1 . 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Mother Teresa once said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person.” However, a recent survey showed that 25% of Chinese never smiled or smiled less than five times a day. It also found that 2% of Chinese were willing to smile at strangers.

To make a change, forty students from Shanghai Normal University started a team of “Smiling Volunteers”. Their first smiling task was to smile at all the visitors in the Shanghai Film Art Centre and asked if they needed their help. Not all students found it easy to smile all the time. “When volunteers help other people, smiling is the best way to make them understand that volunteers are ready and sincere (真诚的).” One team leader said.

A teacher in charge of the team thought the team’s work was not all fun and games. “Most of our students will be teachers after they leave the university. Smiling is necessary for good teachers. We hope they can learn how to smile at each other,” she said.

Everyone smiles in the same language. So it’s not important whether you are a teacher or not. After all, sincere smiling and helping hearts are the most important. If today you don’t start a day with a smile, it won’t be too late to start practising for tomorrow. Remember “The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.”

1. How many Chinese never smiled or smiled less than five times a day?
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2. Who were the members of the team of “Smiling Volunteers”?
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3. Where did the university students do their first task?
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4. All students found it easy to smile all the time, didn’t they?
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5. Why smiling is necessary in your life?
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2 . Singer Han Hong took action to help Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak (新冠病毒爆发). Han Hong had planned to hold the first concert of her 2020 national tour in Wuhan on February 29th. But she called off the show and called on people to donate (捐赠) to the city. Soon over 2 billion yuan was donated through Han Hong Love Charity Foundation which she founded in 2012.

“When you’re going through a situation like this, you want to do anything you can to help. There are so many kind people out there,” wrote a fan, who donated through Han’s foundation. “It’s good to know that there are trucks with medical things going straight to the hospital. They are badly needed.” In 2008, Han held a charity performance for Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, after an earthquake. That inspired her to found her foundation. Over the years, she had donated to people in different disasters, including an earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai Province, in 2010, a huge mudslide (泥石流) in Gansu Province and an earthquake in Yunnan Province in 2013.

“I almost spent all my savings. That’s what I want to do and what I can do.” Han said in an interview on the online show, in 2015. “Many people don’t trust charity organizations to use their donations properly. Charities are held at a higher standard and need to win people’s trust.” The show also reported that Han had helped over 200 orphans (孤儿) since 1999.

1. What can we learn about Han Hong from Paragraph 1?

A．She held a concert in Wuhan before the coronavirus outbreak.

B．She donated over 2 billion yuan to Wuhan herself.

C．She founded a charity foundation ten years ago.

D．She has a great influence on the public.

2. The underlined word “They” refers to ________.

A．medical things

B．people in Wuhan

C．hospitals

D．trucks

3. Han Hong get the ideas of founding the foundation after ________.

A．an earthquake happened in Qinghai	B．an earthquake happened in Yunnan
C．a huge mudslide happened in Gansu.	D．an earthquake happened in Sichuan.

4. In Han’s opinion, charities need to ________.

A．provide a new standard	B．make good use of donations
C．pay more attention to orphans	D．make themselves publicly know

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Han’s foundation.	B．The donations to Wuhan.
C．Han’s efforts to help people.	D．The importance of charities.

3 . On winter nights, the wind usually blows strongly. Most of us stay inside our warm homes. Few of us think about the homeless. They have no choices but to sleep on the streets. Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food.

A young man in Birmingham, England, decided to do something about this. Every night, he puts on a Spider Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets. He makes sure that these people won’t go hungry.

The man refuses to make his name public. The local people call him the “Birmingham Spider-Man.” The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody should give helping hand.

The 24-year-old started his night rounds in 2015. Every night at 9:00, he buys some sandwiches. Then, he finds a quiet alley (小巷) and puts on his “uniform”. After that, the “Spider- Man” starts handing his food out to people in need.

The man said he wore the Spider-Man suit in order to draw attention. Without the suit, few people took a second look at him when he was handing out food. When people see the “Spider-Man,” however, they come over and ask what he is doing.

