Xu Rujun with his classmates in Shanghai did something special this year. 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, Xu’s school has told its students to do more community work.

After the half day of exhausting (筋疲力尽的) work, Xu told himself not to jaywalk any more. “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 (毕业). For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work. They can be awarded (奖励) 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 Xu Rujun did this year?

A.He became a cleaner to work in the street.

B.He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

C.He became a policeman.

D.He stopped people from talking.

2.From this passage we know that

A.Xu Rujun’s school is in the middle of a big city.

B.Xu Ruiun and his classmates do some community work every day.

C.Xu Rujun and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.

D.Xu Rujun and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about community service?

A.It has become a very important art of education only in China.

B.It is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C.It is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D.It 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 telephone poles under the summer sun.

D.The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

5.Where can we probably find the passage?

A.In a textbook. B.In a diary. C.In a newspaper. D.In a novel.

Wang Jinyuan is an eighth-grader at Chongzhou High School, Sichuan. But thanks to an online course, he is studying with his peers (同龄人) at Yucai Middle School in Chengdu.

In every class, he and his classmates watch online course videos from the school. “It’s like I have classes together with students at Yucai,”Wang said.

Wang is not alone. Students from more than 200 schools in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are doing the same thing. They all use the online courses made by Yucai Middle School. The school started the online course program in 2007. It records (录制) courses, makes them into videos and offers them to other schools.

The online courses give students new ideas and broaden their horizons (拓宽视野). They can learn from their peers (同伴) studying in the city. “I remember that a topic in English class was about volunteering.” said Wan Jinyuan, “Students shared a lot about their own experiences. But it was hard for me to talk about it because I had little experience. It encouraged me to do more.”

But students don’t completely rely on online course. They still interact with (和……互动) teachers. In fact, the teachers edit (剪辑) the videos before using them. “I cut off some parts, like the discussion parts,” said Zhang Xiaomin, Wang’s English teacher. “I will let my students discuss for themselves, rather than only watch. Then, if necessary, I will show them what their peers said in their discussions. We benefit (受益) a lot from it.” Teachers further explain key points that students don’t understand.

Also, students can watch the videos again after class.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according the passage?

A.The students at Chongzhou High School have classes with those at Yucai Middle School every day.

B.The online courses were made by Chongzhou Middle School about ten years ago.

C.Students in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou get new ideas and learn more by attending online courses.

D.The teachers don’t need to edit the videos before using them.

2.The underlined word “rural” in Paragraph 3 means .

A.far away in space B.far from towns

C.connected with a town or city D.connected with the countryside

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Online courses in cities B.Online courses in countryside

C.Online help for rural students D.Online help for city students

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