九、书面表达
(2025 扬州江都期末)你校英语文化节正在开展“爱心传递,从我做起”的主题演讲活动,假如你是西蒙,请你以“Giving a helping hand”为题,根据提示写一篇英语演讲稿。
提示:
1. Why do you give a helping hand to others? (At least one reason)
2. What do you usually do when someone needs help? (At least two examples)
3. How do you feel?
要求:
1. 表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2. 必须包括提示中的所有信息,并按要求适当发挥;
3. 词数:100左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数);
4. 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Giving a helping hand
Good afternoon, everybody!
I'm Simon from Class 1, Grade 8. We are talking about what we can do to give a helping hand to others in trouble. I'm glad to share something with you.
That's all. Thank you for listening!

九、One possible version:
Giving a helping hand
Good afternoon, everybody!
I'm Simon from Class 1, Grade 8. We
are talking about what we can do to give a
helping hand to others in trouble. I'm glad
to share something with you.
Helping others is important because it
makes the world a better place. When we
help someone, we not only solve their
problems but also spread kindness. I
believe that small acts of kindness can
bring big changes.
I always try my best to help others.
For example, when my classmates have
difficulty with homework, I patiently
explain it to them. Also, if I see an elderly
person carrying heavy bags, I offer to help
him. These small actions can make a big
difference.
Helping others makes me feel happy
and proud. It gives me a sense of
responsibility and strengthens my
friendships. If everyone lends a helping
hand, our school and community will be
warmer and more united.
That's all. Thank you for listening!

【分析】
首先，明确这是一篇主题为“爱心传递”的英语演讲稿，需紧扣题目给出的三个核心提示展开。第一步，思考“帮助他人的原因”，可从传递善意、让世界更美好切入，既贴合主题又易于表达；第二步，构思具体帮助事例，要选取贴近学生日常的场景，比如帮同学讲解作业、帮老人拎重物，满足至少两个例子的要求，内容真实自然；第三步，描述帮助后的感受，可从内心情绪（开心、自豪）和深层收获（责任感、增进友谊）两方面拓展，让内容更饱满。写作时要注意保持演讲稿的口语化风格，保证语法正确、上下文连贯，词数控制在要求范围内。
【解析】
1. 承接题目给出的开头，自然引入主题，表明要分享帮助他人的相关内容。
2. 第一主体段：阐述帮助他人的原因，用“Helping others is important because it makes the world a better place.”点明核心，再补充“spread kindness”“small acts bring big changes”，深化理由，让观点更有说服力。
3. 第二主体段：用“For example”“Also”连接两个贴近生活的事例——帮同学讲解作业、帮老人拎重物，清晰展示日常帮助他人的具体行为，符合题目要求。
4. 第三主体段：描述帮助他人后的感受，提到“happy and proud”“sense of responsibility”“strengthen friendships”，最后升华主题，呼吁大家都伸出援手，让校园和社区更温暖，呼应活动主题。
5. 收尾使用题目给出的结尾，完成演讲稿的写作。
【答案】
One possible version:
Giving a helping hand
Good afternoon, everybody!
I'm Simon from Class 1, Grade 8. We are talking about what we can do to give a helping hand to others in trouble. I'm glad to share something with you.
Helping others is important because it makes the world a better place. When we help someone, we not only solve their problems but also spread kindness. I believe that small acts of kindness can bring big changes.
I always try my best to help others. For example, when my classmates have difficulty with homework, I patiently explain it to them. Also, if I see an elderly person carrying heavy bags, I offer to help him. These small actions can make a big difference.
Helping others makes me feel happy and proud. It gives me a sense of responsibility and strengthens my friendships. If everyone lends a helping hand, our school and community will be warmer and more united.
That's all. Thank you for listening!
【知识点】
1. 英语演讲稿写作
2. 日常善行表达
3. 情感描述句型
【点评】
这篇范文结构清晰，完全覆盖题目所有提示要求，内容充实且贴近学生生活。语言表达流畅自然，运用了“not only...but also...”“make a big difference”等实用句型和短语，增强了文章的表现力。结尾升华主题，呼吁传递爱心，契合演讲稿的主题与风格，是一篇符合要求的优秀范文。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、完形填空
2025南京玄武期末Orion Jean, an American boy, has the same interests as other 12-year-olds. He listens to music and plays with friends. But there's one thing that makes him from others: Orion leads activities focused on doing good for others.
In 2020, Orion entered a speech competition. In his speech, he said, "Kindness is a virtue we can all have, we're willing. So why not start today?"
Orion soon found out he could help. He used up his 500 prize from the competition to toys for patients at a children's hospital in Texas. To encourage others to give away toys to local hospitals, he began the first of his "Race to Kindness" activities—the Race to 500 Toys.
He didn't there. Seeing hunger in his community, Orion worked with a relief救济 group to collect more than 100,000 meals for local families.
Giving is just one of Orion's passions. is reading. He has combined the two in the Race to 500,000 Books. According to a 2021 survey in the US, 94% of teachers, parents and caregivers said their biggest worry was that students couldn't get printed books. "There are people who live in areas where it's almost to get any books," Orion said. "It breaks my heart."
Orion worked several organizations to host events where people could give away new or used books. He reached his goal of collecting 500,000 books in just a few months.
, the boy is an author. He has written A Kids Book about Leadership. He says his purpose in life is to alleviate减轻 pain wherever he finds it. "That's we all want," he believes. "When people come together for a common purpose, great things can happen."
1. A. different B. safe
C. famous D. absent
2. A. until B. although
C. if D. unless
3. A. what B. where C. how D. when
4. A. borrow B. sell C. offer D. buy
5. A. rest B. stop C. continueD. begin
6. A. The other B. Another
C. Other D. Others
7. A. necessary B. unable
C. meaningful D. impossible
8. A. on B. at C. with D. out
9. A. Otherwise B. Moreover
C. However D. Finally
10. A. something B. everything
C. anything D. nothing

