Volunteers Needed

　　The City of Miami needs your help on Clean-Up Day! If you like to work outdoors, you could help clean up our city parks or streets. These places have too much trash. If you like to work with children, you could babysit and play games with children while their parents help clean up the parks or streets. If you like to read stories, you could read to them, too. If you are artistic, you could volunteer to paint the library or the post office. If you like to talk on the telephone, please call up ten people and ask them to come with you on Clean-Up Day.

　　( ) 1. People who like to work with children could __________.

　　A. coach football B. play games with them

　　C. teach them English D. teach them songs

　　( ) 2. Artistic people could __________to help the city.

　　A. paint the library B. draw pictures

　　C. paint playground equipment D. draw maps to help people

　　( ) 3. The City of Miami needs volunteers who will collect __________.

　　A. the stamps B. trash C. the newspapers D. money

　　( ) 4. People who like to talk on the telephone could ask others to__________.

　　A. volunteer B. watch TV C. give money D. play games

　　( ) 5. Who might babysit while parents clean up the parks or streets?

　　A. People who like to work outdoors. B. Teenagers who like sports.

　　C. People who like to work with children. D. People who like flowers and plants.

　　There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly pay every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough money to buy his lunch in the office every day.

　　One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried to the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.

　　“You will never guess what happened to me today, dear,” he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added, “ I won ten thousand pounds on the lottery(彩票).”

　　“That’s wonderful!” said his wife happily. But then she thought for a few seconds and added angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy the lottery ticket?”

　　( ) 6. How much money was the husband allowed to keep every day?

　　A. Just enough to buy bus tickets.

　　B. Just enough to buy his breakfast in a restaurant.

　　C. Just enough to buy his lunch in the office.

　　D. Just enough to buy fruit.

　　( ) 7. One day the husband was excited because he _______.

　　A. won a lottery B. was praised by his wife

　　C. won a prize for his hard work D. got a lot of money from his company

　　( ) 8. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. The man was afraid of his wife.

　　B. The woman never gave any money to her husband.

　　C. The man got his pay every Friday.

　　D. The man was lucky to win a lottery.

　　( ) 9. When she heard the news, the woman _______.

　　A. could hardly believe it B. was pleased yet not satisfied (满意)

　　C. never thought it was true D. was terrified and angry

　　( ) 10. Which of the following is implied(暗含) in the passage?

　　A. The family was not rich.

　　B. The woman never believed in her husband.

　　C. The man had put some money aside for himself.

　　D. The woman was very kind to her husband.

　　Xie Liang, 80, has offered free help to people asking for directions(方向) for 8 years.

　　Every day, Xie goes to the Dongzhimen Long-distance Bus Stop, and gives help to at least 1200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the number may be even 3500.There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at least 100 thousand people pass by here daily.

　　The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an interview with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks written by himself on it.

　　“Is it really free to ask you the way?” said one with a strong southeast Chinese accent(口音).

　　“ Of course, where would you like to go?” replied Xie with a smile.

　　“ Quite a number of people have asked me the same question. I am a volunteer,” said Xie happily.

　　The reporter found that at least 5 people came to ask him the way in a minute, and Xie told them the way patiently and gave every one of them a note with his words on them.

　　Now Xie has a husky(沙哑的)voice. People believe that it’s because of the result of his hard work. Now he can give correct answers within a few seconds. Xie has encouraged several other volunteers to join him soon.

　　Many hope to do volunteering like Xie, but it’s hard to do as well as he does.

　　( ) 11.What does Xie Liang do?

　　A. He is a cleaner. B. He is a volunteer. C. He is a reporter. D. He is a bus driver.

　　( ) 12. There may be _______ people asking Xie for ways during holidays every day?

　　A.50 B.1200 C.3500 D. 100 000

　　( ) 13. How does Xie Liang offer help to others?

　　A. He calls a taxi for them.

　　B. He drives them to the right place.

　　C. He gives them a map to read by themselves.

　　D. He tells them the way directly or writes the way on a note.

　　( ) 14. Now there is something wrong with Xie Liang’s _______.

　　A. throat B. legs C. stomach D. eyes

　　( ) 15. Which is TURE according to the passage?

　　A. Xie Liang still works alone now.

　　B. Xie Liang has written some guidebooks on his own.

　　C. People have to pay Xie Liang for asking for directions.

　　D. Xie Liang likes writing some reports for Beijing Youth Daily.

　　参考答案：

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