1 . Are you a student graduating from middle school this year and looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer holiday? Come and join us as a volunteer!
| Summer Camp | Offer you a chance to teach kids in an after-school program. If you can sing, dance or draw, it could be better. No experience is required. Date: July 3—July 24, Tuesday and Thursday Time: 5:00 pm—7:30 pm |
| Table Tennis Club | The tablet tennis club is looking for volunteers to help teach kids basic skills. Have no experience? That’s OK. But a love for table tennis is necessary. Date: July 20—August 30, Fridays Time: 9:00 am—3:30 pm |
| Nursing Home | We are looking for volunteers for the nursing home. You can read newspapers to the old people, help them with meals or just talk to them. You don’t need any experience to work here. Date: July 15—August 14, Saturdays Time: 9:00 am—4:00 pm |
To be a member of us, you must make an application (申请) before June 28.
1. You must be free on ________ if you want to teach kids something.| A．Tuesdays, Fridays or Saturdays |
| B．Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays |
| C．Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays |
| A．Talk with the old. | B．Sing to the old. | C．Help the old with meals. |
| A．he has no experience |
| B．he has just graduated from primary school |
| C．he can’t dance or draw pictures |
| A．Sports. | B．Culture. | C．Society (社会). |
2 . The early winter storm was much worse than what my parents had expected. “Sweetheart,” Dad said to Mom, “I’ve got to get out of bed and go to check on the turkeys.” When Dad left the house, Mom worried that he would not be able to make it to the farm. The snow was whipping (吹打) around our little house at 40 miles per hour, and there was deep snow on the road.
At 7: 00 am, Mom was ready to call for help when Dad’s truck appeared on the road. He nearly fell down on the kitchen floor. “Call Gurney,” he said. “Have him tell the neighbors to come up to the farm and get a free turkey for Christmas dinner. As near as I can tell, we have 500 dead birds,” he said, shaking his head in sadness. “Give me a minute to get warm and cleaned up.”
That morning Gurney told our neighbors the sad story. Then he asked them to tell more people where they could get a turkey. As the sun came out, hundreds of cars drove up the snowy road to the Fowler farm. Seeing the birds lying here and there, friends felt sorry for us. But our feelings changed as more people arrived.
Nearly all of the birds, which still had to be cleaned, were paid for in cash (现金). Knowing that a sad story was having a happy ending, neighbors talked and even laughed. Often more money was given than what the birds would have cost at the shop.
Mom and Dad were thankful as they looked at hundreds of dollars and hundreds of friends.
1. Why did Dad leave the house?| A．To go to the farm. | B．To clean the snow. |
| C．To sell the turkeys. | D．To ask people for help. |
| A．To save the birds. |
| B．To help clean the farm. |
| C．To have Christmas dinner together. |
| D．To get turkeys from the farm. |
| A．The snow on the road was gone. |
| B．Many people came to the farm. |
| C．Gurney told people the sad story. |
| D．All dead birds were put in the truck. |
| A．Happy. | B．Worried. |
| C．Sad. | D．Busy. |
| A．A Farm Hit by a Snow | B．A Road Covered by Snow |
| C．A Sad Day That Ended Well | D．A Father Who Had a Good Heart |
3 . On June 17, 2023, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Jiangsu gave away 5,000 yuan to the Disabled Persons’ Federation 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, while having dinner at the school canteen, he noticed a classmate’s face turning purple as he tried to breathe. “Oh no, something is stuck in his throat!” Cao quickly realized the problem and performed the Heimlich maneuver. Standing behind his classmate, Cao pressed hard into his chest with upward thrusts (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 the process in detail and we practiced with each other,” said Cao. The school organizes safety education classes every month and encourages students to take online courses on the Ministry of Education’s online safety education platform (教育部学校安全教育平台).
Sun Fu, the vice principal of Suzhou Foreign Language School, said that safety education should have different forms such as competitions, and role-playing activities. “The more forms the activities are, the more interested the students will be,” Sun said.
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 scientific way,” he said.
