―When a child gets tired of being homeless, they don‘t get to think, ?Well, I‘m tired of being homeless, so I‘m not going to be homeless anymore .‘So why should I be able to say ,?Well, I‘m tired of walking ,so I‘m not going to walk anymore,‘‘‘ he states.
His mother Lorry took each step with him and his sister Kelly followed them in a car .At night ,they slept at a donated recreational vehicle .Along the way ,Zach visited homeless shelters.―…helping plant the gardens---all kinds of stuff, just getting to play with the kids ,‘‘he says , ―hopefully making at least one day of their life better.‖
Zach has a long history of helping others. When he was six years old ,a powerful hurricane devastated parts of his home state of Florida. To help people who had no food or water, he went around his neighborhood with a little red wagon ,asking for donations of bottled water and other supplies .
One year later, Zach began the Little Red Wagon Foundation,
a
non-profit
organization
that
helps
underprivileged children .He and other volunteers fill donated
backpacks
with
food,
personal
hygiene
products ,and small toys to give to homeless children .
Zach has received awards for his volunteer service, including one from President George W. Bush in 2006.Next year, Zach Boner says he will put on his sneakers again as he plans to walk from Florida to California, raising awareness of America‘s homeless children .
Section Ⅲ Listening for Fun Joke 1
Man: Knock knock. Woman: Who‘s there ? Man : Tank.
Woman: Tank who ? Man: You‘re welcome . Joke 2
Woman: What do you call an honest lawyer ? Man : Impossible ! Joke 3
Woman : How many government workers does it take to change a light bulb ? Man :I don‘t know .
Woman: Forty-five. One to change the bulb and forty-four to do the paperwork .
Joke4
Man: What‘s as big as an elephant but doesn‘t weigh anything ?
Woman: An elephant‘s shadow. Joke5
Woman: How many tourists does it take to change a light bulb ?
Man : I give up.
Woman :Sit .One to change the bulb and five to ask for directions . Joke 6
Woman: Knock knock. Man: Who‘s there ? Woman :Avenue . Man: Avenue who ?
Woman ；Avenue heard this joke before ? Joke 7
Man: What‘s black and white and green and black and white and green ?
Woman :A zebra rolling down a hill with a leaf in its mouth . Joke8
Woman: What do you get when you cross an encyclopedia
with a lawyer ?
Man : All the information you need ---but you can‘t understand a word of it .
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Listening
A French Teacher‘s Memories: First Day at School Despite my diplomas that allowed me to teach in state secondary schools, and my requests ,I had been appointed to teach to a sixth-grade class .At least ,I almost worked in my backyard .The morning classes went smoothly .I knew that my pupils were experiencing many new situations .In primary school, they were all day long in the same classroom with the same teacher, who knew them by their first name .During their first sixth-grade day ,they met a different teacher at each hour, each time in another classroom that was to be found among hundreds .They were mainly concerned by finding and reading the right room on time .Any of them would have been happy to recognize and to sit beside the girl or the boy they did not want to be seen with last year ,when the world was not that large .
The afternoon classes began at two o‘clock.(As much as possible ,lunch time is scheduled on regular bases for the
youngest .) I unlocked the classroom and let the children enter. I counted them as they passed in front of me .One was missing .I checked in the attendance notebook: no pupil was reported absent .I had no idea about what I was supposed to do an began to wonder how to report the fact ,when Toc TocToc, somebody knocked at the door.
---―Come in !‖ A little girl came in . ---―Excuse-me, Madame, I was lost .
Before I could reprimand those who laughed, she began to vomit . I pointed a girl out : ― Go to the infirmary with her .‖
---―Where is it ,Madame ?‖she asked .
I did not know .I had no time to reflect, the second girl vomited ,then a boy ,then I could count no longer . I thought of a food poisoning and sent two pupils who looked in good health to warn the chief supervisor ―or any grown up you find ‖.Yes ,I was losing my head at full speed ! At last , the cavalry came to the rescue: firemen (in France ,they dealt with any emergency issue ,not only fire), ambulances ,the medical staff and cleaning team,
As the pupils in the other classrooms were not affected ,it could not be because of a food poisoning and No!
I am not noxious ! The first girl vomited because of her fear of being lost ,late and alone .The others let themselves be led by her because they felt the same fear of being lost ,late and alone .
To yawn is infectious also .I would have preferred she yawned .