1 . Li Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shaanxi. In the 1980s, he went to Shenzhen to make a living with his wife.

Years later, they became rich and returned to their hometown. To their surprise, the land around the village was covered with sand. That made them feel sad. After thinking carefully, Li and his wife made up their minds to fight against the sands.

They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village. However, only a few survived (存活), because the trees were not regularly (规律地) watered. But how to get water was a big problem. They dug a well (挖井) with others but it became dry soon. Then they asked a drilling team (钻井队) to dig a deep well. Clear water appeared, but their money was used up. They had no money to buy young trees. They went to several banks for help but got nothing. Finally they turned to a friend who was also from the village. The friend had a big business. Learning what they were doing, their friend was moved and decided to do something for their village, too. So he offered the money they needed.

With the money, they bought trees and had them planted. They looked after the trees as if they were their own children. After some time, green leaves came out. When the villagers saw the changes: some started to join Li and his wife in the fight. Then more joined. Years went by. And now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.

1. When Li and his wife returned from Shenzhen, they were sad because ________.

A．the land around the village was covered with sand	B．they didn’t have enough money to buy trees
C．their village was not as beautiful as Shenzhen	D．they didn’t have enough water to drink

2. What happened to the young trees Li and his wife planted at first?

A．They grew into big trees in a short time.	B．They were cut down before they grew into big trees.
C．They couldn’t get enough water and most died.	D．All of them died.

3. In what order did the following happen?
a. More and more villagers started to plant trees.
b. Li and his wife felt sad about the change of their hometown.
c. Li and his wife dug a well to get water.
d. Li and his wife bought thousands of young trees.
e. Li and his wife asked some banks for help.

A．b-e-d-a-c

B．c-d-e-a-b

C．b-d-c-e-a

D．e-c-a-b-d

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Li and his wife dug a well by themselves.

B．Li and his wife got much money from the banks.

C．The villagers didn’t join Li and his wife in the fight.

D．Their friend gave Li and his wife some money to buy trees.

2 . When Patricia went on holiday in Spain, she had no idea what would happen. She had just graduated from a nursing school. To celebrate her graduation, she and her friends went to Spain to relax before their busy lives as nurses.

On the first day, Patricia decided to go to the pool to read some books after lunch. As she was lying there, deep in her book, she heard a sudden noise. And the man next to her jumped out of his chair and called out, “A boy is drowning! Help!” The man then ran to the pool and pulled out a young child from the water. He wasn’t moving.

At first, Patricia didn’t do anything. “Surely there was someone more experienced than me to help this child,” she thought. She looked around and saw that no one was coming. It had to be her.

Patricia threw down her book and ran to the child. She pushed the man aside and calmly said, “I’m a nurse.” At the moment, she felt that the words were true. She began administering CPR (实施心肺复苏术). A few minutes later, the boy coughed and spat   (吐) up the water. As the boy sat up, his parents were finally there and Patricia left quietly, happy to allow the boy to be with his family again.

After that shocking event, Patricia finally understood that nursing was certainly what she wanted to do.

1. What do we know about Patricia?

A．She hadn’t started work.

B．She was busy working in a hospital.

C．She enjoyed the sunshine with her friends.

2. Why did Patricia go to the pool after lunch?

A．To take a rest.

B．To do some reading.

C．To have a swim.

3. The underlined word “drowning” means ________ in Chinese.

A．跳水

B．晕厥

C．溺水

4. What influence did the shocking event have on Patricia?

A．She was sure of becoming a nurse.

B．She found nursing was a difficult job.

C．She thought swimming was dangerous.

3 .

Sometimes, it takes homeless animals a long time to find a new home. Luckily, someone is trying to help, even if it is a small thing.

Darius Brown is a 15-year-old boy from the USA. Although he is young, he has a heart of gold. He makes fashionable bow ties (蝴蝶领结) for homeless cats and dogs. Those bow ties can catch future owners’ attention and help cute animals find home faster.

At the age of 8, Darius started helping his sister make bow ties. This was when his amazing talent began to show. He didn’t think twice to use the skills for positive changes in the world. At 11, Darius established his own pet clothing company. He has given lots of bow ties to animal shelters (动物收容所) across the USA and the UK.

A dog lover himself, Darius decided to help homeless animals after the terrible hurricane (飓风) in 2017. He wanted to help those homeless animals catch the eye of good-hearted people. His bow ties have turned thousands of cats and dogs into cute and pretty pets.

Darius’s kindness is supported by thousands of people online. In 2018, former (以前的) US president Barack Obama praised Darius for his kindness in a letter, “As long as you continue looking for ways to help others and never give up on yourself, I’m sure our future will be bright.”

1. When did Darius start making bow ties?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2016.

C．In 2023.

2. How can the bow ties help homeless animals?

A．They can catch future owners’ attention.

B．They can make homeless animals happy.

C．Shelters can make money by selling them.

3. Why was Darius praised by Barack Obama?

A．Because he was brave.

B．Because he was kind.

C．Because he was smart.

4. Which of the following is the best title?

A．The animals after the hurricane

B．The best way to make bow ties.

C．Bow ties for homeless animals.

4 . My brother Bob and I were walking along the street one evening. Suddenly he said he needed to ________ something. So we walked to a supermarket nearby. Just at that time, we saw a girl who was ________ on a bench (长凳). We learned that the girl had been ________ for some time. She said she wanted to go to her sister’s house. She ________ her sister several times but her line was always busy.

Bob said to me, “We can’t ________ her alone like this. Sometimes people need someone to believe they’re talking ________ about what happened.” So we took her to two shelters (收容所), but the workers said they couldn’t take in any more people. We ________ to take the girl home and think about what to do the next morning.

After getting home, I gave her some clean clothes and told her she was ________ to use the shower. Then I led her to a bedroom and wished her good night.