1. How did Cao Chenzhe get 5,000 yuan?| A．People gave it away to him. |
| B．He got a prize for saving a classmate’s life. |
| C．He saved the money by himself. |
| D．His parents gave him for his brave act. |
| A．He had a fever. | B．He hurt his face. |
| C．His throat was stuck. | D．He had a headache. |
| A．Schools needn’t have safety education. |
| B．Only one kind of safety education is enough. |
| C．The more forms of safety education, the better. |
| D．Parents should know about safety education. |
| A．Brave and kind. | B．Quiet and shy. |
| C．Hard-working and creative. | D．Outgoing and smart. |
Jerry is a world-famous mountain climber. He has climbed many high mountains in the world. Starting in 2015, he and his friends spent two years on an adventure in South America, covering 7,800 miles. He was even named “Adventure of the Year” by a famous geography magazine in 2018.
Although Jerry had achieved great success, he didn’t feel fulfilled. He asked himself, “Is it enough to climb the highest mountains? Am I doing something helpful? How can I turn my adventures into something that can help the world?”
Jerry learned that scientists need plants, rocks and water samples (样本) from the places far away to do research. But scientists can’t get there themselves as such places are hard to reach—only the bravest adventurers can make it. Jerry thought he could do something to help. He then came up with an idea. He set up a team of top adventurers to collect samples for scientists. By studying the samples, scientists could know more about the earth and find ways to protect it.
Recently Jerry and his adventure friends have discovered a special plant life of Mountain Qomolangma. The samples they brought back have helped scientists to know how plants live in extreme (极端的) conditions. For Jerry, this kind of adventure is most satisfying. “Such adventures had made us see life in a different way. Now, being the best climber isn’t important for me. What matters is doing something helpful while climbing the mountains. There is still much more we can do.” Jerry said to a newspaper.
1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?| A．A geography magazine. | B．High mountains. | C．Jerry’s friends. | D．Jerry’s achievements. |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Worried. | C．Lonely. | D．Patient. |
| A．To train scientists. | B．To make friends. | C．To help scientists. | D．To study plants. |
We are excited to invite you to support us in our third FUN RUN at the Forest Park. The activity will be on Thursday June 29th from 9:00 to 11:30.
All students can travel the park with you. You will meet us at the gate of the park at 8:30 in the morning. At 8:45 the headmaster (校长) will give information to you and students about the course, then the school nurse will give us safety advice.
Students will complete the course from the gate to Yudai Bridge. There are marks along the travel in the park. All students will do a warm-up before the race. Students with medical conditions should report to the school nurses. They can give you first aid. We encourage (鼓励) all the students to run as far as they can. But if they feel tired。they can run very slowly or walk. There will be family game activities on the square after the FUN RUN completes. Our school has prepared picnic lunch.
We gave all students a form to raise money yesterday. We hope that you will encourage your friends, neighbors, teammates and especially businessmen to give generously (慷慨地) to support us. Everyone knows that there is a river in front of our school. We plan to build a bridge on the river for students to go to school and people to come and go. All the money raised will be used to build the bridge.
If you would like to help, you can phone Mr. Jackson.
Yucai High School
1. Where will the Fun Run take place?| A．At the Forest Park. | B．On the playground. |
| C．In the gym. | D．On the country road. |
a. give information b. do a warm-up c. run the race to Yudai Bridge
d. play in the family game activity e. have a picnic f. give first aid
| A．a,b,c,d | B．b,c,d,e | C．b,c,d,f | D．c,d,e,f |
| A．all the students must go to school on time | B．there aren’t marks on the journey |
| C．the headmaster can give students first aid | D．parents can call Mr. Jackson to give help |
| A．To encourage teachers to work. | B．To encourage parents to manage this school. |
| C．To raise money to build a bridge. | D．To encourage students to learn. |
6 . Did you remember some unforgettable things that happened around you? Have you ever seen a fire? What will you do if there is a fire? Will you shout for help? Or will you just stay there but do nothing? Many people are too afraid to do something when there is a fire. But in fact, this is wrong.
Last Sunday evening my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s (邻居) kitchen. I thought he was cooking so I went on studying.
Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!” But no one heard or came out.
I ran quickly into my house to call 119, and then I knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.
We tried our best to pour (倒) water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.
1. Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents?| A．Because he didn’t like taking a walk. |
| B．Because he would have an English class. |
| C．Because he had to study for an English test. |
| D．Because there was a fire in his neighbor’s kitchen. |
| A．result | B．question | C．answer | D．key |
| A．The writer. | B．The writer’s parents. | C．The writer’s neighbor. | D．The firemen. |
| A．The writer’s neighbor was sleeping when the fire started. |
| B．No one helped the writer’s neighbor put out the fire. |
| C．The fire happened last Friday evening. |
| D．The writer’s parents were angry when they knew what had happened. |
| A．my neighbor was a brave man | B．how to put out a fire |
| C．I studied for a test at home | D．I saved my neighbor from the fire |
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1. If you want to be a support worker, you should ________.
| A．understand how important the job is | B．understand how sick people feel |
| C．be good at communicating with others | D．have a high mark in listening test |
| A．＄8.56 | B．＄34.24 | C．＄51.36 | D．＄68.48 |
| A．take care of others | B．have a one-hour rest at noon |
| C．pay for his/her uniform | D．work on Saturday or Sunday |
Volunteering is an excellent way to give back to society. Volunteers help others and no one pays them.
Volunteers can work with children, the elderly, the homeless, or anyone else who needs help. Many places welcome volunteers. For example, some animal shelters (庇护所) want volunteers. They want the volunteers to clean cages.
In some Western countries, lots of young people love to do voluntary work. In their opinion, volunteering has many advantages.
| A．Next, know about your skills. |
| B．They do voluntary work for free. |
| C．How do you find right voluntary work? |
| D．They can learn a lot by doing voluntary work. |
| E．They want the volunteers to give animals food and water. |
| F．They do voluntary work for money. |
| G．It can help develop new skills. |
9 . Some people do a job all their lives. And for them, it is only a way to make money. But Carole Cassidy and Russ Cassidy are lucky. They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of pleasure. Now they are retired and luck is still with them.
“We just didn’t want to be sitting and do nothing,” Carole said. “We tried a few things, but they were not for us.” Soon, they learned the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Storytime program and wanted to play a role in it.
“We were lucky. They came and found us and asked to come to help,” Rebecca Marrs, Children’s Librarian at the Princeton Public Library said. Marrs said the kids loved the retired teachers.
The Cassidys said that they didn’t ask the children to sit quietly during the story time. They understand that children can listen while playing. “I love being with kids. I enjoy watching kids playing together and using their imagination most,” Carole said. “For example, I asked them why they made a robot with bricks (积木) and they told their reasons to me. Their imagination is so good.”
1. What does the underlined word retired probably mean in Paragraph 1?| A．已退休的 | B．很疲惫的 | C．可尝试的 | D．不清闲的 |
| A．Teachers. | B．Story tellers. | C．Writers. | D．Librarians. |
| A．By listening while playing. | B．By playing together. |
| C．By talking about how to make a robot with bricks. | D．By asking strange questions from teachers. |
| A．The Cassidys only wanted to make money by working as teachers. |
| B．The Cassidys wanted to play a role in being sitting alone. |
| C．The Cassidys got on well with the kids in the program. |
| D．The Cassidys enjoyed watching the kids listening to stories most . |
| A．It started ten years ago. | B．It is a program for children. |
| C．The Cassidys started the program. | D．It was not for the Cassidys. |
10 . You may find it easy and fun to use mobile phones. But for many old people, it’s a hard thing. Liu Siyuan, a middle school student from Beijing, noticed the problem (问题). He tried to teach the elderly how to use mobile phones with a guidebook.
Liu and six other students spent about half a year writing a book called May I Show You How to Use Mobile Phones. Before writing the book, they made a survey (调查) of more than 1, 000 old people. They have found out what problems many old people have with their mobile phones. “How to use WeChat (微信)” was on the top of the list. So it became one part of the book. The other nine parts include (包括) online shopping, using online maps and so on.
Now, they have printed out 500 copies (份) using their own (自己的) money. They gave all the copies to the elderly. They’ll soon start to work on the second book. They hope it will teach the elderly something like hospital registration (挂号) and photo editing (编辑).
1. What can we know about the book?| A．It sells well in Beijing. | B．It includes twelve parts. |
| C．Seven students wrote it. | D．It took about one year to finish it. |
| A．To help them relax. | B．To learn about their needs. |
| C．To teach them something new. | D．To tell them about the book. |
| A．We can buy the book in bookshops. |
| B．The schools helped to print the books. |
| C．The students made much money by selling the guidebooks. |
| D．The elderly can learn to use mobile phones from the guidebook. |
| A．WeChat | B．online shopping | C．online maps | D．photo editing |
| A．In a travel guide. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a sports magazine. | D．In a science book. |
