Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.

Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope

Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.

Food Shelter（救助站）---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.

Seniors’ Home (敬老院) ---help the elderly people clean up their homes.

Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.

As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group. Here is some advice:

Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.

Help students who come from poor families.

Help new students get used to their school life soon.

Provide graduating students with information on future studies.

1.Volunteers don’t want to get ________ when they help others.

A．everything        B．money            C．some presents      D．a job

2.How many places are mentioned for you to be volunteers in according to this passage?

A．Six               B．Five              C．Four             D．Three

3.The volunteers can ________ in the community center.

A．give the sick person hope

B．give out food or water to the people who need it

C．play with the children in orphanage

D．clean up the yard

4.From the passage, you know the following volunteer jobs can be done at school except _______.

A．helping students who come from poor families

B．helping the students who have bad habits

C．helping the student to copy others' homework

D．helping the students in trouble with their studies

 

--Did your brother know     ?

--No，I didn’t tell him about it．

A．where do you work

B．Where you worked

C．Where did you work

D．Where are you working?

 

Character, courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes. These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1: Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are like being honest, friendly, and helpful. See the chart below. On the left is our standard of good character. Write down your promise for each line on the right. Then, get a witness（证人）to sign it. Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it.

To build your character	Your promise
I will do my best to…
be honest and fair.	eg. I’ll tell the truth when mom asks if I have finished my homework.
be friendly and helpful.	eg. I’ll help my friend with lessons.
be polite and kind.	eg. I’ll show good manners in class.
be courageous and strong.	eg. I’ll take part in the English singing contest.

Part 2: Courage
Of course it’s going to take a lot of courage t keep your promise. Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard. For each promise, find out two or three ways to help you keep it. For example, if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep, one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won’t break it”.
Part 3: Confidence
Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something. Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? There are all talents that can make you feel good, as well as the people around you. Once you’ve decided what your special skill is, think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place. If you’re good at art, try painting a picture on an old wall in your school (of course, make sure you’re allowed).
【小题1】According to the writer, a hero should be           .
A. beautiful                  B. confident              C. good-looking
【小题2】If your promise is “I’ll show good manners in class,” you’re trying to be           .
A. useful                   B. polite                 C. brave
【小题3】What is the most important thing to build your character?
A. Do your best to keep your promise.            
B. Write down your promise.
C. Look at your promise every day.
【小题4】If someone asks you for help, you will be               .
A. honest                   B. strong                 C. helpful
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. A good painter can have confidence.           
B. It’s hard to make your promise.
C. You can build your character with the help of others.

配对阅读。下面左栏是人们在日常生活中浪费能源的5种现象，右栏是与其对应的解决建议，请选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卷上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的。

1.Every day in homes all over the world, people have lights on when no one is in room. 2.Air conditioners are usually set at too high temperatures in winter. 3.A lot of water is wasted by using too much. 4.We’ll have less and less gas to use. Because more and more people buy cars. 5.People especially children watch TV for too many hours.

A.  Take a shower instead of bath, for a bath uses twice as much water. Don’t flush(冲洗) toilet unnecessarily. B.  Plant more trees and grass around our houses. C.  Encourage people to do more outdoor activities in their free time. Get children to learn more from reading books. D.  Always keep the saying in mind “ Turn off lights before leaving.” E.  We should walk to work, ride a bike to school, take a bus home more often instead of driving cars. F.  In room where you have an air conditioner, you can save electricity by cleaning the filter. A filter uses 30 percent more energy when it is dirty. Also, set the air conditioner at 25℃.

 

-------Where        you        ?

------I        the teacher’s office.

A．have been; have been to

B．have been to; have gone to

C．have been; have gone to

D．have been to; have been to