1 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

1. What is the Love Kuching Project related to?

A．Looking after cats.

B．Visiting the elderly.

C．Cleaning up the beaches.

2. What is the woman like?

A．Adventurous.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Ambitious.

3. What will the woman probably do next?

A．Contact a project by e-mail.

B．Call a project to do voluntary work.

C．Call friends to try the Love Kuching Project.

2 . “Everyone should have the chance to play” is the idea behind All Terrain (地形) Georgia, a program that offers free all-terrain wheelchairs at Georgia’s parks to those with physical disabilities. Being in the woods, fishing, or having a picnic at one of Georgia’s state parks can help those people feel normal again. This is a cooperation program between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Aimee Copeland Foundation.

All-terrain wheelchairs look like an advanced version of everyday wheelchairs.They have a tank-like appearance, and their wheels are bigger. And bigger engines make them have more power to cross terrain quickly. Most importantly, these chairs are specially designed to make them reliably cross terrain that’s rough, wet, sandy or snowy. Therefore, they can give people who might not be able to cross more difficult types of terrain the ability to start a trip.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.1% of U.S. adults have serious difficulty walking or climbing steps. And yet, the most wheelchair-friendly national park in the country, South Dakota’s Badlands National Park, has only 3 roads out of 17 suitable for wheelchairs. Besides, traditional wheelchairs can be risky, uncomfortable, and difficult to use in the park, not to mention the fact that the price of some all-terrain wheelchairs can be between $13,000 and nearly $30,000.

Now, as long as you complete a form and meet the requirements, you can book an all-terrain wheelchair and use it for free at one of the cooperative state parks in Georgia. Do remember you need to have an adult around you during the trip. The adult must undergo a training program, carry a fully charged phone and be physically capable of seeking help, if necessary, by returning quickly to the place where the chair was checked out.

Last year, a number of all-terrain wheelchairs were put into service at 11 state parks and historic sites through All Terrain Georgia. Looking ahead, Melanie Dunn, the assistant director of the Aimee Copeland Foundation, said, “The foundation will soon have the ability to move the chairs to many other parks. Everyone deserves the chance to get close to nature and we can help them do it.”

1. What may users value most about all-terrain wheelchairs?

A．Their ability to run on challenging terrain safely.

B．The convenience of avoiding heavy traffic.

C．The creative idea behind them.

D．Their cool appearance.

2. Why is South Dakota’s Badlands National Park mentioned?

A．To praise the park’s user-friendly design.

B．To recommend the national park to the public.

C．To show the shortage of wheelchair-friendly public services

D．To call on the government to build more special roads.

3. What do the instructions on the program in Paragraph 4 suggest?

A．It allows free visits to most national parks.

B．It is aimed at a risk-free user experience.

C．It sets difficult training tasks for users.

D．It works better for adult users.

4. What is Dunn’s attitude towards the future of all-terrain wheelchairs?

A．Doubtful.

B．Worried.

C．Curious

D．Positive.

3 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman help do in Ghana?

A．Teach children at a school.

B．Build houses for the locals.

C．Care for wild animals.

2. What is the contact number of the volunteer programme?

A．212-831-7172.

B．212-831-7272.

C．212-831-7372.

4 . 语法填空

For Xu Bing, her job is like planting trees. First, she sows the seeds and then watches the trees grow, with each one gradually     1     (add) to a forest.

As the     2     (found) of the Zhengzhou Jiefu mutual aid center for parents with exceptional children, also known by its English name Gift, she has dedicated all her passion and wisdom to helping children with special needs, especially     3     (autism) children.

What her organization does is to provide     4     platform, like sowing seeds, to help people understand autism and, at the same time, mobilizing parents of people with autism, and volunteers, to provide care for the group. Eventually, multiple wins     5     (achieve).

“I am delighted to see that children with autism grow up     6     (healthy) and happily. Their parents are stronger and more resilient, and society has become a better place to live in,” Xu says.

Xu, 47, used to be an English teacher at Zhengzhou University of Light Industry in Central China’s Henan province, but a volunteer experience changed the course of her life.

“I once accompanied several foreign friends to a local orphanage and found children suffering from cerebral palsy and autism with dirty bodies     7     unable to even stand up,” Xu says.

“Yet, as soon as I saw the big and innocent smiles on these children’s     8     (face), I was deeply touched,” Xu says.

