1 . “Mom, I hate you. I don’t need a new school bag or clothes. I only want you to come back.”
When Chen Jiuying read her daughter’s letter, she couldn’t help crying. Chen and her husband are now working far away from their hometown. Their daughter, Xiaoli, lives with her grandparents Like Chen, many migrant workers (外来务工人员) leave their children behind to earn money for better life.
According to a survey, there are now about 61 million left-behind children (留守儿童）in China. This has brought about many problems. These children care little about others. They do poorly at school. They are not confident.
Luckily, many Chinese people are now thinking about the lives of left-behind children. Some are trying to work out the problem.
A charity activity took place in Beijing. It was to raise social awareness (社会意识) left-behind children. The event was to raise money for “love bags”. Inside the bags were things children, like books, envelopes and stamps, so that children could write to their parents.
Chen Weihong, a television host in China, started the activity. “Parents’ love is very important for these left-behind children. They need to be in touch with their parents. We hope our love will help them communicate with their parents, and make them happier.” he said.
1. What did Chen Jiuying cry for?| A．Her daughter. | B．Her daughter’s letter. |
| C．Her parents. | D．Her husband. |
| A．To further their study. | B．To live their own life. |
| C．To make more money. | D．To work out the problem. |
| A．They care a lot about others. | B．They are bad at school work. |
| C．They are too confident. | D．They have little money. |
| A．Study harder with the bag. | B．Be happy with a new bag. |
| C．Stop themselves from crying. | D．Write letters to their parents. |
| A．Kind and helpful. | B．Lovely and brave. |
| C．Beautiful and clever. | D．Rich and helpful. |
2 . If you take the train to Chongqing North Train Station and don’t know how to get to the place you want to go, you can ask the two old grandpas for help. They are Old Xu and Old Zhao. Old Xu is 75 years old. He lives near the station. Every morning he gets up very early. After breakfast, at eight o’clock he gets to North Train Station. He puts on his yellow waistcoat (背心) and starts to work—walking around and showing people the way. Old Xu works five to six hours a day and helps hundreds of people. He knows the bus routes (线路) in Chongqing very well, so people call him “a walking map”. Old Zhao is Old Xu’s “student”. He is 70 years old. He thinks Old Xu is doing a good job, so he comes to help him. Both of them say helping others makes themselves happy.
These days, the two grandpas are learning English. Why? They see there are more and more foreigners coming to China and they want to help them. We must give them the thumbs-up (点赞)!
1. Old Xu gets to the train station at ________ every day.| A．7:00 a.m. | B．8:00 a.m. | C．9:00 a.m. | D．10:00 a.m. |
| A．gives maps to people |
| B．often walks around Chongqing |
| C．always takes a map with him |
| D．knows the bus routes very well |
| A．外国人 | B．迷路的人 | C．着急的人 | D．聋哑人 |
| A．Old Xu only works in the afternoon. |
| B．Old Xu is teaching Old Zhao English. |
| C．These two old men like helping others. |
| D．The two old men only help old people every day. |
3 . Arsh Pal had a big dream when he started selling his artworks at the age of eight. He wanted to raise $1, 000 for charities (慈善机构).
Now, five years later, the American boy has far surpassed his plan. Arsh has sold 500 paintings and brought in $15, 000. Almost every dollar of this income (收入) has gone to charities.
When Arsh was a little boy, his parents introduced him to many activities. The boy, however, was interested in none of them. Things changed when he got a watercolor set (水彩套装) for his eighth birthday. Arsh began to spend all his free time in front of an easel (画架).
“That was how I started painting.” he said.
Soon, Arsh finished many paintings. They took up a lot of space in his room. The boy decided to give them away to his friends. Around the same time, Arsh visited a nursing home (养老院). The experience made him think about selling his artworks to help other people.
So he began his money raising project. He sells his paintings at local art shows, restaurants and libraries, as well as on the Internet. Small pieces have been sold for $10 each. Larger ones (about 150cm tall and wide) have been sold for more than $800 each.
