If you have no special plans for your holidays , why not spend your time helping others?
More and more young people in the US volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money . Here are some of their stories.
| Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific . I will spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars . It will be a nice sport , and I will be able to do something good at the same time! |
| Jason Moore , 18 This summer , I’ll volunteer with Special House Program. They build good , low-cost houses and sell them to the poor . They’ll teach me what to do , so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. |
| Trish Anderson , 16 I’m going to teach children choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher . Every day , I’m going to help children choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher , and I love children and reading , so this is going to be a great experience for me . |
1. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer ?
A. To sleep under the stars .
B. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains .
C. To be house designer.
D. To spend the whole summer living in a tent .
2.From the passage , we know that Jason Moore .
A. is 18 years old B. likes reading
C. isn’t very rich D. likes children
3. wants to be a teacher .
A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore
C. Trish Anderson D. The writer
It was raining . I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. I was waiting for my drink , I realized there were other people in the place , but I sensed . I saw their bodies , but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer , I saw a thin , small man in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I talk with you . I’m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online and , at the same time , he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was .
didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, not a word came out of mouth . I touched his shoulder , but no reaction .I was unhappy . I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I and nobody showed any interest .
, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines , not with people .They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer Steve . I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines people.
I was worried and sank my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1.A．Before B．Since C．Although D. While
2.A．pain B. loneliness C．sadness D. pleased
3.A．home B. world C．Net D. Café
4.A．sleeping B. laughing C．sitting D. learning
5.A．can’t B. mustn’t C．couldn’t D. needn’t
6.A．surprised B. delighted C．moved D. worried
7.A．What B．Why C．How D．Who
8.A．but B．so C．if D．or
9.A．my B．her C．their D．his
10.A．waved my hand B．shook my shoulder C．nodded my head D．raised my head
11.A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D. Above all
12.A．particularly B．usually C．really D. nicely
13.A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
14.A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
15.A．on B．between C．for D．in
=将下列汉语句子译成英语，英语句子译成汉语。
1.They are building a tunnel，and it will go through the mountain．
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2.In the 21st century，those people with old ideas will be left behind the times．
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3.上周这时候我们正在为考试做准备。
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4.我爷爷习惯早起。
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5.快点，否则你会迟到的。
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根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子填人对话相应的空白处，使对话完整，合乎情景．（有两个多余选项）。
A．That’s an interesting idea． B．We can’t wait to see the toys you’ve done． C．Some bottles dropped onto the floor． D．Can you show some to us one day? E．Can you help us make some toys? F．Have you already made some toys? G．Why do you collect bottles? |
（Miss Yu is giving a class．Suddenly some bottles drop out of a student’s desk．）
T：What the noise there?
S：Sorry，Miss Yu．1.________
T：（Walking over to take fl look）Oh，so many bottles!
S：I’m collecting bottles．
T：2.________
S：Because I want to make toys of them．
Y：3.________ If so why not put a big paper box at the back of our classroom? Then your classmates can help collect the bottles．
S：Thanks for your advice．
T：4.________
S：Yes，quite a few．
T：5.________
S：Of course．I’II bring a few here tomorrow．
T：Perfect!
根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（必要时加助动词或情态动词）
1.The shop was crowded with people ________ （wait）for presents．
2.Alexander Graham Bell ________ （invent）the telephone in l876．
3.It isn’t possible for me ________ （write）so many words in five minutes．
4.Work hard，and you ________ （improve）your English very soon．
5.Could you please ________ （not speak）so loud?
6.By the time I got up，my mother ________ already ________ （cook）the breakfast．
7.The girl is often heard ________ （sing）in the next room．
8.I like playing computer games，but I can’t spend much time ________ （play）it．
9.Look! It’s raining heavily．Why not ________ （take）a raincoat with you?
10.We know each other well because we ________ （be）friends since ten years ago．
