Each country has many kind people who volunteer to take care of others. For example, some high school and university students in the US often spend many hours as volunteers in hospital or old people’s homes. They read books for the people or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of the sick people. They clean up their houses or do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers there is an organization called “Big Brothers”. University students and other people take these boys to play baseball games and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a lot of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or take part in other activities. Some of these clubs show movies or have short trips to the mountains, the beaches or the museums. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers because they can understand the problems of these boys and girls more easily.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
1.Which place is not mentioned about volunteering in the US ?
A．Sick people’s homes. B．Hospital.
C．Old people’s homes. D．Zoos.
2.What is “Big Brothers” ?
A．It’s a name of a club.
B．It’s the name of famous movie.
C．It’s the home for children who have no brothers.
D．It’s an organization for boys who don’t have fathers.
3.Why do most of the clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers?
A．Because they can understand the problem children.
B．Because they are young enough to get on well with the child.
C．Because they know the things the young children usually learn from their fathers.
D．Because they have more free time.
4.What do volunteers believe ?
A．The happiest people in the world are those who join some clubs.
B．Bringing happiness to others make them the happiest people in the world.
C．The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy.
D．The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First , we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(隧道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.
All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm .
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness . They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed , I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world , but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork . Working together , the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves . I also learned that they should be admired for their hard word.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: adversity is a natural part of life , and must be accepted . Unlike the ants ,we cannot give up when we are sad . We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone , we must building another .
Giving up , I say , is not a good choice.
1.The writer’s family made him an ant farm when he was___.
A．seven years old B．seventeen years old.
C．seventy years old D．six years old
2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.
B．The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.
C．Unlike people , teamwork is not so important for the ants.
D．Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.
3.The underlined word “teamwork” in the passage means_______.
A小组工作 B团队合作 C辛勤劳作 D不停工作
4.What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
A．Working together is useless. B．Teamwork is important.
C．He can’t accept adversity. D．Working alone is amazing.
You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力n) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.
Eating right
If you，re careful, you don，t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas：
Think more about what you eat.
Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
Don’t eat desserts full of sugar； have fruit after dinner.
Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
It，s all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.
Write down the foods you eat.
Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.
1.The “freshman fifteen” is ______.
A．weight that high school students gain
B．weight that first-year university students can gain
C．fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat
D．fifteen students who eat unhealthy food
2.The main idea of this reading is to ______.
A．get students ready to gain fifteen pounds
B．sell healthy food to new students
C．help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds
D．show the mistakes students make in studying
3.Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading?
A．Choosing unhealthy food. B．Visiting the kitchen while studying.
C．Getting fast food at night. D．Eating too much chocolate.
4.Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with?
A．You’d better not eat unhealthy food.
B．Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help.
C．Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.
D．Some students can eat anything they want.
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1.The final soccer match is .
A．at 2 p.m on Saturday B．at 2 p.m on Sunday
C．at 8 p.m on Friday D．at 3 p.m on Monday
2.There is a T-shirt which is ￥100 at New Mart Mall. You should pay if you want to buy it at 7p.m on Christmas Day.
A．￥40 B．￥60 C．￥ 50 D．￥70
3.Which movie star can you see on Saturday night?
A．Michelle Yeoh B．Jackie Chan
C．Gloria Green D．Rowan Atkinson
As we all know, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. In some places we can’t see fish 1 in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water to drink.
Recently, a new lifestyle called low carbon life is 2 every corner of our country. The meanings of low carbon are 3 energy and no waste. It is such an important project that I can’t wait 4 my ideas on how to promote it.
First，we should 5 a no-car day every week in our school. Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy. 6 the no-car day, neither students 7 teachers are allowed to drive to school. At the same time，just walk or run. Use our 8 and enjoy the fun.
Second, we had better not use plastic bags 9 . No one can stand the “white pollution”， 10 it is wise to use cloth bags which can 11 again and again.
12 ，one thing 13 we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from the small details. So, as students, we ought to turn 14 the lights the moment we leave, use 15 sides of the paper, and reuse our textbooks and so on.
All in all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice. Just set our mind to these：no-car days, no plastic bags, and no waste. Let’s do it now.
1. A．swims B．swimming C．to swim D．swam
2. A．spreading B．moving C．living D．becoming
3. A．below B．high C．above D．low
4. A．to express B．express C．expressing D．expressed
5. A．set off B．set up C．put on D．put down
6. A．in B．at C．on D．with
7. A．nor B．or C．both D．and
8. A．foot B．cars C．buses D．legs
9. A．any more B．no more C．no longer D．never
10. A．because B．so C．but D．although
11. A．reused B．be used C．is used D．use
12. A．Finally B．Final C．Last D．Lately
13. A．who B．what C．that D．whose
14. A．up B．down C．on D．off
15. A．both B．each C．every D．all
I’m going to a party on Thursday night at Jimmy's house.
! You'll have two tests at school on Friday.
A．It's easy to say so B．That's exciting
C．Enjoy yourself D．You can't be serious