“I can’t stress enough how amazing he is,” said Jolene Schaver, one of Arsh’s neighbors. “It’s hard to believe that this is being done by a child.” The woman has five of Arsh’s paintings hanging in her home.
Arsh has a gift for art, but it is his big heart that is a real gift for others.
1. Arsh raised $15, 000 for charities at the age of _________.| A．five | B．ten | C．thirteen | D．fifteen |
| A．he started going to school | B．he had his eighth birthday |
| C．he took part in many activities | D．he visited the nursing home |
| A．People loved Arsh’s works of art. |
| B．Most of Arsh’s works were sold to the schools. |
| C．Arsh donated 10 percent of his income to charities. |
| D．Arsh sold his paintings because they took up too much space. |
| A．Rome wasn’t built in one day. | B．One tree can’t make a forest. |
| C．The best value is to help others. | D．One is never too old to learn. |
4 . ①Richard Blackson, the headteacher of an US art school, visited 23 schools in Philadelphia. He found a room full of broken musical instruments at each school. The schools said the instruments had been there for a long time. But Blackson also found that 1, 000 of the broken instruments could be repaired.
②In fact, many public schools in the United States don’t have enough musical instruments because of the available money cuts. Several students often have to share one instrument. So, Blackson started a project called “Symphony (交响乐) for a Broken Orchestra (管弦乐 团)” in order to repair broken instruments for students.
③To raise money, he reached out to David Lang, a Pulitzer Prize-winning US musician. The musician Lang came up with the idea of writing a symphony for the broken instruments. On November 23, 400 students and professional musicians held a concert. They performed Lang’s Symphony for a Broken Orchestra, which shares its name with the repair project.
④High school student Evelyn Mitka, 16, played a violin that was missing a string during the concert. She told Dogo News that the performance taught her a lesson. “You can learn music in an untraditional way.”
⑤ Now people can go online to see introductions of all of the broken instruments and give money to “adopt” one or more instruments. Blackson has raised over $237, 000 (1.5 million yuan) so far, The New York Times reported. In the autumn term of this year, Philadelphia students will receive the repaired instruments.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. Why did Blackson start a project called “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra”?
| A．To help repair broken instruments for students. |
| B．To find out which instruments are broken. |
| C．To organize a new school symphony orchestra. |
| D．To raise money to buy new instruments for students. |
(①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, …)
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To learn. | B．To choose. | C．To play | D．To sell. |
| A．She likes broken instruments. |
| B．The violin she played was not broken. |
| C．She thinks broken instruments are more useful. |
| D．She realized that there were other ways to learn music. |
| A．A Big Idea for Musical Education |
| B．Instruments Brought Back to Life |
| C．David Lang’s Musical Achievement: Symphony |
| D．The Influence of Money Cuts on American Public Schools |
5 . In both Africa and Asian elephants are in great danger because of changes in their natural habitats. People are moving into the elephants’ habitats and endangering their lives. In the country of Sri Lanka, there is one place where elephants are not only protected but also respected. It is called the Elephant Transit Home (ETH).
Set up in 1995, the ETH aims to protect and nurture baby elephants that are found hurt or living without their mothers in the wild. Every year about 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help. As many as possible are brought to the ETH. There they are given food, shelter and medical care. Most importantly, they’re given the chances to be with other elephants and become part of the herd (象群).
A day at the ETH begins only in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves and other native plants. Then the elephants are allowed to walk around, eating the grass and forming a herd. The cost of caring for the baby elephants is high. The ETH spends about $125,000 each year on powdered milk for the baby elephants.
As the ETH, workers try to reduce human connections with elephants. They often try to increase bonds (联系) between the elephants. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be set free into their natural habitat. The elephants are sent back to the wild together with other orphans (孤儿) with whom they have bonded. This program helps them return to the wild as members of the herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other.
The ETH is considered one of the best animal protection sites in the words. Not only are the elephants looked after, they are treated with respect. Most importantly, they go back to live in the wild, where they belong.
