1 . A special spelling event called “The Big Dictation” took place in the famous Champs-Elyseés street of Paris. The event was organized by a writer named Rachid Santaki, who is often called “Monsieur Dictee”, or “Mr. Dictation”. He came up with the idea of large groups of people participating in dictations (听写) back in 2013, thinking it could help people in France get better at reading and writing.

Over 50,000 people applied to join in the special spelling event. In the end, around 5,000 people, aged 10 to 90, were chosen to take part.

A large “blackboard” was set up for the event near a famous monument (纪念碑), the Arc de Triomphe. Three celebrities were there to play the part of the teacher, and read the dictation texts out loud. A total of 1,779 desks were set up in the street to be used in each of three different dictation sessions, each of which had a different theme, including classic French literature, contemporary French literature, and writing about sports.

Ten-year-old Samson thought the dictation was too quick and he couldn’t finish. Another young student agreed. “It was impossible!” he said. “The dictation was for adults.” Even adults found it hard, reporting that it caused “stress and worry”. One retired woman was pleased that she had only made two mistakes.

The organizer said the event wasn’t just about getting all the words right, but something that could bring people together. Another goal of The Big Dictation was to break the Guinness record for the largest dictation event ever. The previous record was set in 2018 at France’s national stadium, Stade de France, with 1,473 people taking part. It’s not clear if the event on the Champs-Elysees managed to beat the record. But even if it didn’t, The Big Dictation will be remembered by the people of Paris for a long time.

1. What was Rachid Santaki’s purpose in setting up “The Big Dictation”?

A．To advertise Champs-Elysees street.

B．To provide a platform to show citizens’ talents.

C．To promote people’s reading and writing ability.

D．To collect money for charity.

2. What did the event site look like?

A．An outdoor classroom.	B．A huge culture museum.
C．A great exhibition of books.	D．A large celebrity meet-and-greet.

3. What do most participants think of the dictation?

A．Interesting.

B．Challenging.

C．Impractical.

D．Rewarding.

4. What can we learn about the event from the last paragraph?

A．It left a deep impression on the Parisians.

B．It set up a new Guinness record on dictation.

C．It got fewer than 1,473 participants eventually.

D．It aimed to attract people worldwide.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答一下小题。
1. Where will the charity event be held?

A．At the Forest Hotel.

B．At the Park Hotel.

C．At the City Lights.

2. What will the money from the charity event be used to do?

A．Open a training centre.

B．Build a new hotel.

C．Provide shelter for the homeless.

3. What activity is added this year?

A．Trying a new restaurant.

B．Attending a festival.

C．Visiting an adventure park.

4. What will volunteers do for the charity event?

A．Check the tickets.

B．Help with seating.

C．Serve the coffee.

3 . Shirley Raines was presented with the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year, as she offered hope to the homeless people living on skid row (贫民区) in Los Angeles. Then what inspired her to do so?

In 1990, Raines’ 2-year-old son died from accidental poisoning. This event caused her a lot of pain, and the pain lasted for many years. Raines didn’t know what to do about it. And she couldn’t figure out what she was living for. Until one day about several years ago, Raines visited the skid row with a friend who worked as a volunteer. She met a lot of homeless people there and realized that they badly needed help, not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves, including their own worth and beauty.

Then, Raines forgot the pain that fate had given her. She devoted herself to helping the homeless. Raines started to do voluntary work every Saturday. As she got to know the homeless, they often praised her for her make-up, hair, and style. She then started to make the homeless up. They loved it, and she loved it. Thus, Raines found the purpose of her life. She started an outdoor beauty salon (美容院) to serve the homeless.          

Raines also started sharing photos on Instagram, and even live-streaming some of her events so that more people would join her. Things took off, and Raines formed Beauty 2 the Streetz, a non-profit group that provides free food, clothing, and make-up services for the homeless. Her fans quickly began donating to increase her impact. So far, the number of her fans has grown to over 200,000, including many beauty professionals. Some of them regularly donate money to keep the group running. Others spare some time to help Raines serve the homeless. So far, Raines has made a real impact on people’s lives, and she has been considered as a role model for a great number of people.

