Linda (22 years old)

I started to be a volunteer three years ago.I like children,so I teach them art in a primary school.All of them are lovely children,and some of them are really talented in art..

Linda (22 years old)

I started to be a volunteer three years ago.I like children,so I teach them art in a primary school.All of them are lovely children,and some of them are really talented in art..

Bill (29 years old)

I go to the nurse home on weekends.I help the old people push wheelchairs,talk with them and write letters.Sometimes I tell them stories.The stories often make them laugh.

Bill (29 years old)

I go to the nurse home on weekends.I help the old people push wheelchairs,talk with them and write letters.Sometimes I tell them stories.The stories often make them laugh.

Jimmy (25 years old)

 I volunteer in an animal training center.Dogs are my favorite animals.I train them to help disabled people.They're smart and understanding.

Jimmy (25 years old)

 I volunteer in an animal training center.Dogs are my favorite animals.I train them to help disabled people.They're smart and understanding.

Mario (17 years old)

I plan to volunteer in the City Park this weekend.I'll give out maps to the visitors and show them around the park.This is my first time to be a volunteer.I hope it'll be a great experience.

Mario (17 years old)

I plan to volunteer in the City Park this weekend.I'll give out maps to the visitors and show them around the park.This is my first time to be a volunteer.I hope it'll be a great experience.

1.When did Linda become a volunteer?

A. When she was 19. B. When she was 20.

C. When she was 22. D. When she was 25.

2.What doesn't Bill do as a volunteer?

A. Telling stories. B. Pushing wheelchairs.

C. Writing letters. D. Training animals.

3.What does Jimmy's volunteer job have to do with?

A. Teachers and students. B. Doctors and animals.

C. Dogs and disabled people. D. Nurses and visitors.

4.Where will Mario volunteer this weekend?

A. In a hospital. B. In a park. C. In a school. D. In a zoo.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. All the students Linda teaches are talented in art.

B. Bill goes to the nurse home from Monday to Friday.

C. Jimmy volunteers in an animal training center.

D. Mario is the oldest of the four volunteers.

What happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of science fiction readers.

Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's monitoring(监控) system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.

While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.

When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many “security measures” in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.

He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS (数字处理系统) himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地).

The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.

1.What kind of article does this passage belong to?

A. A fascinating story B. A news report C. A book review D. A TV programme

2.The underlined word “outwitting” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. destroying in a wise way B. buying in a wise way

C. cheating in a wise way D. helping in a wise way

3.Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because ________.

A. he killed his friend B. he bombed a military vehicle

C. his injured friend disappeared D. he did something that a possible terrorist could do

4.From the second paragraph we can infer that ________.

A. Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world

B. Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life

C. Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life

D. Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society

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