1. What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Set free. | B．Care for. | C．Stick to. | D．Take risks. |
| A．It receives about $125,000 each year. | B．It is the largest animal protection site. |
| C．It helps to keep baby elephant safe. | D．It changes elephants’ habitats for the better. |
| A．train them to stay away from hunters | B．provide them with more living space |
| C．study them better in a natural environment | D．help them make it in the wild as a herd |
① Elephants become members of a herd in the wild.
② Elephants are given food, shelter and medical care.
③ Baby elephant s are taken back from the wild.
④ Elephants are set free to their habitats.
| A．②①③④ | B．③④①② | C．②③④① | D．③②④① |
| A．To show the way of the wildlife protection. | B．To explain the danger baby elephants face. |
| C．To introduce an animal protection project. | D．To ask readers to protect elephants. |
6 . Over the past 15 years, 97-year-old Xia Sen has given most of her money to help students from poor families receive education.
Born in September 1923, Xia joined the Communist Party of China in Yan’an in 1938. She was only 15 years old at the time and then she became a teacher there. A few years later, she worked at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) until she retired in 1982.
According to Cao Qiizhang, who worked with Xia for more than 30 years, the money she donated comes from her and her husband. “When she was working at CASS, she often told us to keep on reading and learning.” Cao said.
In 2006, she started providing financial (财务) support for students in Danfeng county and Shangyou County. At first, Xia visited Xijie Primary School in Danfeng. The condition of the school made her sad.
After that she borrowed 20000 yuan from friends and bought desks and books for the students She soon took out another 20,000 yuan to reward excellent students at school. In 2008 she donated 200,000 yuan and helped Zhaogou Primary School in Danfeng build a teaching building. Five years later, she used 1 million yuan to set up the “Xia Sen Scholarship” to support high school and college students from poor families in the two counties.
So far, Xia has already helped at least 182 students. Lai Houfang is one of them. Xia’s scholarship supported her in completing a four-year study in college. She’s now a teacher. “I have made up my mind that I will learn from Xia and do my best to help others since the first day I received support from her,” Lai said.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．Xia’s dream. | B．Xia’s hometown. | C．Xia’s experience. | D．Xia’s education. |
| A．Patient. | B．Polite. | C．Brave. | D．Hard-working. |
| A．Her friends. | B．Her and her husband. | C．Her students. | D．Bank loans. |
| A．She bought some desks and books for the students. |
| B．She donated some money to reward the top students in the school. |
| C．She helped build a new teaching building for the school. |
| D．She set up the “Xia Sen Scholarship” in the school. |
| A．She hoped to be a teacher in the future. |
| B．Thanks to Xia, she finished her high school. |
| C．She is from a poor family in Danfeng county. |
| D．With Xia’s help, she finished her college study. |
| Become an Online Volunteer Have you thought about using your skills and abilities to help people? Through the Online Volunteering service, you can work with UN, government and other organizations. Find out how to become an Online Volunteer and offer help. Why volunteer online? Through Online Volunteering, you can make use of your skills and abilities to help people all over the world. And you can get first-hand working experience with organizations from different countries. What are needed? ★To be a member of our Online Volunteer programs, you must be at least 12 years of age. ★Different programs need different skills. ★You need to work 20 hours every week. Some of our Online Volunteer programs ★Online teaching program for poor children. (Age: 20—28 Job: teaching children Time: 3 weeks) ★Fighting against climate change together online. (Age: 16—20 Job: protecting environment Time: 4 weeks) ★Making holiday gifts for children in Africa. (Age: 12—16 Job: making gifts by hand Time: 4 weeks) ★Helping protect animals without leaving home. (Age: 14—18 Job: taking care of animals Time: 6 weeks) |
1. What can people do after becoming an Online Volunteer?
| A．Travel to different countries. |
| B．Help people in need all over the world. |
| C．Organize some volunteer programs. |
| D．Take lessons to learn skills and abilities. |
| A．Online teaching program for poor children. |
| B．Making holiday gifts for children in Africa. |
| C．Helping protect animals without leaving home. |
| D．Fighting against climate change together online. |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．On a poster. | C．In a magazine. | D．On a website. |
8 . 