She learned that those children have few opportunities     9     (access) professional training and treatment and “I felt obliged at that moment to do something     10     them”.

5 . 选词填空

promote the safety       participating in volunteer activities a different perspective   wipe a lamp   a peaceful and joyful Spring Festival cultivate the enthusiasm     the electricity safety promotion

“Can we use a wet cloth to     1    ? For fire evacuation, should we take the elevator or use the stairs?”

At the entrance of the supermarket, a class on safe electricity usage is taking place. To further     2     of electricity concept in rural areas, young volunteers from the Suqian Power Supply Co of State Grid arrived at a supermarket in Luxu village of Suqian, Jiangsu province.

Unlike previous times, volunteers involved in     3     this time included not only staff, but also a group of enthusiastic university students.

“This is my first time     4    . I not only learned electricity and fire safety knowledge with the villagers, but also experienced interesting folk customs of the village,” said Pan Yan, a university student, adding that this practical activity has given her     5     on safety.

“I just answered two questions correctly and got this little doll. It made me so happy!” said 11-year-old villager Li Chuyang after participating in the event.

“We hope to provide villagers, especially children, with useful knowledge of electricity and fire safety, and     6     of young people for public welfare,” said Li Jietai, an employee at State Grid Suqian Power Supply Co.

“We also brought some Chinese New Year gifts for the villagers, and wish that everyone has     7    .”

6 . China is to hire five young volunteers and send them to Laos at the end of April to provide six months’ voluntary service, symbolizing the start of China’s voluntary service overseas programme.

The organizers, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and the China Young Volunteer Association, are now recruiting five healthy Chinese citizens between the age of 20 and 40 from the community who can communicate in English, with college education and working and voluntary experience.

“It is the first step for Chinese volunteers before they can provide service abroad and marks a significant move in the development of a volunteer sector in China,” said committee official Hou Baosen.

The committee plans to continue the programme by sending volunteers to neighbouring countries in the future, aiming to boost the development of regional economies in targeted countries and strengthen communication between volunteers of the two countries.

According to an agreement made on March 17 between China’s Young Volunteers Action Guiding Centre under the committee and a teenager development centre in Laos, the five volunteers will work respectively as Chinese and English teachers, computer and network trainers and medical experts.

Financially backed by a domestic company, the volunteers will enjoy a monthly subsidy of 800 yuan (US$ 96), and have their air tickets, medical treatment costs and insurance covered.

Inquiries can be made by telephone on 010-85212239 and applications must be submitted before April 10.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．Stating the main idea of the text.

B．Announcing a decision of an organization.

C．Drawing readers’ attention to the news.

D．Sharing good news with readers.

2. Which of the following is not a requirement for overseas volunteers’ recruitment?

A．High English level.	B．Good health.
C．College education.	D．Computer skills.

3. What can be achieved through the voluntary service overseas program?

A．The development of national economy.

B．Chinese better understanding of overseas cultures.

C．More interactions between volunteers of the two countries.

D．A boom in trade between China and Laos.

4. What is the writing type of the text?

A．A research report.	B．An recruiting ad.
C．An invitation.	D．A notice.

7 . 语法填空

Liu was one of 192 young volunteers from Shougang Group,     1     participated in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.     2    (title) Shougang Group Winter Olympics Youth Service Team, they worked 66 days and provided more than 15,000 hours of volunteer service. For their     3    (dedicate) and professionalism, the team was later awarded the China Youth May Fourth Medal as a group, the     4    (high) honor that can be granted to Chinese youth collectives.

Shougang Group,     5     giant in China’s steel industry, has been promoting its own evolution. As some of its old factories have been turned into new cultural parks and venues for big events, its young employees     6    (embrace) this transition by serving as volunteers in competitions, exhibitions and other activities,     7    (display) their youthful energy.

The Shougang volunteers have been associated     8     the Olympics twice. They worked as     9    (driver) and cheerleaders for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Fourteen years later, in 2022, chasing the honor of working at two Olympics, the group further developed     10    (it) volunteering services.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman talk to the man?

A．To ask for permission.

B．To extend an invitation.

C．To get some information.

2. Where will the woman’s children probably do volunteer work?

A．At a museum.

B．At a food bank.

C．At an animal shelter.

3. How will the woman find volunteer opportunities?

A．By surfing the Internet.

