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We are a non-profit organization (非盈利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children when their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.”says Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62.
If everyone helps a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in.
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根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What kind of people can become volunteers?
| A．Only children. |
| B．From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s. |
| C．Only old people. |
| D．Only students and teachers. |
_______ need help.
| A．Animals | B．Nobody |
| C．Volunteers | D．Many people |
Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.
| A．everything | B．money |
| C．nothing | D．computers |
Carlos Domingo works as a volunteer to help _______.
| A．dogs | B．cats |
| C．old people | D．children |
This passage is _______.
| A．a story | B．a play | C．a film | D．ad |
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
On warm winter days, Yang Liheng, 89, enjoys sitting by the window and looking through old photos. These photos bring him joy and happiness once more.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite, he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
Yang became a photographer in the late 1950s. With his camera, Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time. “I had a painful childhood, but I got a chance to be a photographer after the founding（成立）of the People’s Republic of China.” Yang told Beijing Review. “I want to record, in the form of photographs, the local customs, the scenes and people’s brave spirit of fighting against the hard conditions here in my hometown.”
“I used to take pictures for everyone else, but seldom turned my camera at my family members,” Yang said. “My grandson gave me the idea to record the growth and development of my own family.” Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yang’s family. Though now some of his grandchildren are working and living in other cities, they try their best to return home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.
Last year was an important year for Yang Liheng. Most of his photos were displayed in Yinchuan to show the development of the area over the past sixty years.
（1）What does Yang expect most during the Spring Festival?
| A． |
Wearing new clothes. |
B． |
Having a big dinner. |
| C． |
Taking a family photo. |
D． |
Visiting his relatives. |
（2）What does the underlined word “reunite” in paragraph 2 mean?
| A． |
Get separated. |
B． |
Get much wealthier. |
C． |
Get improved. |
D． |
Get together again. |
（3）What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
| A． |
When Yang was interviewed. |
B． |
Where Yang learnt to take photos. |
| C． |
Why Yang had a painful childhood. |
D． |
What Yang recorded with his camera. |
（4）What do we know about Yang’s family?
| A． |
It is full of love. |
B． |
It is full of mysteries. |
| C． |
It is a rich family. |
D． |
It is having a hard time. |
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
（1）If you are free on Sunday night, which concert can you attend?
| A． |
Country music. |
B． |
Folk. |
C． |
Jazz. |
D． |
Rock. |
（2）How much will Mr. Green pay if he goes to the country music concert with his two kids?
| A． |
£10. |
B． |
£20. |
C． |
£30. |
D． |
£40. |
（3）Which date is suitable for modern jazz lovers?
| A． |
June 23. |
B． |
June 24. |
C． |
June 25. |
D． |
June 26. |
请阅读下面的非连续性文本，根据语篇内容，回答问题。
Footprint means the influence that a person’s or organization’s activities have on the environment. Simply understanding it is very useful to us. (Let’s take the example of Mr. Brown’s footprints.)
Water footprint
Water is the source of life. We use water directly for drinking, cooking and washing, but we also use water indirectly for producing things such as food, paper and cloth. A water footprint tells us how much water is being used. It can help us come up with ways to save water. You can learn about how your daily habits influence your water use through the food you eat, the things you buy and even the energy you use.
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Food |
Water Footprint |
Mr. Brown’s Water Footprint |
|
|
an apple |
70 litres(升) |
breakfast: a hamburger, a cup of coffee lunch: a cup of coffee, a sandwich, an apple dinner: vegetable salad, 0.2 kilo of beef |
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a cup of coffee |
140 litres |
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a kilo of beef |
15, 500 litres |
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one hamburger |
2, 400 litres |
(Chart I) (Chart Ⅱ)
Carbon(碳) footprint
A carbon footprint is the total amount of CO₂ a person or organization produces. We can use it to understand the influence of personal behavior on global warming (全球变暖). Most people are surprised when they see how much CO₂ their activities create. Then they begin to think about changing their daily habits to reduce(减少) their carbon footprints. For example, they can walk instead of using a car.
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Carbon Footprint (Each of the following activities adds 1 kilo of CO₂) |
Mr. Brown’s Carbon Footprint |
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travel 10 to 12 km by train or bus drive 6 km by car produce 5 plastic hags use your computer for 32 hours |
drive to work 24 km drive to the supermarket 5 km use 5 plastic bags for shopping use his computer for about 8 hours |
(Chart III) (Chart IV)
How to reduce your water footprint and carbon footprint to be greener
Tip 1: Save water and electricity
When you are at home, don’t leave the water or lights on when you don’t need it.
