In every country, there are thousands of peop...

In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run(管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful(猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications(资历), but they love to work hard to help.

One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.

Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.

All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages, Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.

1.The Peace Corps is ________ in the United States.

A. a city　　 B. an organization　　 C. a volunteer　　 D. a school

2.The underlined word “those” in the passage means “________”.

A. the homeless　　 B. the sick　　 C. the poor　　 D. the kids

3.What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?

A. They want to make more friends.　　 B. They want to be helpful.

C. It helps them get work experience.　　 D. It can improve their social life.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The world needs volunteers.　　 B. Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.

C. Volunteers do all kinds of work.　　 D. There are different ways of volunteering.

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There are many people helping to take care of others in every country. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or the old people’s homes.

They read books to the old people. 1.Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick.2.For boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students take these boys to baseball games or take them to go on trips. 3..

There are a number of clubs in some cities. 4.Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, the museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs have a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they’re young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.

5.And they always do volunteer work happily.

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A. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help bring happiness to others.

B. They also tell jokes to them and listen to their problems.

C. They paint, clean up or repair the sick people’s houses or do some shopping for them.

D. People can play games or learn crafts (手工）in these clubs.

E. They help these boys get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

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There are________people who want to travel to China．

A．two thousands

B．two thousand of

C．thousands of

D．thousand of

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阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Every year, there are thousands of people losing their lives in fires mostly because of people’s carelessness．How to prevent fires at home?

Use of electrical appliances(电器)

Always pay attention to the electrical appliances that you are using．Choose proper electrical appliances and use them correctly．For example, allow enough space behind your TV sets to make sure that there is room for the heat to get away．Do not put heaters near newspapers or other materials that can burn easily．When the electrical appliances are not in use, pull them out．When you notice problems with your electrical appliances, make sure to repair or replace them quickly．

Fire dangers in the kitchen

The kitchen is a place where we can find fuel(燃料), cooking stoves and many different kinds of electrical appliances．Because of this, you have to be more careful when working in the kitchen．Before you cook, open the windows to allow fresh air to go into the kitchen．Do not leave the kitchen when a stove is in use．Keep waste paper away from a stove as well．If you smell strong gas in the kitchen, turn off the stove at once．

Matches and lighters

Put matches and lighters in safe places．It is dangerous to let children play with them．

Emergency exits(紧急出口)

Do not block the emergency exits or lock them．When there is a fire, the emergency exits are your main escape paths．

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Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry (部)of Railways.

They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station(火车站)Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers (票贩) at much higher price.

The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计)that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak (高峰) period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8％ higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao’s attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station.

1. Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.

A. expensively       B. happily    C. dangerously    D. hardly

2. How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?

A. About 203 million．            B. About 188 million．

C. About 180 million．            D. About 174 million．

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival．

B. It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival．

C. President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem．

D. The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem．

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阅读表达.

Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a term, one summer, or a year. Studying oversea (海外) can be an exciting experience for many people.

Why do it

Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself. Overseas study may also look good on your future resume (履历). Many companies today want employees (雇员) who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.

Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay? How long do I want to study overseas? Do I want to live with roommates or alone?

Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs (礼仪) in the country that you are going to. Learn bout the money. Bring some of it, and a credit card (信用卡) with you.

Once you are there

After the few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick (相思). They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. Remember that it takes you some time to get used to a new place, school and culture. When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about you feelings in a notebook.

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There are _____visitors to the wetland park every year.

A. thousand of　　 B. thousands of　　 C. three thousands　　 D. three thousands of

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Nearly a thousand people gather in a park just to laugh every morning in Shenzhen. Why are so many 　 1.　 (陌生人) doing this? They are all 　 2.　 （成员）of the Laughing Club. By doing Laughing Yoga, they become more easy-going and relaxing. Zhang Linxin 　 3.　 （创造）it last year, and he mixed what he learned with Chinese medicine .He found more 30 　 4. （方式）of laughing. Now, Zhang Linxin 　 5.　 （率领） more and more office workers to learn Laughing Yoga in Shenzhen. As a 　 6.　 （结果）， they are in excellent 　 7.　 （状况）. They 　 8.　 （期待）to keep healthy.

Do you feel 9.　 （糟糕的）? Then stand up and make yourself laugh! Face all problems with a laughing face. It will bring you 10.　 （愉悦）.

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People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world, each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.

The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1.The number of different languages spoken is about 1500.

2.Before you leave your school, you’ll learn more than three thousand words.

3.You must have a large English dictionary to make you know bigger vocabulary.

4.If we know about five thousand words, we can read as many books as we like.

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Every year1.（thousand） of children are hurt or die in the traffic accident． So it's necessary to teach them some knowledge about the traffic 2.（safe）． Know the traffic signals and signs． When the signal is Red， it means Stop． When the signal is 3.， it means Look and when it's Green， it means Go． Look at both sides 4.you cross the road． Make sure that you look at 5./bəʊθ / sides and see no cars are coming near you． It's better to always walk on a sidewalk． If there is no sidewalk， you must walk on the 6.so that you can see the cars coming to you． I know how 7./ ɪk'saɪtɪŋ / and fun it is to put your hand or head out from a moving car． But this can 8./ kɔːz / accidents and can hurt your body． So you must not do it． Also make sure you get on the bus and get off the bus when it 9.（stop） completely． You should never play in a moving bus as it can hurt you． These 10.（rule） can keep you safe． You must remember them．

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