精選低中高難度語篇江蘇名校月考、期中、期末考題難度分層訓練2024八年級-精選低中高難度語篇江蘇名校月考、期中、期末考題難度分層訓練2024八年級培優生專用培優生專用公共服務公共服務主題閱讀增強訓練增強訓練主題閱讀七：公共服務類（三難度分層，15篇）本系列主題閱讀，根據單元涉及的主題進行拓展延伸，分為基礎篇（3星難度），提升篇（4星難度）和滿分篇（5星難度），涉及閱讀類型包括閱讀理解、完形填空、首字母填空、閱讀表達、閱讀回答問題等。學生可以根據實際情況進行訓練。一、基礎篇，難度三星，5篇Wanttodosomevolunteer（志愿）work?Herearesome“green”opportunities.FUNSocietyFUNSocietyisanorganizationstartedbysomeyoungpeopletoencouragetheyoungtoprotecttheenvironment.Itispreparingforsomesummercampstoteachtheyoungtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Therearedifferentkindsofvolunteerjobsforyoutochoosefrom.EnvironmentalYouthAlliance（EYA）Thisnon-profitorganizationisrunbyyoungpeople.Theyworkontheenvironmentandthehealthofpeopleinthecity.EYAisnowlookingforvolunteerswhoareinterestedingrowingtheirownfoodinthecity.StanleyEcologySociety（SES）Doyouwanttovolunteerinoneofthegreatestparksintheworldandlearnaboutamazingecosystems（生態系統）?SESworksoneverything,includingeducation,protection,wildlifeandofficework.GrowingChefsJoinateamofchefstogrowvegetables,cookwithchildren,andgetthechildrenexcitedabouteatinghealthyfood.Duringthefirstvisit,plantvegetableswithchildren,thenreturnevery2weeksfor4monthstohelpthechildrentakecareofthevegetables,andpreparedeliciousmealswiththevegetablestheyhavegrown.1．TheFunSocietyorganizesthesummercampsto________A．teachtheyounghealthyeating B．helptheyounghavefuninsummerC．attractmoreyoungpeopletoplaytogether D．encourageenvironmentalprotection2．WhatcanyoudoifyoujoinEYA?A．Learntogrowfoodinthecity. B．Helpthechildren.C．Takepartinacamp. D．Dosomeofficework.3．Ifyouareinterestedinworkinginthepark,youwouldchoose________.A．FUNSociety B．EYA C．SES D．GrowingChefs4．Itwilltakeyouabout________tofinishthevolunteerworkifyouchooseGrowingChefs.A．1week B．2weeks C．1month D．4monthsOldpeopleincarehomesinLondonarebeinggivenhenstolookaftertostopthemfeelinglonely(孤單).Theprojectwasdreamedupbyalocalcharity(慈善組織)tohelptheseoldpeoplefeellesslonelyandimprovetheirwell-being.Itisalsoawaytohelppatientswithseriousillnessofthemind.Workersincarehomeshavereportedareduction(減少)intheuseofmedicinewherehensareinuse.Amongthoseoldpeoplewhotakepartintheprojectis80-year-oldRuthXavier.Shesaid,“IusedtokeephenswhenIwasyoungerandhadtopreparetheirbreakfasteachmorningbeforeIwenttoschool.”“Iliketheprojectalot.Iamdownthereinthemorninglettingthehensoutanddownthereagainatnighttoseethey’vegonetobed.”“It’sgoodtodosomethingdifferent.Peoplehavebeenbringingtheirchildrenintoseethehensandtheoldonescomeandsitoutsidetowatchthem.I’menjoyingthefunactivities,anditfeelsgreattodosomethinguseful.”Therearenow700oldpeoplelookingafterhensin20carehomesintheNorthEast,andthecharityhasbeengivenmoneytospreaditcountrywide.WendyWilson,caremanagerat60PenfoldStreet,oneofthefirsttobegintheproject,said,“Oldpeoplereallywelcometheideaoftheproject.Wearelookingforwardtothebenefits(利益)andfuntheprojectcanbringtopeoplehere.”LynnLewis,directorofNottingHillPathways,said,“Wearehappytobetakingpartintheproject.Itwillreallyhelpputpeopleheretogetherthroughasharedinterestandfunactivities.”5．Accordingtothepassage,whydidthecharitydreamuptheproject?A．Tohelptosellmorehens. B．Togivepeoplechancesforwork.C．Togetmoremoneyforcarehomes. D．Toimproveoldpeople’swell-being.6．WhatcanwelearnaboutRuthXavier?A．Shelearnedanewlifeskill.B．Shegotastrongfeelingofsuccess.C．Sheenjoyedbringingherchildrentoseethehens.D．