【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了美国男孩奥赖恩·吉恩的事迹。
1. A 提示:different不同的;safe安全的;famous著名的;absent缺席的。句意:但有一件事让他与其他男孩不同……
2. C 提示:until直到……为止;although虽然;if如果;unless除非。句意:如果我们愿意,善良是我们都能拥有的美德。
3. C 提示:根据下文$“He used up his 500 prize from the competition to \boldsymbol{4} toys for patients at a children's hospital in Texas.”$可知,这是奥赖恩帮助别人的方法,所以此处表示他发现了自己能如何提供帮助。
4. D 提示:句意:他花光了比赛所得的500美元的奖励,为得克萨斯州的一家儿童医院的患者购买玩具。
5. B 提示:根据下文“Seeing hunger in his community, Orion worked with a relief group to collect more than 100,000 meals for local families.”可知,奥赖恩并没有停止帮助别人。
6. B 提示:the other两者中的另一个;another三者或三者以上中的另一个;other其他的;others其他人或物。根据$“Giving is just one of Orion's passions. \boldsymbol{6} is reading.”$及下文“the boy is an author”可知,此处指奥赖恩的另一个爱好,Another符合语境。
7. D 提示:根据上文“their biggest worry was that students couldn't get printed books”及下文“It breaks my heart.”可推知,奥赖恩感到难过是因为他得知有些人生活在几乎不可能获得纸质书的地方。
8. C 提示:work with sb表示“与某人合作”。
9. B 提示:otherwise否则;moreover而且;however然而;finally最终。根据下文“the boy is an author”可知,此处在进一步补充关于奥赖恩的信息,所以Moreover符合语境。
10. A 提示:根据上文“He says his purpose in life is to alleviate pain wherever he finds it.”可推断出,奥赖恩相信减轻他人的痛苦是我们都想要做的事情。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍美国男孩Orion Jean公益事迹的完形填空题，解题需遵循“先通读，再逐题分析”的思路：
1. 首先通读全文，把握核心主旨：Orion和普通孩子有相同爱好，但通过多种公益活动帮助他人，同时热爱阅读还成为作家。
2. 逐题分析时，结合上下文语境、词汇含义、语法逻辑来判断：
第1题借助转折词“But”，对比前文“和其他孩子兴趣相同”，确定“与众不同”的语义；
第2题分析句子逻辑，“愿意”是“拥有善良美德”的前提，锁定条件连词；
第3题根据后文具体的帮助行为（用奖金买玩具），判断是找到“如何”帮助的方法；
第4题结合“花奖金”和“给病人玩具”的动作，确定是“购买”行为；
第5题通过后文他持续开展的其他公益活动，推断他没有“停止”；
第6题依据“给予是爱好之一”，判断阅读是三者及以上范畴里的另一个爱好；
第7题结合前文“学生无法获得纸质书”和“心碎”的情绪，推断是“不可能”获得书籍；
第8题考察固定搭配“与……合作”的介词用法；
第9题根据前文讲公益、阅读，后文补充“是作家”的递进关系，选择递进连词；
第10题结合前文“减轻痛苦是人生目标”，推断这是大家都想要的“某事”。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据前文“Orion Jean, an American boy, has the same interests as other 12-year-olds.”和转折词“But”，可知此处表示他与他人不同，different（不同的）符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2题：“我们愿意”是“拥有善良这一美德”的条件，if（如果）引导条件状语从句，契合句子逻辑，故选C。
3. 第3题：后文“He used up his 500 prize from the competition to buy toys for patients...”是他帮助他人的具体方式，所以此处指他发现了“如何”帮助别人，how符合语境，故选C。
4. 第4题：结合“used up his 500 prize”和“toys for patients”的语境，可知他用奖金为病人购买玩具，buy（购买）符合语义，故选D。
5. 第5题：根据后文“Seeing hunger in his community, Orion worked with a relief group to collect more than 100,000 meals...”可知他继续投身公益，没有停止，stop（停止）符合语境，故选B。
6. 第6题：前文提到“Giving is just one of Orion's passions.”，此处指另一个爱好（阅读），another用于指代三者及以上中的另一个，符合语境，故选B。
7. 第7题：根据上文“their biggest worry was that students couldn't get printed books”和下文“It breaks my heart.”，可知有些人生活的地方几乎不可能获得书籍，impossible（不可能的）符合语义，故选D。
8. 第8题：固定搭配work with表示“与……合作”，此处指Orion和几个组织合作举办捐书活动，故选C。
9. 第9题：前文介绍了Orion的公益事迹和阅读爱好，后文补充他是作家，属于递进关系，moreover（而且）符合语境，故选B。
10. 第10题：根据前文“He says his purpose in life is to alleviate pain wherever he finds it.”，可知减轻他人痛苦是我们都想要做的某件事，something（某事）符合语义，故选A。
【答案】
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
【知识点】
1. 词义辨析
2. 固定搭配
3. 语境推理
【点评】
本文围绕美国男孩Orion Jean的暖心公益事迹展开，内容积极正向，贴近青少年价值观引导。题目侧重考察学生对词汇词义的精准辨析、固定搭配的掌握以及结合上下文语境进行逻辑推理的能力，既能帮助学生理解语篇内涵，也能提升其英语语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6