One Sunday morning, I took my dog Ben to the park to have a walk. Reaching the end of one street, Ben pulled (拉) me into a garden (花园) with lots of colorful flowers. At first, I tried to pull Ben back to the street, feeling worried that there might be something dangerous inside the garden. However, every time I tried to get Ben out of the garden, he pulled harder. Then I decided to follow Ben in.
Several minutes later, I heard some sounds. Then I followed the sounds to a vegetable patch (一块菜地). A group of people were busy with all kinds of work there. I asked them who the owner of the garden was. To my surprise, they all shook their heads. In the end, they told me it was a community garden and they were all volunteers. They come to help every Sunday morning to make sure everything is growing well in the garden. The following Sunday morning, I didn’t give Ben a walk. I had a new plan. I would go to volunteer in the community garden.
It has been one year since (自从) my first visit to the garden. I still love coming back every Sunday morning to get my hands dirty. It is not easy work, but I feel very happy seeing everything in the garden grow well.
1. The writer first went to the garden _______.| A．on a Saturday morning | B．on a Sunday afternoon |
| C．with some volunteers | D．with his dog |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. |
| C．Once a month. | D．Twice a month. |
| A．Ben likes to play around it. | B．Everything in it grows well. |
| C．Its owner is too old to work. | D．It’s far from the writer’s home. |
| A．easy and happy | B．easy but boring |
| C．difficult but happy | D．difficult and boring |
| A．a trip to a park |
| B．a tiring working day |
| C．his colorful weekend activities |
| D．his volunteer work in a vegetable patch |
1. How does Anna go to work?
| A．By bus. | B．By bike. | C．By subway. |
| A．At 5:00 p.m. | B．At 9:00 a.m. | C．At 5:00 a.m. |
| A．play with animals | B．save animals | C．help other people |
| A．legs were broken | B．teeth were lost | C．eyes were blind |
| A．Hungry | B．Healthy | C．Happy |
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4 . Cheng Feng is a teacher. Every summer holiday, Cheng pays home visits to rural (农村的) students of the Liling Primary School. The school is in the mountains more than 120 kilometers from Poyang County, Jiangxi Province.
Most students’ parents have to go to work far away from home. They have to leave their children behind. These children’s grandparents look after them at home. “Seeing these special families and special children, I understand the importance of rural education. It is also one of the important reasons why I often come here,”said Cheng.
After learning that one of her students, Tan Yeting, was living a hard life with her grandparents and her brother, Cheng paid regular (定期的) visits to Tan’s home. She helped the two children with their homework, played games with them and cut their hair. Cheng helped both children become more confident (自信的) and outgoing. “Cheng is just like our mother,” Tan said. “I can talk to her about anything.”
Cheng chose to move to the school in 2021 after she learned it was in need of teachers. She helped to improve the teaching conditions (条件) and persuaded children around the village to come to school. Because of Cheng, about 200 children in the countryside are able to enjoy better education.
1. Every summer holiday, Cheng Feng ________.| A．goes to live with her grandparents | B．goes to work far away from home |
| C．pays home visits to rural (农村的) students | D．stays at home |
①By living with them every day. ②By giving them money.
③By helping them with their study. ④By playing with them.
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①③ | D．②④ |
| A．Because she lived there. | B．Because she loved the students there. |
| C．Because she visited there before. | D．Because she learned it was in need of teachers. |
| A．When Cheng decided to move to the Liling Primary School. |
| B．How many children Cheng helped to get better education. |
| C．How often Cheng visited Tan’s home. |
| D．Why Cheng often went to the students’ homes. |
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When I was young, I wasn’t outgoing and was never interested in volunteering. I never
As an English major, I volunteered in several schools to teach children English. Later, I realized I got nothing new out of my volunteer service, so I made a
The most important volunteering chance for me came in the summer of 2019. It became clear to me that volunteering locally was not
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1. What didn’t Dave do at the old people’s home?
| A．Read newspapers. | B．Sang some songs. | C．Helped old people clean the room. |
| A．Half an hour. | B．One and a half hours. | C．Two hours. |
| A．Dave walked to the old people’s home. |
| B．The old people’s home is very far. |
| C．Dave will help the girl with math. |
7 . The Lanhua Volunteer Group, with nearly 500 volunteers, was founded in 2005 by Wang Lanhua, who is now 70 years old, and is named after her. “As long as people ask us for help, we are willing to make an effort in every possible way to help them.” she said.
Though the 3,000 families in the community were not closely connected to her, she said that she still cared about their unsolved problems. Wang and her teammates often helped people in need. She went to the homes of the old to help them shower, cut their nails (指甲) and wash windows. And she bought food and medicine for the elderly. Shu Hongyong and his younger brother had a hard life because of family changes. After Wang knew about their difficulties, she stuck to taking care of them, bringing them food and washing their clothes. Now Shu has opened a shop and is also an important member of the volunteer group.
Besides, her group often organizes activities from Monday to Friday, such as a flag-raising ceremony (仪式) every Monday, and a concert every Tuesday.
Many people look up to Wang who was named as a National Moral (有道德的) Model, and they want to become like her because of her selfless behavior. So far, Litong District has had 60,000 volunteers, nearly 90 percent of them being women. Wang has moved her office from her house to a 1,400-square-meter volunteer service center.
