Translation :

1. 直到他死的时候都没明白到底在他身上发生了什么事情。 (until one's dying day)

2. 他决定把 30% 的财产捐献给希望工程。 (donate)

3. 请不要讨论任何与主题无关的事情。 (be relevant to)

4. 他很渴望成为一名志愿者，但是他年龄太小了当不了。 (be dying to)

5. 油漆未干之前请勿触摸这张桌子。 (dry out)

He didn’t know what had happened on him until his dying day.

He decided to donate his 30% wealth to the Hope Project.

Don’t talk about anything that isn’t relevant to the topic.

He is dying to be a volunteer, but he is too young to be one.

Don’t touch the desk before the paint dry out.

草原曼巴 王万青

赤子 钱伟长

警界保尔 孙炎明

雷锋传人 郭明义

三栖尖兵

信义兄

弟

英雄翁婿

玉树铁汉

舟曲之子 王伟

最美洗脚妹

Top ten figures touched China of 2010

_ _ _unt _ erv o l e

Can you guess what is this word?

What does the sign remind you of?

A hand: _________________A dove: _________________A heart:_______________

help

love and carepeace

Jo was a volunteer

worked in Papua

New Guinea (PNG)

for two years.

JoPre-reading

Try to give the right order according Try to give the right order according to the contents of the text.to the contents of the text.

A .The condition of the school.

B An introduction.

C. The ending

D. A visit to a local family.

Skimming

Part 2

Part 4

Part 3

Part 1 (Para 1)

(Para 9)

(Para 2-3)

(Para 4-8)

Read paragraph 1-3 and finish the questions

1. Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school”

2. Were the boys friendly to Jo? How do you know?

3. How long does it take the students to go to school?

4. Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo?

5. Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows

when they looked at the chemistry experiment?

6. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the

kids?

While--reading

Read paragraph 1-3 and finish the questions

1.Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school”

2.Were the boys friendly to Jo? How do you know?

3.How long does it take the students to go to school?

Because the classrooms are made from bamboo and the roofs from grass.

Sometimes up to 2 hours.

There are a lot of “good mornings” for Jo from the boys.

4. Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo?

5. Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows when they looked at the experiment?

6. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?

Because most of the boys will go back to their villages after year 8 and she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids’ life.

There was no equipment.

The boys never came across anything like the bubbling mixture.

Read Paragraph 4-8 and finish the chart

Type of houses

Diet

Family relationships

Possessions

Cooking methods

Agriculture

Sleeping arrangement

Beliefs

Types of houses

Family relationships

Cooking methods

Sleeping arrangements

Men’s hut is a _____________ hut with _____________________. No _____, small ________. Floor was covered with ___________.

low bamboograss sticking out of the roof

windows doorwayfresh grass

Everyone seemed to be a ________of Tombe’s . (large extended family)relative

____________ are placed in an _______, then _________ are placed in the drum, covered with ____________ and _________.

Hot stonesoil drum vegetables

banana leaves steamed

Kiak usually slept in her _________. A newly made ________ for Jenny and me to sleep on.

own hutplatform

Diet

Possessions

Agriculture

Beliefs

_____________, _____ and ________.

sweet potato corns

greens

I could only see one _____,a few ________ and ______ and a couple of ______.

tin plates cupsjars

Tools are very basic. There is no __________. machinery

The villagers believe that any ________attract __________ in the night so the food is _________in the can and the can is then ________ of the hut.

leftovers evil spirits

dried upthrown out

broom

1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that ___.

A. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school.B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life

in the high school.C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldn’t

get any money by teaching the poor students.D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she

was in the small village.

Choose the best answer.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about Jo’s

attitude?

A. She is sure that all the boys will go to college

in the future.

B. She believes that chemistry is very useful to

the boys.

C. She is wondering if she can make any

difference to the boys’ lives.

D. She doesn’t like the simple life in the

mountain village.

3. By writing “The only possessions that I could s

ee were…”, the author wants to tell us ____.

A. Tombe’s family were kind-hearted

B. Tombe’s family were guest-lovers

C. Tombe’s family only used simple things

D. Tombe’s family were too poor

4. Why did Tombe throw out the tin can?

A. Because he believed the can attracted evil spirits.B. Because he believed any leftovers attracted evil spirits.C. Because he believed the can has no use at all.D. Because he believed the grill attracted evil spirits.

5. How did Jo feel after the visit to

Tombe’s family?

A. Happy B. Sad

C. Worried D. Upset