Shemadelotsoffriendswhilelookingafterhens.7．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Theprojectisverywellreceived.B．Theprojectneedstobebetterplanned.C．Runnerscanmakealotofmoneyoutoftheproject.D．Ittakesalongtimetoseetheresultoflookingafterhens.“Make-A-Wish”isoneoftheworld’smostwell-knowncharities（慈善機構）.Itmakeswishescometrueforchildrenwhohaveseriousillnesses.Itgivesthemhopeandjoyandhelpsthemforgetabouttheirhealthproblemsandhavefun.Itstartedin1980inPhoenix,Arizona.Christopherwasa7-year-oldboywhowasverysick.Healwaysdreamedofbecomingapoliceofficer.TommyAustinandRonCox,twopoliceofficers,madehiswishcometrue.TheygaveChristopheratourofthecityinapolicehelicopter（直升飛機）andmadearealpoliceuniform（制服）forhim.Therearefourkindsofwisheschildrenusuallyhave:Iwishtogo.Childrenusuallywanttotravelorgotoaconcert,agameorapark.Iwishtomeet.Childrensometimeswanttomeettheirfavouriteactors,singersorplayers.Iwishtobe.Somechildrenwishtobecomeactors,singersorpoliceofficers.Iwishtohave.Theyoftenwanttohaveacomputer,agame,abikeormanyotherthings.Let’shopemorewisheswillcometrueinthefuture.Peoplewhoworkinthecharityalwaystryforthebest.Almost25,000volunteershelp,workorgivemoney.Willyoubeoneofthem?8．“Make-A-Wish”isacharitytohelp________.A．sickchildren B．seriousofficers C．famousactors D．popularsingers9．WhichkindofwishdoesChristopherhave?A．Iwishtogo. B．Iwishtomeet. C．Iwishtohave. D．Iwishtobe.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“volunteers”mean?A．志愿者 B．捐助者 C．比賽者 D．生產者11．Thepurposeofthelastparagraphisto________.A．explainwhat“Make-A-Wish”is B．encouragemorepeopletojointhecharityC．tellushowChristopher’swishcametrue D．introducedifferentkindsofchildren’swishes①Asthesayinggoes,“Giveamanafish,andyoufeedhimforaday.Teachamantofish,andyoufeedhimforalifetime.”ThisisthewaythecharityorganizationHeiferInternational(國際小母牛慈善組織)wantstoendworldhunger.②Itbeganinthe1930swhenanAmericanfarmer,DanWest,wenttoSpaintohelppeopleinneed.Hetriedtofeedthepeoplewithmilk.Butitseemedthattherewouldneverbeenoughmilk.Itmadehimthinkthatwhattheyneededwas“notacup,butacow”.③DanWestreturnedtoAmerica.Heworkedtogetherwithsomefriendstofindwaystoendhunger.Hebelievedgivinganimalsandprovidingtrainingwouldstopworldhunger.Withhishelp,HeiferInternationalwassetup.④OnHeiferInternational’swebsite,youwillseealistofanimalslikecows,chickens,pigsandevenfishandbees.Youcanofferhelpbybuyingsomeanimalsforonecertainfamily.Thoseanimalswillhavebabiesgetbetterlives,andtheywillpassontheactofkindnesstoothers.Moreimportantly,youarebuyingtheresources(資源)forprogramsrunbyHeiferInternationaltohelpmorefamilies.⑤Theprogramsalsohelpsmall-sizedfarms.Asarule,eachfarmermustgivehisanimal’sfirstfemale(雌性)babytoanotherinneed.HeiferInternationalalsoprovidestrainingonanimals’healthandfeeding.Andthesefarmersallagreetoteachotherswhattheyhavelearnedasanotherrule.⑥However,thereisstillalongwaytogo.Themilkmayrunout.Butiffamilieshavetheirowncows,theycangetplentyofmilktofeedthemselves.Theorganizationwantsthefarmerstogoonworkingtogether,helpingeachotherandlearningfromeachother.Maybehungercanreallybestopped.12．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatDanWest________.A．setupateaminSpain B．helpedpeoplewithenoughfishC．wasaSpanishfarmer D．helpedsetupHeiferInternational13．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecharityorganizationHeiferInternational?A．