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 on homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their 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(录像) 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 the 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(文化) 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.
科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年高三高考全国大纲卷英语真题（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Given that many people's moods (情结) are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine．Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates．Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents’ corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets．
If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony．That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored (味道) chocolates．
The CRF’s produce is "green", made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular．The Exotic Series—with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆) , cheese and other flavors—also does well and is fun to taste．And for chocolate snobs, who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others．
1.What is good about chocolate?
A．It serves as a suitable gift．
B．It works as an effective medicine．
C．It helps improve the state of mind．
D．It strengthens business relations．
2.Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?
A．He knows the importance of research．
B．He learns from shops of similar types．
C．He has the support of many big names．
D．He has a lot of marketing experience．
3.Which line of the CRF produce sells best?
A．The Connoisseur Series．
B．The Exotic Series．
C．The Alcohol Series．
D．The Sichuan Series．
4.The words "chocolate snobs" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who _______．
A．are particular about chocolate
B．know little about cocoa beans
C．look down upon others
D．like to try new flavors
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年浙江温州十校联合体高一下期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has heard of Groundhog Day (土拨鼠日). 1._________.
People in America think that the groundhog awakens from its winter’s sleep on February 2nd. The groundhog comes out of its hole. If the sun is shining, it will see its shadow. The shadow scares it. So it runs back into its hole. This means six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, it will not see its shadow. Since it is not scared, it stays out of its hole. 2._________. These are the same things we say on Groundhog Day today.
3.________. They are known mainly to country people. City people just don’t know how to look for them. City people think that a groundhog sitting by its hole may look like a root(根). It could also be seen as a clod (块) of earth. Or it may look like a broken fence-post(栅栏柱). But a farmer sees groundhogs anywhere he looks. They’ll be watching like guards.
The groundhog is a native American. 4.________. It may also appear as far north as Alaska. It is hated by farmers. The groundhog eats a third of its weight in a day. What a big appetite(胃口)！It may eat about a half-ton of alfalfa(苜蓿) in a summer. So 10 groundhogs in a big field would eat five tons.
Why do groundhogs eat so much? To prepare for winter. 5._________ .This extra food is changed to fat. This fat is what they live on during their long winter’s sleep.
A. It is an American holiday.
B. Groundhogs are strange animals.
C .This means that spring will soon come.
D. There are several ways to protect the groundhog.
E. In the fall, when there is a lot of food, they fill up.
F. It is found in most states east of the Rockies(落基山脉).
G. While it is not one of your major holidays, it is one that children love.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年云南石林县一中高一4月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
If you are tired of common hotel rooms, maybe it’s time to climb into a tree. A new generation of tree houses are appearing across the world, and designer Roderick Romero says he knows why and he said “They're magical. I’ve never seen someone climb into a tree house and not smile.”
Edisto River Canadys, S. C.
Before you can stay in one of the wilderness tree houses, you first have to canoe down the Edisto River. The paddle-in homes offer a cooking gear and comfortable sleeping bed. “It’s a really good place to get back to nature,” Romero says. The lofts have gas stoves and are lit by lanterns. The website: caneosc.com
Treehotel
Romero was astonished when he first saw the buildings at this hotel 40 miles south of the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden. “It blew my mind. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.” he says. The hotel rooms draws heavily on spare Scandinavian design. “Architecturally this is one of the coolest ideas for a tree house.’’ The website: treehotel.se
Hideaway Cafe
While most treehouses are found in the woods, this coffee shop and inn turns the idea on its head with a location in downtown Tokyo. The building itself stands on stilts with a tree growing through the center of it. The cafe was the first treehouse designed by Kobayashi Takashi, who has since created more than 120 homes. “He’s one of my heroes.” Romero says, “In the treehouse community, he’s who we talk about the most.” The website: treehouse.jp/ hideaway/.
