Dear Reader,
Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.
Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?
But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
【小题1】We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A．somebody’s diary	B．a newspaper
C．a progress report	D．a storybook

【小题2】From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________

A．Maria is an 11-year-old girl.

B．Maria’s family is very poor.

C．Maria has to do a lot of hard work.

D．Maria is hoping to get schooling.

【小题3】What is “Save the Children”?

A．An organization to help poor children go to school.

B．An office of the government to collect money.

C．A program shown at theatres to help the poor.

D．A group who works for children in poor places.

【小题4】The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．回报

B．资助

C．感恩

D．抢救

【小题5】What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.

B．What you give is more than what you take.

C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.

D．Marie and you can help each other at school.

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请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）
【小题1】 The above ads are probaly from a _________．

A．text

B．storybook

C．science book

D．newspaper

【小题2】 If you like children and have two free days , you can call ______ for a job.

A．78859879

B．78859878

C．78859876

D．78859877

【小题3】 If Tom cleans the house for the ower twice a week , he can get ______ for a month’s work.

A．＄50

B．＄190

C．＄260

D．＄400

【小题4】_________ are needed in Blue Hotel .

A．Singers

B．Assistants

C．Waiters

D．Singers

【小题5】 If you want to work as a reporter ,you will probably be interested in ________ .

A．Ad4

B．Ad3

C． Ad2

D．Ad1

Ad1

Are you hard-working ? Do you like to meet people ? If your answer is “yes” , then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call Blue Hotel at 78868656 !

                           Ad2 

Wanted Do you like to talk with people ? Do you like to write stories ? If you want  to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Murray at 2655866

                           Ad3

Helped wanted Do you like babbies ? Can you look after one babby for two days ? If you are sure to look after it well, please call us at 78859879 ＄80 or more Today Hurry!

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Can you make a large huose clean and tidy ?If you hope to get the job and be paid ＄50 once ,call us at 7884523 18:00---20:00 this evening

 
请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）
【小题1】 The above ads are probaly from a _________．

A．text

B．storybook

C．science book

D．newspaper

【小题2】 If you like children and have two free days , you can call ______ for a job.

A．78859879

B．78859878

C．78859876

D．78859877

【小题3】 If Tom cleans the house for the ower twice a week , he can get ______ for a month’s work.

A．＄50

B．＄190

C．＄260

D．＄400

【小题4】_________ are needed in Blue Hotel .

A．Singers

B．Assistants

C．Waiters

D．Singers

【小题5】 If you want to work as a reporter ,you will probably be interested in ________ .

A．Ad4

B．Ad3

C． Ad2

D．Ad1

As a volunteer(自愿者) 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 childrenn there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't 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 the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one 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 level（水平）. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, 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(进步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I worked in Longzhou for a year. I'm very happy, and the experience(经历) is very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
【小题1】How many grades are there in the school?

A．2

B．4

C．5

D．6

【小题2】The writer came from        .

A．Longzhou

B．Guangxi

C．Shanghai

D．Beijing

【小题3】What does the writer think of working in the school?      .

A．Boring

B．Useful

C．Careful

D．Surprising

【小题4】According to the passage. The writer        .

A．was sorry for the school	B．worked hard to teach the children
C．don’t want to work in the school	D．left the school in a short time

Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard working while Peter was            , Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.

　　  One summer there was no            and the crops（庄稼）were dying. Harry thought, “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this            in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (沟渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a            search, he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field.            it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home           lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work            at night. He was very satisfied.

　　He went home and had a good meal and           into a sound sleep.

　　Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (有决心的). He also            digging a canal to his field but he didn't have his work completed. His field did not get            water and all his crops died.

　　Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.

1.A. cruel                B.1azy                 C. careless  

2.A. rain                B. wind                 C. cloud  

3.A. dream              B. problem              C. thought

4.A. quick              B. long                  C. slow   

5.A. When              B. Although              C. Unless

6.A. to                 B. for                   C. with  

7.A. early               B. late                  C. deep

8.A. fell                B. looked                C. turned  

9.A. stopped             B. forgot                C. started

10.A. clean              B. fresh                 C. enough