A few years ago, Adina Lichtman was handing out sandwiches on the streets of New York City to help people experiencing homelessness. One man, grateful for the sandwich, approached her and offered a surprising idea.
“It’s great that you’re giving out sandwiches,” he said, “but one thing we really need is socks, especially as winter approaches.”
“Here I was, sandwiches in hand, thinking I knew the best way to help people,” Lichtman said. “It was a powerful lesson, and I wanted to put it into action.”
She began that night, with a simple step: going door-to-door on the floor of her dormitory at New York University, asking her classmates if they could each just donate (捐赠) just one pair of their own socks to someone experiencing homelessness. She got 40 pairs of socks in a single night, from a single floor. The next morning she opened her door to find a lot of socks that other people had donated.
That morning officially kicked off Knock Knock, Give a Sock (KKGS), a new nonprofit (非营利的) organization that has now provided over 350,000 pairs of socks to the homeless across America. To date, over 50 colleges and high schools across the US have joined KKGS over the years.
“While many people donate clothing, 9 out of every 10 clothing donors have never donated socks. On top of that, people who are trying to donate socks often find it difficult to donate used socks,” she says. “KKGS is one of the only organizations that collects used socks. We have volunteers knocking on doors of their classmates in school, of their workmates at work, and even of their neighbors.”
But, whether you’re 26 or 62, you don’t need to wait to organize your own sock drive, collect socks, or even wash and clean some of your own to donate to your local shelter, or someone in need who you meet on the street.
1.How did the homeless man’s words affect Lichtman?
A.They caused her to start KKGS.
B.They pushed her to go to college.
C.They encouraged her to house the homeless.
D.They made her continue to give out sandwiches.
2.How did Lichtman’s classmates react to her request for donation?
A.Some refused it politely.
B.They strongly supported it.
C.Some felt quite surprised by it.
D.They considered it unreasonable.
3.What advice does the author offer to people?
A.Take action in small ways.
B.Start your own organization.
C.Make donations from an early age.
D.Find creative ways to help people.
假如你是李华，你在某英文报纸上看到一个名为“Caring for Our Forests”的环保活动将要进行，你想加入该活动，请根据以下提示用英语给主办方写信询问相关信息：
1.活动的日期及持续时间；
2.住宿问题；
3.如何到达目的地；
4.年龄要求。
注意：
1.词数：100左右；
2.须包括以上主要内容，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯：
3.信的开头语和结束语已给出。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have learned from your newspaper that the "Caring for Our Forests" environmental program will be held next week.
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Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day when I was on my way to home from school, I found a building on fire. Immediately I called the firefighters.
Several minutes lately, the firefighters arrived and tried their best to control the fire. With the help of the firefighters, a lot of peoples left the building safely. Sudden a foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters everything. But they can’t understand what she said. I went to the woman and asked her that was happening. She told me that his daughter was still in the building. I told the firefighters about it at once. They immediately run into the building and rescued little girl.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets 1. those with children. It is common 2. U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer 3.(protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have dinner 4.(deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with 5. owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America 6. provide care and adoption services for homeless and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance 7. their pets. Pets are 8. basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 9. (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships. They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide10. good topic of conversation.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he _________ a large, empty jar and filled it with golf balls.
He asked the students if the _________ was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He _________ the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas _________ the golf balls.
He asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor _________ picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. _________the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students _________with unanimous(一致的) yes.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured them into the jar, filling the _________ space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar _________ your life. The golf balls are the __________ things: family, children, __________, friends and favorite passions. Things, that if everything else was __________ and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that __________, like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else—the small staff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar__________, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same __________ for life. If you spend all of your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So pay attention to the __________ that are critical to your happiness. Take care of the golf balls first. Set your____________. The rest is just sand.”
One student raised her hand and asked what the ____________ represented.
The professor smiled and said, “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how __________ your life may seem, there’s always ____________ for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”
1.A.took out B.picked up C.set about D.put up
2.A.box B.bottle C.jar D.cup
3.A.shook B.touched C.closed D.hit
4.A.with B.through C.under D.between
5.A.even B.next C.soon D.again
6.A.All of a sudden B.Of course C.So far D.Beyond expectation
7.A.reacted B.said C.responded D.reflected
8.A.empty B.large C.wide D.open
9.A.expresses B.contains C.represents D.shows
10.A.important B.entertaining C.interesting D.ordinary
11.A.possessions B.money C.health D.fame
12.A.tested B.tried C.finished D.lost
13.A.shine B.matter C.contribute D.influence
14.A.also B.either C.first D.last
15.A.goes B.applies C.happens D.comes
16.A.health B.things C.friends D.children
17.A.priorities B.jars C.limits D.examples
18.A.sand B.passion C.life D.coffee
19.A.hard B.empty C.full D.happy
20.A.room B.time C.money D.fun
The importance of early getting up
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First, it helps to keep us fit. We all need fresh air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. And it is fresh only in mornings.2.
Secondly, early getting up helps us in our studies. We learn more quickly in the morning, and find it easier to remember what we learn in the morning.
Thirdly, early getting up enables us to plan the work of the day,3.Just as the plan for the year should he made in the spring, so the plan for the day should be made in the morning.
Fourthly, early getting up gives us enough time to get ready for our study and work, such as to wash our faces and hands and eat our breakfast properly. If a bird which gets up early to look for its breakfast, it will find many targets, and good luck is waiting for it.4.If you can get up early, and sleep early, too.
You will begin a spirited morning, start many works or review what you learn yesterday.
5.They ought to make special efforts to do so. As the English proverb says," Early to bed and early to get up, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
A.Besides, we can do good to our health from doing morning exercise.
B.We cannot work well without a good plan.
C.People often get up early and run around.
D.For a man, it is the same.
E.Late risers may find it very difficult to form the habit of early getting up.
F.Besides, getting up early is good for the old.
G.Early getting up is helpful in more than one way.
