Hello! I am Emma. I love to volunteer (志愿者服务). I started volunteering when I was eight years old. At that time, my grandmother was helping at a community canteen (食堂), and I often went there with her. I tried to help but usually spent my time talking with the old people there because I was too young to do much.
As I grow older, I volunteer at different organizations (组织). Last year, I did two voluntary jobs (工作). The first one was at a food bank. I spent weekends packing bags there. Another one was at an animal hospital. I took care of animals with other volunteers.
Volunteering is great. When volunteering, I am not just making a difference in the lives of others, but also improving my own. I make new friends and learn something new. I love volunteering.
1. Emma started volunteering with her grandmother.2. Emma was young, but she helped a lot at the community canteen.
3. Emma helped pack bags in the food bank on weekends.
4. Emma can make new friends when volunteering.
5. The writer wrote the passage to tell us how to volunteer.
Tree-planting Day is the day when some countries widely advertise (宣传) the helpful effects of forests, and encourage people to plant trees. In this way, people can be inspired to plant and love forests, and the environment will be improved. Many countries in the world have set their Tree-planting Day based on their own real situations.
Tree-planting Day is on March 12 every year in China. There are two reasons for it. One is the sunshine, because spring is very warm and good for trees to grow. The other is to memorize SunYat-sen, who is considered the “Father of Modern China” for his role in the events that led to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen passed away on March 12, 1925. When he was alive, he paid much attention to forests. China takes the death day of Sun Yat-sen as Chinese Tree-planting Day to memorize him. March 12, 2024 is China’s 46th Tree planting Day.
In America, Tree-planting Day is a state festival, so there is no nationwide date, but America will organize tree-planting activities in April or May every year, and even take a day off in some states. The first Tree-planting Day was held on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. People planted over one million trees on that day.
Every year, Cambodia celebrates Tree-planting Day (also called Arbor Day) in each of the twenty-five provinces of the country on July 9, with a tree-planting ceremony attended by the king of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
1. The first paragraph tells of the advantages of forests.2. March 12 is the date when Sun Yat-sen passed away.
3. Americans planted more than one million trees in April every year.
4. The king of the Kingdom of Cambodia takes Arbor Day seriously.
5. The passage is mainly about Tree-planting Day in different countries.
3 . Buddy is a 3-year-old foster (收养的) child and his best friend is a cute dog called Reagan. These days they are planning to publish a book to support a foster parent organization.
They do almost everything together, whether it’s taking a bath, enjoying food at the table, sleeping in bed, or playing on swings. Sandi Swiridoff, the little boy’s foster grandmother, told Daily Mail that the true story of Buddy and Reagan needed to be told.
“Here are some wonderful photos of them which show their close relationship. Their story is strong and sweet, and includes a few surprises,” she said.
Swiridoff’s daughter adopted 8-week-old Reagan to help deal with the pain she felt after having to give up her first two foster children. As for Buddy, he was adopted when he was an 11-month-old baby and has lived with Reagan ever since. “Reagan is good with kids and other dogs. He hasn’t met another dog or person that he doesn’t like. Adopting Reagan was one of the best decisions we had ever made. He has added so much joy to our life, and to the life of many other people,” Mrs. Swiridoff added.
根据短文内容判断正、误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。1. Buddy and Reagan have finished writing a book about themselves.
2. There is a deep friendship between Buddy and Reagan.
3. Swiridoff’s daughter was the first one to keep Reagan at her home.
4. Reagan made Swiridoff’s family full of trouble.
5. The main idea of the article is that the foster family is full of love and surprises.
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| Word bank： *chance 机会 *support 支持 |
1. The missing picture in the advertisement can be
.2. Parents can also join the camp with their teenage children.
3. The camp can benefit (对……有益) teenagers by both developing skills and connecting with nature.
4. If you and two friends want to join the camp together, you can save $60 in total.
5. The main purpose of the ad is to encourage teenagers to protect the environment.
Disney Youth Education Program
Learning Goals
Design a roller-coaster and discuss things that may influence its design
Experience the 3D movie Mickey’s PhilharMagic to see how light and sound catch different senses
Learn about the nature of light
Learn about the nature of sound
Place to meet | Hong Kong Disneyland Main Entrance |
Group size | 15—18 students/ group |
Time to meet | 10 a. m. (morning program) |
| 2 p. m. (afternoon program) | |
| Time during which the program continues | About 3 hours |
1. This poster is about Disney Youth Education Program in Hong Kong Disneyland.
2. You can learn some physics knowledge through experiments in the program.
3. You can watch a 3D movie after you ride the exciting roller-coaster.
4. You can’t take part in this program with more than 18 people.
5. The program starts at 10 a. m. and ends at 2 p. m.
6 . Smartphones have become necessary tools in people’s lives. We carry them everywhere, take them to bed and to the bathroom. And for many people, after waking up in the morning, what they see first is their smartphones.
