When you hear the word hero, you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. But there are also "everyday" heroes一they may not be(1) to the public, but they do what they can to help(2) people's lives as well. Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place.(3) them is Robert Lee.
Lee grew up in New York City.(4) his family was not rich,he learned from a young age the importance of(5) the waste of food, When in college, he was part of a student group that gave out leftover(剩余的)food to(6) people.This experience made him realize how(7) the problem of food wastage actually was.
After he left university, Lee and a friend set up a(n)(8) called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine(RLC). Its purpose is to collect(9) food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters (收容所) and food kitchens.Volunteers(10) the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need.
RLC operates(11) using an app developed by Lee's team, restaurants(12) how much leftover food they have each day. Then volunteers are sent to fetch it. The(13) is usually short,so volunteers can just do their deliveries (递送) by(14) from the restaurants to the shelters. Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery.
So far, Lee and his team have successfully(15) over 150,000 kilograms of food,serving almost 300,000(16) to people who need them.Lee has shown that a(17) ___tion can help people around us greatly.(18) may have a greater influence than we imagine. When Lee is asked(19) his next plan is, he says there's still a lot to do."It's just the(20) .With more restaurants, who knows how much more we can do.
(1)A. safe |
B. close |
C. friendly |
D. well﹣known |
(2)A. record |
B. share |
C. improve |
D. manage |
(3)A. Under |
B. Beside |
C. Among |
D. Opposite |
(4)A. If |
B.As |
C. When |
D. Though |
(5)A. storing |
B. avoiding |
C. burning |
D. recycling |
(6)A. sick |
B. blind |
C. lonely |
D. homeless |
(7)A. easy |
B. serious |
C. funny |
D. strange |
(8)A. club |
B. school |
C. business |
D. organization |
(9)A. cold |
B. cheap |
C. unsold |
D. uncooked |
(10)A. pick up |
B. go over |
C. pay for |
D. throw away |
(11)A. badly |
B. quietly |
C. simply |
D. slowly |
(12)A. report |
B. notice |
C. discuss |
D. consider |
(13)A. visit |
B. break |
C. meeting |
D. distance |
(14)A. flying |
B. walking |
C skating |
D. shipping |
(15)A. saved |
B. heated |
C.lent |
D. grown |
(16)A. jobs |
B. meals |
C. rooms |
D. seats |
(17)A. small |
B. secret |
C. direct |
D. social |
(18)A.It |
B. He |
C. You |
D. They |
(19)A. who |
B. when |
C. what |
D. where |
(20)A. need |
B. time |
C. promise |
D. beginning |
A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few (1) __ (year), the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king, but which one would be the right person? He thought it over (2) a whole night. At last, he decided (3) (test)his sons.
One day, he gave a room to each of (4) (they),"You must fill the room completely (完全地) with anything you wish. But there should(5) (be)no space left and you can't ask for advice from anyone!"
The next day the king (6) (visit) his elder son's room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to (7) other room, but it was closed. His (8) (young) son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere, so the king shouted at him (9) (angry), But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very excited and hugged him proudly.
He realized: Wisdom(智慧)is more important than simple answers (10) are easy to get.
There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their(1) newborn babies.
One morning, I was getting up when I (2) the sound of the little birds. I ran out of my bedroom and found two babies eating food on the ground in the (3) I thought they dropped off their house, so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time, the (4). bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. They put it on the ground. (5) their third baby. To get the food, she had to fly to it. Although she was(6) , she was afraid of getting out of the house to eat it. To my (7) .her parents just stood there and did nothing.
After about ten(8) the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border(边缘)of the house and began to(9) , She flew down from the house. Finally,she landed safely on the ground and found the food soon.
These birds taught us a lesson: If we want our food, we will have to learn to fly on (10) .
(1)A. two |
B.three |
C.five |
(2)A.heard |
B. smelt |
C.saw |
(3)A.garden |
B. house |
C. bedroom |
(4)A. sister |
B. Brother |
C.father |
(5)A. beside |
B. next to |
C.far away from |
(6)A. full |
B. hungry |
C.thirsty |
(7)A. joy |
B.surprise |
C. excitement |
(8)A.days |
B.weeks |
C.minutes |
(9)A.fly |
B. eat |
C.run |
(10)A.ourselves |
B.yourselves |
C. Themselves |
The classroom (clean) by the students every day.
China has (big) population in the world.
I don't want (be) fat.