牛津譯林八年級(jí)下冊(cè)閱讀訓(xùn)練1-20篇閱讀短文回答問(wèn)題

(一)Volunteeringmeansspendingsomeofyourfreetimehelpingothers.Youmayvolunteertohelpotherpeople,butyoucanalsovolunteertodosomethinggoodforanimals,theenvironment,oranyotherthingthatyoucareabout.Volunteeringhelpsothers,butitcanalsohelpyou.Ifyouareworriedaboutsomethingthathappened,doingsomethingcanbeagreatwaytodealwithyourfeelings.Volunteeringcanletyouseeyourownlifeinnewways.Forexample,ifyoudon'thavethemostexpensiveshoesorthenewestcomputergame,youmayfinditdifficulttostopyourselffromworryingaboutthingslikegradesorgettingangry.Volunteeringletsyouspendsometimeonothers.Doingvoluntaryworkisagreatwaytohavefunwithyourfamily.Herearesomeideasonhowyoucandotheworktogether:?Dosomehouseworkfortheelderlyorthesick.?Servefoodatashelter(收容所)forthosewithouthomes.?Planttreesorflowersinyourcommunity.?Cleanupaschoolorotherpublicbuildings.Nowsomeschoolsaskkidstospendsometimehelpingothersbecausevolunteeringgivesthemasenseofduty(責(zé)任感).Whycanwesaythatvolunteeringgiveskidsasenseofduty?Thereasonisthatvolunteeringcanmakekidsfeelneededbysomepeople.Volunteeringcanalsohelpkidslearnimportantthingsaboutthemselves.Avoluntaryjobcanevenhelpsomekidsunderstandwhattodowhentheygrowup.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?1.Whatdoesvolunteeringmean?2.Isvolunteeringonlygoodforothers?3.Whocanyoudosomehouseworkforasavolunteer?4.Wherecanyouplanttreesandflowers?5.Whycanvolunteeringgivekidsasenseofduty?

(二)"Mom,Ihateyou.Idon'tneedanewschoolbagorclothes.I'mnotafraidofbeinghitbyyou.Ionlywantyoutocomeback."WhenChenJiuyingreadherdaughter'sletter,shecouldn'thelpcrying.Chenandherhusbandarenowworkingfarawayfromtheirhometown.Theirdaughter,XiaoLi,islookedafterbyhergrandparents.LikeChen,manymigrantworkersaredreamingaboutabetterlife,sotheyhavetoleavetheirchildrenbehind.Accordingtoasurvey,therearenowabout61millionleft-behindchildreninpoor

areasinChina.Thishas

broughtaboutmanyproblems.Thesechildrencarelittleaboutothers.Theydonot

dowellatschool.They

lackconfidence.LuckilymanyChinesearenowthinkingaboutthelifeoftheleft-behindchildrenandactionshavebeentakentohelpsolvetheproblem.AcharityeventtookplaceinBeijingbeforeChildren'sDay.Itsaimwastoraisesocialawarenessofleft-behindchildren.Theeventwasheldtoraisemoneyfrombusinessesandthepublictoprepare"lovebags".Insidethebags,therearethingsforchildrenincludingbook,torches,andenvelopesandstampssothatchildrencanwritetotheirparents.TheeventwasstartedbyChenWeihong,atelevisionhostinChina."Theleft-behindchildrendon'thaveenoughparentalloveandfamilycare.Theyneedtobeintouchwiththeirparents.Wehopeourlovebagswillhelpthemcommunicatewiththeirparents,andmakethemhappier,"hesaid.1.WhoislookingafterXiaoLi?2.Howmanyleft-behindchildrenarethereinpoorareasinChinaaccordingtoasurvey?3.Haveactionsbeentakentohelpsolvetheproblem?4.Wheredidthecharityeventtakeplace?5.WhydidChenWeihongstartthecharityevent?

