If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamiton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains. It sounds terrible. I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, 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 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 in 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 help others .
| A．on school holidays | B．on weekdays |
| C．every morning | D．every afternoon |
From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer in summer.
| A．to sleep under the stars |
| B．to breathe the clean mountain air |
| C．to live in a tent |
| D．to help build new hiking paths in the mountain |
From the passage we know Jason Moore .
| A．likes reading | B．is 18 years old now |
| C．isn't very rich | D．is good at sports |
wants to work as a teacher in the program called Reading For Life.
| A．Alice Hamiton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．Nobody |
Which of the following is the most possible title of this passage?
| A．Reading for Life | B．A Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Center | D．Young American Volunteers |
任务型阅读（5题，共5分）
Hi, I’m Sun Qiang. Welcome to my home town! It is a modern and busy town. It has a long history. There are many big supermarkets, beautiful gardens and famous factories. It is very easy to go shopping. You can see green hills, big trees and nice flowers. There are many restaurants. You can enjoy the mutton（羊肉）. It taste very delicious. Many visitors come here to enjoy it. There are many good places to visit. There is a park and a big shopping mall. You can see films in Renming Theatre. My school is on Changjiang Road. It is very beautiful. I hope you can come and visit it too .How is Sun Qiang’s home town ?
____________________________________________________________________________Is it easy to go shopping in Sun Qiang’s home town?
____________________________________________________________________________What do many visitors come to enjoy?
____________________________________________________________________________Where can people see films?
____________________________________________________________________________How is Sun Qiang’s school?
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Many people like to live in big cities, because there are a lot of interesting things to do and to see there. You can go to different kinds of museums, see plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.
But there are serious（严重的）problems in big cities, too. It is expensive to live there. Every year, many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical（医疗保健）. But sometimes these people can’t find jobs or good places to live. Also it is hard（困难的）to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.In big cities, people can ___________.
| A．go to different kinds of museums |
| B．see plays and films |
| C．buy things from all over the world |
| D．A, B and C |
It is _________ to live in big city.
| A．expensive | B．cheap |
| C．easy | D．serious |
Every year, many people move to the cities to _________.
| A．find jobs |
| B．receive good medical care |
| C．study at good schools |
| D．A, B and C |
It is RIGHT for people to move to big cities _________.
| A．with thinking how to move there |
| B．with thinking of the problems of living there |
| C．without thinking of the cost of living |
| D．without thinking of any problems |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．There are many interesting things to do and to see in big cities. |
| B．In big cities, people can easily find good places to live. |
| C．People can easily find good jobs in big cities. |
| D．All people like to live in big cities. |
Can you make a telephone call? Of course you make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, “ Please ask Mr/Mrs/Miss… to answer the telephone.” Instead, you must say, “ May I speak to Mr/Mrs/Miss…, please?” If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say “ Who is that?” or “ Is that …( somebody ) speaking?” instead of “ Who are you ?”. If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, “ This is …( somebody ) speaking.”The call in English is __________ from the one in Chinese.
| A．hard | B．difficult | C．same | D．different |
If you want to ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, you should say, “________”
| A．Who are you ? |
| B．Ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, please. |
| C．May I speak to Mr. Li, please? |
| D．Where is Mr. Li, please? |
If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you can’t say, “________”
| A．Who is that? |
| B．Is that Mr…? |
| C．Is that Mr… speaking? |
| D．Who are you ? |
If you want to tell the other one you are Jim Green, you can’t say, “_________”
A. I am Jim Green.
B. This is Jim Green.
C. This is Jim Green speaking.
D. Both B and C.The title for this passage should be __________.
| A．A Story about Mr. Li and Jim Green |
| B．How to Make a Call in English |
| C．A Story about Telephone |
| D．A Call in Chinese |
All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.Sports are good for ________.
| A．the players | B．people’s health |
| C．the coaches | D．people who like sports |
If you like sports, you can _________.
| A．buy tickets to watch the games |
| B．watch the games on TV |
| C．watch the games on the Internet |
| D．A, B and C |
People play _________in different seasons.
| A．the same game | B．different games |
| C．any games | D．all kinds of games |
_________ is very popular in the world.
| A．Table tennis | B．Baseball |
| C．Football | D．Skating |
From this passage we can see that ________can become very friendly.
| A．people from different countries all |
| B．people from the same country |
| C．people who do the same sports |
| D．after a game, people from different countries |
Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in the English speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library（博德莱安图书馆）is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton（克林顿）, the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.How old is the University of Oxford?
| A．About 800 years old. | B．About 900 years old. |
| C．About 700 years old. | D．About 600 years old. |
Many students go to school by _________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．总理 | B．总统 | C．学者 | D．教授 |
From the passage we can learn ________.
| A．the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK |
| B．there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University |
| C．Bodleian Library is the largest library in the UK |
| D．Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. |