The next morning she continued to call her ________. She got in touch with her successfully this time, so she had a place to go. Bob was right to believe the girl’s words. At that moment, he changed how I see the world. Sometimes what people ________ is not just money but people who will believe, listen to and understand them.

1.

A．find

B．look

C．buy

2.

A．reading

B．crying

C．smiling

3.

A．safe

B．weak

C．homeless

4.

A．called

B．e-mailed

C．met

5.

A．ask

B．leave

C．cheat

6.

A．politely

B．honestly

C．clearly

7.

A．decided

B．refused

C．failed

8.

A．allowed

B．ordered

C．expected

9.

A．teacher

B．mother

C．sister

10.

A．forget

B．get

C．need

5 . Yang Songbo is 94 years old now, but he still works as a music teacher in Anhui Province.

Yang is from a small town of Anhui. He worked there as a rural (乡村的) music teacher for about 40 years. In 1990, he retired. But after he learned some rural schools were short of music teachers, he decided to go on teaching. “I usually have 6 music lessons at a school and 5 lessons at another school every week,” the man said. To make his lessons more interesting, Yang started to learn to play the piano in 2006 when he was 77 years old. At the age of 80, Yang felt that he was too old to teach music. But the children wanted him to stay. “Students wanted me to teach music. So I decided to go on teaching,” Yang said.

He doesn’t stop there. Yang also uses some of his money to help students in need. Liu Lili is one of the students he helped. About ten years ago, Liu, then a student in Grade 4, had to stop schooling because her family didn’t have enough money. When Yang heard about that, he helped the girl. “I try my best to help children in need,” the old man said.

“I feel happy to teach music,” Yang said. “For children in rural schools, music is a way to help them make their dreams (梦想) come true.”

1. How many lessons does Yang Songbo usually have every week?

A．4.

B．5.

C．11.

D．12.

2. At the age of ______, Yang Songbo started to learn to play the piano.

A．40

B．77

C．80

D．93

3. Liu Lili’s story tells us that ______.

A．Yang Songbo works hard

B．Yang Songbo’s students are excellent

C．Yang Songbo is popular with students

D．Yang Songbo uses his money to help students

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Yang Songbo?

A．Yang was born in 1930.

B．Yang loves to teach music.

C．Liu Lili is one of Yang’s students.

D．Yang teaches English at one school.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Great Teacher	B．Love for Music
C．Children’s Big Dream	D．Rural Schools in China

7 . Wen Xionghui is a calligraphy (书法) teacher who works at Dongyuan Senior High School in Heyuan, Guangdong Province. Every Friday afternoon, he travels to rural (农村的) areas in Heyuan to teach students calligraphy.

Wen started working as a volunteer calligraphy teacher in rural schools in 2014. For the past few years, he has taught in several schools. “It takes me at least 1.5 hours to reach the nearest school by bus, and over 3 hours to get to the farthest school,” Wen says. The journey is harder if there’s bad weather, but Wen has never missed a class. “I’m glad when I see students make progress. I feel tired but happy,” he adds.

Most of Wen’s students are left-behind children (留守儿童). Wen says that although rural children start to learn calligraphy later than children in cities, this doesn’t mean that they aren’t excellent students. In fact, he always finds students with a talent for art in rural schools, and some have become quite skilled because they keep practicing.

Wen not only teaches students calligraphy in rural areas, but also spreads a love of traditional art and culture. “Teaching art is really meaningful in rural areas because there aren’t enough art teachers there,” Wen says.

Li Zhihong, an expert in calligraphy, thinks that Wen has set a good example for his students. “He has taught them that learning calligraphy requires perseverance (毅力), just as what he has worked hard with for years,” Li says.

1. How often does Wen teach calligraphy in rural schools?

A．Once a week.	B．Twice a week.
C．Three times a week.	D．Four times a week.

2. What does Wen think of teaching in rural schools?

A．Easy but boring.	B．Tiring and boring.
C．Easy and meaningful.	D．Tiring but meaningful.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．What Wen thinks of rural children.

B．Why city children are excellent learners.

C．What problems left-behind children have.

D．Why Wen chooses to teach in rural schools.

4. Which of the following ideas may Li agree with?

A．Wen is a great teacher.

B．Every teacher should volunteer in rural schools.

C．Perseverance is the most important thing for a student.

D．Rural children need to learn calligraphy earlier than children in cities.

5. The writer wrote the passage to _______.

A．spread a love of traditional culture

B．tell the story of a calligraphy teacher

C．introduce how to learn calligraphy well

D．ask readers to pay attention to left-behind children

8 . 根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。 (每空限填一词)

When Sammie Vance was just 8, she thought about a question: What breaks your heart? “For me, it’s seeing people who need a friend,” the seventh grader from US, told People magazine. “I feel lonely     1     (我自己). I don’t want others to feel that way.”

    2     (在……期间) a summer camp, Vance learned about buddy benches (伙伴长椅). These benches are     3     (座位) at a school playground. A lonely child can sit on it, which shows that he or she is in need of a friend.

“It’s     4     (有创造力的) and really cool to have benches at my school,” Vance said. “And I get the idea of making benches from bottle caps (瓶盖).” She got into action as soon as she came up with the idea. She picked     5     (百) of bottle caps and found a factory to turn them into benches. “These benches can be used again and are     6     (真正，确实) good for the environment.” Vance     7     (添加).

To ask more people to join her, Vance     8     (分享) her idea online. It soon got popular around the world. She was so     9     (感觉意外的) when she even got bottle caps from other countries.

Today, Vance has helped to     10     (建造) 200 benches in schools and neighborhoods. But she has no plans of stopping. She said people at any age can use a buddy bench because anyone can feel lonely at some point.