(三)Manychildrenloveanimals.AndWillowPhelpsisoneofthem.Infact,thislittlegirlfromNewJersey,USAnotonlylovesanimals,butshealsohasdonealotforthem.Andbecauseofherkindact,shewonthe2016ASPCA(美國(guó)防止虐待動(dòng)物協(xié)會(huì))KidoftheYear.Willow'sloveforanimalsstartedearly.WhenWillowwasabout3yearsold,herfamilytookinan18-year-oldhospice(臨終護(hù)理的)catnamedGreyson.Thecatwasblind,andhelovedtoliedownandsleepinWillow'sbedroom.Amazingly,GreysonlivedforanotherthreeyearsunderthecareofWillow.Afterthat,morehospicepetsarrivedinWillow'shome.AsWillowgrewupsurrounded(被……包圍)bythesespecialpets,shebegantomakeplanstohelpmoreanimals.Withhermother'shelp,shebeganrunning,swimmingandevensewing(縫制)toystoraisemoneyforanimalsinneedofhelp.Inheryounglife,shehascompleted5-kilometreruns,mile-longswimsanddifferentsewingprojectstoraisenearly＄11,000.Shealsosucceededinstoppingtheuseoflivegoldfishasprizesatherschoolcarnival(狂歡節(jié)).Andbecauseofherkindact,shewonthe2016ASPCA(美國(guó)防止虐待動(dòng)物協(xié)會(huì))KidoftheYear."Iwillcontinuetospeakupforanimalsnomatterhowharditis,"saidWillow.Willowdreamsofbeingananimaldoctorinthefuture.Let'shopethislittlegirl'sdreamwillcometrue!1.WhatdoesWillowPhelpslove?2.HowoldwasGreysonwhenhedied?3.HowdidWillowPhelpsraisemoneyforanimals?4.WhydidWillowPhelpswinthe2016ASPCAKidoftheYear?5.WhatdoesWillowPhelpswanttobeinthefuture?

(四)Howlongdoesittaketobuildanewhouse?Itusuallytakesaboutsixmonthsormore.Buteachyear,thousandsofpeopleworktogethertobuildnewhomesinjustfourmonths!Whodoesthiswonderfulwork?HabitatforHumanity.HabitatforHumanityisagroupthatbuildshomesforfamiliesinneed.IthasbranchesindifferentstatesaroundtheUSA.Thisgroupworksallovertheworld,too.Volunteershelpbuildthehomes.Theyareunpaidworkers.Volunteerscanbebuildersandpainters.Theycanbeteachersorbankers.Somearestudents.HabitatforHumanityhasbuiltmorethan300,000houses.Morethan1.5millionpeopleliveinthesehouses.Buildingahomeishardwork.Volunteerslearnhowtoputupwalls.Theyusetoolsandmachines.Theseselflessvolunteersworkwiththefamilythatwillliveinthehouse.Everyoneworkstogethertomakethefamily'sdreamcometrue.SuruchiSrikanthhasworkedwithHabitatforHumanityforfouryears.Shebeganvolunteeringinhighschool.Shehasbuiltmanyhomeswithothervolunteers.Shetakesherresponsibilities(責(zé)任)seriously.Volunteersknowthatiftheydon'thelp,homesmightnotgetbuilt.Theyaregoodcitizens(公民)whocareaboutotherpeople.1.WhatisHabitatforHumanity?2.DoesHabitatforHumanityworkallovertheworld?3.WhendidSuruchiSrikanthstartworkingasavolunteerforHabitatforHumanity?4.HowmanyhouseshasHabitatforHumanitybuilt?5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

(五)AstudentwhoteacheshowtogiveTakingpartincharityisnotjustforgrown-uppeople.Childrencandoittoo!MelvinSheppard,14,anAmericanstudent,hasdonecharityworkforeightyears.Hehasalsoencouragedhisclassmatestojoinhim.MelvinstudiesatWilliamAllenMiddleSchoolinPhiladelphia.Recently,hecollected＄1,500byhimselfand＄487fromhisclassmatestodonate(捐贈(zèng))toCooperUniversityHospital.MelvinwasbornnineweeksprematureinCooperUniversityHospital,weighing2.6kg.HisfathertoldhimhowCoopersavedhislife,sohefeelsthankfultothehospital.Melvin'sclassmatesjoinedhimassoonastheyfoundoutabouthiskindbehaviour.Theirteacher,MichaelBerner,alsoheldaclasswiththemabouthelpingothers."Itwasn'treallyaboutthemoney."Bernersaid."Itwasaboutthefactthattheyweredoingsomethinggood.""Itisgreat,helpingsomeonethatIknow."saidJordan,Melvin'sclassmate.Melvin'sneighboursalsohelpedout.SinceMelvinwas8,heandhisparentshavegivenmoneytoCooperUniversityHospitaleveryyear.Thisyear,GaryEStahl,theheadofCooper'sdivisionofneonatology,wenttoMelvin'sschooltoacceptthemoney.Themoneygoestoapartofthehospitalthathelpsabout500youngpatientseveryyear."Whentheyleave,wecallthemgraduates."Stahlsaid."Wearepleasedwhenourgraduatesandtheirfamiliesdowell,likeMelvinandhisfamily."1.HowoldwasMelvinwhenhestartedtodocharitywork?2.WhatcausedMelvintoraisemoneyforCooperUniversityHospital?3.WhatdidMelvin'steacherandclassmatesthinkofhisbehaviour?4."Whentheyleave,wecallthemgraduates."Whodoes"they"referto?5.WhatcanyoulearnfromMelvin?

