Clara Daly was sitting on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when she heard a worried voice over the loudspeaker: "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?"

Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. An air hostess came by and explained the situation. "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf," she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the air hostesses couldn't understand what he needed.

Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help blind and deaf people and she knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm. So she rose from her seat, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, "How are you? Are you OK?" Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.

"He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk," Clara said.

So for the next hour, she talked about her family and her plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he had become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. "Even though he couldn't see her, she looked attentively at his face with such kindness," a passenger reported.

"Clara was amazing," an air hostess told Alaska Airlines in an interview. "You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel."

Cook's reply: "Best trip I've ever had."

1.What was the air hostesses' problem?

A.They had a very difficult passenger. B.They couldn't understand the passenger.

C.They didn't know the passenger's name. D.They didn't have what the passenger wanted.

2.Why did Clara Daly believe she could help?

A.Because she happened to learn some ASL. B.Because she had helped people like Cook.

C.Because she thought she might know Cook. D.Because her grandfather had the same problem.

3.Why did Tim Cook keep asking for service?

A.Because he was hungry and thirsty. B.Because he needed someone to talk to.

C.Because he was afraid of taking planes. D.Because he was interested in Clara's story.

4.Which of the following words best describe Clara Daly?

A.Brave and clever. B.Beautiful and lovely.

C.Patient and caring. D.Outgoing and friendly.

Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learm new things and have fun. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good too! How can you help?

Charities(慈善机构)are organizations that help others, for example, UNICEF or the World Wildlife Fund. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.

Volunteering

Volunteering is when you give your time to help others. Some ways of volunteering are:

●visiting old people to talk to them or help them.

●walking dogs at an animal shelter(避难所).

●cleaning up a park.

Fund raising

Fund-raising is when you collect money to help others. Some ways of fund-raising are:

●making cakes or biscuits to sell.

●doing a sponsored (赞助) activity. For example, family and friends give you money if

you finish a long walk.

Donating

Donating is when you give your things to help others. Some ways of donating are :

●giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people.

●giving your old books to a library. So, what can you do to help others?

1.What can you do if you want to do volunteering?

A.Walk dogs around your home.

B.Make cakes or biscuits to sell.

C.Give your old books to a library.

D.Visit old people to talk to them or help them.

2. is to give your things to help others.

A.Volunteering B.Donating

C.The World Wildlife Fund D.Fund raising

3.What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

A.To show ways of helping others. B.To share personal experiences.

C.To explain reasons for fund-raising. D.To introduce some organizations.

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