At the school where Ko Cheuk-kiu works, there are neither school bells ringing nor students running around the playground. “You look good today. Shall we review the text together?” After greeting her student Hei Hei, Ko, in a light blue uniform, t
“Teaching children in a hospital, I was excited.” Ko recalled explaining that she first learned about the school from a newspaper report. Founded
“Every morning, the first thing we do is to c
Over the years, Ko has
2 . It was a summer noon. As I drove along the road in a mountain, I could see some pretty wild flowers. When I turned the corner and saw some volunteers picking up litter on the road side, I stopped
When my children were younger, we often took a walk around the lake near our home. One
I know this world’s problems sometimes seem
A.driving | B.riding | C.running |
A.awful | B.helpful | C.successful |
A.talked about | B.looked for | C.thought of |
A.autumn | B.summer | C.spring |
A.Actually | B.Finally | C.Suddenly |
A.surprised | B.excited | C.bored |
A.stopped | B.moved | C.waited |
A.possible | B.simple | C.hard |
A.story | B.truth | C.news |
A.busy | B.polite | C.kind |
3 . In her grandparents’ old house, Maya discovered an old family calendar, with each page filled out carefully.
On June 6, 1892: “Helped Mr Thompson repair his house.” On November 14, 1907: “
Curious, she asked her grandmother about it.
“That is the tradition of our family,” her grandmother explained. “Every day, for generations, we complete one act of kindness and take it down. No matter how
Maya was interested. “Why?”
Her grandmother smiled, “It’s a belief that through continuous kind actions, we can create a life of
With admiration, Maya decided to keep the tradition. Every night, she would record her act of kindness for the day. As the years went by, Maya’s entries of her kind act
One day, as she sat at a café, a young woman came to her. “Are you Maya?” She asked politely.
Maya nodded, feeling
The woman went on, “Years ago, you taught me for free when my family couldn’t afford lessons. Because of you, I graduated top of my class. Today, I
Maya was moved and proud. She realized her actions were creating ripples (涟漪) in ways she had never imagined.
The calendar became a community legend. Inspired by Maya, the town started a “Calendar Day”, encouraging everyone to do good.
When Maya was old, she often sat with her grandchildren, turning the
One day, her oldest grandchild, Sophie, looked up from the calendar. “I want to
Maya
Years after Maya passed, the town built a statue in her honor, with the words on its base:
In memory of Maya and the generations before her who believed in the power of everyday
A.Saved | B.Wasted | C.Managed | D.Volunteered |
A.popular | B.small | C.unfair | D.interesting |
A.freedom | B.balance | C.purpose | D.discovery |
A.grew | B.appeared | C.remained | D.mattered |
A.worried | B.relaxed | C.excited | D.confused |
A.run | B.need | C.name | D.visit |
A.filled | B.blank | C.front | D.missing |
A.praise | B.report | C.continue | D.remember |
A.offered | B.handed | C.returned | D.turned |
A.changes | B.kindness | C.happiness | D.achievements |
face (v.), give, strong, sell, grandparent, man, he, have, warm, kind |
Hu Lei, a man in his early thirties, can’t stand or walk because of an illness called polio (小儿麻痹症). However, that doesn’t stop him from helping others. People call him “The Giant (巨人)” because he
Hu was born in Ningxia. When he was little,
Hu started doing good things in 2008 with the money he saved. He has
The kind
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A.speak English and French | B.be over 18 years old |
C.be free in September of 2024 | D.have a 10-day training |
A.Living places. | B.Three meals a day. |
C.Plane tickets. | D.Free public transport. |
A.You can meet some movie stars. | B.You can give gifts to sportsmen. |
C.You can collect some souvenirs. | D.You can join in an Olympic event. |
A.Sports. | B.Health. | C.Science. | D.Culture. |
6 . In her small home in the capital of Greece, Athens, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit (编织) thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need. She has no plans to stop.
Since she took up knitting in the 1990s, Matsouka has easily made over 3, 000 scarves. By the door to her home, bags are filled with her latest creations. In the beginning, the scarves were gifted to friends. As the number of scarves grew, they were given away to children’s homes across Greece.
“The fact that I give her scarves away gives her strength (力量) to keep,” said her daughter Angeliki. She talked about mails her mother received over the years: “Thank you, be well, keep going. You gave happiness to children; you gave hope to people...”