1. What caused Shirley Raines to help the homeless?

A．The death of her son.	B．The visit to the skid row.
C．The feeling of homesickness.	D．The encouragement from her friend.

2. Why did Shirley Raines share her things on Instagram?

A．To earn more money.	B．To find greater fame.
C．To teach people to make themselves up.	D．To call on more people to help the homeless.

3. Which of the following can best describe Shirley Raines?

A．Caring, capable and influential.	B．Caring, straightforward and sensible.
C．Straightforward, warm-hearted and capable.	D．Warm-hearted, sensible and influential.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advertise Beauty 2 the Streetz.	B．To inspire more people to be volunteers.
C．To help the homeless gain more attention.	D．To introduce Shirley Raines and her deeds.

4 . Guardian Angels are people who travel on the New York subways and protect other passengers from criminals (罪犯). They are volunteers: they don’t get paid anything to do this job. The Guardian Angels would never have appeared without a young man named Curtis Sliwa.

Forty-three years ago, if you’d wanted to travel home late at night on the New York subway, you wouldn’t have felt very safe. Luckily, on February 13, 1979, at 3:00 a. m. , the first safety patrol (巡逻)—called The Team—went into action. Curtis Sliwa and his friend Don Chin began to cleanup crime on one of New York’s toughest subway lines, the Number 4 train. However, this was not a job for two, but a job for 13, so thirteen brave people walked into the last car of the Number 4 subway line in New York City—the “Mugger’s Express”. If they saw a danger of violence (暴力), they stopped it, using non-violent means. The group became known as the “Magnificent 13”.

The Magnificent 13 soon went from thirteen members to hundreds and they changed their name to the Guardian Angels Safety Patrol (GASP). At first, GASP faced opposition from the police, but they had the strong support of the public. Today, the Guardian Angels can be found all over the US. If you travel by subway, you will see them wearing red hats and white T-shirts. Although Guardian Angels are not armed, if they’re present, a criminal will think twice before committing a crime.

The Guardian Angels also train young people to join them in their fight against crime. They believe that if they train groups of volunteers to patrol dangerous areas in New York, the city will be safer for everybody. “If we had more volunteers, we would be able to reduce the problems many cities face: violence, crime, and drugs. ”

They have also started after-school training programs inside high schools and community centers. If young people visit the Guardian Angels Headquarters (总部), volunteers will talk to them about their work and will then guide them through the Times Square area. It’s fun. It’s safe and meaningful!

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The changes brought by the Magnificent 13.

B．The birth of the Guardian Angels Safety Patrol.

C．The subway lines that the Guardian Angels patrolled.

D．The reason why Curtis Sliwa wanted to stop subway crime.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The police influenced the public’s opinions about GASP.

B．Volunteers play an active role in reducing crime in New York.

C．The Magnificent 13 put an end to crime on the Mugger’s Express.

D．The Guardian Angels sometimes turn to violence to keep passengers safe.

3. What can young people do at the Guardian Angels Headquarters?

A．Talk to the leader of GASP.	B．Take part in training programs.
C．Carry out safety patrols with guides.	D．Get educated about the Guardian Angels’work.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To publicize a social service group.	B．To call attention to public safety concerns.
C．To introduce Curtis Sliwa’s great contributions.	D．To present new ways to reduce crime in society.

5 . In many regions of Ghana, it can take hours to get to the nearest hospital. As a result, many people lose their lives to treatable illnesses. Osei Boateng experienced this personally when he lost his grandmother and aunt. Feeling an urgent call to help, Boateng decided he would make it his life mission to bring health care to remote communities in Ghana.

Boateng started his nonprofit, OKB Hope Foundation 2 years ago, he converted a van (厢式货车) into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need. A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distance to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care.

On each trip, Boateng’s team consists of a nurse, a physician’s assistant, a doctor, and an operation assistant. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork as well as prescribe and provide medications. “It’s like a one-stop shop for people,” said Boateng, adding that most of the people they see have one health issue or another.

Since its launch, Boateng says the Hope Health Van has served more than 4,000 Ghanaians across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care. Boateng has big plans for the future. He hopes to expand to provide more consistent and high-quality mobile medical care not only to those living in remote areas of Ghana but in other countries as well.