(六)Atpresent,ourgovernmenthascalledonpeopletosavefood.Asmiddleschoolstudents,it'sourdutytodosomethingforit.Tosavefood,weshouldrememberthatatanytimeweshouldeatupallthefoodandshouldn'twasteanyfood.Especially,whenwedineout,weshouldorderfoodthatwecanrightlyeat.Becausemanypeopleinourcountrydon'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Toeathealthy,weshouldeathealthyfoodinsteadofjunkfoodatschoolorathome.Ofcourse,wemayeatintherestaurantincasewehavenotime,butnottoooften.Atlast,wehopethatweallworktogetheratonce.1.Whatdothegovernmenttocallonpeople?2.Whatshouldweespeciallydowhenwedineout?3.Isithealthyifweofteneatinarestaurant?4.Whyshouldwesavefoodaccordingtothepassage?5.Whatdoyouthinkoffastfood?Isithealthy?(七)Inmanywesternschools,sportsdayisabigevent.Childrentakepartincompetitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的)sports,tryingtobreakschoolrecordsandtakethefirstplace.Sportsdays,orsportsmeetings,areusuallyheldinthewarmerseasons,eitheratthebeginningortheendoftheschoolyear.Theyarealsocalledfielddays.Primaryschoolsportsdaysarefun.Theyusuallyhaveactivitiessuchastheeggandthespoonraceandthesackrace.Othereventsincludetheskippingrace(跳繩)andthethree-leggedrace.Inmiddleandhighschools,sportsdaysincludemanyofthecommontrackandfieldevents(田徑項(xiàng)目).Theyaremoreseriousandcompetitivethanprimaryschoolones.Students'parentsandotherrelativesalsocometotheschoolonsportsdays.Theywatchchildrenplay.ManyschoolsintheWesthave"mothersandfathers"racesforparentstotakepartin!Althoughsportsdaysareexciting,theyalsohavesomeproblems.AccordingtosomereportsinUS,sportsdayshavebecometoocompetitivetobegoodforstudents.Someparentsputtoomuchpressure(壓力)onthechildren.Someschoolsdon'thave"mothersandfathers"racesanymoreasthereismuchfightingandcheating.1.Whatdochildrentrytodowhentheytakepartinsportsmeets?2.Whenaresportsdaysusuallyheldintheschoolyear?3.Whatareprimaryschoolandmiddleschoolsportsdayslike?4.Whowouldcometotheschooltowatchchildrenplayonsportsdays?5.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutsportsdays?

(八)I'vebeenverybusysincebecomingavolunteerfortheRidingfortheDisabledAssociation.EverySaturday,Ihelptogetthehorsesreadyforthedisabledriders.Manymoredisabledpeoplewanttoridehorsesthanyou'dimagine.It'sapitythatIdon'tknowhowtoride,butI'lllearnsoonenough.Rightnow,I'mjusthappytobeabletoleadthehorsesaroundforthedisabledriders.I'malsohelpingtoorganizeasale.Itwillbeheldnextmonth.It'smoredifficultthanhelpingthedisabled.Ineedtocollectsecond-handthingstosellatthesale.Ihopethesaleraisesmoremoneythanlastmonth'swalk.Itwasrainy,sotoofewpeopletookpartintheevent.1.WhatdoesthewriterdoeverySaturday?2.Canthewriterrideahorserightnow?3.Whatdoesthewriterneedforthecomingsale?4.Whichiseasier,organizingasaleorhelpingthedisabled?5.Whydoesthewriterhelptoorganizeasale?

