High above the city, stood the statue (雕像) of the Happy Prince. He was covered all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires (蓝宝石), and a large red ruby (红宝石) on his clothes.
One day, a Swallow (燕子) arrived at the city and stayed between the feet of the Happy Prince. But just as he was putting his head under his wings a large drop of water fell on him. “What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?” he said. Then he looked up and saw the eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden face. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.
“Who are you?” he said. “I am the Happy Prince.”
“Why are you weeping then?” asked the Swallow.
“When I was alive and had a human heart,” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, for I lived in a palace. In the daytime I played with my friends in the garden, and in the evening I danced in the Great Hall. Everyone called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugly and terrible things of my city, and though my heart is made of lead ( 铅 ) yet I cannot choose but weep.”
1.What was the statue of the Happy Prince mostly made of?
A.Sapphire B.Ruby C.Gold D.Lead
2.Which of the following words has the similar meaning to the underlined word “weep”?
A.rain B.cry C.talk D.smile
3.Why did the little Swallow pity the Happy Prince?
A.Because he looked very sad in the moonlight.
B.Because he died in the moonlight.
C.Because he looked very beautiful in the moonlight.
D.Because he lost his palace.
4.Why was he called the Happy Prince?
A.Because he once lived a happy life in the palace.
B.Because everyone wanted him to be happy.
C.Because he liked to laugh very much.
D.Because he could make everyone happy.
5.What made the Happy Prince sad?
A.His death B.The dark side of his city
C.The beautiful moonlight D.The terrible weather
Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所) for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was_________ only two classes in summer school, so I had some_________ time.
Three nights a week, I helped in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and _________ for 45 people hot meals with vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people needed this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I enjoyed this volunteer work, making_________ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie maker, another a young teacher and the other a college student_________ me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories filled me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had_________ with alcohol ( 酒 精 ) or drugs, while others only had bad luck. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her job. She looked for a new job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too_________. She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables _________ she could pay for her food. The woman went on job hunting, but she couldn’t find one. She had no money for her_________ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,____________ , and nowhere to go, she finally came to the shelter.
1.A.studying B.planning C.taking
2.A.full B.free C.long
3.A.ordered B.bought C.cooked
4.A.decisions B.wishes C.friends
5.A.for B.like C.except
6.A.questions B.worries C.troubles
7.A.old B.poor C.sick
8.A.though B.because C.so that
9.A.block B.family C.apartment
10.A.afraid B.shy C.shocked
Write sentences according to your memory.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He1. every Saturday morning... “It’s hard work,” he says, “but I 2.. I get 3.and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.”
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that4. 5.I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”
Write down the correct sentences according to the Chinese context:
1.你想知道 Kate 是否发烧了，你可以这样问她的妈妈：
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
2.你生病了，想知道该怎么做，你可以这样问：
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
3.你想跟别人说你很乐意帮助残疾人，你可以这样说：
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4.May 想做点什么让生病的孩子开心，你建议她可以到医院去看他们，你可以这样说：
______________________________________and cheer them up.
5.Sue 想告诉妈妈，她相信英语能帮助她在未来找到理想的工作，她可以这么说：
Mom, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the given verbs
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers, an organization set up1. (help) disabled people. I have many 2.(difficult) in my life. I can’t use my arms or legs well. Some normal things like answering the telephone, opening and 3.(close) the doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. But “Lucky”, the dog-helper, makes a big 4.(different) to my life. Lucky is a fantastic dog. It’s very clever and it can understand many English words. Now, I can’t 5.[ɪˈmædʒɪn] the life without Lucky.
Thank you again for6. (change)my life.
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
Translate the following phrases
1.胃痛 ______________________
2.捐赠衣服 _____________________
3.量体温 _____________________
4.离开电脑休息 _____________________
5.想出，提出 _____________________
6.冒风险 _____________________
