“Chinese medical teams are spreading warmth and love in Africa. I hope one day I can help others like them,” said Appiah Priscilla, an international student from Africa. She said this after learning about the great work of Chinese medical teams.
The first Chinese medical team was set up in 1962 and sent to Africa the next year. Since then, China has sent over 23 thousand team members to over 45 African countries, treating over 240 million patients. Today, Chinese medical teams are in many parts of Africa. They’re trying hard to save lives and help Africans keep healthy.
Their work is hard but meaningful. The working conditions are poor. For example, during operations, the power sometimes may go out, but the members don’t give up working. They take out their smartphones and turn on the flashlights (手电筒) to make sure the operations go on. Many places are short of doctors and nurses. Chinese medical teams not only save patients’ lives but also help train doctors and nurses. Africans are so thankful to the medical team members that they call the members “angels (天使) in white”.
With its 62-year non-stop medical help to Africa, China has helped ameliorate the health and happiness of Africans. As China and Africa work hard to build a community with a shared future, Chinese medical teams play an important role in making it.
【小题1】When was the first Chinese medical team sent to Africa?| A．In 1961. | B．In 1962. | C．In 1963. | D．In 1964. |
| A．They teach people to read and write. | B．They help train doctors and nurses. |
| C．They set up schools and universities. | D．They make smartphones and flashlights. |
| A．Protect. | B．Achieve. | C．Examine. | D．Improve. |
| A．Chinese Angels in Africa | B．How to Spread Warmth and Love |
| C．The Friendship between Countries | D．The Medical Conditions in Africa |
Janne Kouri was paralyzed (瘫痪的) in 2006. But he is still active and he decided to spend his life helping people like him. This year, he traveled a 3100-mile ride across the country, from California to Washington, D.C. on a special electric chair. He could drive it by himself. With the help of his family and friends, he finished the trip in two months.
Kouri raised over $350,000 for people with paralysis by the ride. He also hoped to show that people with paralysis are able to have a full life.
Some people asked him how the ride was going. Kouri said, “it’s wonderful. I am leaving the chance to visit many beautiful places.” I also met many nice people and made friends with them along the way.
To help more people like him, Kouri started Next Step Fitness in Los Angeles in 2008. It provides those people with a place to take exercise. Now there are seven Next Step Fitness gyms in the US. And there will be more.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “electric” mean in Chinese?| A．电动的 | B．手推的 | C．脚蹬的 | D．人力的 |
| A．keep healthy | B．stay with his family |
| C．help paralyzed people | D．visit more people |
| A．Kouri visited many places. | B．Kouri made many friends. |
| C．Kouri enjoyed the trip. | D．Kouri traveled alone. |
| A．2006 | B．2008 | C．2018 | D．2019 |
| A．Kouri wants to build more gyms. |
| B．Kouri raised about 350,000 yuan. |
| C．Kouri spent three months on the trip |
| D．People with paralysis can’t do exercise. |
It is Father’s Day, but Melinda isn’t happy. She is 500 kilometers away from her parents, and she can’t spend the special day with her parents. In the morning, she calls her father and wishes him a happy Father’s Day.
In the afternoon, Melinda and her husband take their children, Ted, Cindy and Betty, to the old people’s home. They bring lots of beautiful flowers, food and drinks to the old people there. Melinda cooks delicious food for the old people. Her husband and Ted have nice talks with some old people. Cindy and Betty sing and dance for the old people. And the old people also tell them funny stories. Then they have a great dinner and all of them are happy. When the old people get the flowers, they thank Melinda and her family.
On their way home, Melinda’s children ask her, “Why do we go to the old people’s home today?” Melinda says, “It’s Father’s Day, and some old people there don’t have children. I have all of you, and I still have my parents. What we do today means（意味）a lot to them.”
【小题1】Why is Melinda NOT happy at first?| A．Because she can’t go to her father’s birthday. |
| B．Because her father is ill. |
| C．Because she can’t spend Father’s Day with her father. |
| D．Because she doesn’t have time to see her parents. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．The children’s grandparents live in the old people’s home too. |
| B．All the old people in the old people’s home don’t have sons or daughters. |
| C．The old people’s home is 500 kilometers away from Melinda’s home. |
| D．The family have a good time at the old people’s home on Father’s Day. |
| A．A special day. | B．A great dinner. | C．A happy family. | D．A great father. |
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
| Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time. |
| Jason Moore, 18 This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. |
| Trish Anderson, 16 I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me. |
| A．school holidays | B．weekdays | C．every morning | D．every afternoon |
| A．To breathe the clean mountain air. | B．To spend the whole summer living in the tent. |
| C．To sleep under the stars. | D．To help build new hiking paths in the mountain. |
| A．children in poor families | B．poor families that can’t afford houses |
| C．workers who build houses | D．build hiking paths |
| A．Alice Hamilton | B．Jason Moore | C．Trish Anderson | D．None of them |
| A．Reading for life | B．A Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Centre | D．Young American Volunteers |
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