This week is National Volunteer Week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated (有奉獻(xiàn)精神的) volunteers who devote their time and talents from coast to coast. Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volunteers and the amazing work they do --- a small part of the outstanding individuals across the country.
Take Saskatchewan for example. Last year that province was hit by wide-spread flooding, a hurricane and forest fires. Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers went to work right away and helped more than 2,100 adults and 775 children recover the basic necessities of life.
It’s important to share stories from volunteers to truly appreciate what they do. Christine Hoffman is a Disaster Response Volunteer in Canadian Red Cross in Saskatchewan. She’s a veteran Red Crosser for about 16 years. Still nothing could have prepared her for the call she took in the Recovery Center last year in response to flooding in Maple Greek. This story is best told in her own words. This is what she said:
“I will never forget the first phone call I took in the Recovery Centre. A young man called asking what services Red Cross was offering in town. As we were talking, he told me he had a rope in his backyard but he thought he would be using it for other reasons. My heart stopped. I told him to come to see us so we could work together on a plan to improve his situation. He came in a little while later. Nearly two hours later he left standing straight up with tear- filled eyes. He thanked me for convincing him to come in. His home had been destroyed, but together we put together a plan and he was eventually able to move back into his own home.”
During National Volunteer Week 2011, let’s thank Christine, and the many other volunteers like her. Thanks for making us proud!
【小題1】According to the second paragraph, Canadian Red Cross’ action is ______

A．slowB．quickC．helplessD．disappointing
【小題2】Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined word “veteran” in the third paragraph?
A．CarelessB．ExperiencedC．UnskillfulD．Optimistic
【小題3】The underlined words in the forth paragraph expressed Christine Hoffman’s feeling of ____
A．excitementB．a(chǎn)ngerC．happinessD．nervousness
【小題4】What can we infer from what Christine Hoffman said?
A．The young man felt sad for Christine Hoffman because of her poor experience
B．The young man was persuaded by Christine Hoffman and decided to live on
C．Christine Hoffman made the young man sad and he cried
D．Christine Hoffman offered to give the young man a little money to help him
【小題5】What is the text mainly about?
A．How to become a volunteer
B．An excellent volunteer and her family
C．Volunteers and their amazing work
D．What the Canadian Red Cross does


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章講的是志愿者和他們令人驚嘆的工作，通過Christine Hoffman的例子，說明自愿者的工作是很有意義的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Last year that province was hit by wide-spread flooding, a hurricane and forest fires. Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers went to work right away 可知紅十字會(huì)的工作是很迅速的，選B
【小題2】猜詞題：從后面的for about 16 years 可知Christine Hoffman是有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的紅十字會(huì)員。veteran 和experienced意思相近，選B
【小題3】推理題：從前面的句子：As we were talking, he told me he had a rope in his backyard but he thought he would be using it for other reasons.可知這個(gè)打電話的人想要自殺，可知Christine Hoffman有點(diǎn)緊張。選D
【小題4】推理題：從第四段的句子：He came in a little while later. Nearly two hours later he left standing straight up with tear- filled eyes. He thanked me for convincing him to come in. 可知Christine Hoffman說服這個(gè)年輕人繼續(xù)活下去，選B
【小題5】主旨題：從第一段的句子：Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volunteers and the amazing work they do 可知這篇文章講的是志愿者和他們令人驚嘆的工作，選C
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C．She is a housewife. D．She is a computer engineer.
【小題2】The author decided to give her mother a computer       .
A．to let her have more chances to write letters
B．to support her in doing her homework
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【小題2】 Wal-Mart's low price policy results in ____.
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【小題4】What's the best title for the passage?
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【小題1】Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically,__________.

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【小題2】If you are a critical thinker, you will________.
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【小題1】What do we know about Tom?

A．He was seriously ill.
B．He was a dishonest boy.
C．He was crazy about magic.
D．He was Dr. Epstein’s patient.
【小題2】What can be inferred about Tom’s mother?
A．She was a rich lady.
B．She refused Tom’s request.
C．She wanted Tom to be a superhero.
D．She wanted to get Tom through the pain.
【小題3】When Tom went for the third operation, he_________.
A．pretended to be painful B．a(chǎn)cted like a superhero
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【小題4】In the last paragraph, you are advised________.
A．to go through some difficult tests
B．to wake up from your wild dreams
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Dear Michelle,
Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.
He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.
His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.
I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!
A worried mother
Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl,
Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?
Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.
Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.
Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values.
When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.
It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.
Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.
Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.
Michelle
【小題1】From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter              .

A．is being fooled by the boy
B．has fallen behind in her studies
C．doesn't talk much with her mother
D．has chosen which college to attend
【小題2】According to Michelle, 17-year-old teenagers              .
A．a(chǎn)re too young to manage their life
B．a(chǎn)re old enough to live their own life
C．should have management before experience
D．have reached the age of an adult
【小題3】The underlined word "puppy-love" refer to          .
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C．pure love D．a(chǎn)dolescent love
【小題4】Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally          .
A．come up with the right decision
B．follow her boyfriend's advice
C．worry her parents for unconscious reasons
D．influence her boyfriend's behavior
【小題5】The best title for the passage would be           .
A．College of kids' own choice
B．How can I help my girl?
C．How to manage teenagers' life?
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Every time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.
Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it’s better than growing other vegetables since you really don’t need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.
Actually mushrooms aren’t even vegetables; they are fungi and for this reason, you don’t even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google “growing mushrooms” and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits（成套工具）available online that are effective and not very expensive either.
Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are taster than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.
If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they are frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.
You should try growing mushrooms, since it’s cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.
【小題1】What is an advantage of growing vegetables according to the passage?

A．You can save a lot of money
B．You can eat all kinds of vegetables.
C．You are lucky to eat what you like
D．You can satisfy your desire.
【小題2】Mushrooms are different from other vegetables in that _______.
A．they can grow well in an outdoor space
B．it is easy for them to go bad in a few days
C．they can grow without soil
D．they can be grown where there is no light
【小題3】Which of the following is the right order of storing mushrooms?
a. put them on a cookie sheet in the refrigerator
b. place frozen mushrooms in a zip lock
c. cut them into slices
d. choose the white mushrooms
A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d B．d-c-a-b C．a(chǎn)-d-c-b D．d-a-c-b
【小題4】What would be the best title for this passage?
A．We should eat more fruit and vegetables
B．Mushrooms online are very expensive
C．It is easy and cost-effective to grow mushrooms
D．Mushrooms — tasty and healthy vegetables

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