Boateng has gone all in on his OKB Hope Foundation, recently quitting his job to dedicate his time to bringing health care to his home country. But for him, the sacrifices are well worth the reward. “Words cannot describe the feeling that you get providing care for someone who otherwise wouldn’t be alive if your mobile health van wasn’t there.”

1. What do we know about Osei Boateng?

A．He founded OKB Hope Foundation.

B．He lost his life to treatable illnesses.

C．He built hospitals to make great fortune.

D．He lost his grandmother in the hospital.

2. What is special about the Hope Health Van?

A．It has only a nurse and a doctor.	B．It’s a free mobile medical team.
C．It’s a mobile one-stop grocery shop.	D．Patients travel long distances to it.

3. Which of the following best describes the impact of OKB Hope Foundation?

A．Temporary.

B．Predictable.

C．Far-reaching.

D．Negative.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Rescuing Ghana	B．Mobile Clinic Saves Lives
C．Be A Good Doctor	D．Changing Local Hospitals

6 . Costa Rica is full of unique animals found nowhere else on Earth. And you could help nurse some of these injured forest animals back to health while you live and volunteer in Costa Rica for up to 10 weeks!

On this all-inclusive volunteer trip, not only do you get to live and volunteer with a trusted wildlife rehabilitation (康复) organisation in CoAsta Rica. When you go with Global, you get:

Pre-Departure Guide — Our in-depth pre-departure guide will have all the information you need about your trip & destination, at your fingertips.

Dedicated Trip Coordinator — Hand-picked from an experienced team who’ve been there, done that and ready to guide you through your entire journey.

Accommodation & Meals — Relax in your shared dorm accommodation on-site, with free Wi-Fi and a community atmosphere, and enjoy nutritious Costa Rican cuisine.

Certificate of Completion — In recognition of your hard work and dedication throughout the experience, and it goes very well with your future résumé.

Can you picture it? You spend your days doing various tasks around the sanctuary (禁猎区). Anything from repairing enclosures, feeding the animals, maintaining gardens, or taking photos of the animals.

For most people, getting to see one of these animals is a bucket-list experience. Especially if they get to interact and help with the rehabilitation of these injured forest animals. Seeing a sloth pick its way through the canopy is one thing. But interacting with a sloth every day, and watching it make progress as it heals from its injuries, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

1. What is a unique experience for volunteers in Costa Rica?

A．Doing wildlife research.	B．Admiring forest scenery.
C．Attending to injured animals.	D．Taking photos for social media.

2. What is guaranteed for volunteers in Costa Rica?

A．Training before departure.	B．Certificate of participation.
C．Single-room accommodation.	D．Hand-picked travel companions.

3. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To persuade.

B．To entertain.

C．To analyze.

D．To report.

7 . I was looking at the items such as a teapot, a poetry book, and a coat. I bought them from charity shops, where others’ trash became my _________. I have also donated many unwanted toys. _________ my toys will also become others’ precious discoveries.

This circular relationship is just one of the many _________ of charity shops. They extend the usefulness of old objects, which are liked by new _________ instead of ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋场). According to the statistics, second-hand donations _________ 90% of a charity shop’s product range. With people becoming more and more _________ of the benefits of a circular economy, the relevant language of charity shoppers has changed. Shoppers now speak of “pre-loved” or “vintage” goods _________ “second-hand” clothes.

In addition, the economic value of charity shops is increasing. There are currently over 11,000 charity shops in the U.K., _________ about 270 million a year for charity work. This means vital support for medical research, solving poverty, _________ child welfare, and so on.

Besides, these stores have many other benefits. From a(n) __________ perspective, charity shops keep goods in circulation which might otherwise be __________ reducing CO₂ emissions greatly. Besides, charity shops provide affordable goods, allowing people having lower __________ to enjoy high-quality goods.

If the donations __________ to flow, the shelves in charity shops will be packed with various wonderful items, providing a fantastic shopping experience.

I believe charity shops will be __________ worldwide soon. It’s hard for me to imagine a better choice than something that __________ saving waste with spending very little.

1.

A．treasures

B．memories

C．missions

D．purposes

2.

A．Regularly

B．Emotionally

C．Desperately

D．Hopefully

3.

