1 . A man has been tidying up his town by weeding the pavements around where he lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alex Russell, from Newquay in Cornwall, said, “I just want to keep the _________ looking nice and make it _________.”

His local police force said officers had spoken to him and were _________ that he was following social distancing advice. Mr Russell said he _________ wore a face mask and gloves and kept at least 2 meters away from other _________.

Mr Russell has been receiving lots of _________ from local people, including Lisa Paul who said he had a “heart of gold”.

“He’s doing a _________ job around our community tidying up the streets of weeds and rubbish on his own,” she said. “He’s only 21 years old; it’s a _________ that other young people aren’t like Alex.”

So far, Mr Russell has _________ four streets. He said he would like to finally clear up the whole town but was __________ one street at a time.

“When I’ m with my tools, I feel __________,” he said. “And people walking past don’t worry me any more, because I __________ that I’m doing good for the community. Everybody has been so __________. I haven’t had one negative comment. Complete strangers go __________ and say well done.”

A local organization said on the Internet: “__________, Alex, you are an inspiration to many.”

1.

A．park

B．town

C．garden

D．village

2.

A．safe

B．real

C．useful

D．beautiful

3.

A．excited

B．angry

C．satisfied

D．worried

4.

A．once

B．even

C．always

D．still

5.

A．people

B．plants

C．points

D．pets

6.

A．praise

B．love

C．advice

D．information

7.

A．dangerous

B．similar

C．proper

D．great

8.

A．shame

B．matter

C．sign

D．wonder

9.

A．built

B．cleaned

C．found

D．named

10.

A．looking for

B．walking across

C．living in

D．focusing on

11.

A．afraid

B．free

C．lucky

D．nervous

12.

A．agree

B．know

C．hope

D．remember

13.

A．strong

B．strange

C．successful

D．supportive

14.

A．home

B．wild

C．past

D．away

15.

A．Thanks

B．Help

C．Sorry

D．Bye

2 . While driving home after work, Jane Hodgson noticed a car pulled over at the side of the road and a crowd beginning to gather around someone who was lying on the ground.

Jane, who had completed a first aid at work course, pulled over to see if she could offer any help — and it turned out to be lucky for the young injured girl that she did.

Describing the scene she came across, Jane says: “The onlookers were ashen-faced and looking lost. They were so shocked that they hadn’t even thought to call for an ambulance yet.”

After speaking to the emergency services, Jane started finding out what had happened and what injuries the young girl called Jenny had. The girl had been hit by a car and gone over the handlebars of her bike, landing on her head and shoulder. Her shoulder and arm were twisted (扭曲) underneath her.

“She hadn’t been wearing a helmet (头盔) when she got knocked down, and I thought that she should not be moved as I couldn’t be sure about a spinal injury (脊椎损伤), but after looking her over and checking the circulation in her injured arm I did feel fairly confident that she had escaped relatively unhurt.

“As we were waiting for an ambulance, the amount of pain the girl was in was increasing. To distract (分散注意力) her and minimize the risk of her going into shock I kept her talking. She held my hand tightly when the pain got too much and this helped. I told her I could handle it — we laughed about that,” describes Jane.

Later, a doctor from the local hospital’s ICU stopped at the scene too. The ICU doctor decided that Jenny should lie on her back, making her much more comfortable until the emergency services arrived.

Thinking back, Jane says: “For me, knowing that in a small way I helped that girl through what was a frightening experience is all the reward I need. I felt great to know I’d made a difference and I’d do it again.”

1. We can learn from the text that Jane Hodgson _____.

A．is an ICU doctor	B．is a first⁃aid trainer
C．works in a local hospital	D．has learned some first aid

2. After looking over the injured girl, Jane found _____.

A．Jenny had a spinal injury

B．Jenny didn’t have serious injuries

C．Jenny couldn’t remember what had happened

D．Jenny lost her helmet when she was knocked down

3. When waiting for an ambulance, _____.

A．Jenny refused to talk	B．Jenny went into shock
C．Jane was a little impatient	D．Jane kept giving Jenny confidence

4. Which of the following can best describe Jane Hodgson?

A．Strict but caring.	B．Tough and generous.
C．Proud but determined.	D．Warm-hearted and helpful.

