“Make-A-Wish” is one of the world’s most well-known charities(慈善机构). It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix,Arizona.Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer.Tommy Austin and Ron Cox,two police officers, made his wish come true. They gave Cristopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter( 直升机)and made a real police uniform for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children ueually want to travel or go to a concert ,a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors,singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors,singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the future.People who work in the charity always try for the best.Almost 25,000 volunteers help,work or give money. Will you be one of them?
1.“Make-A-Wish ”is a charity to help__________.
A.sick children B.serious officers
C.famous actors D.popular singers
2.What did the two police officers do for Christopher?
A. They gave him a computer.
B. They gave him a tour of the city .
C. They took him to a concert.
D. They took him to the hospital.
3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Sick children just wish to get well.
B. Christopher and Tommy are two officers.
C. A few people are working for “Make-A-Wish ”.
D.“Make-A-Wish ”has a history of over 30 years.
“How are you?”is a nice question.It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?”is also a very unusual question.It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer.The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”,even if the person’s friend isn’t fine.The reason is that “How are you?”isn’t really a question and “Fine”isn’t really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying“Hello”or “Hi”.
Sometimes,people also don’t say exactly what they mean.For example,when someone Asks “Do you agree?”,the other person might think,“No, I disagree.I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say“I’m not sure.”It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people.For example,many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.”Often,the person who wants to hang up gives and excuse:“Someone’s at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.”The excuses might be real,or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more,but it isn’t polite to say that.
The excuse is more polite,and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other,talking about an idea,of finishing a talk,people don’t say exactly that they are thinking.It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other,and it’s part of the game of language.
1.When a person in America asks“How are you?”,he or she wants to hear“ ”
A.How are you? B.Hello C.I don’t know. D.Fine
2.When a person disagree with someone,it is polite to say“ ”
A.You are wrong.I disagree. B.I’m not sure.
C.I’m sure I disagree. D.No, I disagree.
3.A polite way to finish talk is to say“ ”
A.You have to go now.
B.I want to hang up.
C.I have to go now.
D.I don’t want to talk any more.
4.When a person says“I’ve to go now.Someone’s at the door.”,the person may be .
A.giving an excuse B.hurting someone’s feeling
C.ill D.asking you a question
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A. go to university abroad
B. spend one year abroad as volunteers
C. go to work for money
D. start work in schools or hospitals
2.Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework
D. doing some research in Wales
3.From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea
D. will probably be sold for money
Do you often have a cold, headache or sore back? If your answer is “Yes”, your health is a problem. Healthy food is good for our health. Tofu is a kind of healthy food. It is also a traditional Chinese food. We often eat it in China. Now, many people in other countries think tofu is good for health, too. They also like eating it.
Milk is another kind of healthy food. You should drink one or two glasses of milk every day.
Vegetables are important, too. You should eat lots of them. There are vitamin（维生素）A, B, C, D, E and other vitamins in them.
Of course, it’s important to eat a balanced diet. You need some pork, chicken or beef every day. But you shouldn’t eat much of them.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（A）误（B）
1.If you often have a cold, headache and backache, you aren’t healthy.
2.Tofu is healthy food.
3.People only in China eat tofu.
4.To keep healthy we should drink some milk every day.
5.We should eat a lot of pork, chicken or beef.
完型填空
Tom and Steve were twin brothers. Tom loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books. One day Tom was playing basketball ______he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went ______ him and brought him books on basketball. At first Tom wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and ______ that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t ______ .
When Tom’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. ______Tom’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Tom showed Steve how to toss(投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.
Then Tom was ready to ______ the basketball games. Steve went to watch the games and enjoyed himself. They then ______ practiced basketball and read books together.
So you can see, when _____ happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Tom about books and Tom showed Steve about basketball. So you can also ______ showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. ______ you can find new things to do.
1.A.until B. when C. after D. where
2.A.on seeing B. to call C. to visit D. to look
3.A.saw B. looked C. read D. found
4.A.good B. bad C. better D. worse
5.A.But B. However C. Finally D. So
6.A.take part B.win C. lose D. join in
7.A.always B. never C. seldom D. much
8.A.anything good B. something nice C. something bad D. anything wrong
9.A.try B. practice C. enjoy D. like
10.A.On the way B. By the way C. In a way D. In this way
Everyone was ______ when they heard the ______ news.
A. exciting; exciting B. excited; exciting
C.exciting; excited D. excited; excited
