Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others．For example，some high school and college students in the U.S.A. often spend many hours as volunteers in the hospitals，orphanages（孤儿院）or rest homes．They read books to the people in these places，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 people who are sick or old．They paint，clean up or repair their houses，do their shopping or mow（割；修剪）their lawns．For boys who no longer have fathers，there is an organization called Big Brothers．College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing trip and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers．
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games．Some of these clubs show films or organize short trips to the mountains or some places of interest．Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to know the problems and needs of young boys and girls．
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others．
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。In America，it takes most of high school and college students little time to be volunteers in hospitals，orphanages or rest homes.
Some young volunteers can go and play in the homes of people who are sick or old.
If a boy has no father，he can get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers in an organization called Big Brothers.
Most of the clubs don’t like to use the high school or college students as volunteers because they’re too young to remember anything.
If you bring happiness to others，you will feel happy too.
The 30th Olympics will be held in London soon. More and more people will travel there and watch the games. And it’s necessary for the tourists to know the customs there. Here are some tips（建议）given by William Hanson, an English manner expert.
◆ Afternoon tea. The traditional view that the British sit down for an afternoon tea is not popular any more. Few people keep the tradition nowadays.
◆ Give tips（小费）— but not in a clear way. The British would like to choose a quiet way of saying “thank you” when they get good service. In fact, many British waiters will not mind if you decide not to tip at all.
◆ Greeting with a kiss. The British aren’t like their neighbors in France. They do not greet others with a kiss very often. Many people prefer to shake hands or pat（轻拍） on the back to say “ hello” .
◆ Conversation tips. If you are not sure what you are talking about, end a sentence with the word “mate”.
◆ Don’t talk about money. According to Hanson, British people don’t like to talk about money and it is rude to do so. Especially, never ask anyone how much money he or she makes a month.British sit down for an afternoon tea now.
| A．More and more | B．Many | C．A few | D．Few |
If you decide not to tip, many British waiters .
| A．will be happy | B．will be angry |
| C．will be surprised | D．will not care |
Many people in Britain greeting each other by .
| A．shaking hands | B．kissing |
| C．nodding | D．patting on the face |
It’s impolite to ask British people .
| A．where he or she is from |
| B．how much he or she makes a year |
| C．what his or her name is |
| D．what color he or she likes best |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Afternoon Tea in London | B．Olympics in London |
| C．Greetings in London | D．Customs in London |
| Bob’s Calendar |
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| Monday Morning: school Afternoon: babysit sister Evening: do homework |
Thursday Morning: school Afternoon: do soccer training Evening: help parents do housework |
| Tuesday Morning: school Afternoon: visit Uncle Li Evening: study for the test |
Friday Morning: school Afternoon: free Evening: Henry’s birthday party |
| Wednesday Morning: school Afternoon: go to a guitar lesson Evening: free |
Saturday go to the bicycle club |
| Sunday go to the beach with classmates |
How many days does Bob have to go to school in a week?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
When is Henry’s birthday party?
| A．On Tuesday. | B．On Friday. |
| C．On Saturday. | D．On Sunday. |
What’s Bob doing on Thursday afternoon?
| A．He’s doing soccer training. |
| B．He’s visiting Uncle Li. |
| C．He’s doing housework. |
| D．He’s going to a guitar lesson. |
If you want to ask Bob to see a movie, when will he have time to go ?
| A．On Tuesday afternoon. |
| B．On Friday evening. |
| C．On Wednesday evening. |
| D．On Monday afternoon. |
What’s Bob probably NOT doing on the weekend?
| A．Going bike riding. | B．Swimming. |
| C．Lying on the beach. | D．Playing chess. |
Young American Volunteers
If you have no special plans for your holiday, why not spend your time helping others? Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA 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’ll spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason Moore, 18 This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16 I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids 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.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ________ helping others.
| A．weekdays | B．every morning |
| C．every afternoon | D．school holidays |
What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? __________.
| A．To help build new hiking paths in the mountains |
| B．To sleep under the stars |
| C．To spend the whole summer living in a tent |
| D．To breathe the clean mountain air |
From this passage, we know that Jason Moore _________.
| A．is 18 years old | B．isn’t very rich |
| C．is good at sport | D．likes reading |
________ wants to be a teacher.
| A．Alice Hamilton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．None of them |
Which of the following is TRUE? _____________.
| A．You should believe young people today often think only of themselves. |
| B．More and more young people in the USA work for others for money. |
| C．Jason Moore wants to volunteer with Special House Program |
| D．Trish Anderson likes to teach kids who have trouble listening. |
Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.When did the writer get the gift?
| A．At the age of 16. |
| B．After making friends with the boy. |
| C．In the first year at a middle school. |
| D．I don’t know. |
Why was the smile an important gift?
| A．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy. |
| B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was. |
| C．Because the boy was the writer’s best friend. |
| D．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. |
Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?
| A．Because she was always unhappy. |
| B．Because she didn’t know anyone at the time. |
| C．Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her. |
| D．Because she was a brave girl. |
How did the smile change her life?
| A．She felt her heart break . |
| B．She became the best friend of the boy. |
| C．She realized that she was lonely. |
| D．She started to make friends. |
Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
| A．From her old school. | B．From herself. |
| C．From her parents. | D．From her teachers |
“Vocabulary” means the words of a language. To learn vocabulary, you need to check four things.
| Spelling To learn a word, you need to how to spell it. You can try the LCWC(look, cover, write, check)method(方法). First, look at the word and read it out loud. Next, cover the word so it can’t be seen. Then, write the word down. Finally, uncover the word and check if you’ve spelt it correctly. |
| Pronunciation How do you pronunciation a word? Do you pronounce it the same way as you spell it? If so, you may pronounce it wrong. For example, the pronunciation of “ough” is different in each of these words: “through”, “bough” and “rough”. You also need to know where the stress(the strong sound) is in a word. |
| Meaning You need to keep in mind that words often have more than one meaning in English. Take the word “dust” for example. If you dust the bedroom, you are removing the dust. The first “dust” is a verb meaning “to clean”; the second “dust” is a noun meaning “the things being cleaned away”. |
| Use How do you use a word? D o you know if it is formal? Do you know what other words it can use with and when? An example is “ yours”. You can use it to show possession(拥有), as in “ This book is yours.” And you can also use it at the end of a less formal letter, e.g. “ Yours, Peter Brown.” At the end of a formal letter you can use it with “Sincerely”, though generally in America the use is “Sincerely yours,” and in the UK, it is “Yours sincerely”. |
根据以上信息，选择最佳答案。Which of the following shows the right order of the LCWC method?
| A．c→b→d→a | B．d→b→c→a |
| C．b→c→a→d | D．a→b→d→c |
What can we learn from the part “Pronunciation”?
| A．We should pronounce a word the same way as we spell it. |
| B．We need to know the stress when we pronounce a word. |
| C．“Ough” has the same pronunciation in “through” and “rough”. |
| D．We don’t need to know the stress when we pronounce a word . |
The underlined word “removing” means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．回收 | B．搬家 | C．抛洒 | D．去除 |
Englishmen like to use “___________” at the end of a formal letter.
| A．Your | B．Yours sincerely |
| C．Sincerely yours | D．Yours |
From the passage, we know that ____________.
| A．how to learn vocabulary |
| B．the importance of learning vocabulary. |
| C．why we like English |
| D．why we learn English |