The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services．” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

   At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means．She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta．The following is her story．

   “I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school．We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

   “I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much．It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

1．According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______．

  A．is willing to help those in need without pay

  B．can afford to travel to different places

  C．has a strong wish to be successful

  D．has made a big fortune in life

2．Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

  A．after she met Mother Teresa

  B．after she finished high school

  C．when she was touring Calcutta

  D．when she was working in a hospital

3．Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

  A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．

  B．She had already had some experience．

  C．She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example．

  D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

4．What is Tracy’s “new idea” （Paragraph 2） of being a volunteer?

     A．Going abroad to help the sick．

      B．Working in Mother Teresa’s home．

  C．Doing simple things to help the poor．

  D．Improving oneself through helping others．

5．What is the best title for the passage?

     A．How To Be A Volunteer．               B．Voluntary Life In India．

  C．A Different Meaning Of Volunteer．      D．Inspiration From Mother Teresa．

Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule．The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services．

The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact of their activities．

He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities? ’ These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked．”

He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone’s books… Yet they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy．” He said the world was “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid”．

Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James’ Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet．

Duchy Originals, the prince’s food company, is taking steps to work out how much carbon dioxide and other green-house gas are emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products．The changes to the prince’s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences．Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate（庄园）, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff．Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions．The review will report in June , when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emission．

1．One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is ______．

       A．taking private jets that are not carbon-heavy

       B．taking helicopters instead of private jets

       C．taking trains instead of scheduled flights

       D．taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters

2．How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?

A．Dissatisfied．                                 B．Disappointed．                             C．Doubtful．               D．Impatient．

3．In response to Prince Charles’ calls, Duchy Originals will ______．

       A．make as much green food as possible

       B．cut down its cost

       C．figure out its greenhouse gas emission

       D．continue its greenhouse gas emission

4．The underlined phrase in paragraph 4 probably refers to ______．

       A．the great amount of waste produced by industry 

       B．the great damage caused to the environment

       C．the great amount of debts of the royal family

       D．the high cost of industry in their producing process

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Prince Charles promised Greener Royal Lifestyle

       B．Better Late than Never

       C．Prince Charles and His Concern for Environment

       D．The Royal Family Has a Role to Play in Environment Protection

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Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask．

Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services．Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties．

Volunteers usually help in many different ways．The may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs．Work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things．

Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time．Anybody                can become a volunteer．

The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving．Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life．Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills．It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom．Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices．Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school learning．

1．What is the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words．）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

   Volunteer service can provide chances for volunteers to make acquaintance of all kinds of people．

3．Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words, phrases or sentence to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

4．What kind of volunteer jobs would you like to take ? why? （Please answer within 30 words．）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese．

有一英国网站正在征集以“My Teachers and Me”为主题的故事，请按以下要求写一篇发生在你与你的老师之间的故事。包括如下要点：

①叙述你老师对你影响深远的真实或虚构的故事；

②你遇到问题时，你的老师如何帮你解决；

③你的老师对你产生了什么影响？

写作要求：以约120个词写一篇记叙文，并语言准确、规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。

-Listen! My flight is being announced. I must be off now.

-Bye.      .

A．Happy landing!                             B．Thank you for seeing me off.

C．Take it easy!                                D．I will go with you.

To everyone’s surprise,        painting, with        simple design of some natural scenery, won the first prize in the competition.

A．a; the        B．the; a          C．a; a           D．the; the

One cause of high oil prices is the weak American dollar. Oil is       in dollars, so a less valuable dollar buys less oil.

A．traded           B．bargained         C．exchanged         D．attached

The company employs famous actresses as its spokeswomen to make its new products       

to the public.

A．know               B．known           C．knew            D．to know

Ten years ago the population of our city was      that of theirs.

A．as twice large as                                B．twice as large as

C．twice as much as                               D．as twice much as

-This passage is difficult for me. Could you please explain it to me?

-I’m afraid I have to say sorry, but the book is         my understanding.

A．beyond          B．over          C．above         D．off