3 . One day in 2012, David and Pam Brennan were walking on the shore(岸) near their house in Brunswick, Maine. Then they _________ a seal(海豹) that seemed to be stranded(搁浅的). They were _________   because the tide went out and came back in, and the seal was _________ there.

Their first _________ was to Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME), an organization that runs a 24-hour hotline, dealing with calls about stranded sea animals. _________, a volunteer arrived. While it was _________ that the seal was healthy and just resting, the experience encouraged the Brennans to _________.

Within a year, the two had completed volunteer _________. They learned how to tell a stranded seal and studied the rules governing seal handling. When it was _________ for their first seal rescue, they were __________. “As soon as MMoME made sure that a baby seal had been abandoned(被遗弃的) and that the mother wasn’t __________, we knew what we had to do,” says Pam.

“We have transported many a seal in our car. Those rides are kind of fun and also a little __________,” David says. “Seals are easily stranded in June, so it might be warm outside, but you have to keep the seals __________. So the car’s air conditioner runs and the windows are up and the car smells like a seal.”

“We feel a great responsibility to __________ these animals,” Pam says. “And really, this is what we were put on this Earth to __________.”

1.

A．saved

B．remembered

C．saw

D．held

2.

A．careful

B．excited

C．thankful

D．concerned

3.

A．once

B．still

C．almost

D．even

4.

A．visit

B．advice

C．call

D．attention

5.

A．Soon

B．Suddenly

C．Again

D．Clearly

6.

A．guessed

B．complained

C．trusted

D．proved

7.

A．take place

B．take part

C．lose interest

D．lose heart

8.

A．form

B．work

C．treatment

D．training

9.

A．reason

B．hope

C．time

D．possibility

10.

A．ready

B．surprised

C．nervous

D．safe

11.

A．showing off

B．coming back

C．running away

D．staying up

12.

A．dangerous

B．crazy

C．uncomfortable

D．short

13.

A．free

B．awake

C．busy

D．cool

14.

A．own

B．help

C．like

D．prevent

15.

A．keep

B．live

C．accept

D．do

4 . For the second year in a row, a 12-year-old boy has turned into secret Santa, buying Christmas presents for over a hundred children in foster(寄养)care who might not otherwise get to enjoy the holiday season.

Jonathan Warner said he was inspired to_______his charity project after hearing about his father’s own childhood_______in foster care. “Based upon stories that I have from him, it didn’t really sound like they had much of a Christmas,“Jonathan said.

This year, 138 children will receive basic_______and personal favourite items Jonathan _______for them, He chose the items on multiple shopping trips based on_______that local social workers shared with him to help guide the process.

Jonathan said he bought about 600 presents overall,_______approximately $11,300. To _______the gifts, he sold popcorn to local community members and this year, he made more than he was_______.But throughout the journey, Jonathan said he’s simply happy to_______”I have definitely learned a lot throughout this________. I’ve learned money management, It also makes me really________to help those kids,“Jonathan said.

His parents say they couldn’t be more________. His father Steven Kolk said,“I’m proud of what he chose to do and the number of people that he can________with this project.” “What he did moved me________. He’s really making a________to people,” Serena Kolk added.

1.

A．carry out

B．join in

C．search for

D．go through

2.

A．memories

B．experiences

C．dreams

D．hobbies

3.

A．guidance

B．skills

C．knowledge

D．necessities

4.

A．produced

B．drew

C．selected

D．designed

5.

A．schedules

B．books

C．lists

D．preferences

6.

A．predicting

B．totaling

C．counting

D．calculating

7.

A．fund

B．present

C．wrap

D．display

8.

A．remembering

B．allowing

C．offering

D．expecting

9.

A．step in

B．give back

C．try out

D．flee away

10.

A．project

B．campaign

C．organization

D．assignment

11.

A．crazy

B．upset

C．anxious

D．glad

12.

A．impressed

B．supported

C．instructed

D．encouraged

13.

A．persuade

B．rescue

C．educate

D．help

14.