B．By visiting local charities.

C．By calling community organizations.

9 . As a doctoral student, I served as a hostess for famous authors and illustrators when they came to participate in the Ohio State University Children’s Literature Conference. I hosted such beloved creators of children’s books as Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney and James Ransome. I would stand at the airport, holding one of their books and waiting to pick them up and then drive them around town to places they needed to go and assist them during autograph sessions. After graduating from my university and accepting a position at Clemson University in 2003, I kept in touch with James Ransome.

In 2005 I received a grant from the government to conduct a family-literacy program. I wanted to see what would happen when I exposed ten African American families with children to books by and about African Americans. I provided each of the families with copies of seven books, five of which were illustrated by James.

The families participated in a series of five monthly workshops, and the final event was a presentation by James and an autograph session with him. I believed this event would be a meaningful way to end the program, by having a famous illustrator of children’s literature come and talk about his work, especially because the families and I had read and responded to several of his books over the course of the five workshops.

James’s visit was informative and enlightening for the families. A parent, Ashley, told me that she sent a note to her son’s teacher about having participated in the program and loaned her son’s autographed copies of James’s books for the class to read. Looking back over my career, this family-literacy program is one of the accomplishments of which I am the proudest, and I am especially pleased that James was part of it.

1. How did the author come into contact with James?

A．The author met him by accident at the airport.

B．The author went to him to ask for an autograph.

C．The author hosted him when he attended a conference.

D．The author was introduced to him by a university professor.

2. What can be learned about James?

A．He ran monthly workshops.	B．He is an African American.
C．He has written seven books.	D．He graduated from Clemson University.

3. What did James do for the family-literacy program?

A．He gave a talk to the families.

B．He loaned his books to the families.

C．He responded to the questions raised by the families.

D．He asked the government to give financial support to the families.

4. What is Ashley’s attitude towards James?

A．Doubtful.

B．Caring.

C．Tolerant.

D．Appreciative.

10 . A year after he died at 17, a young man’s love of helping others lives on through a foundation. The Benjamin Canlas Courage to be Kind Foundation gives away bikes to Filipinos who are struggling to hold on to jobs in a country undergoing difficult times.

Benjamin Canlas was always warm-hearted. One time, he saw a food seller riding an old bicycle. Its pedals were missing. To help, Benjamin let the man ride his bike and used his own savings to send the seller’s bike to a bicycle shop for restoration.

After Benjamin’s death, his parents George and Glennda Canlas created the foundation in memory of the young man and his kindness, seeing it as a way to connect donors with those in need. In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost this year. This has left thousands of Filipinos taking odd jobs. With restricted public transportation, many people have to walk for hours to do these jobs.

The Canlases had the idea to give away bikes to individuals nominated (提名) by their peers or loved ones. When the giveaway contest was announced on social media, they did not know how much interest there would be and planned to give away seven bicycles at first. But they received over 50 nominations. “We didn’t expect that, uncertain whether what we do is of any practical value,” said Glennda. “But now we’re determined.” One bike owner is Camilla, a mother of a 2-year-old. When her husband’s work was put on hold, she started selling and delivering food. Camilla said the bike was a big help and she was “so happy” that she didn’t have to walk so far anymore.

Even as the contest ended, nominations continued to pour in. The foundation said there are people still in need. Now it is working on launching more sustainable projects that will help more while also inspiring others to pay it forward. “We live in a world where it takes courage to be kind,” said Glennda. “Our goal would be from ‘courage to be kind’, and create a world where kindness does not require courage—it is simply the thing we all do.”

1. What did Benjamin do after seeing the seller riding an old bike?

A．He sent money to the seller.	B．He had the old bike repaired.
C．He gave his own bike to the seller.	D．He bought a new bike to the seller.

2. The Canlases set up the foundation to ______.

A．continue their son’s wishes	B．memorize Benjamin Canlas
C．connect donors with the poor	D．help the unemployed get jobs

3. Why does the author mention Camilla?

A．To show impacts of the country’s tough situation.	B．To appeal for attention to the people in need.
C．To illustrate being kind does require courage.	D．To state the difference made by the good deed.

4. What is the foundation aimed at now?

A．Providing more bikes to the people in need.	B．Encouraging everyone to be courageous.
C．Initiating other sustainable organizations.	D．Turning kindness into a usual thing.