HeiferInternationalmakesalistofanimalsonitswebsite.B．Farmersintheprogrammustteachothershowtofeedanimals.C．Farmersintheprogrammustgivealltheanimals’babiestoothers.D．HeiferInternationalprovidestrainingonanimals’healthandfeeding.14．Howisthetextorganized?A． B． C． D．15．Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe“________”.A．AdviceonFeedingCows B．ACowInsteadofaCupC．TheCharityOrganizations D．AHelpfulFarmerHaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitycalledOperationSmile?Wehopewecanhelpyouunderstandhowwearetryingtohelpchildrenallovertheworld.OperationSmilewasstartedbyadoctorandhiswife.In1982,togetherwithsomevolunteers,theywenttoPhilippinestohelpchildrenwhohadholesintheirlips(嘴唇)orinsidetheirmouths.Itwasverydifficultforthemtoeatanddrink.Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.Buttheyworriedthattheycouldnotcarryonwiththeworkbecausetheywereshortofmoney.Thentheydecidedtostartacharitysothattheycouldhelptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.OperationSmileworksinmorethantwentydevelopingcountriesandhascuredover10,000childrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths.OperationSmilehaswonmanyprizesforitsworkandin1999theyevenstartedaspecialeventcalled“TheWorldJourneyofHope”.5000childrenin18countriesarecuredduringtheevent.Ontheotherhand,OperationSmiletrainslocaldoctorsandnursesindevelopingcountriessothattheycancontinuetohelpchildrenwhenOperationSmilehasleft.Astothechildrenwithmuchmoreseriousproblems,theywillsendthemtoAmericanforfurthertreatment.Soshowyourkindnessandgenerosity(慷慨)totheneedychildrennow.YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmileatlocalbank.Manythanksfromthechildrenwhocansmilenowwillcometoyou.根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。16．OperationSmileisafamous________,whichwasstartedbyadoctorandhiswife.A．school B．charity C．building D．person17．OperationSmileworkstohelpchildren________.A．whohadholesintheirlips B．whohaveeyeproblemsC．whocan’tspeak D．whohasnoteeth18．Whydidtheyworrythattheycouldnotcarryonwiththework?A．Becausethedoctorsweretoobusy.B．Becausetherewerenomorevolunteers.C．Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.D．BecausetheywenttoAmericaforfurtherstudy.19．OperationSmilehelpsthechildrenby________.A．helpingblindpeopletoseeagainB．helpingpoorchildrengobacktoschoolC．offeringlivingplacestohomelesspeopleD．curingthechildrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths20．Whatdoesthewriteraskustodotoshowourkindnessandgenerositytotheneedychildren?A．Todonatemoneyatlocalbank. B．TobeavolunteerinPhilippines.C．Tosendcardstotheneedychildren. D．TobeadoctorofOperationSmile.二、提升篇，難度四星，5篇NoonegoeshungryManyschoolsintheUSarestillclosedbecauseoftheCOVID-19pandemic,somestudentsareworriedaboutkeepinguptheirstudies.ButstudentsintheChicagoPublicSchools(CPS)systemarealsoworriedabouttheirmeals,Morethan75percentofthe355,000CPSstudentscomefrompoorfamilies.Theyrelyonschoolfortheirmeals.Eachschoolyear,CPSusuallygivesfreebreakfast,lunchandafterschoolsnacksforallstudents.Butnowtheirschoolsareclosed,whatwillpoorstudentseat?Luckily,CPSisabletogivefoodtosomestudentswithaspecialmealprogramfunded(資助)bythegovernmentduringthepandemic.Theyopenmealsites(站點)andgivegrab-and-gomealkits(即取餐包)tostudents.Thekitshaveenoughfoodtolastthreedays.Sincetheirschoolsclosed,CPShasgivenoutmorethan21millionmeals,accordingtoCrystalCooper,executivedirectorofnutritionalsupportservicesforCPS.Therewerearound277mealsitesintheareathroughspringandsummer.Inthefallsemester,morethan450siteswereopenformeals.Parentscouldpickupmealkitsatthesesiteswithoutshowinganyproof(證據)thattheirchildisaCPSstudent.Theysaytheyhaveachildorchildrenandaregivennecessarykits.