1 . 根据提示，运用本单元的词汇、短语及句式或使用词汇的正确形式完成下面的语篇。

I’d like to share with you a voluntary activity which you deserves     1     (participate) in this winter vacation.

Scheduled from February 5 to 8, the activity includes some rewarding events, ranging from     2     (照顾需要帮助的残疾人), tutoring children to collecting waste in the parks. There will be more than 30 people working together, which will     3     (提供一个平台) where we can not only promote friendship and teamwork but develop our practical skills and sense of responsibility.

I am convinced     4     (我们会对社区起作用) and     5     (渴望你积极地参与) in the activity.

2 . 使用恰当的过渡衔接词连句成篇
1. 上周五晚饭前，我看到社区里有一个号召居民志愿服务的告示，就决定帮忙捡垃圾。
2. 周日早上，我加入了其他人的行列。
3. 垃圾很臭，更别提垃圾多得令人沮丧了。
4. 我一度很想退出，但我的队友鼓励我坚持下去。
5. 看到我们的社区终于有了新的面貌，我们都感到自豪。（状语从句的省略）
6. 我筋疲力尽但很满意地回到了家。直到那时，我才意识到，与为社区做出贡献的喜悦相比，疲惫只是次要的。（倒装句）
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3 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

Tom     1     (习惯于做作业) in quiet surroundings. Therefore, one day when he     2     (听到一些人在惊恐地尖叫), he realized something hazardous happened. Tom opened the door of his flat to investigate. Instantaneously, a thick cloud of smoke     3     (使他打喷嚏又咳嗽). Meanwhile, he could felt the lamp suspended from the ceiling was shaking. It proved that a shop had caught fire. Tom rushed out the door, along the corridor, through the smoke to fetch water to put out the fire.     4     (不幸的是), all his belongings in the flat were totally destroyed. Half an hour later, the firefighters arrived. All the people breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, the fire     5     (给他的生活蒙上了一层阴影).

4 . School buses are familiar to most people. However, Sam Balto, an elementary school teacher, creates a brand-new ______ of school buses in Portland, Oreg. ______ loading kids into the yellow vehicles, he involves them in a school “bike bus”. The bike bus ______ differently from the way school buses do. There’re two meetup locations for kids. After the two groups ______, the children cycle to school together.

Though popular in some areas, bike buses are still ______ in the U.S. Balto’s idea for that began as an initiative for Earth Day, which surprisingly became a ______, with most students in Balto’s school participating. Then he decided to ______ . Now ______ the bike bus in action. “Kids ______ the ride. Parents notice on bike bus mornings, kids get up and out of home ______. They’ re eager to be with friends,” said Balto. Actually, its ______    go beyond promoting socializing. The physical activity helps ______ kids’ strength and it’s also climate action.

Right now, Balto feels it’s ______ to offer the bike bus once a week and he’s relying on volunteers and seeking official ______. “It can be a daily way to transport kids if cities or schools pay adults to lead it,” Balto explained. If possible, he encourages other Portland schools to ______ them. “More kids across the city should have such pleasant experiences.”

1.

A．signal

B．approach

C．version

D．function

2.

A．As for

B．Rather than

C．Regardless of

D．Apart from

3.

A．operates

B．moves

C．appears

D．matches

4.

A．agree

B．gather

C．return

D．begin

5.

A．complex

B．necessary

C．practical

D．rare

6.

A．hit

B．reminder

C．task

D．routine

7.

A．upgrade

B．manage

C．continue

D．examine

8.

A．indicates

B．witnesses

C．reflects

D．changes

9.

A．understand

B．join

C．share

D．enjoy

10.

A．consciously

B．freely

C．actively

D．naturally

11.

A．aims

B．benefits

C．features

D．challenges

12.

A．build up

B．draw on

C．get back

D．let out

13.

A．uncertain

B．unsafe

C．inexpensive

D．inadequate

14.

A．guidance

B．announcement

C．investment

D．permission

15.

A．recommend

B．accompany

C．assist

D．follow

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Stall holders (小摊贩) at     1     bustling night market in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, now have one less thing to worry about after the local trade union federation helped establish a child care center, which spend the same amount of time on a daily basis tending their youngsters as they do     2     (earn) bread and butter at night.

The center     3     (launch) in June on Zhenxing Road to help relieve the pressure on many of those running its 435 street stalls, many of     4     are migrant workers from around the country     5     local relatives to help take care of their children.

During a visit     6     (early) this year to the crowded and noisy market in the     7     (city) Wuning subdistrict, Mao Fenghua, head of the local trade union federation, found a child doing homework near a street stall. “The night market is noisy and crowded. It is hard for the children to keep their attention     8     (focus) on their studies with all the noise, and the parents will never be able to concentrate on their business     9     they have to look after their children,” she said.