Angeliki says her mother is an example of strength and hope. Matsouka wakes up every morning, drinks a glass of milk and gets to work. She takes a break for lunch and a short sleep, then knits into the night. Matsouka knits one scarf a day now. She may have even found the secret to a long life in it. “Until I die, I will be knitting. It brings me joy to share them. It’s the happiness I get from giving,” she said.
1. How many scarves has Matsouka made until now? (不超过5个词)2. What gives Matsouka the strength to keep? (不超过10个词)
3. What spirit can we learn from Matsouka? (不超过10个词)
Last summer I did some volunteer work in a small village in West Africa.
Every day I got up early and walked to the building ground. We worked all morning, carrying the earth and
In the evenings, I helped the
The people in the village were very friendly and kind. I was very sad when I left.
The school isn’t finished but I will go back next year to help build it, I can’t wait!
8 . 在生活的长河中,每个人都是一名独特的航行者,追寻着属于自己的梦想和荣光。在这段旅程中,我们经历了无数的挑战和困难,也收获了无数的欢笑和泪水。其中,总会有一件事情,让我们深感骄傲与自豪。校报英语编辑部正开展以“One Thing I’m Proud of”为题的征文活动。请你结合提示中的问题写一篇短文投稿。
注意事项: (1)词数100词左右(文章开头已给出,不计入总词数);
(2)文中(3)文章必须包含所有要点,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺。
One Thing I’m Proud of
The thing I am proud of is that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9 . It was about 2:00 a.m. I was driving my taxi on the way to pick up a passenger. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark. I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak and elderly voice.
After a long silence, the door opened and a small woman in her eighties stood before me. She took my arm and walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Could you drive through the city center?” asked the old woman. “It’s not the shortest way,” I answered at once.
“Oh, I’m familiar (熟悉的) with the city. And I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don’t have any family left. It would be the last time for me to travel around the city.”
Hearing this, I quietly shut off the meter (计价器). For the next three hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as a lift operator (升降机操作员) and the neighborhood where she had lived in and told me many stories about the buildings, the streets and the people there. Then, she just sat, saying nothing. At dawn(黎明), she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
“How much shall I pay you?” she asked, “Nothing.” I replied. Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug. “Thank you, young man,” said her, excited. Then she held onto me with moved tears (眼泪).
Our hug ended with her words disappearing in the warm morning wind.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题.1. What job did the writer do?
2. Why did the small woman choose to ride through the city?
3. How long did the traveling last that night?
4. How did the small woman feel after the writer gave her a hug?
5. What might the woman say in the wind at last?
10 . ①As a doctor specializing in nutrition (专攻营养学), Bian Huawei did not expect that a stop at a school in Yunnan Province 14 years ago would guide him toward a meaningful thing.
②In 2009, he paid his first visit to Runan Primary School to check if children were getting enough nutrition tion. During that visit, Bian bought a whole pig for the students and teachers to eat. In 2010, Bian paid another other visit to the school and paid for fresh meat for the whole school year.
③Bian made his support cover more primary schools. He offered professional (专业的) advice on how to improve the diets of the students. In 2011, Bian also paid to set up greenhouses at the schools to provide students with more kinds of vegetables.
④One year after the program started, the stunting rate (发育迟缓率) of students at Runan Primary School has dropped from 28.1% to 14.4%. Two to three years later, no malnutrition was found among the students. However, Bian believes that there is still a long way to go to improve children’s health. “Children’s growth during puberty (青春期) is very important. If they’re not healthy at this age , there will be problems in the future,” he said.
⑤Bian takes pictures of each student when he visits the school and gives them the photos next time. “every time I go, the children don’t know my name. They just know that it is the uncle who’s helping them. They take pictures with me and happily play with me. I feel happy,” Bian said.
根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。1. When did Bian Huawei visit Runan Primary School for the first time?
A.In 2009. | B.In 2010. | C.In 2011. |
A.He offered professional advice on their studies. |
B.He paid for fresh meat for the whole school year. |
C.He set up the greenhouses and grew many flowers for them. |
A.营养过剩 | B.营养均衡 | C.营养不良 |
A.Professional and polite. | B.Humorous and honest. | C.Selfless and kind-hearted. |
A.Seeing is believing. |
B.Give love and warm the world. |
C.Art is long, life is short. |