A．repeatedly

B．deeply

C．strongly

D．quickly

15.

A．habit

B．promise

C．difference

D．plan

5 . For many people, Christmas is a time to cozy up inside with yummy treats and pretty decorations while the snow falls outside. However, people living in nursing homes often have few family members to celebrate with.

In 2009, Patricia Gallagher in Philadelphia were aware of this so she decided to bring a Christmas book to different nursing homes and read for people. She said, “I just got this idea in my head to call two nursing homes at random and ask if my mother and I could come and read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.’” The nursing homes were more than happy to welcome her in and the residents of those homes were equally thrilled. Thus, her holiday tradition started.

To go along with the book reading, Patricia brought some of her kids’ stuffed animals so the senior residents could hold them while she read the story.

But, when it was time to pack up and go to the next nursing home, Patricia found that no one wanted to give the stuffed animals back! She said, “It was just a nursing home with a lot of elderly people sitting in wheelchairs. And all of a sudden, the whole room became alive with jingling bells and they really didn’t want to give them back because they thought we had given them a gift.”

Seeing the joy that a simple present can bring, Patricia had the idea to gather stuffed animals and dolls as a gift for senior citizens living in nursing homes. Then, she put an ad up for gently used stuffed animals on a website. It wasn’t long before the local communities and schools started hosting stuffed animal collections on her behalf. In just two years, she collected more than 11,000 stuffed animals to gift people!

With so many stuffed animals, Patricia started offering gifts to people living in homes for veterans (退伍军人) as well. She said, “These stuffed animals not only bring people joy, but bring back the memories of their childhood and give them some comfort.”

1. What did Patricia do in 2009 according to the passage?

A．She found a good job in a nursing home.

B．She spent her holiday reading for the elderly.

C．She visited her best friends in a nursing home.

D．She sent some cute animals to lonely strangers.

2. Why did the seniors refuse to give stuffed animals back?

A．The stuffed animals were broken.

B．The stuffed animals were donated by others.

C．They wanted to purchase the stuffed animals.

D．They regarded the stuffed animals as their gifts.

3. Which of the following can best describe Patricia?

A．Sympathetic and generous.	B．Influential and creative.
C．Enthusiastic and genuine.	D．Ambitious and. humble.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Nursing Home Is Many People’s Home

B．The Elderly Deserve More Care And Love

C．A Woman Gifts Stuffed Animals to Senior Citizens

D．A Family Tradition Helps Hundreds of Lonely People

6 . Brittany Starks is a single mother of two working multiple jobs in Tennessee. Her life has not been easy. In the past few years she has been homeless, suffered from severe depression, had to care for a sick child, and was almost killed in a car accident.

It was the accident, she says, that aroused in her a desire to spread kindness in all the ways she could. She became focused on taking every opportunity she had to help those in need. On August 4, Starks offered free hair-braiding (发辫) services to her community. “I thought I was only going to get five to seven kids but I had 35,” Starks said.

Her inbox was quickly flooded with requests for appointments and Starks found herself working every night for two weeks straight into the early hours of the morning. “I wanted to do something for the parents like me whose money is going to be feeding their children and making sure they have a roof over their head,” Starks said. “I wasn’t expecting a big reaction. I thought I maybe get five kids or so, but I didn’t realize how huge the need was for this.” And the requests keep rolling in with many parents willing to come from out of state.

So many requests that she has had to call in extra support. She’s also launched a GoFundMe to help pay for the hairstyling supplies she was initially paving for herself. “I didn’t want to make a GoFundMe but I had so many people asking me to make one so that they can donate,” she said.

Starks says once the back to school rush is over, she plans to keep up the effort once a month for children all over Nashville. “Doing this makes me happy,” she said. “The smile on the children’s faces are priceless. It brings me so much joy to know I made a difference in their life.”

1. The author explains how Starks was going by ____.

A．listing numbers	B．presenting facts
C．making an example	D．making a comparison

2. Which of the following pushed Starks to spread kindness?

A．The car accident.	B．A stranger’s kindness.
C．The free hair-braiding service.	D．A help in her childhood.