(九)Whatareyougoingtododuringyourwintervacation?Watchingthe2018WinterOlympicGamesmightbeagoodchoice.SouthKoreawillholdtheGamesfromFeb.9to25inthecityofPyeongchang.TheywillbethefirstWinterOlympicGamesinSouthKorea.ThecountryhasdonealotoftheGames.Forexample,therewillbe85robotsworkingfortheGames.Theywillhelpwithsecurity,informationservicesandcleaning,

CCTVNews

reported.Therewillbefourneweventsforthisyear'sGames.Theyarecurlingmixeddoubles(冰壺混合雙人賽),Alpineskiingteamevent(高山滑雪混合團(tuán)體賽),speedskatingmassstart(速度滑冰集體出發(fā))andsnowboardbigair(單板滑雪大跳臺(tái)).ChineseteammembersareworkinghardfortheWinterOlympics.They'llcompetewithstrongteamsfromcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandCanada.HanCongandSuiWenjingmaywinbigintheWorldChampionFigure-Skating.China'sshort-trackspeedskatingteamisalsohopingtotakethegold.1.WherewilltheWorldOlympicGamesbeheld?2.HowmanyrobotswillbeworkingfortheWorldOlympicGames?3.Whatwilltherobotsdo?4.WillChineseteammemberscompetewithstrongteamsfromothercountries?5.Whomaywinbigintheworldchampionfigure-skating?

(十)MynameisAnn.Iworkedasavolunteerin2013becauseIwantedtodosomethingtohelpothers.Icalledsomecharityshops(慈善商店)toaskiftheyneededvolunteers.AlthoughIdidn'tmindwhereIvolunteered,IwasgladthatoneoftheSueRydershopssaidyes.SueRyderwasacharityveryclosetomyheartbecausevolunteersfromSueRyderoncecaredformydadinthehospital.VolunteeringintheshophelpedmeknowwhatshopworkwaslikeandIwassurprisedtofindhowmuchIreallyenjoyeddoingit.Ialsofoundhowimportantthepublic(公眾)were.Lotsofpeoplegaveusthingstheydidn'tneedfortheshopstosell.InthiswaySueRyderraisedmoneytocareforpeoplewithlife-changingillness.IalwaysleftthecharityshoplatebecauseIknewhowimportanttheworkofSueRyderwas.AnotherthingIenjoyedaboutvolunteeringwastalkingwithothervolunteersintheshop.Theywerefriendlyandhelpful.Ireallyimprovedmyteamworkskillsbyvolunteering.IworkedintheshopfromlateApriltoearlyAugust.IlearnedmanythingsfromitandI'msuretheywillbeusefulinthefuture.1.WhydidAnnworkasavolunteer?2.WhooncegothelpfromSueRyderinAnn'sfamily?3.DidAnnenjoyvolunteeringintheSueRydercharityshop?4.WhatdidAnnthinkofothervolunteersintheSueRydercharityshop?5.HowlongdidAnnworkintheSueRydercharityshop?

(十一)Eachcountryhasalotofpeoplewhovolunteertoofferhelportakecareofothers.Forexample,somehighschoolanduniversitystudentsinAmericaoftenvolunteertospendmuchtimeinthehospitalsoroldpeople'shomes.Thevolunteersreadbooksforthepeopleortheyjustvisitthem.Sometimes,theyplaygameswiththemorlistentotheirproblems.Otheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofthesickpeople.Theycleanuptheirhousesordotheshoppingforthem.Forboyswhodon'thavefathersthereisanorganizationcalled"BigBrothers".Universitystudentsandotherpeopletaketheseboystoplaybaseballgamesandhelpthemgettoknowsomethingthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Eachcityhasalotofclubs.Boysandgirlscangotoplaygamesortakepartinotheractivities.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesorhaveshorttripstothemountains,thebeachesandthemuseums.Mostoftheseclubschoosealotofhighschoolanduniversitystudentsasvolunteersbecausetheycanunderstandtheproblemsoftheseboysandgirlsmoreeasily.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappinesstoothers.1.Whatdothevolunteersusuallydointhehospitalsoroldpeople'shomes?2.Whatis"BigBrothers"?3.Whydomostoftheclubschoosealotofhighschoolanduniversitystudentsasvolunteers?4.Whatdovolunteersbelieve?5.Pleasewritedownthreeplaceswherevolunteersgoandwork.

