二、拓展阅读
Ⅲ.图表阅读
Want to take care of someone with special needs? Here is some information of the Special Needs Care Volunteer Program. I think it's a very meaningful project and I think you will be interested in it. Let's take a look.
Volunteer days are usually as follows:
Weekdays
★7:30 a.m. -8:00 a.m.
Breakfast at the volunteer accommodation(住处).
★8:00 a.m. -8:30 a.m.
Travel to your placement(安置点) to join local placement staff. Start time and daily workload(工作负担) depend on the project that you are taking part in.
★12:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
Lunch break. All workplaces have a lunch break in the afternoon. Some start earlier, some later. You are welcome to stay at your placement with the children or in the office. All placements will offer you food.
★4:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
Work at your placement usually ends.
★5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
Dinner at your placement. You are free to travel back to your accommodation, go sight-seeing or go shopping.
Weekends
During weekends, volunteers have spare time to relax or take the chance to visit famous tourist places in Xi'an, such as the Terracotta Warriors(兵马俑) and Xi'an City Wall. Volunteers can also travel to Beijing to check out Tian'anmen Square and the Summer Palace, or walk on the Great Wall.
11. What does the writer think of the volunteer project?
A. Interesting.
B. Tiring.
C. Meaningful.
12. Which of the following may a volunteer do at 8:15 a.m. on weekdays?
A. Go shopping.
B. Travel to the placement.
C. Visit Terracotta Warriors.
13. Where is the workplace of the Special Needs Care Volunteer Program?
A. In Xi'an.
B. In Beijing.
C. In Shanghai.

11. C 12. B 13. A

【分析】
11题：需定位作者对志愿者项目的评价语句，找到原文直接表述的观点；12题：需查找工作日的时间安排，确定8:15 a.m.对应的活动时段；13题：需根据周末活动提及的景点，推断项目的工作地点。
【解析】
11题：原文明确提到“I think it's a very meaningful project”，说明作者认为该志愿者项目是有意义的，对应选项C；
12题：工作日时间安排中，8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.是前往安置点的时段，8:15 a.m.处于该区间内，因此志愿者此时应前往安置点，对应选项B；
13题：周末活动介绍了西安的著名景点（兵马俑、西安城墙），可推断该项目的工作地点在西安，对应选项A。
【答案】
11.C 12.B 13.A
【知识点】
阅读理解 细节理解 推理判断
【点评】
本题为图表类阅读理解题，侧重考查信息定位与推理能力，需准确抓取原文关键信息作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、综合提升
Ⅳ.语法填空
Our environment is facing many 14. (problem). Some people litter everywhere, throwing plastic bottles and takeaway boxes into the bin instead of 15. (recycle) them. Fishermen sometimes catch sharks just for their fins, which is very cruel and 16. (harm) to the food chain.
We must take 17. (action) now! First, turn off lights to save coal and reduce 18. (pollute). Second, use 19. (use) bags instead of plastic ones. Third, take part in clean-up activities to bring back clean parks and rivers.
At home, we can put things to good use. For example, an ugly wooden box can become a beautiful present with a little 20. (creative). Old metal cans and iron materials can be recycled into art work. Even a simple napkin can be reused before being 21. (throw) away.
Scientists say pollution affects the entire ecosystem. If we don't pay 22. our actions now, the future will cost us more. Let's start small—at 23. top of our list should be reducing waste and protecting nature. Together, we can make a difference!

14. problems 15. recycling 16. harmful 17. action
18. pollution 19. reusable 20. creativity 21. thrown
22. for 23. the

【分析】
做语法填空需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境分析：
1. 第14空：many后接可数名词复数，故填problem的复数形式；
2. 第15空：instead of是介词短语，后接动名词，故填recycle的动名词；
3. 第16空：固定搭配be harmful to表“对……有害”，需用形容词；
4. 第17空：固定短语take action表“采取行动”，用名词原形；
5. 第18空：reduce后接名词，需转换pollute为名词；
6. 第19空：修饰名词bags需用形容词，根据语境表“可重复使用的”；
7. 第20空：a little后接不可数名词，转换creative为名词；
8. 第21空：被动语态结构为be+过去分词，故填throw的过去分词；
9. 第22空：固定搭配pay for表“为……付出代价”；
10. 第23空：固定短语at the top of需加定冠词the。
【解析】
根据语法规则与固定搭配，各空答案推导如下：
14. many修饰可数名词复数，填problems；
15. instead of后接动名词，填recycling；
16. 固定搭配be harmful to，填harmful；
17. 固定短语take action，填action；
18. reduce后接名词，填pollution；
19. 形容词修饰bags，填reusable；
20. a little后接名词，填creativity；
21. 被动语态，填thrown；
22. 固定搭配pay for，填for；
23. 固定短语at the top of，填the。
【答案】
14. problems 15. recycling 16. harmful 17. action 18. pollution 19. reusable 20. creativity 21. thrown 22. for 23. the
【知识点】
名词形式变化、固定搭配、被动语态
【点评】
本题为基础语法填空题，核心考察名词变形、固定短语及被动语态等知识点，侧重基础应用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7