3. How did people respond to Starks’s service?

A．They were indifferent to it.	B．They were unable to refuse it.
C．They were eager to ask for help.	D．They were grateful for the kindness.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Starks hopes to launch a GoFundMe in the future.

B．Starks donated much money to an account of GoFundMe.

C．Starks often rushed to help when school was over.

D．Starks will keep on spreading kindness all over Nashville.

7 . This morning, I was flagged down by an elderly Chinese woman speaking to me in Mandarin. She spoke no English at all. She was _________ and was trying to walk home. Although I was on my morning exercise, I knew her reaching out had to be _________.

I quickly downloaded a(n) _________ App, and tried to find someone who could _________ Chinese but without success. So we used the microphone to translate and talk. Then I _________ she was at least 45 minutes walking distance from home. She didn’t want to take a taxi, but agreed to let me walk her to a bus stop where she could go by bus _________.

It was such a lovely encounter (相遇), despite having to _________ by an App and having to put trust in someone entirely strange. I was so pleased to be able to _________ this woman. This lost, elderly woman was extra grateful for my time and kept _________ for taking my time. I had to keep reminding her that was no __________ at all, and I only wanted to __________ she got home safely.

The time spent with her was really special. We chatted through the App, and I was __________ by her ability to ask for help from a total stranger and put her faith in me. We walked, talked and laughed for she had an awesome sense of __________.

We said goodbye, and my heart was filled with __________ for human. It’s one of the few times I’ve been so grateful for __________ because I could communicate with someone despite the language barriers.

1.

A．injured

B．lost

C．abandoned

D．robbed

2.

A．put aside

B．thought carefully

C．taken seriously

D．guarded against

3.

A．translation

B．entertainment

C．finance

D．medicine

4.

A．teach

B．grasp

C．write

D．speak

5.

A．guessed

B．found

C．inquired

D．agreed

6.

A．in a moment

B．without any delay

C．at no cost

D．on her own

7.

A．trade

B．riddle

C．exchange

D．communicate

8.

A．discover

B．assist

C．protect

D．adopt

9.

A．asking

B．accounting

C．apologizing

D．paying

10.

A．trouble

B．meaning

C．wonder

D．fun

11.

A．predict

B．suspect

C．believe

D．ensure

12.

A．terrified

B．amused

C．touched

D．astonished

13.

A．direction

B．humor

C．achievement

D．belonging

14.

A．hope

B．pity

C．sympathy

D．admiration

15.

A．sport

B．nature

C．technology

D．society

8 . As the world has changed,so has education. Since 2018, Nelly Cheboi and her non-profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs, curriculum (课程) and teacher training programs, this non-profit hopes to change Africa.

In 2012, Cheboi received a scholarship to College in Illinois that changed her life. She grew up in poverty in rural Kenya, watching her mother struggle to support her family alone. Cheboi had no experience with computers before moving to the US to study. She hand wrote papers and then struggled to type them out on a laptop computer. Somehow she fell in love with computer science and began a career in the field.But she did not lose sight of her origins. “As an undergraduate, I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya,” she said on the TechLit Africa website. But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.

Cheboi recalled how her background helped her understand how important technological knowledge could be for children living in poverty. She built a school with the idea of bringing computer science as part of kids’ curriculum growing up. But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible, because it was so hard to fund raise. Then in order to reach more students,she introduced computer training to existing schools. Cheboi physically dragged over 40 recycled computers that had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.

Now, since the non-profit has grown, it works with various companies that help them clean the donated computers of data and send them to Africa. TechLit Africa runs its own curriculum with its own software programs in 10 Kenyan schools,and the hope is to increase to 100 throughout Africa by next year. The students love learning about computers,and in turn are gaining skills that will help them make use of their talents into a way out of poverty.

1. What has Cheboi been doing since 2018?

A．Boosting her science career.

B．Promoting digital education.

C．Starting a scholarship program.

D．Updating the computer courses.

2. What inspired Cheboi to set up TechLit Africa?

A．Her love for computer science.

B．Her desire to help her hometown.

C．Her dream of supporting her family.

D．Her childhood experience in the US.