“Ourgoalistofeed...notscrutinize(審查)noneofthatkindofaskallthesequestions,”Coopersaid.Whilebenefitingfromtheprogram,CPSstudentshavealsoshowntheirowngratitude(感激之情).“Wedependontheschoolheavilyforfood,”onestudentwroteonTwitter.“Wefeelwarmandthankfultoget[meals]athome.”21．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A．Leaningathome. B．PoorfamiliesinChicago.C．ThehealthofCPSstudents. D．FreemealsforCPSstudents.22．WhatdidCPSdotosolvetheproblem?A．Itopenednewmealsites. B．Itworkedwithlocalcommunities.C．Itstartedaprogramtoraisemoney. D．Itopenedshopseverythreedays.23．Whatdoweknowfromthestory?A．About88,000CPSstudentsarefrompoorfamilies.B．Parentsanswerquestionsbeforepickingupmeals.C．CPSstudentsarethankfulforthemealkits.D．Therewillbemoremealsitesinthewinter.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“relyon”mean?A．Believein. B．Dependon. C．Worriedabout. D．Dislike.25．WhatarethestudentsintheUSworriedaboutduringthepandemic?A．Theyareonlyworriedaboutkeepinguptheirstudies.B．TheyareworriedabouttheCOVID-19.C．Theyareworriedabouttheirstudiesandtheirmeals.D．Theyareworriedabouttheirschools.HaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitycalledOperationSmile?Wehopewecanhelpyouunderstandhowwearetryingtohelpchildrenallovertheworld.OperationSmilewasstartedbyadoctorandhiswife.In1982,togetherwithsomevolunteers,theywenttoPhilipinestohelpchildrenwhohadholesintheirlipsorinsidetheirmouths.Itwasverydifficultforthemtoeatanddrink.Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.Buttheyworriedthattheycouldnotcarryonwiththeworkbecausetheywereshortofmoney.Thentheydecidedtostartacharitysothattheycouldhelptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.OperationSmileworksinmorethantwentydevelopingcountriesandhascuredover300,000childrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths.OperationSmilehaswonmanyprizesforitsworkandin1999theyevenstartedaspecialeventcalled“TheJourneyofHope”.5,000childrenin18countrieswerecuredduringtheevent.Ontheotherhand,OperationSmiletrainslocaldoctorsandnursesindevelopingcountriessothattheycancontinuetohelpchildrenwhenOperationSmilehasleft.Astothechildrenwithmuchmoreseriousproblems,theywillsendthemtotheUSAforfurthertreatment.Soshowyourkindnesstotheneedychildrennow.YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmileatlocalbanks.Manythanksfromthechildrenwhocansmilenowwillcometoyou.26．WhatisOperationSmile?A．Abank. B．Ahospital. C．Aschool. D．Acharity.27．Childrenwhohadholesintheirlipsorinsidetheirmouthshaveproblemswith_________.A．eatinganddrinking B．walkingandrunning C．startingacharity D．workingasavolunteer28．Howmanychildrenwerecuredduringtheevent“TheJourneyofHope”in1999?A．18. B．1982. C．5,000. D．300,000.29．Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4refersto_________.A．thedoctorandhiswife B．childrenwhohavetooseriousproblemsC．localdoctorsandnurses D．peoplewhoworkindevelopingcountriesMoreandmorepeoplechoosepaidstudyroomswithcutetablesandchairs,greenplants,prettywallsandquietcomputerkeyboards.Tobuildafriendlylearningenvironment,someroomshavelowlighttohelppeoplefocuson(專注于)theirwork.Someplaceshavesunroomsandlearnerscanenjoybeautifulnaturefromlargewindows.Theworkerswilltellpeopletokeepquietinthestudyareas.