If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.
Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.
In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.
1.
As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.
A. plant trees on hills B. drive the elderly to church
C. give advice to others D. help out in local libraries
2.
. How is the second paragraph mainly developed?
A. By listing examples. B. By comparing.
C. By giving explanations. D. By discussing.
3.
It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.
A. you can do experiments B. you must be very strong
C. you need to work very long D. you can get something valuable
4.
What’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to hunt for jobs B. Volunteer service in the west
C. How to make friends D. How to work with animals
Nowadays, more and more villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become leftover children and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions.
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What they want |
Love |
Money |
Freedom |
Control |
Something else |
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40% |
18% |
28% |
10% |
4% |
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Whom to communicate with |
Oneself |
Family members |
No one |
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27% |
55% |
18% |
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Whether they can communicate with their parents freely |
Yes |
A little difficult |
No |
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46% |
44% |
10% |
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The way they prefer to live |
Living with parents |
Living without parents |
No idea |
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58% |
14% |
28% |
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What they think of their parents’ working in cities |
Bad |
Good |
No idea |
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20% |
39% |
41% |
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Happiest place |
School |
Home |
Friend’s homes |
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48% |
34% |
18% |
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Of all the five needs, the leftover children need _______ most.
A. love B. money C. control D. freedom
2.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. About one out of every two children has no one to talk with.
B. All of the children prefer to stay at home without their parents.
C. About 1/3 of the children think their parents’ working in cities is bad.
D. More than half of the children think it good to live with their parents.
How many children think their happiest place is their school?
A. 48. B. 102. C. 144. D. 156.
4.
We can learn from the survey that _______.
A. most leftover children want more freedom without parents
B. over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely
C. all the leftover children dream of making money in big cities
D. most villagers prefer living a peaceful life in the countryside
More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.
"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.
1.
Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.
A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales
2.
The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.
A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home
C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers
3.
The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.
A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired
4.
The Prince never smiled again because __
A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain
C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had killed his baby son
When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day I 38 on the sands（沙滩） with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one’s pockets or good places where we could 46 ice creams. Each day was very happy.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, 55 watch the incoming tide…
1.
A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
2.
A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
3.
A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
4.
A. moving B. excited C. angry D. nervous
5.
A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
6.
A. rolled B. looked C. turned D. climbed
7.
A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
8.
A. and B. yet C. but D. or
9.
A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
10.
A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
11.
A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer
12.
A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
13.
A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
14.
A. waves B. wind C. hands D. feet
15.
A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build
16.
A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
17.
A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
18.
A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
19.
A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
20.
A. that B. which C. whom D. who
Every means ______ tried but without much result.
A. has been B. have been C. are D. is
______ is to attend our evening.
A. both the singer and the dancer B. Either the singer or dancers
C. The singer or dancers D. The singer and dancer
