1 . Scott, 72, an elderly woman lives in Massachusetts whose home was in badly need of repairs. "There were _______ in the ceiling, and some wild animals were getting in,” Kinney, the electrician _______, adding the lady also didn't have running water and her kitchen sink was _________ and leaking.

After _______ the job, Kinney went home, but he kept thinking about Scott, and that she lived alone and couldn't _______   other repairs.

So the electrician decided to _______ -first, by working on Scott's home by himself for free. But he didn’t _______ there. After cleaning up and doing a ton of yard work for Scott, Kinney decided to _______ Facebook fundraiser （资金募集）to offer more _______. Within hours, the fundraiser received more than $3500. Today, since their ____________ first began, more than $105,000 has been ____________ to help Kinney pay for materials.

“The ____________ kept growing and support kept pouring in,“ he told CNN, adding that local restaurants have even donated ____________ to the skilled volunteers. So far, the volunteers have managed to fix a（an） ____________ electrical system, heating system, roof；windows, paint job in Scott's home, and also ____________ new grasses in her backyard.

“She's been here by herself for over 10 years, so I'm ____________ it's a big change for her, but she's warmed up to everybody," he explained. "She's so ____________ ; she got all types of new friends. She's out here making lunch for us, laughing joking. It's just a ____________ to witness."

The electrician said he ____________ wants to offer services to other elderly people in the same ____________ and hopefully, around the country.

1.

A．holes

B．roofs

C．nests

D．windows

2.

A．hesitated

B．sobbed

C．remembered

D．understood

3.

A．cheap

B．broken

C．plastic

D．different

4.

A．forgetting

B．refusing

C．slowing

D．completing

5.

A．like

B．allow

C．afford

D．require

6.

A．make a deal

B．set a goal

C．take notes

D．take measures

7.

A．stop

B．check

C．regret

D．wait

8.

A．find

B．create

C．mend

D．tell

9.

A．materials

B．water

C．help

D．volunteers

10.

A．meetings

B．discussions

C．repairs

D．wishes

11.

A．raised

B．spent

C．wasted

D．lent

12.

A．ambition

B．official

C．project

D．mood

13.

A．money

B．clothes

C．power

D．meals

14.

A．advanced

B．new

C．expensive

D．stainless

15.

A．planted

B．cut

C．bought

D．painted

16.

A．worried

B．sure

C．excited

D．embarrassed

17.

A．happy

B．upset

C．sick

D．confused

18.

A．story

B．test

C．play

D．wonder

19.

A．hardly

B．even

C．always

D．fortunately

20.

A．website

B．nation

C．community

D．house

2 . The milk carton, made from layers of paperboard and plastic first, appeared in 1952 and soon replaced glass bottles. They were far lighter, could be piled and distributed more easily, and more significantly, they were found to have 78 percent less of an impact on the climate than glass bottles. The Tetra Pak cartons, with a layer of aluminum foil(铝箔) that allowed heat –treated milk to remain fresh, followed in 1961.

However, every technology has drawbacks and those of plastics are becoming painfully obvious. Landfills are stuffed with bottles and cartons, and trillions of pieces of plastic float in the world's oceans.

Carton makers are far from the only contributions to the ballooning volumes of packaging waste. In some ways, they're encouraging recycling. However, it is not universal even in Europe, only 47 percent of materials from the 37 billion cartons, made for European countries in 2016 were recycled.

Cartons are also stuck in a broader paradox(悖论): as economy advances, people tend not only to recycle more but also to consume more. Croatia’s overall recycling rate for packaging in 2016 was 55 percent, compared with Germany’s 71 percent, but the average German produced four times as much packaging waste as the average Croatian.

In theory, cartons are fairly recyclable. When pulped （打成浆） in liquid, their various layers are separated into paper, plastic and metal. All of them can then be turned to other uses. In practice, recycling is currently unfeasible for cartoons, because a cotton is carefully bonded and constructed often with a plastic lid and a straw fixed to the side.

This means carton makers need to do more to make their products not only useful but also sustainable. This involves stronger links with recycling factories and waste companies to ensure that containers they pump into the world are returned and reused. In the long term, they face a huge technological challenge to get to what Tetra Pak says is its ultimate aim -- to construct cartons entirely out of renewable materials.

1. What's the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To provide examples.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To make comparisons.	D．To present the argument.

2. Why have numerous cartons ended up as waste？

A．Their materials are not recyclable.

B．Carton makers lack environmental awareness.

C．There are no recycling regulations in the world.

D．Consumption increases as recycling rate rises.

3. What does the underlying word unfeasible mean?

A．Urgent.	B．Expensive.
C．Impracticable.	D．Unimaginable

4. What is the top priority for carton makers?

A．To come up with new ways to reuse plastic

B．To make their products, the market leader.

C．To set up a new standard for the materials

D．To seek cooperation with recycling and waste companies.

3 . Being a Volunteer

What can you do to help people? The answer is ——to be a volunteer! Then what is the common opinion of volunteering?     1    

●Help yourself by helping others.

    2    It’s amazing to know that volunteering can calm you down when you feel upset. Lots of people really enjoy volunteering, because doing volunteer work could make a big difference in their life. So where do you start? School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer ideas.

●    3    

Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agree on. You can do the things as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community(社区).

●Create your own opportunity for your future.

Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services. You can make and sell products, and donate(捐赠) the money.    4    Volunteering can also help kids learn important things about their future —— like what kinds of things they will be best at. A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up.     5    Make a plan to start volunteering today!

A．So what are you waiting for?

B．Things to do with family members.

C．Clean up a school or other public buildings.

D．Volunteering gives kids a sense of responsibility.

E．Why don’t you choose to do a job you like best?

F．Volunteering means spending time in helping others.

G．When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself.

4 . A schoolgirl saved her father’s life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.

Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm’s heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.

Izzy’s mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.

However, she quickly discovered her arms weren’t strong enough, so she stamped on her father’s chest instead.

Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived.

Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: “I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn’t strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.”

“She’s a little star,” said Debbie, “I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can’t believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we’ve got to see an expert.”

Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.

He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

1. Izzy kicked her father in the chest ________

A．to express her helplessness	B．to practise CPR on him
C．to keep him awake	D．to restart his heart

2. What’s the right order of the events?
①Izzy kicked Colm.       ②Debbie called 999.
③Izzy learned CPR.       ④Colm’s heart stopped.

A．3124

B．4231

C．3421

D．4312

3. What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A．What Colm suffered.

B．Colm’s present condition.

C．What caused Colm’s allergy.

D．Symptoms of Colm’s allergic reaction.

4. Why does the author write the news?

A．To describe a serious accident.

B．To prove the importance of CPR.

C．To report a 9-year-old girl’s brave act.

D．To call people’s attention to allergic reaction.