Tongabezi
One of the world’s most stylish treehouses perches in a tree alongside the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls. The large pine deck holds a bed and Turkish carpets. Guests can go on safati, or simply stay in their perch and watch for hippos playing in the river. The website: below.tongabezi.com.
1.What Roderick Romero said in the first paragraph means _____.
A. People are fond of magic performance
B. Treehouses are popular with many people
C. It is difficult to build the house in the trees
D. People always get rid of common hotels
2.What made Treehotel impressive?
A. Its position B. Its design
C. Its height D. Its price
3.If people want to know the treehouse with Turkish carpets, they should visit _____.
A. The website: caneosc.com
B. The website: treehotel.se
C. The website: treehouse.jp/ hideaway/.
D. The website: below.tongabezi.com.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川雅安天全中学高二下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. _________seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry,dark clouds _________ across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. _________ ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly _________ Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his _________ in his hands and rubbed his eyes.Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He _________ .There before him stood a tall, white _________. An old man stared down at him from its back.“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered _________.“Come with me.”Raul followed on his horse. A _________ feeling came over him. All _________ them the rain was pouring down, _________ not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be_________ back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 53 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, _________his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were_________.
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to _________ him. “we have been _________sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the_________.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I _________ my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was _________by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
1.A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
2.A.dropped B. fell C. rolled D. covered
3.A.Suddenly B. Strongly C. Quickly D. Hardly
4.A.beating B. blinding C. burning D. touching
5.A.nose B. hair C. neck D. head
6.A.looked up B. woke up C. lay down D. sat down
7.A.tiger B. horse C. lion D. elephant
8.A.lazily B. angrily C. coldly D. slowly
9.A.natural B. common C. strange D. bad
10.A.around B. beside C. through D. above
11.A.yet B. for C. so D. or
12.A.walking B. leading C. heading D. returning
13.A.them B. themselves C. him D. himself
14.A.shook B. waved C. held D. took
15.A.gone B. left C. followed D. lost
16.A.see B. meet C. beat D. ask
17.A.waited B. thought C. worried D. excited
18.A.yard B. wind C. grass D. rain
19.A.believe B. consider C. doubt D. forget
20.A.defeated B. caught C. damaged D. Struck
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北唐山开滦一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单词拼写
单词拼写： 根据下列句子及所给汉语，在右边横线上写出所缺单词的正确形式
1._________(祝贺) to you on winning the prize. __________
2. We were ______(见证) the most important scientific development of the century. __________
3.Fresh air is __________(有益) to one’s health. __________
4.Her time is fully _______(占用) with her three children. __________
5.The baby was _______ (抛弃) by his parents. _________
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年安徽合肥中国科技大学附中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
改错
My family was very poor when I was a child. My parents lost their jobs or lived with heavy pressure. As a result, I wanted to study hardly so as to have different future. During my high school life, I spent all my time studied those difficult subjects, which made me one of the best student in our school. After graduation, I was admitted in a key university where I meet a lot of interesting friends. Now, I am working in a big company and I am able to afford anything I wanted. What’s more, my parents also have been found new jobs. So I believe that our dream will came true if we try our best.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届湖北省高三4月调考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.
There’re plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.
Minneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota
Station : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.
Chicago: Divvy Bikes
Station : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus
How much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
New York City: Citi Bike
Station : Central Park So. & 6th Ave; also Broadway & W.57th St.
How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.
Boston: Hubway
Station : Tremont St. & West St.
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
We are volunteers. If you want to know more information, please contact us.
1.According to the text, the City Bike program _______.
A. was first set up in New York
B. is very popular in American cities
C. has a long history in America
D. develops very fast all over the world
2.Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?
A. Nice Ride Minnesota B. Divvy Bikes
C. Citi Bike D. Hubway
3.If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay ______.
A. $6 B. $ 30
C. $ 20 D. $ 36
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江苏扬州中学高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The number of children being home educated ________ in Britain has increased by 65 percent over the six years.
A. being recorded B. to be recorded
C. recorded D. recording
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