“The Birmingham Spider Man” has already attracted lots of attention. Many people have offered to give away money to him. But the young man never accepts donations. Instead, he encourages people to go out and help people in need on their own. He said, “If more people offer a helping hand, the cold winter nights won’t be so cold any longer.”

1. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A．the poor

B．the old

C．the young

D．the homeless

2. The young man gives food to others to ________.

A．make himself famous	B．make money
C．help people in need	D．show his action

3. Without the “uniform”, people may ________.

A．pay little attention to the young man	B．give more money to the young man
C．help the young man to hand out food	D．come over and ask what the young man is doing

4. According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A．people don’t know the young man’s real name

B．the “Spider Man” often accepts the money from other people

C．the “Spider Man” has handed out the food every night for nine years

D．the winter nights in Birmingham will get shorter

5. It can be inferred that the young man wants more people to ________.

A．offer more money to him	B．encourage him to go out at night
C．go out and give necessary help themselves	D．wear warmer clothes on cold winter nights

4 . A wonderful memory

I will never forget a wonderful memory that a stranger ever impressed me in Orlando, Florida.

Three years ago, I had a serious disease and had to stay in a _______ for some time. Luckily, after being carefully treated, I got much better. The doctors suggested that a holiday would be good for my _______. Just then I received an invitation asking me to attend a _______ in Orlando, where the famous Disneyland was located. My family encouraged me to attend it. So I started for Orlando.

On arriving Sunshine State, I took a taxi to the _______ where the meeting was held and checked in. The next morning, I took another taxi to do some shopping. The cost of taking taxis was so _______ that I regretted I hadn’t borrowed a car at first. Later, I went to a café to have _______. However, it was so busy that I couldn’t find an empty seat. Just as I was wondering whether to leave, a friendly voice came from behind, “You can share my _______”. I turned around and found an old lady smiling to me.

With many thanks, I sat down and we had a happy lunch together. Near the end of the meal the _______ asked me why I came here and how long I would stay. I couldn’t help _______ that I wouldn’t stay long because I couldn’t afford to travel by taxi.

“You ________ take a taxi any more.” she said kindly, “You see, I just happened to retire (退休) from my work. Now I’m ________ all day. I’d be pleased to drive you anywhere you want to go.”

Feeling much surprised and doubted, I said, “Thanks, madam, but that would be much ________ to you.” But she insisted and I accepted her kindness at last.

The next morning, the kind lady ________ at the hotel and then took me to the Disneyland before she left. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to the hotel again. Before I got off, I offered her some money but she just politely ________.

Thanks to her ________, I had a wonderful holiday in Florida. And that sweet memory will be kept in my mind for long!

1.

A．hotel

B．restaurant

C．school

D．hospital

2.

A．family

B．friends

C．health

D．job

3.

A．party

B．meeting

C．match

D．show

4.

A．hotel

B．supermarket

C．park

D．hospital

5.

A．high

B．low

C．fast

D．slow

6.

A．breakfast

B．dinner

C．supper

D．lunch

7.

A．seat

B．time

C．food

D．table

8.

A．waiter

B．lady

C．owner

D．driver

9.

A．contacting

B．comparing

C．complaining

D．composing

10.

A．shouldn’t

B．can’t

C．needn’t

D．mustn’t

11.

A．busy

B．bored

C．excited

D．free

12.

A．trouble

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．worry

13.

A．dressed up

B．showed up

C．took up

D．woke up

14.

A．refused

B．kept

C．took

D．remembered

15.

A．business

B．patience

C．kindness

D．confidence

6 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词)

teach, she, sit, allow, especial, offer, will, value, bad, area

       The room is full of boys. A ten-year-old girl was     1     in the middle. She was the only girl among the boys. Her female cousins and friends had to stay home because they were not     2     to get an education.
       The girl, Shameem Akhtar, was born in a small village in Pakistan. In     3     village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. Luckily, Shameem’s uncle, a university graduate,     4     her an opportunity to attend school. It was a dream for many children in Pakistan,     5     for girls. After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in a non-profit organization to help women in the countryside.
       There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn’t know. Until then, she thought she had the     6     life in the world. But there, she saw what women in other     7     of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. To get water, they     8     walk three hours every day to get to wells. Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. By setting an example, her action could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.
       Nowadays, Shameem     9     in a rural(农村的) school in her region. “The first day I walked into the school,” she said, “I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom I had in my childhood. This is a really     10     experience for me.” Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn’t go to school.