(十二)Basketballplayersareusuallyverytall.Becausetheyneedtoputtheballintothebasketball.Othersportsplayersmaybeshorterthanthem.Shortpeopleoftenhavebetterbalance(平衡)thanthetallpeople,sotheydon'tfalloververyoften.Insomesportstheplayersmusthavegoodbalance.Forexample,intabletennis,theydon'tneedtohavelonglegstorunfast!Someofthefastrunnersintheworldarenotverytall.Somepeoplearetallandsomeareshort.Todayyoungpeopleinmanycountriesgrowtallerthantheirparents.Thisisbecausetheyeatbetterthantheirparents.Goodfoodcanhelpchildrengrow.1.Areallsportsplayerstall?2.Isitalwaysbettertobeshortthantobetall?3.Areallfastrunnersverytall?4.Allothersportsplayersareshorterthanbasketballplayers,aren'tthey?5.Whydoyoungpeoplegrowtallerthantheirparents?

(十三)Avolunteerissomeonewhoofferstohelppeopleinneed,oftenwithoutpayment.Theyear2001wastheInternationalYearofVolunteers.Somevolunteersareforclinicaltrials(臨床試驗(yàn))orothermedicalresearch.Somemayevendonatetheirbodiestoscientificresearch(科學(xué)研究)aftertheirdeath.Avolunteercanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedvolunteerstotakecareofchildrenwhentheirparentsaretoobusytopickthemupontimeafterschool.Hospitalsalsoneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhentheirparentsseeadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptotakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.AnonlinevolunteerisapersonwhospendstimeandeffortwithanorganizationontheInternetratherthaninperson.Agreatnumberofpeoplefromaroundtheworldareonlinevolunteers.Therearemanychancesforpeopletoprovidetheirservice(服務(wù))ontheInternet.Onlinevolunteerscandodifferentkindsofjobs.Youngorold,anyonecanspendhissparetimeofferingsomehelpasanonlinevolunteer.Areyoureadytobeanonlinevolunteer?1.Whatisavolunteer?2.WhichyearwastheInternationalYearofVolunteers?3.Whydosomepeopledonatetheirbodiesaftertheirdeath?4.Whydohospitalsneedhelptolookafterchildren?5.Howcananvolunteerworkonline?

(十四)Ifyouhavenospecialplansforyourholidays,whynotspendyourtimehelpingothers?Somepeoplesaytheyoungonlythinkofthemselves.It'snottrue.Infact,moreandmoreyoungpeopleintheUSAvolunteertospendtheirholidayshelpingothers.Andtheydoitwithoutreward(報(bào)酬).Herearesomeoftheirplans.●AliceBrown,17I'mgoingtohelptheForestCenterbuildnewhikingpathsinthemountainswithmybrother,MikeBrown.Itwillbefantastic.Wewillspendthewholesummerlivinginatentandbreathingthefreshair.We'regoingtosleepunderthestars.Itwillbeaniceplace,andwewillbeabletodosomethingwonderfulatthesametime！●JasonMoore,18ThissummerI'llvolunteerforSpecialHouseProgramtobuildgood,low-costhousesandsellthemtothepoor.They'llteachmewhattodo,soIalsohaveachancetolearnhowtobuildhouses.●TrishAnderson,16I'mgoingtoteachchildrenwhohavetroubleinreading.I'llworkforaprogramcalledReadingForLife.I'mgoingtohelpchildrenchooseandreadbooksthattheylike.Iwanttobeateacher,andIlovechildrenandreading,soitwillbeagreatexperienceforme.1.DoyoungpeopleintheUSAvolunteertohelpothersintheirholidays?2.WherewillAliceBrownlivethissummer?3.WhatwillJasonMoorevolunteertodothissummer?4.Whoisgoingtohelpchildrenchooseandreadbooksthattheylike?5.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

