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.
A:
B: Well, I think they were. And some of them were singing and dancing with us.
A:
B:
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. |
3 . 图书馆正在招募一批能为小孩子进行课外阅读辅导的志愿者。假如你是李华,你想申请成为一名志愿者。请你请写一封字数80字左右的自荐信申请这份工作,用英语推荐自己。
要求如下:1.你对阅读的喜好和认知;
2.喜爱小孩,善于和他们相处;
3.有空余时间辅导课外阅读;
4.……
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
At 8 o’clock yesterday, No. 2 bus
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Two students in the UK
Mark: There are many homeless children. My mother and I visited nine of these children. We played
Annie: I want to help
6 . I really love volunteering, for example, volunteering at old people’s homes. It’s one of my favorite
At my school, I often helped my classmates. It was really fun to
From my volunteering, I
A.chores | B.subjects | C.hobbies | D.sports |
A.help with | B.look forward to | C.come up with | D.compete with |
A.good | B.little | C.low | D.much |
A.loudly | B.quietly | C.cheaply | D.clearly |
A.excited | B.free | C.busy | D.sad |
A.teachers | B.friends | C.classmates | D.volunteers |
A.or | B.and | C.but | D.so |
A.upset | B.happy | C.serious | D.terrible |
A.learn | B.decide | C.advise | D.wait |
A.yourself | B.himself | C.themselves | D.myself |
7 . On the evening of February 17, 2021, the winners of Touching China were announced. Mao Xianglin, the party secretary(党支书) of Xiazhuang, Chongqing was among them.
In 1997, 38-year-old Mao started to work in this village. Around the village are 1000-meter-tall cliffs(悬崖峭壁), and there was only one way to get out of the village for many years. It took villagers three days to walk to the nearest town. Mao decided to build a road. “We can’t stay poor forever. I’ll lead us as we try, even though it will be hard.” Mao said.
He led more than 100 villagers to build the road with their hands. They hung from ropes and used different kinds of tools to build the road. It took them seven years to build an eight-kilometer road. But their work has improved people’s lives. It takes just one hour to drive to the nearest town now.
Mao then encouraged the villagers to grow oranges. Last year, their orange yield(产量) was nearly 40 tons. Young people have returned to the village to sell oranges online. By the end of 2019, 269 villagers had got out of poverty(贫困).
Mao, who will retire(退休) in five years, said, “Although the conditions are better, the spirit of the Xiazhuang people can’t be lost. It has to be passed down.”
1. Was Mao one of the winners of Touching China?2. When did Mao start to work in Xiazhuang?
3. What did Mao do to make villagers in Xiazhuang live a better life?
4. Do you think building a new road is the first thing to do for villagers in Xiazhuang to get out of poverty? Why or why not?
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One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat near his feet. He put up a sign which said, “I am blind, please
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was
Soon the hat began to fill up with coins. A lot of people were giving
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a
A: Hi. Jack. Long time no see! Where have you been?
B:
A: Why did you go to Beijing for your winter vacation?
B: Because I became a volunteer to help the athletes (运动员) who lived in the Olympic village.
A: Sounds great!
B: About 15 days.
A: What should a volunteer do?
B: As for me. I’m a guide. I helped the foreigners to find their ways and I also introduced Chinese culture to them on the way to the places they want to go.
A:
B: Because I want them to know more about our great country.
A:
B: More than 18,000 volunteers.
A: Would you like to be a volunteer again in the future?
B:
10 . 周末是我们生活中重要的一部分,合理利用周末时间对青少年至关重要。某校英语杂志社就“如何让周末生活更有意义”开展征文活动。请你根据提示,用英文写一篇短文投稿。80 词左右。(短文的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。)
提示:1. 帮助做家务;
2. 参加志愿者活动;
3. 发展自己的特长爱好。
Life on weekends is an important part of our daily life. How can we make our weekends more meaningful?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In short, let’s make good use of our weekends!