Tip2: __▲__
Meatless Monday is popular with people who want to eat less meat. The production of meat uses lots of energy and produces lots of CO₂.
Tip 3: Buy less
The more we buy, the more we throw away later. Before you buy something, think about whether you really need it.
Everyone plays a role in making a greener Earth. If you know about your footprints well, you can think up more ways to protect the environment.
（1）What do we use water indirectly for?
_____________________________________________________________
（2）How many litres of water are used for Mr. Brown’s breakfast?
_____________________________________________________________
（3）Why do we use carbon footprint?
_____________________________________________________________
（4）What can Mr. Brown do to reduce his carbon footprint? Why do you think so?
_____________________________________________________________
（5）What is the best subtitle(小标题) of Tip 2?
_____________________________________________________________
（6）What’s your understanding of footprint? How can you become “greener”?
_____________________________________________________________
请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，选项中有一项为多余项。
Courage is often thought to be one of the important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage? ___（1）___ One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential(潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up.
Many people talk about connections between courage and fear. ___（2）___ If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn’t only mean great actions such as saving one’s life or taking a big risk. ___（3）___ For example, we show courage when we raise our hand to answer a hard question during class or try a new sport.
Courage is in everyday choices we make. Can you be kind to the new kid in class? ___（4）___ Or can you stand up for someone in need? Often, these things don’t come with praise, but they need courage.
___（5）___ When we become brave enough to face failure, we’ll be more willing to try new things and try again after we fail. Courage doesn’t always shout. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”
| A． |
You should learn to speak in public. |
| B． |
It is the ability to do something difficult. |
| C． |
Courage always stands side by side with fear. |
| D． |
Can you listen to the new person in your group? |
| E． |
Learning to fail is another important part of courage. |
| F． |
Courage also means the smaller actions of our everyday lives. |
请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
Since tea spread from China worldwide, it has become one of the most popular drinks in the world. Different countries have their own tea cultures, like afternoon tea in England.
The tradition of afternoon tea is a very special part of English culture. The custom of drinking tea became popular in England during the 1660s. It was not until the mid-19th century that the idea of “afternoon tea” first appeared.
Afternoon tea is served in the mid-afternoon, between lunch and a late dinner. The idea came from Anna, the seventh Duchess(公爵夫人) of Bedford, in 1840. At the time, many families would eat a late dinner at about 8 p. m., which was one of only two main meals each day, and the other was a mid-morning meal.
With a long time between breakfast and dinner, Anna would become hungry around 4 o’clock in the afternoon. So she asked some tea, bread, butter and cakes to be brought to her room during the late afternoon. This became a habit of hers and she began inviting friends to join her.
Later, Anna continued it, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for “tea and a walking in the fields”.
Others soon picked up on the idea. By the 1880s, afternoon tea became an event for many ladies. They would be dressed beautifully to be served in the sitting room between four and five o'clock, talking about the latest news, their daily life and fashion.
Today’s afternoon tea is simpler than traditional afternoon tea. It is just a biscuit or small cake and a cup of tea. However, there is one thing that has never changed—the meaning of afternoon tea.
（1）When did the idea of “afternoon tea” first appear in England?
| A． |
In the 1660s. |
B． |
In the 1880s. |
C． |
In the mid-19th century. |
（2）In the third paragraph, what does the “two main meals” probably refer to(指)?
| A． |
A lunch and a late dinner. |
| B． |
A breakfast and a mid-afternoon meal. |
| C． |
A mid-morning meal and a late dinner. |
（3）Why did Anna ask for tea and cakes in the afternoon at first?
| A． |
Because she felt hungry. |
| B． |
Because she loved drinking tea. |
| C． |
Because she needed to treat friends. |
（4）What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A． |
Afternoon tea has spread all over the world. |
| B． |
People used to drink tea more often than now. |
| C． |
Afternoon tea gives people a chance to communicate. |
（5）What is the best title of the passage?
| A． |
Advantages of Drinking Tea |
| B． |
Development of Afternoon Tea |
| C． |
Different Tea Cultures in the World |