Become a volunteer and help those who need your help in your community ( 社区 )！ Volunteer work includes helping the poor, helping the families whose houses were destroyed by natural disasters ( 灾害 ) or creating green space for neighborhood families. Whichever service activity you choose, you have the “ power of one” to make a difference and create a real change in the community!
1. Our holiday volunteer jobs are open to all Americans. You don’t need any special skills to join and there are no age limits ( 限制). With biosphere Expedition ( 生物探险 )， you can be a wildlife and environmental volunteer for anywhere from two weeks to two months. You’ll work with local scientists, and the leaders from Biosphere Expedition will be by your side.
2. We need students at the age of 16 and up who study at school and want a chance to use their talents, skills and knowledge to help the little kids. Most of them have enough patience and are warm—hearted. Join the Volunteer Service Center Today !
Volunteers are the greatest people in the world. Let’s work together to make the world a better place.
| A．look after pets | B．help the poor people |
| C．buy houses for the homeless | D．Clean up the yards |
| A．for three months | B．in summer vacation |
| C．only by local scientists | D．between America and China |
| A．11 | B．13 | C．15 | D．16 |
| A．The volunteers should create green space for all the families. |
| B．The volunteers can choose any service activity in the community. |
| C．To do the holiday volunteer work, special skills are needed. |
| D．A boy who doesn’t study at school can be a volunteer to help the little kids |
| A．Volunteers Wanted | B．A Job Interview |
| C．An Expedition Club | D．Education Service |
（课外阅读考查）Maria got the job of walking the dog to make money for_____．(According to Money matters)
A．the book
B．the bike
C．the computerArmeda found a tomato plant_______． (According to Plant Talk)
A．in her school
B．in an empty land
C．in her gardenWhich of the following is NOT true about oil? (According to How is it made)
A．Different fuels are made at different temperatures
B．Oil rigs are built on land or in the ocean
C． Once oil has run out, there is still much more．Don’t keep the Ticket Inspector waiting．His time costs______ pounds a minute．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．1,000 B．800 C．600When Alice gets to the ______ Square, she will be a Queen．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．7th B．8th C．9th
We each have a memory（记忆力）．That’s why we can still remember things after a long time．Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again．Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories．
A good memory is a great help in learning a language．Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak．Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries．They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day．In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too．
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises．Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because ．
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ．
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because．
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no recorders |
| C．they have too much time for it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Mr．Lewis was a dance teacher．He was a nice man and always had a lot of students．One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city．He would have more work there．
When one of his students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won’t be as good as you are．” Mr．Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no．I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am ---- or even better．”
The student said, “No．Five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last．”______ came to learn dancing from Mr．Lewis．
| A．A few students | B．Few students |
| C．Many students | D．No students |
Mr．Lewis wanted to move to a big city because _______．
| A．he hated the small town |
| B．he couldn’t make a living in the small town |
| C．it would be easy for him to have more work in the city |
| D．it would be hard for him to have more work in the city |
阅读表达请根据短文内容，回答下面问题，每空不超过5个词。
(共5小题；每题2分，共10分)
A boy doesn't like to wear clothes when his parents tell him to. And he wears nothing after his bath (洗澡). His parents are always busy, so they don't know what to do with him.
His parents are very angry when he doesn't listen to them again. Then they have an idea. They say that he can go out without any clothes. The boy is happy and goes out.
When the boy is standing outside his house and waiting for his parents, a farmer comes. The farmer can't hear well or see well. When he sees the boy, he thinks he is one of his pigs. So he catches(抓住) the boy back home in a truck.
The boy keeps crying on the way, but it doesn't work. That night he lives with many pigs, and eats food with them.
Finally, his parents find him. The boy's first thing is to put on clothes when he is back home. Now he gets dressed like other children.How does the boy feel when his parents say that he can go out without any clothes?
________________________________________________Where is the boy standing to wait for his parents?
________________________________________________What does the boy live with that night?
________________________________________________ Who has a lot of pigs in the story?
________________________________________________What does the little boy do after he goes back home?
________________________________________________
Miss Green is very fat. She weighs(称重)100 kg and she is getting heavier and heavier（越来越重）every day. So one day she goes to see the doctor. The doctor says，"You need a diet, Miss Green, and I have a good one here." He gives her a small book and says, "Read this carefully and eat the things on Page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks' time.”
Miss Green comes back again two weeks later. She isn't thinner. She is fatter（更胖）instead. The doctor is surprised and says, "Are you eating the things on Page 11 of the small book?" "Yes, doctor." she answers.
The next day the doctor visits Miss Green during her dinner. She is surprised to see the doctor. "Miss Green," he says, "why are you eating potatoes and bread? They aren't on your diet.” "But, doctor," Miss Green answers, "I ate my diet at lunchtime. This is my dinner." Miss Green goes to see the doctor because_______.
| A．she is ill |
| B．she is getting fatter and fatter |
| C．she wants to know her weight |
| D．she isn't feeling very well |
The word "diet" in the passage means“_______” in Chinese.
| A．书 | B．药 | C．蔬菜 | D．规定饮食 |
Two weeks later Miss Green becomes_______.
| A．thinner than before |
| B．fatter than before |
| C．younger than before |
| D．the same as before |
Potatoes and bread can make people_______.
| A．well | B．thin | C．fat | D．ill |
Why doesn't Miss Green get thinner?
| A．She only eats her diet at lunchtime. |
| B．She only eats her diet at dinner. |
| C．She eats too little. |
| D．She doesn't have her breakfast. |