Recently, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Taizhou, Jiangsu, gave 5,000 yuan to the Disabled Persons’ Federation (残疾人联合会) in Jiangsu to help children. The money was for his brave act of using the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) to save a classmate’s life.
Cao clearly remembered that day. One evening in March, he was having dinner at the school canteen. Then he saw a classmate’s face turning purple.
“Oh no, something is stuck in his throat (喉咙)!” Cao quickly found the problem and used the Heimlich maneuver, Standing behind his classmate, Cao pressed (按压) hard into his chest (胸膛) with upward thrusts (向上推力). After trying many times, a large rice ball came out of the classmate’s throat.
Cao learned the Heimlich maneuver during a safety education class at Jiangyan Licai Experimental School. “The teacher showed us how to do it and we practiced with each other,” said Cao.
Apart from these classes, the school organizes safety education classes every month and encourages students to take online classes on the Ministry of Education’s online safety education platform (教育部学校安全教育平台).
When talking about safety education, Cao hoped students of his age to take it seriously. “Every student should learn to protect themselves and others in a useful way.” he said.
1. What happened on one March evening at Cao Chenzhe’s school canteen?| A．Disabled Persons’ Federation gave 5000 yuan to Cao Chenzhe. |
| B．Cao Chenzhe saved his classmate’s life. |
| C．Students practices the Heimlich maneuver. |
| D．Teachers showed how to do the Heimlich maneuver. |
| A．The safety education class. | B．The large rice ball. |
| C．Jiangyan Licai Experimental School. | D．The Heimlich maneuver. |
| A．Once a year. | B．Once a month. |
| C．Twice a year. | D．Three times a year. |
| A．You should only protect yourself. |
| B．It’s meaningless to learn the Heimlich maneuver. |
| C．Why not learn some useful ways to help yourselves and others? |
| D．It’s a waste of time to have safety education classes. |
9 . 
What do you do in your spare time? You might play computer games or go to the cinema. But what about volunteer work?
A study was recently done in the United States. And it interviewed 500 people in total. Finally, it found that fundraising (募资) is the most popular kind of volunteer work. Other volunteer activities included handing out food, general labor (一般劳动), teaching and mentoring (指导) youth.
1. Which is the most popular kind of volunteer work?| A．Fundraise. | B．Hand out food. | C．Teach. | D．Mental youth. |
| A．60. | B．120. | C．240. | D．500. |
| A．A novel. | B．A storybook. | C．A magazine. | D．An advertisement. |
10 . Have you ever thought of what life is like for old people? Have you ever helped old people who live alone? Can they get help when they need it?
Six students from Beijing 101 Middle School looked deeper at this question and wrote a proposal (提案) to the China Youth Model Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (全国青少年模拟政协活动). They advised to build more old people’s service stations in the neighborhood. They also gave suggestions about how governments, neighborhoods and hospitals can work together to make this happen.
An old people’s service station is different from a nursing home. It offers things like daytime care, cooking, cleaning and friendship to old people who live in their own homes. The students surveyed more than 1,100 people, about 90 percent of them said they would prefer using the stations’ services to moving into a nursing home. However, there are not enough of these stations, and many are not run very well.
The six students came up with a solution after reading more than 60 surveys, interviewing 108 people and visiting 25 different organizations. Their proposal beat out almost 100 others to win the Best Proposal award (奖项) in 2021.
“This experience helps me to better understand the importance of caring old people. Also I see the light and abilities in us,” said Xu Wanqing, one of the students.
“Taking part in the China Youth Model CPPCC has been good for students,” agreed their teacher Li Jie. “They’ve developed a sense of caring old people, as well as gotten more confidence about themselves since they’ve seen how much they can do for others.”
1. How many students wrote the proposal?| A．6. | B．25. | C．100. |
| A．Moving into a nursing home. |
| B．Using the old people’s stations’ services. |
| C．Living alone. |
| A．Become more and more confident. |
| B．Better understand the importance of life. |
| C．Develop a sense of protecting themselves. |
| A．To offer cooking. |
| B．To build a nursing home. |
| C．To care for old people in a better way. |
