If you have no special plans for your holidays , why not spend your time helping others?
More and more young people in the US volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money . Here are some of their stories.
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Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific . I will spend the whole summer living in a tent 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! |
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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. |
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Trish Anderson , 16 I’m going to teach children choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher . 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 help build new hiking paths in the mountains . |
| C．To be house designer. |
| D．To spend the whole summer living in a tent . |
From the passage , we know that Jason Moore .
| A．is 18 years old | B．likes reading |
| 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 |
For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions(情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be affected by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, it helps our bodies produce vitamin D(维生素). Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in some countries in the world, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these days, the weather can affect our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
A. 天然的 B. 人造的 C. 虚构的
A.people feel good when it is cloudy
B.in the countries where there are long, dark winters of little sunlight, many people feel sad
C.special “sunrooms” have been built all over the world
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one's emotions?
| A．Weather. | B．Actions of others. |
C．Personality. | D．Age. |
A.Enough vitamin D makes people feel good
B.Both hot weather and rainy weather can make people angry
C.Only weather can control our emotions.
A.People Need More Vitamin D
B.We Can Hardly Change the Weather
C.Weather Affects People’s Emotions
It was Molly’s job to hand her father his blue paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. One morning, besides his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second brown paper bag. “What’s in it ?” his father asked. “Just some little things. Take it with you,” Molly answered.
At noon, he opened Molly’s bag and took out the things in it: three hair ribbons, two small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a small doll… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the dustbin, Molly’s bag was together with. That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he was reading the paper. “Where’s my bag?” “I left it at the office. Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it, ” she said. “And, besides, Daddy, the things in the bag are the things I really like— I thought you might like to play with them in your free time. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying. “I just forgot to bring it home.”
While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he opened the note that read: “I love you, Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures(财富)— all that a 7-year-old girl had. Love in a paper bag, and he missed it—not only missed it, but had thrown it in the dustbin. So he went back to the office, got the bag back and carried it home.
Sometimes we can think of all the happy time in our sweet life, We should all remember that it’s not the destination(终点) that is important in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.
Chinese Traditional Culture
| Name |
Erhu |
Weiqi |
Calligraphy |
Beijing Opera |
Chinese Kungfu |
| History (year) |
1,000 |
4,000 |
5,000 |
200 |
1,500 |
| Famous Character (人物) |
A Bing |
Nie Weiping |
Wang Xizhi |
Mei Lanfang |
Huo Yuanjia |
| Famous work |
The Moon over a Fountain (泉) |
/ |
Lan Ting Xu |
Drunken Beauty |
/ |
| Group of people who prefer |
The old |
People at any age |
The old |
The old |
The young |
A. Erhu B. Chinese Kungfu C. Beijing Opera
A. Nie Weiping
B. Wang Xizhi
C. Mei Lanfang
A. Lan Ting Xu
B. Drunken Beauty
C. The Moon over a Fountain
A. two B. three C. four
A.Chinese Kungfu has a longer history than Erhu.
B.The young are fond of Weiqi.
C.Mei Lanfang liked Beijing Opera because he was old.
Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains.
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were destroyed. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “ Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives(亲戚)in other towns.”
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said, “He lives a long way away.” Johnny will be safe with him.
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said, “won’t put you in hot water.”
“All right,” Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram(电报) from Peter saying “___________. ” After Johnny’s parents knew it, they felt sorry for it.
A. give you any trouble
B. keep you in danger
C. boil some hot water for you.
A. in a big town
B. near the sea
C. in the mountains
A.he was not used to children
B.he was an old man
C.his house was far from Johnny’s.
A.Johnny’s parents sent him away because his uncle wanted to see him.
B.Johnny’s parents received a telephone after Johnny was sent to his uncle’s home two days later.
C.Uncle Peter didn’t like noisy life.
A. I enjoy the days with Johnny because we have no arguments with each other.
B. I’m returning the child. Please send an earthquake.
C. Your lovely son likes living with me very much.
任务性阅读。（每小题2分，共10分）
Now the idea of “ car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United Stated. That’s to say, people share one car, not each person has one.(A)As we know, most cars are parked in garages（车库） for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and other things. (B)We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it .(C)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country.(D)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in. (E) This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?请将（A）处的句子翻译成汉语。
。在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与（B）处相同。
That us too much money.对（C）出的画线部分提问。
请将（D）处的单词组合成一个完整的句子。
（E）处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上。（可用文字叙述）。
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