“Am I my brother’s keeper?” The question comes from the Bible(圣经). In the Bible, Cain kills his brother Abel. When God asks Cain where Abel is, he replies, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” by which he means, “Am I responsible (有责任心的) for my brother—his safety and health?” The answer, of course, is “Yes, you are.”
This sense of responsibility for others is basic to all good societies. And also it is basic to what we call “civil(文明的) society”. China is now working on building a civil society and the high schools in Shanghai want students to take part in that through volunteering. They are supposed to do sixty class hours of volunteer work before graduation. This is something new in China, but it is not new in other countries.
In the Canadian province of Ontario, high school students are required to do forty hours of volunteering. In some American states, the volunteering requirement is one hundred hours. These students spend about an hour a week during the school year and summer vacations, helping the poor, the sick and the old. They also teach young children to read and help to clean up the environment. And studies have shown that this volunteering experience influences students a lot after graduation.
Some of you may be thinking, “Gee, sixty class hours is a lot. How can I find the time?” In fact, if you finish it in three years, you only need to do the work about three class hours a month. And the time is well spent if it helps you realize that “being your brother’s keeper” makes you a better person and makes society a better place for everyone.
A Shanghai high school student should finish class hours of volunteer work before graduation.
| A．thirty | B．forty | C．sixty | D．one hundred |
The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to “ ”.
| A．building a civil society | B．reading the Bible |
| C．doing the volunteer work | D．playing more sports |
According to the writer, “being your brother’s keeper” means “ ”.
| A．being a good school student |
| B．being responsible for others |
| C．taking good care of your brother |
| D．doing volunteer work with your brother |
The main purpose of the writing is to .
| A．tell students where to do volunteer work |
| B．give advice on how to be a good volunteer |
| C．encourage students to do more volunteer work |
| D．introduce volunteer work in different countries |
When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.
Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.
In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.The traffic in England __________ that in China.
| A．is the same with | B．is different from |
| C．is better than | D．is worse than |
You can cross the road when _____________.
| A．there is little traffic |
| B．the traffic lights are green |
| C．you’ve looked to the right |
| D．the traffic lights are red |
The visitors to English cities usually like to ______ when they go by bus.
| A．ride a bicycle | B．take a car |
| C．sit on the second floor | D．sit on the first floor |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor fond out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get __________.
| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be __________ for him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult |
| C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbor ran out probably(很可能) because __________.
| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him |
| C．He realized (意识到) something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbour hit the thief to _____.
| A．give him lessons |
| B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell |
| D．be his teacher |
 Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties Hello, Garfield will meet you again on the screen. This time, America’s favourite cat Garfield travels to London. Garfield gets lost . However, he enjoys his new life in his new home. But danger is near him. |
 Superman Returns How exciting to see Superman on the screen again. Like before, he is again saving the world. But his enemy, Lex Luther, is still planning to kill him so that he can control (控制)the world. |
 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Captain Jack Sparrow again appears on the screen. This time, he finds himself in a heavy debt(负债) to Davey Jones. The only way to get out of it is to find the Dead Man’s Chest. He asks his old friends for help and they start out to the sea. |
The story of Garfield in this movie happens in ______ .
| A．America | B．London | C．the sea | D．the world |
Why does Lex Luther plan to kill Superman?
| A．Because Lex tried to save the world. |
| B．Because Lex never sees Superman on the screen. |
| C．Because Lex finds it hard to like the story. |
| D．Because Lex wants to control the world. |
What is the trouble for Captain Jack Sparrow this time?
| A．He again appears on the screen. |
| B．He turns to his friends for help. |
| C．He is in a heavy debt to Davey Jones. |
| D．He finds the Dead Man’s Chest. |
Nick was a clever college student. His family was not rich, so he had to work after school and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher's(肉铺) during the daytime and the other in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital, of course, Nick was told to do only the easiest job. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher's shop and in the hospital, Nick had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Nick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating-room. The woman was afraid of the operation. When she saw Nick, she cried, "No! No! Not the butcher! I won't let the butcher operate on me!" With these words, she fainted(昏倒).
| A．his father told him to make more friends |
| B．he wanted to become a rich man |
| C．he couldn't go on with his studies without enough money |
| D．he had nothing to do at home |
| A．wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor |
| B．got two different jobs at two places |
| C．worked only at night |
| D．worked only during the daytime |
| A．take care of the sick people |
| B．give the doctors advice |
| C．find out what was wrong with the sick people |
| D．carry the sick people from one place to another |
| A．手术 | B．合作 | C．手术刀 | D．手术室 |
| A．she was so afraid that she fainted |
| B．she was too tired |
| C．she was very sad |
| D．she was quite happy |
The school day begins at 8:45. Class teachers meet the class and check who is present and absent at the beginning of the day. We meet as a whole school once a week on Fridays. The head teacher makes a speech to the whole school. Morning lessons begin at 9 :05. There are three one-hour lessons with a fifteen-minute break. The lunch break is from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Afternoon lessons begin at 1:50 and the school day finishes at 4 p.m.
All students study and take exams in Maths, Science and English. In addition, they choose one subject from History，Geography，Art，Design and Technology, French and Spanish. All students take PHSE (Personal Health and Safety Education) lessons but no exams are offered.
After school sports practice and matches are arranged on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Chess, music, language and theatre clubs also arrange meetings after school. Students may join as many clubs as they like, but should join at least one.
The school has a good record in sports. Last year we were champions(冠军）in football and tennis，and students won prizes for swimming and gymnastics.
| A．7:30 | B．8:00 | C．8:45 | D．9:05 |
| A．meet class teachers | B．review their lessons |
| C．listen to a speech | D．take some exercise |
A. Science B. History C French D. PHSE
| A．School lunch break lasts over one hour. |
| B．School football team wins matches every year. |
| C．Students can join more than one club. |
| D．Students do sports on Wednesday morning. |