s neighborhood started its garbage-sorting program ________.| A．in April, 2017 | B．on July 1, 2019 | C．on October 8, 2018 | D．in October, 2016 |
| A．They put an ad on TV. | B．They had face-to-face talks with people. |
| C．They had some performances. | D．They invited the people to a party. |
| A．For about 183 days. | B．For about 6 weeks. | C．For about 7 months. | D．For 3 years. |
| A．People in the writer’s neighborhood develop the garbage-sorting habits easily. |
| B．The volunteers made many mistakes when telling people how to sort garbage. |
| C．The writer thinks giving out notices is less effective than talking with people. |
| D．The government made the plan of garbage sorting because of the dirty neighborhood. |
| A．A pilot program | B．How to change people’s mind |
| C．The difficulties of garbage sorting | D．Experiences of garbage sorting |
10 . Aru Village is located by Lake Ra’og Co in Xizang, China. Many years ago, people from the village used rafts (筏子) to go across the lake and pick up rubbish in the water. The villagers revered (敬畏) the environment, so they started this practice to keep their lake clean.
Later, a bridge was established over the lake, so villagers no longer needed to use rafts to cross it. But the idea of cleaning the lake stayed. Tsering Dondrup, a village official who used to go to school on rafts, knew how the older villagers picked up rubbish in the lake. He and other officials did a lot to help protect the lake and its ecosystem.
The village has 43 households with 227 people now. A team of 44 people from the village are paid by the government to take turns to help keep the lake and nearby forests clean. They are also in charge of cleaning the roads and the area around the lake. They collect the rubbish and take it to the right place to be recycled.
Dampa, a 46-year-old man from the team, started picking up rubbish in the lake 20 years ago.“As part of this team, I can make about 3, 500 yuan a year. I’m happy to do my part in keeping the lake clean,” he said.
Now, Aru Village has become a model village for eco-friendly actions. Lake Ra’og Co gets about 300,000 visitors every year. Village official Xu Cong says the support of both the villagers and the government has helped maintain (保持) the beauty of the area.
1. The underlined word “established” means “________” in the second paragraph.| A．moved | B．caught | C．built | D．refused |
| A．When he was 16 years old. | B．When he was 26 years old. |
| C．When he was 43 years old. | D．When he was 46 years old. |
| A．Villagers like to keep the lake Ra’og Co clean by themselves. |
| B．The villagers live their life by fishing on the lake Ra'og Co. |
| C．There are only 44 people in Aru Village. |
| D．The first bridge will be set up on the lake Ra'og Co soon. |
| A．Country Education. | B．Everyday Life. |
| C．Xizang Travelling. | D．Environment Protection. |
