As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It was out of what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and another one for Grades 4, 5 and 6. And the third one was for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their life more, and we are now good friends.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to go on working here.
1.The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from .
A. Guangxi B. Xiamen C. Shanghai D. Beijing
2.The writer found there were only rooms at that school.
A. two B. three C. six D. five
3.In the passage, “my heart sank” means that the writer .
A. felt upset B. was happy C. got angry D. was worried
4.The writer found the students’ levels were she expected after the first test.
A. just as B. higher than C. lower than D. better than
5.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working hard.
B. The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer.
C. The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.
D. The volunteer teacher has worked in Longzhou for a year.
American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People in many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you. It's not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let's learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
1.You should say “Thank you” when ________ .
A.you say something kind to others B.you help others
C.someone helps you D.you want others to help you
2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is ________.
A.used in the world B.used more often than “Excuse me”
C.used only by Americans D.used only between friends
3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to ________.
A.cough B.make some noise C.go first D.all of the above
4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “________”.
A.Thank you B.That's very kind of you C.Excuse me D.I'm sorry
5.This passage mainly tells us the way ________.
A.to be happy B.to be polite C.to help others D.to learn from Americans
Mrs. Brown lives in a small town in Australia. There is a big farm near the town.
On Saturday morning, she goes to her small shop. She opens the window of the shop and looks at the farm. It’s very beautiful. There are many cows, horses and small animals on the farm. Suddenly she sees a kangaroo with her baby. It’s interesting to see them! The mother kangaroo is wearing an old jacket. They stand there and look hungry. Mrs. Brown gives some bread to them. The kangaroos get it. Then they become happy and jump away. Suddenly a wallet drops on the floor from the jacket pocket. She picks it up. and finds $ 300 and a photo in it. That is a man’s photo with his name “John” on it. “John? I have a brother. His name is also John,” Mrs. Brown says. “Is this man my lost brother?” she thinks.
She takes the wallet with her and begins to look for the man. She asks many people in the town, and then she comes to the farm and asks the farmer. Hey! It is her lost brother, John. They are very happy to see each other.
1.What animals can Mrs. Brown see on the farm that morning?
A. Cows and small animals.
B. Cows, horses and a kangaroo with her baby.
C. Cows, horses, small animals and a kangaroo with a baby.
2.Why does Mrs. Brown give some bread to the kangaroos?
A. Because the mother kangaroo with her baby looks hungry.
B. Because the mother kangaroo is wearing an old jacket.
C. Because she likes kangaroos very much.
3.What does Mrs. Brown find after the kangaroos jump away?
A. A wallet. B. A photo. C. A jacket.
4.How does Mrs. Brown find her lost brother, John?
A. By the jacket. B. By the baby kangaroo. C. By the photo with his name.
5.Where does Mrs. Brown find her lost brother?
A. In a shop. B. On a farm. C. In a city.
We are already familiar with computers. They work for us at homes, in offices and in factories. We benefit(受益) a lot from the computers ,but at the same time, with the development of this high technology, it also caused a lot of trouble. One of them is the jobs’ problem.
Many people want to work, but it has become more difficult for people to find work in today’s work. Ma Yun’s unmanned supermarket appeared in 2017. It shows that more and more people will lose jobs even the simple job as a shop worker . The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work instead of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work as much as forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.
1.It was _______ for people to find jobs today than before.
A. more difficult B. not possible C. easier
2.If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.
A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as before
C. only 4% of the people will have jobs
3.One machine can do as much work as _______.
A. 75,000 people B. 14 people in the world C. 40 people
4.If 75,000 people move to the cities a day to look for jobs, how many of them can find jobs?
A. 52,500 people. B. 3,500 people. C. About 75,000 people.
5.Where may this article come from?
A. A story book. B. A newspaper C. A novel.
When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I _______ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _______ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my _______ outside in the back yard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, _______ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _______! I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment _______ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I _______ the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me _______ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about love. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is _______. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that ________ two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
1.A.talked B.spoke C.said D.told
2.A.hardly B.quickly C.slowly D.easily
3.A.guitar B.gift C.cake D.card
4.A.and B.or C.but D.because
5.A.exciting B.interesting C.relaxing D.disappointing
6.A.on B.in C.at D.for
7.A.got in B.got on C.got off D.got up
8.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
9.A.in surprise B.in fact C.in public D.in trouble
10.A.spends B.costs C.pays D.offers
—How about going hiking this weekend?
—Sorry, I prefer _____ rather than ______.
A.to stay at home, go out B.to go out, stay at home
C.staying at home, go out D.going out, stay at home.
