Time flies. My summer vacation ended in the blink of an eye, but one thing is still on my mind. From July 25 to 27, I worked as a volunteer at the Wolong China Giant Panda Garden in Sichuan. I experienced the life of being a panda keeper.

My work included cleaning the pandas’ home, feeding the pandas and making food for them. The panda I took care of was named Jingke. When I went to feed him, he would stretch(伸出) one of his forefeet out on a shelf that hung on the fence and wait for his food. He would quickly grab the food as soon as I brought it to him. Can you guess what would happened next? Jingke would lie down and begin to eat. I could hear him crunching(嘎吱作响地咀嚼) on his food and see him twisting his body around like a dancer. It was really cute. This was one of the most interesting things I saw when I worked there.

When I fed Jingke, I touched his fur(毛). Most people think that panda's fur would be soft. But actually, panda's fur is very hard. I felt like I was touching needles.I looked at his teeth, too— they were sharp and big. No wonder the panda keepers told us that pandas are not only cute, but also dangerous.

I am happy to be so close to the pandas. This experience lets me know that it is no easy to be a panda keeper.

16．What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in paragraph 1?

A．瞬息万变         B．眨眼之间         C．成年累月         D．一夜之间

17．As a panda keeper, what did the writer usually do except ________ ?

A．cleaning the pandas' home            B．feeding the pandas

C．training the pandas                  D．making food for the pandas

18．What was Jingke like when he was eating?

A．A fighter.                           B．A baby.

C．A dancer.                            D．A snake.

19．According to this passage, we can know that panda's fur is ___________.

A．hard                                 B．soft

C．comfortable                          D．smooth

20．What is the best title of this passage?

A．A panda lover                        B．Keeping pandas

C．The pandas in Wolong                 D．My experience as a panda keeper

Li Ruyan, 13 years old, did something special last summer with his classmates in Shanghai. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路). As a part of the school project, Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区) work. After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.

“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. In America, those who have finished 1,400 hours of community work can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

Li Xiaotian, 15, in Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours in the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.

59．What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A．He joined a special group of Class13.

B．He become a policeman.

C．He stopped people from talking.

D．He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

60．From this passage we know that _______.

A．Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.

B．Li Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

C．Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.

D．Li Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.

61．Community service _______.

A．has become a very important part of education only in China.

B．is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C．is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D．needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

62．In which country the students need to finish forty hours of community work before graduation?

A．In the United States and Canada

B．In China

C．In Canada

D．In the US

63．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home.

B．The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

C．The students in Sichuan have not been asked to do community work

D．The students in Anshan cleaned the walls in the summer sun.

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Most people today are only worried a41． getting good jobs to make lots of money. In their free time, they think about what to do for 42．(funny). H43．, few people think about what they can 44．(do) to help others. There are many people who are less lucky than45．(we). Volunteering our time to help these people is  46． good way to spend our free time. 47． example, we can make plans to visit sick children in the hospital or raise money for 48． (home) people. Some people even stop doing their 49．(job) for a few months a year to move to another place, like one of the  50．(country) in Africa, and help people there.

Bags of Love

Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food.

After the first week, I noticed that the food was eaten up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my surprise, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them.

One day, I talked to a neighbour and found out that my mum was well-known in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me—why wouldn’t she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out?

When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug(拥抱). I told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless(无私的) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so proud of my mum.

I continued to buy food for my mum after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.

121．After the first week, the writer noticed that .

A．the food was put into a big box

B．his mum followed the children

C．the food was eaten up quickly

D．his mum stopped buying food

122．The street children thought of the writer’s mum as their      .

A．old grandma                          B．own mother

C．new neighbour                        D．dear teacher

123．How did the writer feel about his mum after she told him everything?

A．He was proud of her.

B．He was confident in her.

C．He was angry with her.

D．He was worried about her.

124．The writer added one more bag of food to      .

A．make friends with the children

B．get a hug from his mother

C．become well-known in the area

D．help the poor street children

    Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to afford. Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I'm yours”， people are able to play the piano in public places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other.

Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of the city, including in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I'm yours” on them. People are invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos.

“Play Me, I'm yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours, and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So the purpose of the project is to help them relax and make new friends.

The program “Play Me, I'm yours” has also reached England and Brazil (巴西) before. It was warmly welcomed there. But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival. “It's a chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun，” Jerram said.

260．According to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be ________.

A．boring           B．valuable         C．interesting      D．meaningful

261．Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city except ________.

A．in parks         B．at a bus stop    C．on streets       D．in a school

262．The aim of the project is to help people ________.

A．sing songs                           B．play the piano for free

C．relax and make friends               D．enjoy beautiful music

263．________ countries have had the program.

A．Two              B．Three            C．Four             D．Five

264．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Beautiful Music.                     B．A British Artist, Luck Jerram.

C．The Sydney Festival.                 D．A Program “Play Me, I'm yours”.