Holding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people … these acts of kindness seem very small. But students at Tibbetts Middle School know that it’s the small acts that make the world a better place.

Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random (随意) Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or for the environment.

Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. “I believe the world is changed by little things,” she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after class. Now, the students do it by themselves. “The teachers will have less work,” said Elisea Castaneda, one of Murray’s students.

Jordin Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise (赞扬). “It makes that person’s day (使那个人开心),” she said. “Besides helping others, the activity made students feel that they can make a difference,” Murray said.

Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others.

1.Random Acts of Kindness Week was started by .

A. some eighth-graders B. the school

C. a teacher D. some parents

2.What kind of act of kindness is not mentioned?

A. Giving out praise. B. Holding doors open.

C. Picking up rubbish. D. Donating money.

3.The underlined word “Previously” means .

A. since then B. before

C. later D. at present

4.Elisea thinks if students push in chairs after class, .

A. teachers’ work can be reduced

B. the environment will be better

C. other students’ time can be saved

D. no rubbish will be left

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Random Acts of Kindness Week lasted for seven days.

B. Random Acts of Kindness Week made children feel they can make a difference.

C. The teachers and students want to make the world a better place with small acts.

D. The activity encouraged many students.

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere.When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else.Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”.In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages.First, they are much cheaper than cars.Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles.Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park.What’s more, with lower speed(速度), bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems.Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety.So they ride too fast.During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.

1.Where can you see bicycles in China?

A. In the big city.

B. In the town.

C. In the country.

D. Almost everywhere.

2.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A. Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.

B. Bicycles are easy to park.

C. Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.

D. Bicycles are safer than cars.

3.What problems can bicycles bring?

A. Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B. Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars

C. There are no places for so many bicycles.

D. Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

4.What does the last sentence mean?

A. We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B. It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C. Bicycles are safe enough.

D. We still need to do much to solve the problem.

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