Helping people who are in need is a very 1.（重...

Helping people who are in need is a very 1.（重要的）part of the American way of life. Many high schools ask their students to spend a certain number of hours 2.（志愿活 动）every year. So how do you go about it? If you like animals, help out at a local animal shelter. Most shelters 3.（依靠）on volunteers to make the cats and dogs4.（更高兴）. If you think you may be5.（感兴趣）in politics, volunteering to help with a campaign

（竞选活动）is a great way to find out how things work-whether it’s for the president of the United States or your city’s mayor（市长）. If you have a friend or relative who has a6.

（健康）problem such as a cancer（癌症）, you might donate （捐助）some of your time to help

an organization or7.（提供）other help to people with the same8.（疾病）.You also can serve food at a9.（无家可归的）shelter; volunteer to10.（花 费）time at a retirement community; take part in a park clean-up day. The possibilities are endless!

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The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent（新月）. All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal of trying to help people in need. The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受伤害的） people regardless of（无论）which side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.

1.A good title for this passage is _______________.

A．People in Need of Help                   B．Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier

C．The International Red Cross                D．Join the Red Cross

2.The underlined word “ suffering” means “___________”.

A．受苦的           B．生活的           C．欢庆的           D．喜悦的

3.Who can be helped by the Red Cross?

A．The soldiers.       B．The American.      C．All the wounded people.   D．Anyone.

4.Where can you find the Red Cross?

A. We can only find it in the USA.             B. We can find it all over the world.

C. We can find it only in India, Mexico and Paris.  D. In the places with natural disasters.

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The Red Cross(红十字会)is an organization(组织)that helps people who are in need. No matter how bad the situation is, it will always be there to help. But the American Red Cross may have never been formed(形成) without the love of a woman named Clara Barton.

Clara Barton was born in North Oxford on December 25,1821. When she was eleven, her elder brother was badly hurt. Clara looked after him the whole time. Through this experience, she learned something very important about herself. She found that she became active when she took care of others.

When she was older, she became a nurse in the American Civil War(国内战)and she helped save hundreds of people. After the Civil War, Clara traveled to Europe to rest. But soon she cared for soldiers again! This time, she learned about an organization called the Red Cross. It worked together with her during the wars. Clara thought the Red Cross was badly needed in America. Over several years, she asked four different presidents to bring the Red Cross to America. They all said no. Finally, one of the presidents changed his mind in 1881.He said: “I am deeply moved by her spirit!”, and in the same year, the American Red Cross was born. Since then, she had worked as a chairman in the organization until 1904.

1.What is the Red Cross?

_______________________________________

2.When was Clara Barton born?

_______________________________________

3.Did Clara Barton do n lot to help people after she became a nurse?

_______________________________________

4.Why did one of the presidents change his mind?

_______________________________________

5.How long did Clara Barton work in the American Red Cross?

_______________________________________

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For people who are interested in space, nothing is more exciting than the idea of living on other planets. That might be why the movie The Martian is so popular. It shows an astronaut living on Mars. But would it really be possible to live on the Red Planet?

While the idea of living on Mars is great, the reality does not look as good. Mars does not have a friendly air for humans. There is very little oxygen(氧气) there. And because it's far from the sun, it is also very cold. The temperature on Mars can be ­62 on average. This is much too cold for humans.

However, scientists say it might be possible to live there even without a good air. Daytime on Mars is almost the same as Earth's. It means there's enough sunlight to grow plants inside safe buildings. However, they would have to grow in soil from Earth. Mars does not have a strong enough air to stop the radiation(辐射) coming from space, which makes it dangerous to grow things in the soil.

The radiation also causes problems for our health. One way we could live there would be to build homes under ground or within the rocks on the planet. This would give humans the protection(保护) from the radiation and also some heat.

When could we live on Mars? NASA is hoping to make some progress within the next 20 years.

1.Which of the following about Mars is TRUE?

A. Its air is good for humans.　　 B. It has enough oxygen on Mars.

C. It's a little colder than Earth.　　 D. It's not close to the sun.

2.Why is it possible to grow plants on Mars?