Mao visited every stall along the road to learn about     10     (convenient) facing the parents. One of these was Xia Qiongfang, from Hubei province, who sells screen protectors for mobile devices at the night market alongside her husband.

6 . HONG KONG — At the school where Ko Cheuk-kiu works, there are neither school bells ringing nor students running around the playground. “You look good today. Shall we review the text together?” After greeting her student Hei Hei, Ko, in a light blue uniform, turns on her tablet computer and begins to teach at the bedside.

Founded in 1954, the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital Schools initially provided services in only one public medical institution. Now, it is a special education institute funded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, with 26 school units attached to 19 public hospitals. Its services are mainly divided into three fields — general specialty, psychiatry, and homebound teaching programs. The first two provide services for hospitalized students to reduce their difficulties in returning to school, while homebound teaching is aimed at students who need to stay at home to recover for a long period. Teachers are assigned to different hospitals or students’ homes and shift on a regular basis. Depending on the situation, teachers will carry out small group or one-on-one bedside teaching, and each session lasts about 30 minutes.

“Teaching children in a hospital? I was curious and keen to know more about it,” Ko recalls, explaining she first learned about the school from a newspaper report in 2009 when she had just finished her master’s degree in language. Ko, who also studied special education, applied for a teaching position at the school and was hired as a Chinese language teacher.

Teachers in hospitals have to meet students with different medical conditions and face all kinds of challenges every day, but Ko regards these experiences as training, which have led her to have a deeper appreciation of life. Over the years, Ko has received a lot of greeting cards from parents and students showing their appreciation. Looking at these warm words of encouragement, she silently sends her best wishes to the students. “I hope they can soon recover and go back to school, and continue to pursue their dreams,” she says.

1. What is Ko doing?

A．Teaching at home.	B．Teaching online.
C．Teaching in a hospital.	D．Teaching in a regular classroom.

2. What do we know about the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital Schools?

A．It was founded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

B．It offers teaching services for students both in hospital and at home.

C．It runs on money raised from the public.

D．It assigns teachers to the same hospitals or students’ homes.

3. Probably why did Ko apply for a teaching position at the school?

A．Because she was curious about teaching.	B．Because she knew a lot about the school.
C．Because she just graduated from university.	D．Because she could apply what she had learned.

4. Which can best describe Ko?

A．Passionate and dedicated.	B．Responsible and diligent.
C．Genuine and aggressive.	D．Self-centered and sensitive.

7 . In 2000, Andréa Speranza achieved her dream of becoming a firefighter joining the Halifax Regional Fire Service. Her job was exactly as satisfying as she imagined it would be, except for one thing: she still hadn’t seen another woman in her role — not in a magazine, not on television, not in real life. Even today, less than five percent of firefighters in Canada are women. Speranza decided that she wanted to help young women see that they, too, could have a career like hers.

The result is Camp Courage, a program for girls aged 15 to 19 who want to learn more about firefighting. In 2006, Speranza and about 20 volunteers welcomed their first 17 participants, recruiting (招募) attendees through advertising in schools and recreation centers. Over the course of eight days, the girls discovered the ins and outs of being first responders: learning how to put out fires, deliver first aid and even use the jaws of life (救生钳) on a car.

Camp Courage now runs one session every year in Halifax and is free to attend. To offset costs, Speranza and her fellow campers fundraise by holding everything from car washes to comedy nights. Hopeful campers must also submit an essay describing how they plan to help their community, or a specific individual in need. And they have to deliver on the plan—from building a bench (长椅) for a senior at a bus stop to launching a local chapter of the Kids Help Phone.

Hundreds of girls have passed through Camp Courage, and 36 percent are doing exactly what 52-year-old Speranza hoped they would: working as first responders across the country. This past summer, the camp held its first session for young women in Halifax, as well as its first national camp in Calgary with plans to roll out more in 2023.

1. What was probably Speranza’s wish in 2001?

A．To see more female firefighters.

B．To make contact with more teenage girls.

C．To be recruited to the Halifax Regional Fire Service.

D．To work part-time in schools and recreation centers.

2. What does the underlined part “ins and outs” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Risks.

B．Chances.

C．Details.

D．Purposes.

3. What can be inferred about Camp Courage?

A．It is a nonprofit international organization.

B．It teaches the value of being helpful to others.

C．It requires its campers to write an essay every week.

D．It introduces boys and girls to the emergency services.

4. What can we say about Speranza?

A．She had a burning ambition to play comedy.

B．She used to be reserved and disciplined.

C．She is intellectual and scholarly.