A．changes

B．advantages

C．exceptions

D．burdens

4.

A．partners

B．owners

C．designers

D．producers

5.

A．look up

B．put up

C．make up

D．open up

6.

A．careful

B．afraid

C．ignorant

D．aware

7.

A．except for

B．regardless of

C．because of

D．rather than

8.

A．casting

B．raising

C．decreasing

D．demanding

9.

A．improving

B．analyzing

C．discovering

D．defending

10.

A．artistic

B．educational

C．environmental

D．commercial

11.

A．thrown away

B．put forward

C．turned down

D．picked up

12.

A．qualities

B．spirits

C．incomes

D．scores

13.

A．return

B．continue

C．intend

D．happen

14.

A．charged

B．controlled

C．blamed

D．appreciated

15.

A．equips

B．replaces

C．combines

D．compares

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How did Alex get to know something about e-waste?

A．From the newspaper.

B．From the Internet.

C．On TV.

2. What is the aim of the charity group WIN?

A．To produce new electronic equipment.

B．To help people recycle and reuse-waste.

C．To help people stay away from e-waste.

3. How many computers did the students in Alex’s town get?

A．About 300.

B．About 200.

C．About 150.

4. Who will get computers from the computer centers?

A．The poor students in Asia and Africa.

B．The poor students in Central America and Asia.

C．The poor students in Central America and Africa.

9 . In 2005, Rachel O’Neill, of Rockwood, Michigan, was working full-time as an assistant in an engineering company. While _______ in a local charity, she’d never done any global volunteering. But after a travel in Africa for her fiftieth birthday, followed by a trip to Malawi, she said, “I felt I had to do something more.”

She was struck by the heavy work done by girls to _______ their families. “I wanted a way to honor them,” she says. She _______ a few women at her local church to make 1,000 simple _______, which were _______ to girls in Malawi.

Rachel _______ her goal that first year. As word spread, donations _______ in. “Dresses started coming every day from all over the country!” Rachel says. In 2008, without any _______ , she started a nonprofit organization called Little Dresses for Africa, with a goal of getting simple homemade dresses for girls(and pants for boys)in _______ communities, where people hardly change their ________ for a year.

So far, more than 10 million dresses have been donated to children in 97 countries, including the United States, though Africa remains a focus. The nonprofit runs a distribution center in Malawi and works ________ with community leaders there to distribute donated dresses and pants, which have proven the key to keeping girls in school.

“Nearly half of Malawi’s population is under age 14,” Rachel says, “We are ________ meeting their needs. For dress designs and donating information, go to littledressesforafrica.org. We only ask people to make high-quality, colorful clothes. ” She also asks for money to ________ shipping costs, estimated at $2 a dress. ________ donations have allowed Little Dresses for Africa to address other needs, including building more than 85 wells and two primary schools. “I couldn’t have done any of this on my own,” Rachel says, “But when you step out in ________ , miracles(奇迹)may happen.”

1.

A．active

B．internal

C．elegant

D．primitive

2.

A．load

B．preserve

C．support

D．form

3.

A．interrupted

B．prevented

C．persuaded

D．warned

4.

A．dresses

B．cakes

C．books

D．trousers

5.

A．led

B．donated

C．floated

D．leaked

6.

A．set

B．achieved

C．lost

D．had

7.

A．flooded

B．froze

C．dived

D．took

8.

A．experiment

B．exposure

C．evidence

D．experience

9.

A．simple

B．harmonious

C．royal

D．poor

10.

A．customs

B．hairstyles

C．clothes

D．possessions

11.

A．violently

B．directly

C．severely

D．hurriedly

12.

A．apart from

B．far from

C．absent from

D．tired from

13.

A．cover

B．charge

C．shelter

D．remove

14.

A．Urgent

B．Distinct

C．Generous

D．General

15.

A．trouble

B．danger

C．faith

D．silence

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Carol do when she volunteers?

A．She performs for children.

B．She picks up trash.

C．She serves dinner.

2. How often does Carol volunteer?

A．Once a week.

B．Twice a week.

C．Three times a week.

3. What does Jim worry about if he joins Carol?

A．Knowing little about the story.

B．Choosing a boring book.

C．Reading for hours.