Recently I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. I live on the Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I    36   my car and was about to drive off, I glanced down at the roadside. A piece of paper   37  my eye. I picked it up and read it   38  . Instantly I was grateful that I had done that.

The form   39  to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’   40   of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly I put myself in their   41  and figured: no one would throw this away, especially if it was current. I also  42  the form for contact or any   43  data, perhaps a license tag(牌照) or telephone number. But that seemed   44  .

Although the form had been   45  on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the   46  ? So I checked the date and    47  the names of the owners, who must be in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to  48  was to put the form in a(n)   49  addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined how frantic (狂乱的) I’d be   50   I had misplaced the receipt. It is much easier to make a(n)   51  to return it than to leave them angry, upset etc. over the  52  , so I did as I thought.

My hunch(预感) was right. On the weekend a happy couple called  53  my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked and searched for the receipt  54    everywhere before giving up. Without it they would lose $8,000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing   55  that at first glance seemed minor.

36. A. parked                     B. bought                    C. started                    D. found

37. A. blocked                    B. caught                    C. kept                        D. covered

38. A. suddenly                  B. carefully                  C. gladly                     D. b riefly

39. A. came out                 B. worked out              C. turned out                     D. gave out  

40. A. permission        B. plan                        C. care                        D. payment

41. A. side                         B. shoes                            C. place                      D. position

42. A. held up                    B. knocked over          C. kept up                   D. looked over

43. A. personal                  B. secret                            C. public                     D. open

44. A. important                 B. possible                  C. impractical              D. useful

45. A. born                         B. played                    C. fetched                   D. grown

46. A. hosts                       B. guests                    C. partners                 D. owners

47. A. recalled                   B. noted                      C. called                     D. changed

48. A. set                           B. make                      C. take                        D. do

49. A. envelope                 B. pocket                    C. bag                         D. dustbin

50. A. as                            B. if                      C. though                    D. since

51. A. attempt                    B. experiment              C. promise                  D. request

52. A. pain                         B. luck                         C. loss                        D. mistake

53. A. on                            B. at                            C. to                            D. in

54. A. violently                   B. severely                  C. angrily                    D. madly

55. A. anything                  B. nothing                   C. everything              D. Something

Jasmine Harman,a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to   36   her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life   37  a secret about her background—one she couldn’t   38  to be made public.

“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my   39  ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a   40   illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep  41  batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she   42   in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be   43   if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a   44   life.

Two years ago, Jasmine did something   45  . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do   46  our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders   47 

Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an)   48   herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their   49  . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it   50  . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel   51  .”

“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for   52  , because you couldn’t get people into the house   53  . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The   54   still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still   55   with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”

36. A. settle                   B. take                C. beat                    D. calm

37. A. making         B. discovering            C. hiding                        D. mixing

38. A. wait          B. plan               C. cover                         D. bear

39. A. work                 B. mum                C. illness                 D. memory

40. A. mental                B. physical            C. final                         D. social

41. A. new           B. used               C. round               D. expensive

42. A. put away             B. made out           C. picked up            D. dug out

43. A. terrible         B. grateful            C.OK                   D. crazy

44. A. rich            B. normal             C. simple                D. hard

45. A. special               B. dangerous          C. hopeless                  D. impossible

46. A. hope          B. wonder             C. fear                 D. doubt

47. A. ended up            B. broke down         C. kept away           D. came out

48. A. patient               B. expert             C. example              D. role

49. A. friends               B. bosses             C. families              D. mistakes

50. A. fair            B. safe               C. false                 D. public

51. A. better                B. younger            C. prouder             D. worse

52. A. years                B. months            C. centuries             D. weeks

53. A. hardly         B. actually            C. luckily                D. regularly

54. A. dream         B. way               C. house                 D. study

55. A. struggling      B. filling             C. turning                 D. begging

Twelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later, back home, Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.

  That experience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rainforests and threats to their existence. But he did not publish the book. Instead, in 1999, he used his research for the book to create a website. The site is Mongabay. Com. His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests. But the subject quickly developed. As a former businessman, he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.

The popularity of Mongabay. Com attracted advertisers. Small ads on the site pay for its operations. Mongabay.Com has grown and led to other sites. For example, there is a site for children which is called kids. Mongabay.Com. Another one, WildMadangascar.Org, is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place.

  To keep his website going, he travels around the world on several major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer, cameras and sometimes diving equipment. He often calls on experts for information. For example, he interviewed Alison Jolly, a top experts on lemurs(狐猴). He interviewed Rodney Jackson, a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.

Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers, students and teachers. In April, Time.Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.

61.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Rhett Butler and his website.  B. Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.

C. How Rhett Butler protected rare animals. 

D. How Rhett Butler made his website popular.

62.Rhett Butler didn’t publish his book about rainforests because _______.

A. making websites earns more money than writing books    

B. he didn’t want to become a writer

C. the book was not about rainforest protection

D. he wanted to use the information to create a website

63.Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay. Com?

A. It was set up in 1999.    B. It attracted many advertisers.

C. At least two related websites grew from it.

D. Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.

64.To keep his website going, Rhett Butler ________.

A. kept visiting the rainforest    B. traveled around and interviewed experts

C. raised rare snow leopards       D. made a great number of advertisements

65.We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. Mongabay.Com was loved by researchers as well as students

B. kids.Mongabay.Com. has many stories written by kids

C. WildMadagascar.org is better known than Mongabay.Com

D. Rodney Jackson was once a businessman

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