“Wehopetoofferaperfectlearningplacetopeoplewhowanttostudy.”saidWangYi,founder(創始人)ofa24-hourpaidstudyroom.“Overthepastsixmonths,thenumberofpeoplecomingwasmuchbiggerthanwefirstthought,sowearenowlookingfornewplaces.”FengJiacomestothepaidstudyroomeverydaytoprepareforexams.“Therearenotenoughseatsinpubliclibraries.Also,therearemanypeopletalkingorwalkingaround.”hesaid.Athome,itisevenhardertofocusbecauseofphones,snacksandpets.Whilemanypeoplewelcomethepaidstudyrooms,othersareafraidthattheseroomswillreplacelibraries.XuQiang,directoroftheShanghaiLibrary’sreaderservicecentrebelievesthatpubliclibrariesandpaidstudyroomsaresatisfyingthedifferentneedsofpeople.“Peoplecometopubliclibrariesforthelargenumberofbooks,whiletheygotothestudyroomsforthelearningenvironment.”saidXu.30．WhatwillWangYiprobablydointhefuture?A．Tomakestudyroomscleanforreaders.B．Toaddmorebooksinpaidstudyrooms.C．Toopenmorepaidstudyroomsforpeople.D．Toaskpeopletostudyinpubliclibraries.31．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“satisfying”probablymean?A．Givingyousomethingnew. B．Askingyouforhelp.C．Tellingyouwhatisimportant. D．Offeringsomethingyouwant.32．Fromthepassage,weknowthatpaidstudyroomsare________.A．themostsuitableforanyone B．theidealplacestodiscussproblemsC．ascomfortableaspubliclibraries D．placeswithabetterlearningenvironment33．Whatisapropertitleforthepassage?A．Learntofocusonstudy. B．Howtoprepareforexams.C．Paidstudyroomsarepopular. D．Publiclibrarieswelcomeyou.NewWuhanLibraryprojectstartedTheprojectofthenewWuhanLibrarystartedonMarch28,2022.ThelibrarywillbeattheWangjiadunCBD（CentralBusinessDistrict）.Withaninvestment（投資）ofRMB1.8billion,thelibrary’sfloorareawillbe100,000squaremeters,threetimesthesizeofthecurrent（現有的）libraryonJiansheAvenue.Theprojectwillbefinishedin2024._______OpticsValley’sfirsttwocitybookroomsopenedtothepubliconApril21intheEastLakeHigh-techDevelopmentZone.Thetwobookroomscoverareasof470and224squaremeters,andareabletoholdupto100and55readers.Readersareallowedtoexchangetheiroldbooksforblindbookboxesthatcontain（包含）newbooks.NewQingshanLibrarytoopenThenewWuhanQingshanLibrarywillsoonbeopen.Thethree-floorlibrarycoversanareaof8,600squaremetersandisfurnishedwithseatingforover400libraryusers.Ithasa300,000-bookcollectionthatcanbeeitherboughtorborrowed.Onthefirstfloorisa24/7readingroom.Onthetopfloorareseveralthemedreadingareas,aVRexperiencezone,andachildren’sarea.34．Allthenewsabovehassomethingtodowith________.A．painting. B．designs. C．fashion. D．libraries.35．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthefirstpieceofnews?A．ThenewWuhanLibrarywillcoversanareaof100,000squaremeters.B．ThenewWuhanLibrarywilllieonJiansheAvenue.C．ItwilltakeaboutRMB1.8billiontobuildthenewWuhanLibrary.D．ItwilltaketwoyearstobuildthenewWuhanLibrary.36．Thebestheadingforthesecondnewswouldbe________.A．TwoOpticsValleybookrooms’development B．ThebookroomsC．Goodnewsforreaders D．OpticsValley’stwobookroomsopened37．Theideaof"blindbookboxes"inthesecondnewsisto________.A．letreadersexchangetheiroldbooks. B．advisereaderstobuynewbooks.C．askreaderstoselltheiroldbooks. D．forcereaderstogivetheiroldbookstoothers.38．Forthethirdpieceofnewsitisclearthat________.A．