If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason , 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish , 16
I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
【小题1】What does Alice plan to work for others in summer?
A.To sleep under the moon and stars.
B.To breathe the clean mountain air.
C.To help build hiking paths in the mountains.
D.To spend the whole summer living in a forest.
【小题2】The writer’s idea in this passage is ______.
A.school students should do some hiking in summer.
B.it’s good to do something good for others in vacation.
C.helping children to choose and read books is a good way.
D.breathing clean mountain air is good for health.
【小题3】Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage?
A.Reading for Life
B.A Special House Program
C.The Forest Centre
D.Young American Volunteers

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very   36  life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would   37  my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never   38  again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough. She   39  that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大萧条)  40 , my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support(支撑) both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be   41  again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real   42  point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged(收费)an extra $2 for each child. That was too   43  for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for   44 . There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not   45 , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I   46  doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world­ - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a   47  in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

【小题1】
A.quietB.boringC.hardD.strange
【小题2】
A.acceptB.changeC.disturbD.check
【小题3】
A.studyB.speakC.listenD.walk
【小题4】
A.droveB.expectedC.explainedD.covered
【小题5】
A.didB.hitC.cutD.fit
【小题6】
A.excitedB.braveC.patientD.poor
【小题7】
A.leadingB.breakingC.turningD.celebrating
【小题8】
A.expensiveB.fantastic C.differentD.special
【小题9】
A.husbandB.parentsC.childrenD.wife
【小题10】
A.successfullyB.surprisinglyC.interestinglyD.importantly
【小题11】
A.alwaysB.sometimesC.almostD.never
【小题12】
A.taskB.hotelC.companyD.wor

Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without   43  the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good   44 .
A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test   45  to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and   46  them out will help feel better than cheating.
If a student gets   47  cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s office, and call his or her parents. Worse than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people,   48  parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an   49  person and a teacher might watch you more   50  the next time you’re taking a test.
There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s   51  too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a habit, but a student is always able to act better and make better   52 . It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.   

【小题1】
A.takingB.spendingC.costingD.using
【小题2】
A.ideaB.purposeC.customD.conclusion
【小题3】
A.decidesB.hopesC.refusesD.needs
【小题4】
A.breakingB.dreamingC.missingD.working
【小题5】
A.caughtB.offeredC.appearedD.suggested
【小题6】
A.andB.besidesC.likeD.among
【小题7】
A.outsideB.advantageousC.interestingD.honest
【小题8】
A.closelyB.bravelyC.certainlyD.hardly
【小题9】
A.alwaysB.neverC.onceD.neither
【小题10】
A.educationB.decisionsC.challengesD.risks

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will_________.

A. laugh at you    B. play jokes on you    C. quarrel with you    D. help you up

2.What will your friends say to you when you make great progress(进步)?

A. Oh, so do I.                             B. Congratulations.

C. Good luck.                               D. It’s just so-so.

3.Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

4.Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck.   B. Good luck.       C. Happiness.       D. Life.

 

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