Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai
did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at
different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped
keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).
As part of the school project. Li’s school
has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.
After the half day of exhausting work Li told
himself not to jaywalk anymore.
“I think through community work we get to
help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.
Community service is an important part of education
for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need
to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans
who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $
5, 000(33, 000 yuan).
Chinese students today do more community
work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have
been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school
grade.
Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in
Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring
Festival couplets (对联) on
the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he
used to clear flyers (小广告)
from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They
brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer
sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really
felt proud,” he said.
1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did
last summer?
A. He joined a special group of Class13.
B. He become a policeman.
C. He helped the traffic police at a
crossroad.
D. He stopped people from talking.
2.From this passage we know that _______.
A. Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a
big city.
B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community
work every day.
C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small
flags when they cross the roads.
D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good
for them to do some community work.
3.Community service _______.
A. has become a very important part of
education only in China.
B. is very important in school education in
some foreign countries.
C. is the only part of the school project for
teenagers around the world.
D. needs students to finish at least 1,000
hours of community work.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according
to the passage?
A. The students in Shanghai helped people to
keep the traffic rules.
B. The students in Suzhou visited the old
people’s home.
C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls
under the summer sun.
D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring
Festival couplets to the old people.
5.Which of the following is NOT true according
to the passage?
A. Community service helps students grow a
sense of responsibility.
B. Through community work students get to
help others and learn something.
C. Students are now encouraged to do more
community work in many school in China.
D. Students will be awarded much money for
doing more community work in Canada and the US.
