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　　Take Action for a Better World：Volunteers Needed

　　Six months’ preparation in Denmark：Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers．

　　Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects：Child Aid, HIV/AIDS．Fights and Teacher Training．

　　Qualifications：18 years, hard working and social engagement．

　　Please contact us by e-mail：takeaction@ betterworld．com．

　　Part-time work with Exchange Students

　　YOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange students organization．We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families．The community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money．

　　Applicants best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication and feel comfortable networking．Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the US．Positions available in most states．

　　If interested, please email staff@ youth．org or call 888-123-9872．

　　International Summer Job

　　Hi, I’m an ESL student in China．I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English．I’m looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country．I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dishes．Can anybody offer me a job?I don’t need to earn much, just enough in two months(July－August)to pay for my return ticket to China．My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world．

　　My email is：ram3462@ hotmail．com．

　　Call for Native Speaker of English

　　I am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment．This experiment is carried out over the Internet．You don’t need nay specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level．The first task will take you around 15 minutes．After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment．The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers．

　　If you are willing to help me, then please email us：club3864@ hotmail．com

(1)

Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?
[　　]
A．	One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries．
B．	One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases．
C．	One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English．
D．	One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program．

(2)

Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?
[　　]
A．	In some local offices in the US．
B．	In an ESL organization in China．
C．	In a preparation program in Demark．
D．	In an exchange student center in Africa．

(3)

If Mrs．Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______．
[　　]
A．	takeaction@betterworld．com
B．	ram3462@hotmail．com
C．	club3864@hotmail．com
D．	staff@youth．org

(4)

What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?
[　　]
A．	To interview people online．
B．	To do some house work．
C．	To offer advice on Child Aid．
D．	To provide language exercises．

There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic．At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is really worldwide．On several occasions over the past decade，a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in distant areas away from any industrial cities．In fact，the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution．Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect”—— keeping heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature．If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York，Boston，Miami，and New Orleans will be in water．

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous．A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age，and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas．Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen．Perhaps，if we are lucky enough，the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now．Driven by economic profits, people ignore the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”．Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development．But is it really worth-while?

1.People used to think that air pollution_________ .

A．caused widespread damage in the countryside

B．affected the entire eastern half of the United States

C．had a very bad effect on health

D．existed merely in urban and industrial areas

2.As to the greenhouse effect, the author_________.

A．shares the same view with the scientists．

B．is uncertain of its occurrence

C．rejects it as being ungrounded

D．thinks that it will destroy the world soon

3.The underlined word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by_______.

A．counter-act B．break from C．get along D．communicate

4.This passage is primarily about________ .

A．the greenhouse effect

B．the burning of fossil fuels

C．the potential effect of air pollution

D．the possibility of a new ice age

In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition（试镜）for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Susan was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.

Susan suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Susan put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother, Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together,” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”

In 1999, Susan used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo（样本唱片）tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Susan began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil.

In 2007, her mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone”. She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Susan auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables（《悲惨世界》）, in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009.

The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast（对比）to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.

1. Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as ___.

A. critical B. doubtful C. indifferent D. confident

2. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that Susan _____.

A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coac B. entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability

C. decided to give up her singing career D. was deeply affected by her mother’s death

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?

A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed.

C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

4. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success

B. It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with O’Neil.

C. Susan Boyle was so struck by her father’s death that she shut herself out from the neighborhood.

D. The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009.

5.In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ______.

A. tell us how Susan’s dream come true B. let us know more about Susan’s personal life

C. show how Susan was influenced by her family D. explain how to enter and win a talent show

II、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

After spending a weekend away with my son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very __16__ lesson in life by the great example you __17__. When we were eating at that café in Bondi and a person who had __18__ his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without any __19__, you went over and put the __20__ $2 into this hand.

When we were leaving, you __21__ threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said __22__ like, “Some kid will really enjoy __23___ this.”

Last week, a young man __24___ me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have __25__ money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much __26__ is he ?” she told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car __27__ he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 __28__, which came to just over __29__. That is an easy mistake __30__ both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and __31__ you did that night at the café in Bondi. I handed the man $6. He was so __32__ and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.

Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s __33__ to give than receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the __34__ and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it __35__, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

16. A. humorous B. private C. reasonable D. valuable

17. A. followed B. gave C. set D. took

18. A. ordered B. booked C. offered D. bought

19. A. hesitation B. doubt C. permission D difficulty

20. A. other B. last C. extra D. rest

21. A. again B. already C. only D. also

22. A. nothing B. everything C anything D something

23. A. finding B. accepting C looking for D pointing at

24. A. behind B. beyond C. ahead of D. next to

25. A. much B. some C. any D. enough

26. A. far B. long C. short D. high

27. A. and B. but C. so D. while

28. A. litres (升) B. kilograms C. pounds D kilometers

29. A. $15 B. $20 C. $25 D. $30

30. A. until B. as C. although D. unless

31. A. what B. which C. whatever D whichever

32. A. excited B. surprised C. interested D encouraged

33. A. easier B. better C. faster D. worse

34. A. corner B. way C. ground D. carpet

35. A. there B. here C. out D. around

第二节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.She suddenly a____ the danger, so she sounded her horn loudly until the lion turned and walked away.

2.He has to play for the passers-by in the street or subway so that he can earn some extra money to pay for his expensive i____ he has bought for his studio.

3.P____, I think the team that won first place cheated.

4.The President’s message will be b____ (广播) on all stations tonight.

5.The elegant lady has earned a r____ (名声) as a well-known poet.

6.Since he is a person of a_____ ( 中等的 ) intelligence, he isn’t a quick learner.

7. Even great ______ （music）require constant practice.

8. The children were waiting _____ ( patient ) for the movie to start because they

had been kept too long and couldn’t wait to see it.

9. This invention will have wide _____ ( apply ) in teaching.

10. Much to our _____ ( relieve ), no one was badly hurt in the accident.

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