A. Because there is enough sunlight.

B. Because the soil is good on Mars.

C. Because it has little oxygen there.

D. Because it has the strong radiation.

3.What's the passage mainly about?

A. How to grow plants on Mars.

B. How to live on Mars without danger.

C. How to keep warm on Mars.

D. How to improve the air on Mars.

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Try to become a volunteer and help those around you who are in need! Volunteer work includes helping the poor in the neighborhood, helping the families whose houses were destroyed by natural disasters or creating green space for neighborhood families. Whichever activity you choose, you have the “power of one” to make a difference and create a real change in the community!

Our holiday volunteer jobs are open to all Chinese. You don’t need any special skills to join in and there are no age limits(限制). With Biosphere Expedition(生物探险), you can be a wildlife and environmental volunteer anywhere for two weeks to two months. You’ll work with local scientists, and the leaders from Biosphere Expedition will be by your side.

We need students at the age of 16 or over who study at school and are looking for a chance to use their talents, skills and knowledge to help little kids. They should have enough patience and be warm-hearted. Join the Volunteer Service Center today!

Volunteers are the greatest people in the world. Let’s work together to make the world a better place.

1.The volunteers can _______ in the neighborhood.

A. look after pets

B. help the poor people

C. buy houses for the homeless

D. clean up the yards

2.The Biosphere Expedition is probably held _______.

A. for three months

B. in summer vacation

C. only by local scientists

D. in America and China

3.If Wu Dong is ____ years old, he may join the Volunteer Service Center.

A. 11　　　　　 B. 13　　　　 C. 15　　　　 D. 17

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The volunteer should create green space for all the families.

B. The volunteer can choose any service activity in the community.

C. To do the holiday volunteer work, special skills are required.

D. A boy who doesn’t study at school can be a volunteer to help the little kids.

5.What is the BEST title for the passage?

A. Volunteers Wanted　　　 B. A Job Interview

C. An Expedition Club　 　 D. EducationService

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Who is going to _________ the meeting?

A．take part in        B．join              C．joins in           D．take part of

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Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures ----those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff.（悬崖）

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.(生存).

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

1.A best title for the text is ____.

A. Dangerous sports: what and why

B. The boredom of modern life

C. Bungee jumping: Is it really dangerous?

D. The need for excitement

2.More and more people today ____.

A. are trying activities such as bungee jumping

B. are climbing the highest mountains

C. are coming close to death in sports

D. are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places

3.In bungee jumping, you ____.

A. jump as high as you can

B. slide down a rope to the ground

C. attach(系) yourself to a rope and fall to the ground

D. fall towards the ground without a rope

4.People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _____.

A. they have a lot of free time

B. they can go to hospital if they are injured

C. their life is short of excitement

D. they no longer need to hunt for food

5.The writer of the text has a ____ attitude towards dangerous sports.

A. Positive(肯定的)　 B. negative(否定的)　 C. neutral(中立的)　 D. nervous(紧张的)

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1It’s very kind________you_____ help the old people in need.

A. to, in   B. of ,to      C. at,for

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Who is going to _________ the meeting?

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There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind is very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too.

These ants move in large groups.　 They eat all the animals, and they can eat wood houses.　 Sometimes even people are killed by them. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they can see no insects ( 昆虫 ) or snakes .

1.Some ants in America can be very 　　　　 .

A. heavy　　 B. strong　　 C. light　　 D. thin

2.People and animals are afraid of 　　　　 .

A. one kind of ants　　 B. all kinds of ants　　 C. small ants　　 D. big ants

3.People get away from the ants because 　　　　 .

A. they can eat and kill elephants　　 B. they can also eat wood houses

C. they travel in large groups　　 D. they can even kill people

4.Where are the insects or the snakes after the ants pass through?

A. They hide themselves under the ground.

B. They have moved to other places before the ants come.

C. They have been killed and eaten up by the ants.

D. They have been killed by people.

5.Which is the best title (题目) for the story

A. Ants　　 B. American Ants　　 C. A Big Ant　　 D. A Strong Ant

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