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Unit 8 Make a difference
第2课时 Section A 2a-2d
I.阅读理解
People who are making a difference in the world are often called do-gooders. Today we are going to learn about some of the young people who are making the world a better place.
Saving animals is a big part of Delanie Dennis' life. Among her family's rescue animals are five dogs,three ferrets, two sugar gliders, two horses, two mini donkeys, and a tortoise. To save animals, the 12-year-old girl started Delanie's Lemonade Stand(柠檬水摊位)qutside her parents' restaurant in 2019.The money Dennis has raised, more than $100,000 so far, has helped more than 40 different rescues.
Reading is Anaik Sachdev's "happy place". His love for books drove him to start Loving Library in 2020. He started by collecting used books and giving them away to people in need. Now, he has given away about 15,000 books and has set up 17 chapters (分部) of Loving Library around the world.He has also called up 20 other children to join him, including his younger brother Jovin
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Parth Gupta started a compost(堆肥)program at his primary school in 2021 when he noticed how much food was going into the rubbish bin during lunch. Today,about 20 volunteers collect scraps(残羹剩饭)from every classroom and put them in the school's new outdoor compost bins. The school's rubbish has been 50% less than before. Now in the sixth grade, Gupta is planning to start a compost program at his middle school.
( ) 1.Where is Delanie' s Lemonade Stand?
A.Outside a restaurant. B.In front of a library. C.At a primary school. D.Beside a compost bin.
( )2.How many rescues has Dennis helped with the money she raised?
A.12. B.20. C.36. D.45.
( )3.Loving Library helps people in need by_
A.selling books at low prices B. giving away used books C.helping kids learn to read D. calling up kids to study
( )4.Parth Gupta started a compost program because he
A.wanted to make rubbish bins fewer B.saw much rubbish was left at school
C.planned to clean each classroom D.found kids wasted much lunch food
( )5.The passage is trying to tell us that
A.it's never too late to start saving animals B.reading is an important part of our life
C.small actions can make a big difference D.we must play a part in saving the earth
II.完形填空
Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes. He admires how they help people. At the age of seven, he told his parents,"I want to 1 like a superhero and help the homeless." A few months later, Ewan's family planned a day of 2 .Wearing his red superhero costume, Ewan 3 helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit, Michigan.That's 4 Super Ewan was born.
Word spread about Ewan's good deeds(事迹).People donated money and something else, and Ewan handed them out to those in need. When 5 donated bottles of water, Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more. They 6 the water to Flint, Michigan, a city that had unsafe drinking water. Another time, a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving.Luckily,7 his parents' help, Ewan used social media to ask for more turkeys, plus side dishes. In the end, he says,“We handed out turkey dinners to 8 all around Detroit."
Ewan has a motto: Everyone can be a superhero to someone. At an event called the Hero Round Table, Ewan told the listeners,“It's not 9 to help people. You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need. Every 10 thing helps and can make someone feel happy."
( ) 1.A.get up B.dress up C.look up
( )2.A.giving B.playing C.showing
( )3.A.safely B.seriously C.happily
( )4.A.what B.why C.how
( )5.A.someone B.everyone C.no one
( ) 6.A.sold B.took C.lent
( )7.A.From B.With C.In
( )8.A.heroes B.listeners C.families
( )9.A.difficult B.possible C.necessary
( ) 10.A.private B.little C.interesting
III.单项选择
( )1.Mr.Li collected from his community to help the people in need.
A.coins B.donations C.stamps
( )2.Many students are very in volunteer work in our school. They always try their best to heIp others.
A.quiet B.humorous C.active
( )3.The of the dog wants to develop a kind of dog-friendly food to help cool down his dog.
A.helper B.owner C.learner
( )4.The charity free operations and medical care many children each year.
A.provides,to B.provides,with C.provides,for
( )5.--You are good at taking care of the dogs and I'm good with the elderly. Why not join a volunteering organization?
--Perfect.That's our skills to work as volunteers.
A.a waste of B.a good use of C.a shame of
IV.情景写句
1.A:How long have you been a volunteer? B:
2.A: ? B: No, I have never been to an animal shelter.
3.A:Have you taken care of animals before? B: .I often walk my dog, Coco.
4.A: Why do you want to join our animal shelter? B:
V.根据提示,完成下列句子。
1.This (interview) smiled at me kindly when I applied for the job.
2.Robert is willing to do many volunteering things, such as walking the dog and cleaning the /keid3/.
3.Fu Xing has worked at a nursing home last year.
4.The movie has been on ten minutes. We need to hurry up.
5.The show about volunteering I watched last month (inspire) me to be a volunteer.
6.Mr.Smith (walk) the dog twice a week with his son.
7.I (make) a lot of new friends recently after joining the Red Cross.
VI.看图写话
1.keep,before 2.be,twice 3.duty,protect 4.good at 5.last weekend
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VII.短文填词
Did you hear of Humane Society International(HSI)? It's 1. organization to help animals around the world.Kelly Donithan is a member of it. Kelly has started volunteering at an animal shelter since she was in the 2. (six)grade.From the experience,she realized the meaning of 3. (protect) animals. When she grew up,she joined HSI.
4. February 6 last year, an earthquake hit Turkiye. Kelly went there with her team 5. (offer) help.When they arrived there, they found that falling trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. And many animals were trapped(被困)in the buildings.Kelly made a 6. (decide) to enter the buildings to save the animals with her team.With hard work, they 7. (final) saved many animals.While they were 8. (look) for the animals, aftershocks(余震)happened several times. "I was so excited 9. I saw these animals meet their owners again,"Kelly said.
Now Kelly often provides training 10. (lesson) for animal owners. In her opinion, animals are our friends and we must always be nice to them.
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