話題14公益事業(yè)與志愿者服務

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

Emerson，my11－year－olddaughter，isonawildridewiththeUnitedStatesPostal

Service(USPS)andourmailcarrier，Doug.Shehasaseriousletter－writinghabitand

maintainscorrespondencewithherfavouritepeople.Ifyou’vebeenthereceiverofher

hand－decoratedlettersandenvelopes，thenIknowtheyreallymakeyourday.

AletterfromEmersonislikelytoincludesomeart，ajokeandenoughquestionsto

guaranteearesponse.ButwhenshewrotealettertoDoug，sheputsomethingnewin

it.“Youmayknowmeasthepersonlivingherethatwriteslotsofletters...You’revery

importanttome，helpingmestayintouchwithfriends.Icheerpeopleupwithmy

letters，andyoudothattoo！”Emersonwrote.

Thenextday，apackagearrivedwithtwoletters.OnewasfromDougandtheother

fromhissuperior，Sara，sayingshehadsharedEmerson’sletterintheinternal

newsletter(內(nèi)部通訊)oftheUSPSandbelievedmanypostalfolkswantedtothank

Emerson.Emersonwassopleasedwiththeletterthatitperturbedmemuch，forthe

possibleresultofnoreplywouldcomeasablowtoher.

Surprisingly，today，wesawDougcomewithtwoboxesoflettersfromaroundthe

country.Theselettersweresohuman，filledwithstoriesaboutfamily，petsandasense

ofkindness.Buttherewassomethingmoreinthem.Peoplefeltseen—someforthefirst

timeinalongtime.“Iworkaloneinasmallruralpostoffice...”“Notmanypeoplethink

abouthowhardwework...”Emersonwrotebackseriously.

I’msharingthisnotbecauseI’maprouddad，butbecauseit’srelativelyeasy，ifwe

takethetime，togiveotherslinkstheyneedtobegood.Weallwanttobeseen，known

andloved.Sendaletter.Giveacall.Takeastepofbravery，likeEmerson.

1.WhydidEmersonwriteDougaletter?

A.Tomakefriendswithhim.

B.Toexpressherappreciation.

C.Tocheerhimup.

D.Toshareherdailylife.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perturbed”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Touched.B.Astonished.

C.Delighted.D.Concerned.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeEmerson?

A.Courageousandgenerous.

B.Energeticandambitious.

C.Caringandgrateful.

D.Capableandhumourous.

4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peopleshouldconnectwithothersactively.

B.Peopleshouldcaremoreaboutmailcarriers.

C.Peopleshouldfacechallengeswithbravery.

D.Peopleshouldshowkindnesstootherpeople.

Anyonewantingtohelpthepoormaylikethisidea—recyclingaluminumcansina

differentway，whichisapparentlyalsogoodfortheenvironment.Soyou’reactually

killingtwobirdswithonestone.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatrecyclingaluminumcans

cansaveresources，energy，timeandmoney.Peopleusuallysaveandplacealuminum

cansinthedustbins，whicharethencollectedandtakenawaybycleaners，whowill

finallyrecyclethemintherecyclingcentre.Butifyousavethealuminumcans，and

skipthecleaners，youcansavethesesamecansforsomethingmore

important—helpingthepoor.Inotherwords，bydoingthis，youaregivingthe

environmentalcausesomenewsignificance.

Hereishowtoputthisideaintoaction.Takeyouraluminumcansandplacethemina

plasticbag.Forthedirtyones，rinsethemoutfirst.Storethebagofcleanaluminum

cans.Onceyoucollectaboutonehundredcansormore，takethecanstotherecycle

centreyourself.Thereareabouteighteenaluminumcansinapound.Andyoucan

receivethreetofourdollarsforonehundredcans.Donateyourthreetofourdollarsto

thepoororanycharityorganizationofyourchoice.

Bynow，youmaywonderifyourfewdollarshavereallymadeadifferencetothe

poor.Considerthis：Isthereanyindividualoranyspecificeventthatisgreatenoughto

changetheworldordecidethedirectionthathistorytakes？Theanswerisprobably

no.Whatiftherewerealotofpeoplewhowoulddothesamething？Historyshows

nothingbutthecollectivewillofthewholecommunity.Andthatwillsurelybe

powerfulenoughtomakeabiggerdifference.

