题目内容
3. What you say is not to the matter in hand.
3. relevant
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most volunteers spend a couple of hours each week in 61. (volunteer) at one of the local community centers. Here is why volunteering is important.
New experience and insight
Volunteering is one way through 62. people including students can develop academic,technical and social skills that otherwise could not 63. (learn) in a classroom environment. Most of us feel that we lack time because of the career or studies
we are pursuing. However,64. is important to take some time off from our busy schedule and volunteer for something in our community,which will help us gain experience and insight into various issues.
Helping others
There are millions of people in the world whose lives are 65. (hard) than ours. Humans are a social animal and one of 66. best ways for tnankind to advance is by helping those who are 67. (able) to help themselves. We have a responsibility to care for people 68. need,and help those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Having some spare cash,time or goods is an opportunity 69. (help) others out.
A sense of 70. (satisfy)
Volunteering is also one of the things you can do to help you feel good and build up your self-confidence.
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Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer,athlete,motivational speaker. Ben,at the age of 23 ,was the youngest man to ski solo (单人滑雪) to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year,as well as planning a return to the Arctic,Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn,carrying all his supplies on his sledge.
Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We were attacked by a bear. We started running out of food. It was just desperate. And we didn’t get to the Pole; we didn，t get there,so we had no media interest. No one heard about it: no book deal,and no speaking. I was so unhappy."
People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No,I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief,I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons Vve figured out along the way. The thing that T ve stretched and tested is my self-belief.
“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible,if I knew I could do it without too much bother,I wouldn’t be interested." Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago,running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt,and now I wouldn，t be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one next year."
People，s horizons (见识) are changing.“I'm not particularly gifted,and Vm absolutely average. T ve just chosen this one goal to achieve and Vve been working hard to realize it. That，s it. And that's the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination,enough focus and preparation,how far can we go? And I don，t think I've found out yet,
24. What do we know about Ben Saunders’ first adventure?
A. There was no press coverage.
B. It was supported by his company.
C. It was well planned and organized.
D. He actually reached the North Pole.
25. According to Ben Saunders,if you want to stretch your self-belief,you should .
A. often test your confidence
B. try something adventurous
C. aim to reach the North Pole
D. always stretch your muscles
26. Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because .
A. he liked running a marathon
B. he wanted to exercise his body
C. he knew it might be achievable
D. he was sure he could do it easily
27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We have to change our views about adventure.
B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.
C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.
D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华。你的英国笔友杰克打算来中国旅行，来信让你推荐几个最值得去的旅游目的地。请你用英语给他写封回信，并说明推荐理由。
注意：1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数) ；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连貴。
Dear Jack,
I'm glad that you are coming to visit China.
Yours,
Li Hua
5. I have an a to make to you — I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.
8. My father his directorship last year and is now traveling around the world.
3. all in all; in all
① ,there are over 12 languages spoken in the city's schools.
5. He was known (work) for the International Olympic Committee before he retired.
2. She tried to explain (借助) sign language but failed to make herself understood.
well as planning a return to the Arctic,Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn,carrying all his supplies on his sledge.