D．She is brave and inspiring.

8 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. charity               B. conserving               C. disturb               D. launched             E. march F. primary             G. purchased          H. raise                 I. threatening            J. voluntary   K. wildlife

The National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly important part in the protection of the British countryside. Although it has received support from the government, it is not a rich governmental department. It is a     1    association of people who care for the unspoiled countryside and historic buildings of Britain. It is a     2    which depends on voluntary support from the public. Its     3    duty is to protect places of great natural beauty and places of historical interest.

The attention of the public was first drawn to the dangers     4    the great old houses and castles of Britain by the death of Lord Lothian, who left his great seventeenth-century house to the Trust. The Trust thus attracted wide publicity and     5    its "Country House Scheme", which has been able to save about one hundred and fifty of these old houses. Last year about two million people     6    tickets to visit these historic houses.

In addition to country houses and open spaces, the Trust now owns some complete villages, where no one is allowed to build, develop or     7    the old village environment in any way and all the houses are maintained in their original sixteenth-century style. These areas are accessible to the public for free to     8    their awareness to respect the peace, beauty and     9    

Over the past eighty years, the Trust has become a big and important organization and an essential part of Britain,     10    all that is of great natural beauty and of historical significance for future generations of Britons.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The Student Travel Exhibition

The Student Travel Exhibition in London is an annual event aimed at students in     1    late teens and early twenties. It brings together organisations     2    (involve) in student travel and students who want to travel. I have been looking forward to this event     3    I need an answer to my burning question: what should I do with my gap year?

The exhibition     4    (divide) into three areas. In the “theatre area” you can watch talks and presentations from experienced travellers. In the “vacation area” you can find information about recreational holidays. And in the “volunteer area” students who want to do charity work can find out about their options.

I arrived early on the first day, in order to listen to a speaker who     5    (do) voluntary work in Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, the year before. The talk encouraged me     6    (find) out more about volunteering and I spent most of my time in this fascinating area. Although the vacation area was also interesting, it simply wasn’t as     7    (stimulate).

The highlight of the exhibition for me, personally, was talking to a very informative representative from VSO, an organization     8    sends volunteers to fight poverty around the world. I learned about the work that VSO is doing in countries like Cambodia, India and South Africa and I finally made up my mind that voluntary work is     9    I want to do.

All in all, now, I find the Student Travel Exhibition an inspiring and enjoyable event and I’d like to recommend it     10    any student who is thinking of travelling. It might change your life!

10 . The Professional Benefits of Volunteering

If you’re thinking about changing careers, it’s often necessary to find a way to develop new skills. This is not always possible in your current position so doing volunteer work can be a fantastic way of breaking into a new industry or profession.

Even if you’re not planning to change careers, there are numerous personal benefits of volunteering. Including volunteer work on your resume not only demonstrates you have the required skills, but it shows that you are passionate, have a positive attitude, are motivated by things other than money, and that you’re willing to help others. These are attractive attributes for any employer.

Meeting others through volunteer work is the most common way for people to expand their network and such connections are invaluable for professionals. In addition to this, the social, psychological, and health benefits of volunteering should not be underestimated.

    1    Although there are professional benefits to volunteering, many are motivated by the value of doing something for the good of others.

* Gaining Professional Experience

Volunteering gives you the chance to gain work experience in your field. If you have just graduated or are applying for entry-level jobs, you can find yourself in a chicken-and-egg situation when it’s hard to get your first job in your desired field.     2    By getting that valuable first experience under your belt, you become much more employable.

* Trying Out a New Career

It can be difficult to know which career you want to pursue without actually trying it. Taking a full-time, paid position is a big commitment and skipping between jobs and careers too regularly will make it seem to employers that you lack direction. Doing volunteer work is a fantastic way of trying something to see if it’s what you want to do.

* Training Opportunities

Though more affordable part-time courses which are emerging, the cost of education is generally getting more expensive.     3    Many organizations who use volunteers provide extensive training which can be invaluable in the long run.

* Improving Job Prospects

Volunteer work improves your job prospects for two main reasons.     4     Getting a professional recommendation from someone can significantly increase your chances of getting a job. Secondly, employers look favorably on job applicants who have volunteer work on their resume. It makes a very positive impression.

A．Firstly, in a competitive job market, professional networking is essential and volunteering is a fantastic way of expanding yours.

B．Aside from personal gains, the benefits of volunteering for the community are immense.

C．Just because volunteer work is unpaid does not mean that it is any less valuable.

D．However, volunteer work is easier to find.

E．Firstly, one thing we cannot deny is that volunteering is something painstaking and harsh.

F．With this in mind, receiving free training can be as valuable, if not more so, than receiving a wage.