Gotoyourcommunityoryourschoolandspreadyouridea.Shareyourideaandsave

youraluminumcanswithotherpeople.Onehundredpeoplecanspeaklouderthan

one.Andthemoneyyoumakebysavingcanscanbemultipliedbyonehundred

times.Andifmorepeoplejoininthecausearoundtheworld，anevenlargerdifference

canbemade，andmorepeopleinneedwillenjoythebenefits.

5.What’sspecialaboutthenewidea?

A.Itmakesprofits.

B.Itsavesresources.

C.Itbenefitsthepoor.

D.Itinvolvescleaners.

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Dirtycansdonotsellwell.

B.Youdecidewhoreceivesthemoney.

C.Ahundredcansweighabout3pounds.

D.Therecyclecentreisconvenientlylocated.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Agreatindividualorevent.

B.Thedirectionhistorytakes.

C.Thecollectivewillofpeople.

D.Theneighbourhoodyoulivein.

8.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

B.Killtwobirdswithonestone.

C.Don’tputthecartbeforethehorse.

D.Nomancandotwothingsatonce.

Ⅱ.完形填空

Onceuponatime，myfatherandIgotlostinaforestinFrance.Imusthavebeenabout

twelveorthirteen.Anyway，itwasbeforethetimewhenmostpeople__1__amobile

phone.ItwasintheLoireValley.Abouthalfanhourlater，mydad__2__thetruth.“Oh，

itseemsthatwe’relost.”Wewalkedaroundandaroundincircles，tryingtofindthe

path，__3__withnoluck.Icouldtellmydadwasstartingto__4__，evenifhewas

tryingtohideitfromme.Wehadbeenintheforestforhoursthenandwebothknew

mymumwouldbeinastateofabsolute__5__.Atschool，Ihadjustbeentoldthestory

ofthehikerswhohaddiedinthewildernessandIfounditeasyto__6__thatwouldbe

ourfatetoo.“Ifwekeepgoingina__7__line，we’llgetoutofhere，”mydadsaid.

Andhewasright.__8__weheardthesoundsofcarsand__9__amainroad.Wewere

elevenmilesfromthevillagewherewehad__10__，butatleastwehadsignposts.And

Ioftenthinkofthatstrategy，whenIamtotally__11__—literallyormetaphorically.I

thoughtofitwhenIwasinthemiddleofa__12__，andwhenmyheartbeatrapidly

with__13__andIdidn’tknowhowIcouldcarryonliving.Walkingonefootinfront

oftheother，inthesame__14__，willalwaysgetyoufurtherthanrunningaroundin

circles.It’saboutthe__15__tokeepwalkingforward.

1.A.ownedB.borrowed

C.inventedD.promoted

2.A.revealedB.realized

C.toldD.faced

3.A.allB.therefore

C.yetD.so

4.A.complainB.erupt

C.regretD.panic

5.A.terrorB.anger

C.disappointmentD.loss

6.A.decideB.announce

C.imagineD.clarify

7.A.simpleB.short

C.straightD.similar

8.A.RegularlyB.Eventually

C.SurprisinglyD.Generally

9.A.choseB.missed

C.followedD.reached

10.A.setoffB.passed

C.calledonD.lived

11.A.lostB.sensitive

C.angryD.stuck

12.A.termB.race

C.performanceD.breakdown

13.A.excitementB.surprise

C.fearD.interest

14.A.wayB.cycle

C.directionD.distance

15.A.ambitionB.determination

C.inspirationD.cooperation

Ⅲ.語法填空

(2024·江蘇省南京市、鹽城市高三二調(diào))

Seeingthese“gardens”islikelookingatauniverseinaplantpot.Theminiature(微型

的)branchesspreadandtwist，1.____________(demonstrate)thebeautyofnature，

soastoallowviewerstostopandreflectonthecircleoflife.Thepottedlandscapeof

penjing2.____________(be)arepresentativeoftop－rankinggardenarteversinceits

existence.

3.____________(expected)，theSuzhou－stylepenjingcultivationtechniquewas

listedasanational－leve