thepubliccanonlyborrowbooksinnewQingshanLibrary.B．newQingshanLibrarycanholdupto500readers.C．thereadingroomonfirstfloorwillopenatanytime.D．severalthemedreadingareasareonthesecondfloor.Garbagesorting(垃圾分類)beganonJuly1,2019.However,I,withtheother238familieswholiveinmybuilding,havebeenlivingwithasimilarsystemforyears.Here,I’dliketotalkaboutourexperiences.InOctober2016,thegovernmentchoseourneighborhoodtobepartofapilot(試點的)programforgarbagesorting.Tohelptheprogramrunsuccessfully,wesetupavolunteerteam.Iamoneofthevolunteers.Severalofus,however,questionedwhetherwecouldleadpeopleinthebuildingtochangetheirhabits.Webeganwiththeusualways.Wehandedoutnoticesaroundtheneighborhood.Wealsowentdoortodoortotellpeoplehowtosortgarbage.However,theymademanymistakes.Forexample,manydidn’tknowwetrubbishmeantfoodwaste.Instead,theythoughtitmeantrubbishthatwaswet.Someevenrefusedtosorttheirgarbage.Asaresult,wevolunteershadtodolotsofsortingourselves.Atthesametimewewentaroundexplainingtherules.Wekepttalkingtothosewhorefusedtosorttheirgarbage.Weletthemknowwehadsortedtheirgarbageforthem.Itwasamatteroftimeandpatience(耐心).Webelievedtheywouldfinallychangetheirmind.Sixmonthslaterweweresuccessfulinchangingpeople’smind.Peopleinmybuildingbegansortingtheirgarbage.Someevenjoinedustohelpus.Ithinkface-to-facetalksplayedanimportantrole.Sometimes,thesetalksledtoconflicts(沖突),buttheyweremuchmoreeffective(有效的)thanhandingoutnotices.Itwasinterestingtoseewhathappened.Ihopeeveryoneknowsgarbagesortingisgoodforthem.39．Thewriter’sneighborhoodstarteditsgarbage-sortingprogram________.A．inApril,2017 B．onJuly1,2019 C．onOctober8,2018 D．inOctober,201640．Whatdidthevolunteersdotodeveloppeople’sgarbage-sortinghabits?A．TheyputanadonTV. B．Theyhadface-to-facetalkswithpeople.C．Theyhadsomeperformances. D．Theyinvitedthepeopletoaparty.41．Howlongdidittakethepeopleinthewriter’sbuildingtochangetheirgarbage-sortinghabits?A．Forabout183days. B．Forabout6weeks. C．Forabout7months. D．For3years.42．Whenspeakingofthegarbage-sortingplan,thewriterhopes________.A．everyonecandevelopagarbage-sortinghabitB．peopleknowwetgarbagemeansfoodwasteC．morevolunteerswilljointhewriter’svolunteerteamD．talkingtopeopleplaysanimportantroleinthegarbage-sortingplan43．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Peopleinthewriter’sneighborhooddevelopthegarbage-sortinghabitseasily.B．Thevolunteersmademanymistakeswhentellingpeoplehowtosortgarbage.C．Thewriterthinksgivingoutnoticesislesseffectivethantalkingwithpeople.D．Thegovernmentcarriedouttheplanofgarbagesortingbecauseofthedirtyneighborhood.三、滿分篇，難度五星，5篇Oneday,Tom’steacher,MissMark,heldaclassmeeting.“TherewillbeaflagdaynextSaturday.Doesanyonewanttojointhismeaningfulevent(活動)?”askedMissMark.Tomwasinterestedinraisingmoneyforhomelesschildrenbuthewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers,sohekeptquietinhisseat.“Tom.Youhaven’tsoldflagsbefore,”saidMissMarksuddenly.“Wouldyouliketohaveatry?”Tomwashesitant(猶豫的)，buthefinallynodded.Ontheflagday,TomandAngelasoldflagsinabusystreet.“Ex-cuseme,Couldy-o-upl-ea-sebuy...?”saidAngelasoftlytothefirstpersonshemet.Themansmiledandputfive-dollarcoinintoAngela’scollectionbag.Thenshesaidthanksandputaflagunderhisshoulder.“Ididit!”saidAngelahappily.“It’syourturnnow.”Feelingnervous.Tombegantoshake.Soon,hesawayoungladywalkingtowardshim.Theladywassmilingandholdingafewcoinsinherhand.Sheasked,“AreyousellingflagsforFundfortheHomelessChildren?”Tom’sfacebecameredandsaidyes.Thentheladymadethedonation(捐贈)andTomgaveheraflag.