(十五)ConorGrennandidn'twanttobeavolunteer(志愿者).The29-year-oldAmericanwasnotsureifhehadtheskillsorastrongfeelingforit.However,hewenttoworkatanorphanage(孤兒院)inNepal.Hisfirstthought(最初的想法)wastomakepeopleimpressed."IthoughtthatifIvolunteeredjustonce,Icouldretellthestoryoverandover,"GrennansaidinaHuffingtonPostarticle.However,histhree-monthstayintheorphanageturnedintoanunusualexperience.Itwas2004andGrennangaveuphisjobtobeginayear-longtriparoundtheworld.HespentthefirstthreemonthsinNepal.Whenhearrivedinthevillage,heknewnothingaboutthechildrenorthelocalculture.WhenheopenedthegateoftheLittlePrincesChildren'sHome,hesawthechildrenandtheywereallveryexcited.TheyoungAmericanendeduplookingafter18children.Helaterdiscoveredthatthechildrenweretrafficked(被拐賣的).Sohewalkedthroughthemountainswithgreatdifficultytofindtheirfamilies."Isetoff(出發(fā))withphotosofthekids."hetoldtheReuters'reporter."Iwouldgotothevillagesandshowthephotostothepeople.Iwentwith24photos,andfinallyIfound24families."Atthesametime,heputhisheartintoNepaleseculture.Grennansaid,"Volunteeringisthebestwaytoseehowtherestoftheworldlives."Healsoencouragedotherstodowhathedid.Grennan'sfightagainstchild-traffickinghaschangedhim.Hisbook,LittlePrince,cameoutlastweek.1.WhydidGrennangotoworkatanorphanage(孤兒院)inNepalatfirst?2.DidthechildrenfeelexcitedwhenGrennancametotheLittlePrincesChildren'sHome?3.WhatdidGrennandoin2004?4.WhatisthebestwaytoseehowtherestoftheworldlivesaccordingtoGrennan?5.WhatdidGrennanwriteafterhisfightagainstchild-trafficking?

(十六)Alicehasalwaysbeeninterestedinhelpinghercommunity.HerfirstvolunteerexperiencewasfortheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewasinhighschool.Whenshewasaschoolteacher,shealsofoundtimetovolunteer.Oneyear,sheorganizedaSuperSaturdayfundayforkidsinthecommunity.Shealsousedtovolunteeratthemintfestivaleveryyear.Onesummersheservedfood.Anotheryearsheorganizedanartprogram.

Aftersheretired,shestartedvolunteeringtohelptheold.Whenherfatherwasolder,hewasnotabletoseeaswellasheusedto,whichmadehersadbecausehehadalwaysenjoyedreading.Shedecideditwouldbefuntoreadtoelderlypeopleinhercommunity.Shealsohelpedonewomanwriteherstories.Annwasalmost100yearsold,andAlicewrotedowninformationaboutherlifewhenshevisitedher.Sheputtheinformationinabookandgotitpublished.Annwasveryexcitedtoshareherlifestorywithherchildrenandhergrandchildren.

Afterahurricane(颶風(fēng))destroyedsomesoutherncities,AlicevolunteeredagainfortheAmericanRedCross.Shepreparedfoodandansweredphonesinacarecenter.Shesays,"IhavealwayslikedtheRedCrossbecausetheorganizationhelpspeopleinneednomatterwhat."

OnedayAlicereadanarticleinthenewspaperaboutrefugeeswhoneededtolearnEnglish.Now,shemeetsonceaweekwithSahra,a38-year-oldwomanfromSomalia.AlicegaveSahraacameraandaskedhertotakepicturesofherdailylife.Shedevelopedthepictures,andthenaskedSahraquestionsaboutthem.Intheend,theywroteabooktogetherandusedthephotosinthebook.ThishelpedSahralearnmanynewwordsabouthereverydaylife.