7 . Wang Yong is from Wuhan. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, Wang learned that a nurse at Jinyintan Hospital couldn’t find a taxi to drive her home.

During the fight against the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒) in Wuhan, Jinyintan Hospital played an important role. Many taxi drivers didn’t want to risk going there. To go, or not to go, that was the question. Finally, Wang Yong decided to do his bit.

Wang arrived at Jinyintan Hospital at 6 a.m. the next day and picked up the nurse. She didn’t expect that anyone would come. She cried. On that day, Wang drove nearly 30 medical staff (工作人员) members to and from Jinyintan Hospital. But that was only the beginning.

Wang began to look for more volunteers. And over 20 warm-hearted people soon joined in and took turns taking the medical staff on a race against time.

But Wang and his team did not stop there. They kept on solving other problems, big or small, that the medical staff might face at work and in their daily lives. For example, they helped buy food and clothes and look for hairdressers.

Why did Wang try so hard to help the medical staff? His answer was simple, “They are saving lives. Everyone is working hard to help Wuhan. As someone born in Wuhan, I just did what I could.”

1. What happened to the nurse?

A．She was too tired to drive home.	B．She got sick with the novel corona virus.
C．She couldn’t find a taxi to drive her home.	D．She missed her family very much.

2. What does “To go, or not to go, that was the question.” mean to the taxi drivers?

A．They didn’t know whether they should go to Jinyintan Hospital.

B．They wanted to go but they were afraid something dangerous might happen.

C．They wondered if they could enter Jinyintan Hospital.

D．They didn’t want to go to the hospital on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

3. How did the nurse feel when Wang Yong picked her up early next morning?

A．Common.

B．Sad.

C．Excited.

D．Proud.

4. Why did Wang Yong and his team do everything they could to help the medical staff?

A．Because they could make more money from the medical staff.

B．Because the medical staff saved their families.

C．Because they wanted the medical staff to save more lives.

D．Because the medical staff asked them to do so.

5. Which is True according to the passage?

A．The over 20 warm-hearted volunteers were all born in Wuhan.

B．Jinyintan Hospital made great contributions to fighting against the novel corona virus.

C．Wang Yong and his team cured lots of patients.

D．On Chinese New Year’s Eve, Wang drove nearly 30 medical staff members to and from Jinyintan Hospital.

9 . A young nurse couldn’t control her tears when patients bowed and said “goodbye” to medical workers at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan.

Wang Jiaqi was a nurse of the Second Hospital of Jilin University and a member of the third medical team from Jilin. She started her first work day in the hospital on February 9.

“To be honest, I felt a little afraid before I left, but I knew I should do it,” she said. “In the near days, the work was very hard, but I could still feel the warmth of patients’ understanding and respect. The most beautiful thing in Wuhan is not the blooming sakura (盛开的樱花), but the grateful hearts of the people.”

On March 6, four patients with COVID-19 got better and could leave the hospital. Before leaving, they wrote letters of thanks. “You are the greatest persons who work to save all the people of Wuhan,” an old couple said in their letter. “We believe that after many years we will still remember you and what you have done to save our lives. Please come back to the city in your spare time after the illness is over. We will be here waiting for you.”

1. How did Wang Jiaqi feel when the patients bowed?

A．Very upset.

B．Very afraid.

C．Very moved.

D．Very sad.

2. Which of the following about Ms. Wang is TRUE according to the passage?

A．She was the first team member.	B．She couldn’t understand patients’ feelings.
C．She was afraid of her job in Wuhan.	D．She enjoyed the patients’ grateful hearts.

3. What may the medical workers be in four patients’ eyes?

A．They are heroes.

B．They are fishermen.

C．They are postmen.

D．They are passengers.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Ms. Wang is a great nurse.	B．Patients really thank medical workers.
C．COVID-19 makes people scared.	D．Many patients will leave hospitals.