If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
| Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths(小道) in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific(棒极了). I will spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something good at the same time! |
| Jason Moore, 18 This summer, I’ll volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the poor. They’ll teach me what to do, so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. |
| Trish Anderson, 16 I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help children 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. |
What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
| A．To sleep under the stars. |
| B．To spend the whole summer living in a tent |
| C．To help build new hiking paths in the mountains. |
| D．To be a teacher |
From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _____.
| A．likes reading | B．is 18 years old |
| C．isn’t very rich | D．likes children |
________ wants to be a teacher.
| A．Alice Hamilton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．The writer |
You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone（耳机）and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_______”
| A．the type of music | B．the amount of a sound |
| C．the length of a song | D．the colour of an MP3 player |
If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, ________.
| A．the theatre won’t allow it | B．the actors will get angry |
| C．others won’t hear the play well | D．we will miss part of the play |
It’s all right to use our MP3 player in __________.
| A．school | B．libraries | C．restaurants | D．museums |
What can be the best title of this passage? _________________
| A．Music lovers | B．Music manners | C．MP3 players | D．MP3 earphones |
BEIJING—Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the "left-behind"(留守) children whose parents are working in cities before Children's Day.
During a visit to northwest China's Shanxi Province, Wen visited the home of Yang Saike, a primary school boy in a village of Xingping City. Yang, whose parents were working in Fujian, thousands of kilometers away, was cared for by his grandparents. His parents fail to go home even once a year. Wen talked with many children and asked them many questions about their schooling and life.
"You are so pretty," Wen said to Liu Mengqi, a seven-year-old girl living with her grandmother. Liu's parents were also working in the city.
"Have you been to school yet?" Wen asked two other girls.
"We are going to the pre-school class," said one.
"Mom and dad at home?" Wen asked. The children shook their heads.
"Children cannot see their parents very often, which is a new problem in the country-side. We should give them more care and love," said the premier.
The premier asked local governments to do something to protect and care for such children at home and freeing their parents in cities from worries about their children.Wen says a new problem in the country is that "left-behind" children _________.
| A．seldom get care from the government |
| B．seldom get together with their parents |
| C．cannot do well in school like others. |
| D．cannot get any love from their parents |
Wen Jiabao asks local governments_________.
| A．to do more for "left-behind" children and their parents |
| B．to let the parents see their children only once a year |
| C．to stop the local people from going to work in cities |
| D．to build more schools for the "left-behind" children |
The proper title (标题) for this passage is "Give ________ more love".
| A．poor children | B．disabled children |
| C．country children | D．'left-behind' children |
Watching Movies for Your Summer
| Carfield: A Tale of Two Kitties |
Superman Returns |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| Hello, Carfield will meet you again on the screen. This time, America's favorite cat Carfield travels to London. Carfield gets lost on the way. However, he enjoys his new life in his new home. But danger is near him... |
How exciting to see Superman on the screen again. Like before, he is again saving the world. But his enemy (敌人) , Lex Luthor, is still planning to kill him so that he can control the world. |
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 Carfield in this movie happens in _______.
| A．America | B．London | C．the sea | D．the world |
Why does Lex Luthor plan to kill Superman?
| A．Because he tries to save the world. |
| B．Because he never sees Superman on the screen. |
| C．Because he finds it hard to like the story. |
| D．Because he 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.
阅读下面的短文，然后将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。
Do you know Greenwood Park? . It is the best place to go on weekends. I always finish my breakfast quickly on Saturdays.
. 因为我想去那里跟朋友见面。
. The park is a crowded place on weekend. Because almost everyone goes there to see the street performers.
. 有些人认为他们很无聊。But I think they are creative people. However, the place where you can enjoy your time quietly is at one of the small coffee shops near the park.
. 你可以在那里阅读或放松。There is something for everyone at Greenwood Park.
阅读下面的材料。然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It's the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called "dumpling". It means "come together" in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members（成员）come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.When is the Spring Festival in China?
What does "dumpling" mean?
What do parents usually buy for their children before the festival?
What do the family members usually do on the festival eve?
Is the Spring Festival very important in China?
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