Difficult times often bring out the best in people. Many well-known people come to help those who are in trouble. And this was the case for basketball player Yao Ming. He hosted a television show in Shanghai and raised US $ 300,000 to help researchers (研究员) find a medical cure. Fund-raising, or charity, is an act of goodwill(好意) towards others.
Charities in the West have more ways. Look at a typical day for Ruth, a rich woman in the UK, for example. Ruth wakes up in the morning and collects her post. There’s a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead, beaten(筋疲力尽的) horse. It’s from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to save the animals. She turns on the television, and sees a picture of a wide–eyed child dying of hunger in Africa with a request (请求) for money to help the child. The tickets for the charity shows often cost her a lot of money, but she doesn’t mind because most of the money is going to a charity that fights AIDS. She feels good about going because she’s helping the sick.
Edna, a little old lady, looks after a second-hand shop—a charity shop. Any profit (收益) it has made goes to a cancer(癌症) charity. Now that she doesn’t have to work, she has lots of time to offer her services for free.
For people like Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna, charity is a virtue (美德) that holds the same importance in life as faith and hope. “As you look back on your life, the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others,” said Scottish writer Henry Drummond.
【小题1】Yao Ming hosted a television show to _____.

A．make more money	B．raise money for his basket team
C．make himself more famous	D．raise money for researchers to find a cure for SARS

【小题2】We can infer (推断)from the passage that _____.

A．Edna may not be a rich lady but she is willing to do something for others

B．Ruth is angry because she has been asked to donate too much money

C．Ruth leads a busy life and she feels very tired

D．Yao Ming wants to be a television host

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Only Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna try their best to do things for charity.

B．Ruth has given a lot of support to charity although she is not very rich.

C．The writer hopes that more people can do things for charity.

D．Edna is very rich because she has her own shop.

【小题4】One morning, Ruth received a letter with a picture of a horse in it because _____.

A．she lost her horse

B．a charity wanted her to donate some money

C．she loved horse very much

D．she wanted to keep a horse as a pet

【小题5】The underlined(划线) part in the last paragraph probably means that _____.

A．what impresses people deeply is what they have done for others

B．when you want to do something for others, you need stand out

C．the moment you stand out, you can do something for others

D．when you look back sometimes, you need stand out

A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home.

She wanted to be a star and became 1._____. But she had poor education and several years later, she had to ask for food in the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still 2._____her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she3. ___ a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you…4.,______home!”

One day, the daughter saw one of the photo. The face was familiar(熟悉). “Is that my mother?” She moved closer and read the5. _____. She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She 6 ___the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s 7.___. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “It’s me! Your 8.____ is back home!” The mother and her daughter held each other, full of 9.____tears(眼泪)。 The daughter asked,” Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in ? The mother answered softly,” The door has never locked10    you left.

The door of parents ’love for their children will never be closed.

1.A famous      B. poor          C. pretty              D. good

2.                A．looking through  B．looking after     C．looking for D．looking up

 

3.                A．looks at         B．puts up         C．finds out  D．takes

 

4.A come back   B. go back       C. run back           D. return back

5.                A．photo          B．words          C．posters   D．letter

 

6.                A．pushed         B．unlocked        C．knocked  D．closed

 

7.                A．bathroom       B．bedroom        C．kitchen   D．garden

 

8.                A．son            B．daughter        C．grandchild D．friends

 

9.                A．happy          B．please          C．angry D．sorry

 

10.               A．before         B．when          C．since D．as

 

 

How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
【小题1】Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

A．John.

B．Frank.

C．Steven.

D．Jenny.

【小题2】From the article, we can learn that _______.

A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books

B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school

C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients

D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

【小题3】The best title for the article might be “_______”.

A．Collecting books for bored patients	B．Writing a letter to a medical centre
C．Donating books to poor students	D．Reading books for hospital patients

【小题4】 Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?

A．Polite and hard-working	B．Lazy and stubborn
C．Selfish and proud	D．Thoughtful and helpful

No more fear. The Iron Hammer is here. Lang Ping has become the newly appointed Chinese women’s national volleyball coach.
For the past four years, Chinese women's volleyball has been plagued by frustrating international results, frequent coach reshuffles, numerous injuries and a shortage of talent.
Volleyball was the first sport in which China succeeded on a global scale and was widely followed in the 1980s.
A prolonged slump might finally be coming to an end though, as Lang Ping was appointed head coach of the Chinese women's national team for the second time.
Known as the "Iron Hammer", Lang was the country's best-known volleyball icon and a symbol of the "never-say-die" spirit of the team in its heyday. She has been the favorite for the coaching post since the sports authority unveiled its four candidates on April 15. Her return is expected to bring attention and confidence back to the sport. Sina.com, more than 70 percent of participants said they believe Lang will lead women's volleyball back to the top flight internationally.
Lang's appeal among Chinese volleyball players is also expected to boost the current national lineup, which has several veterans who are planning to retire. National team player Wei Qiuyue, who was going to retire after the National Games in September, said she is ready to play for the national team for as long as needed now that Lang is the coach.
"Lang's rich coaching experiences give her quite a bit of familiarity with her opponents' strategy and character," Wei said. "She was also an outstanding athlete, which makes it easier for her to understand the feelings and mentality of the players."
【小题1】Who is “the Iron Hammer”?

A．Deng Yaping

B．Lang Ping

C．Li Na

D．Zhao Wei

【小题2】What does the underlined word mean?

A．金

B．银

C．铜

D．铁

【小题3】Did the new coach use to coach Chinese women’s national volleyball team?

A．Yes, she did.	B．Maybe.
C．No, she didn’t .	D．I don’t know.

【小题4】How many candidates were there ?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题5】Why has Lang Ping become the newly Chinese women’s national volleyball coach?

A．She was also an outstanding athlete.

B．She has rich coaching experiences.

C．Most of participants believe she will head women’s volleyball back to the top flight internationally.

D．All the above.

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Jolin Tsai’s New Book : OUT Now !

Jolin Tsai ( Cai Yilin ) , a famous singer from Taiwan , has become an English teacher ! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English . Instead , she has published（出版）a new book , Jolin’s English Dairy Book . It came out in Taiwan in March , 2005 . Jolin is helping you learn English in a light-hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks .

“ I hope it’s a happy English book , ” she said . “ When you learn English in a funny way , you will keep on doing it . ” This certainly doesn’t mean just reciting words . Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning . She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English . She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school . Because of this , she hosted（主持）an English news program on the radio herself .

Jolin knows it’s important to put English to good use . So , in her English diaries , she wrote something about her everyday life , like study , fashion（时尚）, travel and family . After each diary , she gives you lots of notes . You can use them often , too ! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers .

Information Card

Where is Jolin Tsai from ？	1.
What’s the name of the book ?	2.
When did the book come out ?	3.
What kind of program does she host on the radio ?	4.
What are her diaries about ?	5.