Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun. There are many ways of helping others in your community. You can help people, animals or the environment(环境). 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 .It’s something which you do not have to do or for which you will not be paid. Some ways of volunteering are:

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

•walking dogs at an Animal Helper.

•cleaning up a park.

Fundraising

Fundraising is when you collect money to help others. Ways of fundraising 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 or money 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.

•giving your money to a charity.

So, what can you do to help others?

1.You’ll _______when you help other people.

A.feel uncomfortable B.have a great job

C.feel good D.have a hard time

2.How many ways of volunteering are mentioned in the article?

A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five

3.The underlined word “fundraising” means “ _______” in Chinese.

A.募款活动 B.慰问活动 C.志愿活动 D.捐物活动

4.Which of the following is a good way to raise money for a charity?

A.Visiting a sick child. B.Doing a sponsored walk.

C.Cleaning up a library. D.Talking with old people.

5.Which of the following is a way of donating?

A.Cleaning up a park. B.Giving your old computer to a charity.

C.Taking care of sick people in hospital. D.Making pancakes or sandwiches to sell.

Pencil: I am sorry.

Eraser: For what? You didn’t do anything wrong.

Pencil: I’m sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a mistake, you’re always there to clean it up. But when you make my mistakes disappear, you also lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That’s true. But I don’t really mind. You see, I am made to do this. I am made to help you whenever you make a mistake. I know I’ll be gone one day and you’ll take my place with a new eraser. But I’m actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I don’t want to see you feeling sad.

Actually parents are like erasers and their children are like pencils. They’re always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes they get hurt along the way. They become smaller, older and even pass away after all. Though they cannot be with their children for life, parents are still happy with what they do for their children and always hope that their loved ones can be happy.

I am the pencil and the erasers are my parents. They are getting older and smaller, leaving behind eraser pieces and memories. I know that I will be the eraser one day, doing the same thing that my parents used to do for me.

根据短文内容判断正、误。(注意:考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。 正确的涂 “A” ,错误的涂 “B” )

1.An eraser always helps a pencil clean up its mistakes.

2.Parents are just like pencils and the children are like erasers.

3.The parents are always there just for their children’s mistakes.

4.A pencil doesn’t feel sorry about what an eraser does for it.

5.Though the parents can’t be with the children for life, they are still happy with what they do for their children and wish their children can be happy.

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