Are you looking for something fun? Would you like to help other people in your free time? Then join us and be a volunteer（自愿者）.

We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, between the age of 12 and 80, can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Nursing homes need volunteers to take care of old people. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something that out volunteers want to tell you.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.” said Carlos, an old woman of 62.

“ I often played computer games in my free time before. Now I help middle-aged people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone gives a hand, we’ll have a better world to live in.

Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.active.com.

1.What kind of person can become a volunteer?

A．A 10-year-old boy	B．A 46-year-old woman
C．An 11-year-old girl	D．All babies

2. ____ need volunteers.

A．Animals without homes

B．Old people in nursing homes

C．Children while their parents see a doctor

D．All the above

3.Carlos ______.

A．wants to get something as a volunteer.

B．likes playing computer games.

C．like her work as a volunteer very much.

D．Is helping middle-aged people learn how to use computers.

4.What does the phrase “give a hand” mean? It means “ ____”

A．offer help

B．have an interest

C．give money

D．get something

5.This passage is ______.

A．a story

B．a play

C．an ad(广告)

D．a joke

 

When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand ,was looking at some beautiful dolls．When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money．He usually said yes．

At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at some video games．He, too, had money in his hand ,but it looked no more than five dollars．Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head．

The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one．However, she noticed the boy and his father．She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment（失望）and walk to another comer of the store．

The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game．After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered（耳语）to the shop assistant．

So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free--he was told it was a prize from the store．He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible．

The girl saw all this happen．She smiled, too．

When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that．I would never forget their short talk．"Daddy, didn't Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?"

He said, "Of course, she did．"

"Well, I just did!" With that, the little girl started skipping（蹦跳）towards their car happily．

1．The story happened in a ________．

A．school              B．toy store            C．cinema              D．computer room

2．The boy ________．

A．wore new and nice clothes                   B．had much money in his hand

C．was from a poor family                    D．wanted to get a doll very much

3．The underlined word "incredible" most probably means" ________ "in Chinese．

A．难以置信的         B．令人兴奋的           C．感到绝望的         D．荒谬可笑的

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The little girl was kind and helpful．

B．The video game was a prize from the store．

C．The writer paid for the video game for the boy．

D．The boy bought the video game himself from the store．

5．What does the sentence "Well, I just did!" mean?

A．I just did something for the boy and he would be happy．

B．I just bought a nice doll for myself and I would be happy．

C．I just bought h present for Grandma and she would be happy．

D．I just did something for the boy and my Grandma would be happy．

Much meaning can be carried, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he notices that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same in daily life! If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others’ stare（盯着）with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite or even rude. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man look at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away from his looking, his purpose is obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.

However, the normal eye contact for two people during a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what his friend is speaking, to tell him that he is interested.

If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uncomfortable. We usually find a poor liar（说谎者）looking too long at the victim, because he believes that it is a sign of honest communication to look straight in the eye. Totally wrong!

In fact, continuous eye contact only happens between lovers, who will enjoy looking at each other gently for a long time, to show feelings that words cannot express. Obviously, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the proper situation.

Eyes can speak
In our1.life	A lot of feeling can be 2.to others with our eyes. There are a lot of facts to prove it. You may not feel very well when you are 3.at more than often. This time it will make you  4.and you will wonder whether there’s something wrong. If not, you’ll be really angry.
When you look too long at the  5.sex	Looking too long at a girl you 6.means you wish to attract her attention. And most of the time, continuous eyes contacting is just for 7..
When you have a  8.with someone	If a speaker looks at the listeners at 9., it is a kind of 10.eye contact.
So remember to look at your partner at the right time. If not, it will make others uncomfortable.

 

 

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is a story about one new teacher making friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher came in smiling at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning, girls and boys! How happy I am because I have all of you in my class this year. I’d like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together. I am sure that the more we get together the happier we’ll be.” Her voice was so sweet and her looking was so friendly. Everyone believed what she said.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. She told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the whole class, “Now you know my name and the things I like. Next I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in our class is to know more about them. It is usual to be friends with those people who have the same interests with you. You can play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. It is one good way to make friends just by talking together in a friendly manner.
【小题1】How do you understand the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
A. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend.
B. You can make friends by doing what a friend do.
C. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.
【小题2】The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly looking_______.
A. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys
B. made every girl and boy happy
C. told the girls and boys everything about herself
【小题3】 A new comer will be your friend if _______.
A. he always thinks of his old friend
B. he knows you very well
C. you talk with him in a friendly way
【小题4】If you want to make friends with others, you should_______.
A. know more about them
B. talk with them in an unfriendly way
C. have different interests with them
【小题5】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. If you want to make friends with others, you should be one of them.
B. Friends often share the same interests with each other.
C. If you can make a good friend, you should smile at him.