“Youmadeit!”laughedAngela.Inthenextcoupleofhours,AngelaandTomsoldflagsquicklyandbravely.Atlast,theircollectionbagsweresoheavythattheyhadtoholdthemwithbotharms.Theyfeltveryproud.44．WhydidTomkeepquietinhisseat?A．Hehadotherplans.B．Hedidn’tlikeMissMark.C．Hewasnotinterestedintheactivity.D．Hewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers.45．WhenMissMarkaskedTomtohaveatry,hefinally.A．laughed B．nodded C．refused D．cried46．WheredidTomandAngelasellflags?A．Inabusystreet. B．Intheirschool.C．Inatallbuilding. D．Inasmallgarden.47．HowmuchdidthefirstmanpayAngelafortheflag?A．Fivedollars. B．Tendollars.C．Fifteendollars. D．Twentydollars.48．HowdidTomandAngelafeelaftertheysoldtheflags?A．Bored. B．Shy. C．Confident. D．Sad.In1992,agroupofarchitects(建筑師)andengineersinSeattlehadcollectedhundredsofcannedgoodsforcharity.“Wewantedtogivebacktothecommunity,”saidDeborahAshcraft,organizerfortheConstructionproject.Volunteersalsowantedtohavesome“creativefun,”sotheyusedthecanstocreateahugemapoftheStateofWashington.TodayConstructionhasthousandsofvolunteersacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanada,forthepurposeofcreatingaworldwithouthunger.Constructionmembersbuildtheirdeliciousartworkinshoppingareasandmuseums.Insomecities,suchasTampaBay,Florida,Constructionartistsaremadeupofschoolkids,“OurclassbuiltaWurlitzerorgan(風琴)outofcans,”saidJasmineHeaggans,astudentatLanierElementary.“Webasedoursonthe77-year-oldorganattheTampaTheater.”BeginninginSeptember,architectsDanniAnstettandDanielleWilliamsvisitedclassweekly.AfterafieldtriptoseetherealWurlitzer,thearchitectsshowedtheclasshowtodrawpicturesoftheorganfromallsides.Theyinstructedstudentstodoaplanview.Andtheyhelpedtheyoungartistscountuphowmanycanswouldbeused.OnOctober24,ConstructionworkersfromLanierandthreeotherTampaBayschoolsgatheredatthelocalshoppingareatobuildanddisplaytheirartworks.Thestudentsgottostack(堆)cans.With1,800cans,LanierstudentshadninehourstogettheWurlitzerreadyforthejudges.“Thecanshadtobeperfectlystacked,”studentCourtneyKeenamrecalled,“oreverythingwouldfall.”Afterfourhours,thestudentswerefeelingprettygood.Theorganwastakingshape.Thenthekidshadan“uh-oh”moment.Thecanswerefacingthewrongway.Theyhadtobeturnedaround.Atlast,theWurlitzerstoodshinyandtall,justintimeforthejudgestonameit“mostcreative.”49．WhatistheaimoftheConstructionproject?A．Tosellcannedfood. B．Toendworldhunger.C．Tobringpeoplemuchfun. D．Tobuildbettercommunities.50．HowdidAnstettandWilliamshelptheyoungvolunteers?A．Byhelpingdesigntheartwork. B．Bybuildinganorganwithcans.C．Bydrawingpicturesofanorgan. D．ByofferingthemarealWurlitzerorgan.51．WhydidthestudentscometogetheronOctober24?A．Tocollectcansusedbytheshoppingarea. B．Todovolunteerworkfortheshoppingarea.C．Toenteracanbuildingcompetition. D．TogetmorepeopletojoinConstruction.52．Whatdoes“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．TherealWurlitzerorgan. B．The77-year-oldorganattheTampaTheater.C．ThehugemapoftheStateofWashington. D．TheWurlitzerorganbuiltoutofcans.BigBrothersBigSistersisbasedonthepoweroffriendship.Itisaprogramwhichprovidesfriendshipandfunbymatchingvulnerableyoungpeople(ages7-17)withavolunteeradultwhocanbebotharolemodelandasupportivefriend.Volunteertutorscomefromallwalksoflife—married,single,wi