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I try to understand _______ that prevents so many people from being as happy as they expect.

　　 A. why it does　 B. what it does　　 C. what it is　　　　 D. why it is

 

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The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services．” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

   At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means．She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta．The following is her story．

   “I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school．We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

   “I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much．It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______．

         A．is willing to help those in need without pay  

         B．can afford to travel to different places

         C．has a strong wish to be successful          

         D．has made a big fortune in life

Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

         A．after she met Mother Teresa              

         B．after she finished high school

         C．when she was touring Calcutta            

         D．when she was working in a hospital

Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

         A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．     

         B．She had already had some experience．

         C．She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example．  k.s.5.u

         D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen—Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them—If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them—Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control, but if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
_________—Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
【小题1】 While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should______________.

A．give him or her some advice
B．just listen unless asked
C．calm him or her down
D．share your feelings as well
【小题2】When we provide help for our friends, we should ___________.
A．try to do everything for them
B．put them before ourselves
C．change their bad habits first
D．ignore their faults
【小题3】What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?
A．Life without a friend is death.
B．A friend is easier lost than found.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D．A man is known by his friends.
【小题4】 Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?
A．Make plansB．Enjoy yourself
C．Understand your friendsD．Play with your friends
【小题5】The passage is mainly about _______.
A．how to find a good friendB．how to help friends in trouble
C．How to be a good friendD．how to make more friends

 

Ⅲ　阅读　（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A person has to be sixteen to drive, seventeen to see certain movies, and eighteen to vote. People can get terrific discounts on all sorts of stuff－provided they’re over sixty-five. Everywhere we look there are age limits that define what people can and can’t do. But creativity has no boundaries, no limitations. Anyone can invent. And they do. Inventors are popping up at the youngest ages.

Sitting in the car waiting for her mom to return from shopping, Becky decided she might as well try to finish her math homework. But it was growing dark and getting hard to see the paper.

“I didn’t have a flashlight, and I didn’t want to open the car door because then the whole car would light up.” recalled Becky. “So I thought it would be neat to have my paper light up somehow, and that’s when the idea came to me.”

It isn’t every day that a ten-year-old invents a product eagerly sought by several businesses, but that’s exactly what Becky Schroeder did when she created a tool that enabled people to write in the dark. Her invention? The Glo-sheet.

That night Becky went home, trying to imagine different ways of making her paper glow in the dark. She remembered all sorts of glow-in-the-dark toys－like balls and Frisbees－and wondered how they were made. She was determined to find a solution. So they very next day, Beck’s dad took her on an outing to the hardware store. They returned with a pail (桶) of phosphorescent paint. She took the paint and stacks of paper into the darkest room in the house－the bathroom. There, she experimented.

“I’d turn on the light, turn it off, turn it on,” said Becky. “My parents remember me running out the room saying ‘It works, it works! I’m writing in the dark!’ ”

She used an acrylic board and coated it with a specific amount of phosphorescent paint. She took a complicated idea and made it work rather simply. When the coated clipboard is exposed to light, it glows. The glowing board then illuminates or lights up the paper that has been placed on top. Two years after her initial inspiration, in 1974, Becky became the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. patent.

She didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet. She didn’t need to. The New York Times wrote an article about an incredible invention－patented by a twelve-year-old, and the inquiries and orders streamed in.

1. From Paragraph 1 , we can draw a conclusion that _________.

A. it is illegal for one to drive under sixteen

B. people enjoy privileges when over sixty-five

C. one is never too old or too young to invent

D. people hate the limitations that define our behavior

2. What caused Becky to invent Glo-sheet?

A. She was trying to do homework when it got dark.

B. She was having trouble with math problems.

C. She was trying to earn some money. 

D. She was working on a school project.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined words “phosphorescent paint” in paragraph 5?

A. paint that acts as a glue                                  B. paint that covers a mark

C. paint that becomes hard                                 D. paint that glows in the dark

4. What does it mean that Beck “didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet” according to paragraph 8?

A. She kept the original one for her own use.

B. Other people came to her for the Glo-sheet.

C. Becky’s father tried to sell the Glo-sheet.

D. She gave away patent to the government.

5. With which statement would Becky most likely agree?

A. Experience is needed to be a good inventor.

B. Only by inventing things can you know what people need.

C. Always try to sell patent rights to large companies. 

D. You never know what you can do unless you try.

 

阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母提示及上下文，在短文的横线上写出该单词的完整形式。

There are some people who just can’t make up their m 1 n by themselves．They often ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite（相反）of what their friends have said．

My brother，Mike，is such a person．He can never decide what to do and always asks my i2．I try to help him as well as I can．But he never t 3  my advice．Yesterday I answered his questions in a different way．“Look，”he said，s 4 me a letter．“What do you think I should do?”

The letter was an o 5 of a job．It seemed to be a good chance for a young doctor．Mike would be s 6 to Africa to work．The job would pay very well，and he would be able Io travel and visit many i 7  places．

“What do you think，Peter?” he asked．“Should I go? If I take the job，I’ll have to stay longer．But it will be a wonderful time for me．what should I do?”

“Don’t go．”I told him．“You would be u  8 ’’

“Don’t go?” he looked very surprised at my answer．

As you’ve probably g 9  Mike took the offer．I don’t know if he found that I r10wanted him to take the job．

Until last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises(乘船游览). My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today. 

Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given.

I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldn’t. I name them. I’m not getting enough to eat; it’s time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but it’s a privileged child’s pain because I know I will soon be eating again. That’s not true for a lot of other children around the world.

Growing up comfortably in the U.S., I’ve never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger.

So I’ve become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. I’m also working to create a program at my high school called the “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And I’ve got plans to do more.

I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.

I believe in offering help to those who need it.

61．What is true about the author before last summer?

A．Her life was under great pressure.               B．She had to worry about her dinner

C．She didn’t have to worry about the future.        D．Her life was well-planned.

62．We can learn from the second paragraph that _______________.

A．the author raised some rabbits as pets

B．the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village”

C．the author took part in a two-week program in Africa

D．the author never thought about poor people after the program

63．The author feels pain because ____________ .

A．she doesn’t want to kill the rabbits                  B．she is not getting enough to eat

C．she is a privileged child                     D．she can’t go back to her regular life

64．What does the underlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?

A．Reality             B．Imitation                 C．Imagination             D．Experience

65．What influence did the author’s experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her?

A．It has made her life more comfortable.    

B．It taught her to be grateful to her parents.

C．It gave birth to a belief in helping others.

D．It inspired her to start two groups to help others.

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