“The more volunteers there are, the fewer difficulties people will face. I will keep doing volunteer activities.” Wang said.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
1. The Lanhua Volunteer Group was named after ________.| A．a flower | B．the founder’s name | C．the founder’s birthplace |
| A．There were 4,000 families in Wang’s community. |
| B．Wang and her teammates often helped people in need. |
| C．Shu and his younger brother have opened a restaurant. |
| A．On Mondays. | B．On Tuesdays. | C．On Wednesdays. |
| A．Wang Lanhua and Her Volunteer Group |
| B．The Life of Wang Lanhua |
| C．The Importance of Helping Others |
8 . Taiwan’s most powerful earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island on Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people, injuring more than 900 and causing widespread (广泛的) damage. Over 50 people were reportedly trapped (受困的).
The magnitude (震级) 7.3 quake hit Taiwan’s east coast near Hualien at 7:58 am, causing more than 100 after shocks (余震) with magnitudes between 3.4 and 6.5.
“The shaking was strong and lasted for almost a minute,” a person living in Hualien told Beijing News. “It was impossible to stand still, and things kept falling off the shelves.”
Local officials have said that schools will not have classes and offices will be closed in Hualien. This is because a big earthquake made a 10-story (十层的) building fall down and some other buildings might fall over if they are not fixed soon.
Terrible damage has been reported in other parts of Taiwan. Tiles (瓦片) fell from older buildings as the earthquake shook Taipei, and schools made their students go to sports fields and provided them with yellow safety helmets (安全帽). More than 300,000 homes lost electricity during the earthquake, and over 80,000 still don’t have it even though repairs are being done.
Train services in Taiwan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shanghai stopped for a while after the earthquake, but they are slowly starting again. After the earthquake, the China Railway Nanchang Group Co. (中国铁路南昌局集团公司) in Jiangxi took quick action. They started rescue (营救) plans and let passengers cancel (取消) tickets for free. In Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, train workers and helpers were helping passengers change tickets.
1. Where did the magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit on Wednesday morning?| A．On Taiwan’s west coast. | B．In the center of Taiwan. |
| C．On the southern part of Taiwan. | D．Near Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast. |
| A．Tiles keep falling from many older buildings. |
| B．A building will fall over at any time. |
| C．It is not possible for people in Hualien to stand still. |
| D．A major earthquake caused a 10-story building to fall down. |
| A．Over 300,000. | B．About 900. | C．Less than 80,000. | D．More than 3 million. |
| A．They provided passengers with free meals. |
| B．They helped all the passengers to change their seats. |
| C．They allowed passengers to cancel tickets for free. |
| D．They advised passengers to wait for further notice. |
A: Sue, I called you yesterday afternoon.
B: Sorry, I went to an old people’s home with my friends.
A: Really? It rained yesterday afternoon.
B: We were having a party for the old people when the rain came.
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B: Well, I think they were. And some of them were singing and dancing with us.
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A: How great you are!
B: Sure.
| A．That sounds interesting. |
| B．But you didn’t pick up the phone. |
| C．May I join you next time? |
| D．What were you doing when the rain came? |
| E．Were the old people happy at the party? |
| F．I told funny stories. |
Gao Defu, 10, is a student in a primary school in a small village in Guizhou. He used to go hungry or have only an ear of corn for lunch at noon. But now, Gao and his classmates have better food and vegetable dishes for free every day, thanks to the free lunch program.
The program was started by Deng Fei, a journalist at the Phoenix Weekly (《凤凰周刊》). Early this year, Deng met Xiao Yu, a primary school teacher from Guizhou, and was told that students in Xiao’s school didn’t have lunch to eat. Instead, they drank water to make the feeling of hunger smaller.
According to this situation, Deng posted a message on his microblog (微博) saying he wanted to build a canteen (食堂) at Xiao’s school. The message soon got a lot of support and attention. In March, some 500 reporters, along with a dozen news organizations and charity funds (慈善基金), finally set up the free lunch program.
One lunch for one child only cost 3 yuan. People can donate for a meal, a month’s worth of meals, or a year’s worth of meals for children on the Internet by going http://www.mianfeiwucan.org.
According to the China Development Research Foundation (基金会), there are about 23 million resident students (住宿生) in central and western rural areas. Many of them come from poor families and can’t afford nutritious lunches. Now, schools with kids that can’t afford lunch can apply for help through the free lunch program’s official website.
In half a year, the program has raised more than 16 million yuan, providing free lunches for poor students in 77 schools.
1. The free lunch program was started by ________.| A．a student in a primary school | B．a journalist at the Phoenix Weekly |
| C．a primary school teacher | D．some charity funds |
| A．Slept. | B．Studied. | C．Drank water. | D．Ate vegetables. |
| A．Deng Fei |
| B．Local teachers and foundation workers |
| C．The kind people |
| D．Some 500 reporters, along with a dozen news organizations and charity funds |
| A．Xiao Yu is a primary school teacher from Guizhou. |
| B．In poor areas, each child needs just three yuan for a lunch. |
| C．More than 16 million yuan reached the free lunch program soon. |
| D．A poor student can go to a special website on the Internet for free lunches. |