Most worries about phones usually lie in the danger which is caused by using them while driving, or the bad influence they bring to us, such as making us depend on them too much but hardly care about people around us.
However, have you ever thought about your smartphone may be a factory full of microbes (细菌) and viruses (病毒). A survey made in 2019 found that most people (57 percent) in the UK use their phones on the toilet. Another study found three in four Americans (74.5 percent) use their phones on the toilet. We also eat while using our phones and usually put them down on all kinds of dirty surfaces. All of them can transfer microbes onto our phones. And some of the viruses, like the common cold virus, can live on the phone surfaces for almost a week.
Researchers have shown that people touch their phone hundreds, if not thousands, of times a day. And although many of us often wash our hands after going to the bathroom, cooking, cleaning or gardening, it is almost impossible for us to consider washing our hands after touching our phones.
As a result, it’s not surprising that studies have found our mobile phones are dirtier than toilet seats. Maybe it’s time to think more about keeping mobile phones clean.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。1. After waking up in the morning, many people see their smartphones first.
2. Using smartphones while driving is one of the dangers that worry people.
3. A study found three in four people in the UK use their phones on the toilet.
4. The common cold virus can live on the phone surfaces for at least a week.
5. The writer wants to remind us to realize how dirty our mobile phones are.
Nowadays Chinese online literature becomes popular around the world. The market value of Chinese online literature reached 40.43 billion yuan in 2023, compared with 38.89 billion yuan in 2022.
There were about 400,000 online literature writers abroad by October 2023. The largest group of the writers, 56%, are 22 and under, while the next largest group, 25%, are 22—27 year olds.
1. The market value of Chinese online literature in 2023 was 1.54 billion yuan more than that in 2022.2. 81% of the online literature writers abroad are under 22 years old.
3. Of the top 3 countries, Indonesia has the fewest online literature writers according to the passage.
4. The novel preferences of the female and male online literature writers abroad are the same.
5. This is a survey about the movie markets in different countries.
If you’re a fan of ships, don’t miss China’s first home-grown large cruise ship (邮轮) — “Adora Magic City”. The ship is 323.6 meters long, with 135,500 GT tons. It has the beauty of both traditional Chinese art and the Western style.
It can carry up to 5,246 passengers and provides them with rich and colorful activities. It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and relaxing space. People can shop at a large duty-free (免税) store on the cruise ship. It’s around 2,000 square meters in size. People on the ship will also enjoy movies and special food. There is even a kids’ playground with some water-play things and a big area for children to enjoy the sunshine.
The Adora Magic City began its first trip on January 1, 2024 and the trip lasted for seven days and six nights. The ship traveled 1,119 nautical miles, carrying more than 3,000 passengers. Longer lines will be planned in the future. “We expect the ship to become ‘a floating (漂浮的) name card at sea’,” said a Chinese government officer.
1. Both traditional Chinese art and the Western style can be seen on the Adora Magic City.2. The large duty-free store on the ship is around 40,000 square meters.
3. People can’t see a movie on the Adora Magic City.
4. The first trip of Adora Magic City is less than 8 days.
5. The text introduces some facts of Adora Magic City.
A survey in China We-have-about-85 million disabled people around the country. | |
·Now over 50% of the disabled students can enter normal schools. | Disabled-friendly environment by the end of 2021: ·81.05% of the entrances and exits (出入口) of public places ·56.58% of the service desks ·38.66% of the toilets.
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1. This survey shows that China has done a lot to help the disabled.
2. The number of disabled students in normal schools increased by about 250,000 from 2013 to 2020.
3. Over 42.5 million disabled students in China can study in normal schools.
4. Over half of the service desks in China offer a friendly environment to the disabled.
5. This survey is carried out mainly from the points of natural environment and education.
10 . Lily always wanted to be the top student in her class, whether it’s in exams or different competitions. Her parents always praised her achievements.
One day, Lily took part in an art competition and put her heart into creating a beautiful painting. However, she did not win the competition. Lily ran to the school garden and sat under a big tree. Her art teacher, Annie, noticed her disappointment, then sat next to Lily and said, “art is a way of expressing yourself, not just for winning competitions. Happiness comes from your love for art, not just the outcome.”
Lily did not understand at the beginning. But later, she knew what Annie meant. She paid more attention to the process of creating art. She began expressing her emotions (情感) on the paper, not just to meet her parents’ expectations. As time went by, Lily’s artworks became more colourful and creative. Though she didn’t win competitions, she discovered more joy in art and creativity. Her parents noticed the change and started caring more about her happiness than just her grades from then on.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. Lily always tried her best on her study and different competitions.
2. Lily did well in art and won the art competition at the beginning.
3. Lily’s parents changed the way she learnt art.
4. Lily cared more about the process of creating art later.
5. The story tells us that success is not just about being the first but about finding joy and satisfaction on what we love.