Alicesays,"ThemostrewardingpartofvolunteerworkisbecomingfriendswiththepeopleIhelp.TheyenrichmylifeaswellasIenrichtheirs."1.WhenwasAlice'sfirstvolunteerexperiencefortheAmericanRedCross?2.WhatdidAlicedoaftersheretired?3.WhywasAnnexcitedwhenherbookgotpublished?4.WheredidAliceworkwhenshevolunteeredagainfortheAmericanRedCross?5.DidAlicehelpSahratolearnEnglish?(十七)MynameisAnn.Iworkedasavolunteerin2013becauseIwantedtodosomethingtohelpothers.Icalledsomecharityshops(慈善商店)toaskiftheyneededvolunteers.AlthoughIdidn'tmindwhereIvolunteered,IwasgladthatoneoftheSueRydershopssaidyes.SueRyderwasacharityveryclosetomyheartbecausevolunteersfromSueRyderoncecaredformydadinthehospital.VolunteeringintheshophelpedmeknowwhatshopworkwaslikeandIwassurprisedtofindhowmuchIreallyenjoyeddoingit.Ialsofoundhowimportantthepublic(民眾)were.Lotsofpeoplegaveusthingstheydidn'tneedfortheshopstosell.InthiswaySueRyderraisemoneytocareforpeoplewithlife-changingillnesses.IalwaysleftthecharityshoplatebecauseIknewhowimportanttheworkofSueRyderwas.AnotherthingIenjoyedaboutvolunteeringwastalkingwithothervolunteersintheshop.Theywerefriendlyandhelpful.Ireallyimprovedmyteamworkskillsbyvolunteering.IworkedintheshopfromlateApriltoearlyAugust.IlearnedmanythingsfromitandI'msuretheywillbeusefulinthefuture.1.WhydidAnnworkasavolunteer?2.WhooncegothelpfromSueRyderinAnn'sfamily?3.DidAnnenjoyvolunteeringintheSueRydercharityshop?4.WhatdidAnnthinkofothervolunteersintheSueRydercharityshop?5.HowlongdidAnnworkintheSueRybercharityshop?_____Don'tcircle(旋轉(zhuǎn))yourplatewithyourhands.Ifyoudoso,youwillbecomethefocus(焦點(diǎn))ofthetable.Everyonewouldwonder,"Isthereanythingwrongwiththefood?"Thismaygiveawrongmessagethatyoudon'tlikethefoodorsomethinglikethat.Don'tpushtheplatebackwhenyoufinish.Leaveitwhereitis.Doyouwanttoletthehostess(女主人)knowthatyou'vejustdonethehardwork?Don'tlean(倚靠)backandsay"I'mthrough"or"I'mfull".Justputtheforkandknifeacrosstheplate.That'sall.Don'tcutupeverythingbeforeyoustarttoeat.Cutonlyoneortwobites(塊)atatime.Nevertakeahugemouthfulofanything.Doyouwanttoshowhowhungryyouare?Don'tdothat.It'snotsogood.It'snevergoodtoreachacrossthetableforanything.Ifthethingyouwantisnotathand,simplyaskthenearestpersonforhelp,like"MrsSmith,couldyoupassmethedish?"1.Whatdoothersthinkifyoucircleyourplatewithyourhands?2.Whatshouldyoudowithyourplatewhenyoufinisheating?3.Howmanybitesoffoodshouldyoucutatatimebeforeyoustarttoeat?4.Whenwillyouaskthenearestpersonforhelp?5.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?

(十八)RulesInTom'sLifeTherearelotsofrulesatTom'sschool.Heagreeswith(贊同）someofthem.Forexample，theycan'tarrivelate;theycan'truninthehallways;andtheycan'teatinclass.Alltheserulesareokaybecausetheyarereasonable(合理的）.ButtherearesomerulesTomdoesn'tagreewith.Forexample，athisschooltheydon'thavetowearauniformandtheycan'twearjeans.Buthethinksjeansaregoodbecausetheyarecomfortable(舒適的）.Inschool，theycan'tlistentomusicinartclass.Tomdoesn'tagreewiththisrule.Hethinkslisteningtomusicinartclassisokay.Tomalsohastofollowsomerulesathome.Forexample，ifhewantstowatchTV，hehastodohishomeworkfirst.Andhecan'tgooutwithhisfriendsonschoolnights，thatis,fromMondaytoThursday.Healsohastocleanhisroomeveryweek.Buthedoesn’thavetotakeoutthetrash(垃圾）.1.CanthestudentsarrivelateatTom'sschool?2.DoesTomhavetowearauniforminhisschool?3.CanTomgooutwithhisfriendsonFridaynights?4.WhatelsedoesTomehavetodoeveryweek?5.Whatdoesn'tTomhavetodo?

(十九)IndailylifebusyMomsandDadsdon'thavemuchtimetofocuson(關(guān)注)theirchildren'smanners(禮貌).Everykidshouldknowthesemanners.Soifyoupayattentionto(注意)thesemanners,you'llbeapolite,kind,well-likedchild.●Whenyouaskforsomething,say"Please".Andwhenyougetsomethingorsomeonehelpsyou,say"thankyou".●Afteryouhaveagoodtimeatyourfriend'shome,thankhisorherparentsforthefoodorforthegoodtime