3. What do we know about Cheboi from Paragraph 3?

A．She hopes to help more kids.

B．She plans to build new schools.

C．She seeks to develop new courses.

D．She calls for donations of computers.

4. Which of the following can best describe Cheboi?

A．Sensitive.

B．Devoted.

C．Considerate.

D．Cooperative.

9 . Danielle Hatherley Carroll is an artist. She shares her talent with others, taking groups on field trips around various locations in New York City, setting up easels (画架) and drawing the beauty of the city.

When Danielle returned home one night from Battery Park in New York City, she didn’t realize that she had lost her wedding ring somewhere along the day’s painting journey until early next morning. Then, at 6:00 in the morning, her husband and she went out to search for it.

The last place she remembered the ring on her finger was in Battery Park. By the time they got there, all the garbage cans had already been emptied. Desperately, Danielle wrote a note and put it on the windshield (挡风玻璃) of a nearby rubbish truck, hoping that someone might be of help. “Help,” the note read. “I believe my wedding ring might be in this truck.”

Battery Park’s employee Gary Gaddist discovered the note when he started his work in the morning. He turned to the management office with the note. Later he gave Danielle a call and explained the whole story, “I had to go to the management office of Battery Park, and when I got there I showed the guys the note. They told me if I wanted to look for a needle (针) in a haystack (干草堆), go ahead.” However, after that, Gary began to do what he thought was worth doing.

In New York City, tons of garbage is moved every day in various directions. Gary was looking for a clear plastic garbage bag among hundreds of piled-up bags, containing an artist’s a day’s waste. He was sure to complete the task.

At 10:00 that morning, Gary called Danielle again with the good news. When asked why he would take the extra time to help out a stranger, Gary simply said, “I could tell you and your husband love each other. That’s what I desire to gain. I’m glad to help you.”

1. What did Danielle notice early next morning?

A．Her husband didn’t return.	B．Her wedding ring was missing.
C．Her husband had bought a truck.	D．Her home was filled with garbage.

2. What did the management officers mean by what they said to Gary?

A．It was hopeless to find the ring.	B．The ring was thrown into a haystack.
C．They had found the ring in the haystack.	D．Gary should find the needle first.

3. What made Gary offer to help Danielle?

A．His desire to be famous.	B．His plan to get a reward.
C．His interest in finding out the truth.	D．His admiration for the couple’s love.

4. Which word can best describe Gary?

A．Kind-hearted.

B．Curious.

C．Creative.

D．Courageous.

10 . Two years ago, I lost my wallet. I made the poor decision of keeping my identity card, my credit card, a large amount of money and other various things inside my_________. I worried about anyone who got my wallet would take_________from my bank account, and I was also _________that my identity card would be used to do something___________

About a week ___________, a police officer knocked on my door and_________my wallet. Someone handed it into_________! Much to my _________, they didn’t touch the money inside or anything. I felt so lucky that such a kind person___________my wallet and took time out of their day to try and give__________back to me.

After that, I decided that I wanted to do __________things for other people, hoping that they also could feel that way. I started to do small things to __________ people. They were small simple things, like holding the door open for others. When you make others feel __________, you will have a great day.

That’s why I__________everyone to do small nice things for others. Helping others is to help____________

1.

A．handbag

B．wallet

C．pocket

D．car

2.

A．money

B．food

C．gold

D．card

3.

A．satisfied

B．excited

C．worried

D．puzzled

4.

A．bad

B．good

C．beautiful

D．wonderful

5.

A．ahead

B．earlier

C．long

D．later

6.

A．threw

B．searched

C．returned

D．suggested

7.

A．the people

B．the police

C．the students

D．the children

8.

A．sadness

B．surprise

C．regret

D．disappointment

9.

A．got up

B．looked up

C．gave up

D．picked up

10.

A．it

B．her

C．him

D．them

11.

A．kind

B．funny

C．stupid

D．serious

12.

A．protect

B．respect

C．help

D．recognize

13.

A．bad

B．good

C．free

D．sick

14.

A．allow

B．force

C．choose

D．encourage

15.

A．herself

B．himself

C．itself

D．yourself