19．Our country has a large population.vast land andabundantnatural resources．——青夏教育精英家教网—

14．My doorbell rings．On the step，I find the elderly Chinese lady，small and slight，holding the hand of a little boy．In her other hand，she holds a paper carrier bag．I know this lady．It is not her first visit．She is the boy's grandmother，and her daughter bought the house next door last October．
Her daughter，Nicole，speaks fluent English．But she is now in Shanghai，and her parents are here with the little boy．Nicole has obviously told her mother that I am having heart surgery soon，so her mother has decided I need more nutrients．
I know what is inside the bag-a thermos with hot soup and a stainless-steel container with rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，sometimes with a kind of pancake．This has become an almost-daily practice．
Communication between us is somewhat affected by the fact that she doesn't speak English and all I can say in Chinese is hello．Once，she brought an iPad as well as the food．She pointed to the screen，which displayed a message from her daughter telling me that her mother wanted to know if the food was all right and whether it was too salty．I am not used to iPads，so she indicated I should go with her to her house．Then，she handed the iPad to her husband and almost immediately I found myself looking at Nicole in Shanghai and discussing her mother's cooking and salt intake．Instantly，tears welled in my eyes．"Your mother just can't be bringing me meals like this all the time，"I insisted．
"I can hardly do dishes in return．""Oh，no，Lucy．"Nicole said．"Mum doesn't like western food．Don't worry about it； she has to cook for the three of them anyway，and she wants to do it．"
The doorbell keeps ringing and there is the familiar brown paper carrier bag，handed smilingly to me．I am now working on some more Chinese words-it's the least I can do after such a display of kindness．
"Thank you"is，of course，the first one．Somehow，it seems inadequate．

33．The elderly Chinese lady visits Lucy regularly becauseC．
A．Lucy pays her to deliver food
B．Lucy likes cooking Chinese food
C．she cares about Lucy's state of health
D．she wants to make friends with Lucy
34．Nicole's mum took an iPad to Lucy's home forA．
A．communicating
B．displaying
C．cooking
D．chatting
35．In this passage Lucy mainly expresses herD．
A．preference for the Chinese food
B．love of the advanced technology
C．affection for the Chinese language
D．gratitude to the Chinese family．

13．Life is difficult．
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it，then life is no longer difficult．Most do not fully see this truth．Instead they complain（抱怨） about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that difficulties stand for a special kind of suffering especially forced on them or else on their families，their class，or even their nation．
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one．Problems，depending on their nature，cause sadness，or loneliness（孤独） or regret or anger or fear．These are uncomfortable feelings，often as painful as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes a lot of problems，life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．Yet，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure．When we want to encourage the growth of human spirit，we encourage the human ability to solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to solve．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn．
As Benjamin Franklin said，"Those things that hurt，instruct（指导）．"It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．

29．Which sentence best expresses the central point of the passage？B
A．Problems and difficulties represent a special kind of suffering．
B．Life is difficult because our problems bring us pain．
C．People like to complain about their problems．
D．We become stronger by facing and solving problems of life．
30．The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph toA．
A．get readers'attention
B．save space
C．persuade readers
D．make readers laugh
31．The main idea of paragraph 3 is thatC．
A．most people feel life is easy
B．the writer feel life is easy
C．most people complain about how hard their lives are
D．the writer likes to complain about his problems
32．According to the passage，we give school children difficult problems to solve in order toC．
A．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problems
B．help them learn to deal with pain
C．encourage them to learn
D．teach them how to respect problems．

12．20 million yuan in quake aid
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation （CRCF） received a donation of 20million yuan for earthquake disaster relief from Shanxi Liansheng Group，a private energy corporation．The fund will be used for tents，clothes and strengthening medical cared services．
Real estate donations
Domestic and foreign real estate（房地产）companies'donations to earthquake-stricken areas exceeded（超过）255million yuan by May 15，according to house．china．cn，a leading property website in China．The companies included CaitaLand，SohoChina，Greenland，New World and Poly Property．In addition to cash，the donations included vans，rescue equipment，tents and medicine．
Color of charity
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation （CRCF） launched a nationwide"Chinese Red"charitable program recently，which is to inspire domestic and foreign enterprises to design a red-colored or packaged product and donate a part of the profits of the product to CRCF for medical care improvements in rural China．Businesses including Microsoft MSN，Glanze and Gome have signed contracts to take part in the program．
Clean water
The US-based water processing company Pentair Water has donated water processing facilities worth about 300，000yuan to charities in western China．The water processing facilities donated by Pentair can produce directly drinkable water．These facilities will be given to poor schools in western China．Pentair says it will continue to support public charity projects to provide more Chinese children with access to clean fresh water．
Established in 1966，the company has become one of the largest water processing equipment manufacturers in the world and its global business revenues reached $3.4billion in 2007．

21．All the messages are aboutC．
A．donations in quake aid
B．earthquake disaster relief
C．charity work
D．environment protection
22．What's the aim of the programme"Chinese Red"？C
A．To design more red-coloured or packaged products．
B．To bring in more profits．
C．To raise more money for medical care improvements in rural China．
D．To help open more domestic and foreign enterprises．
23．In which message do the donations include rescue equipment，tents and medicine？A
A．Real estate donations
B.20 million yuan in quake aid
C．Color of charity
D．Clean water
24．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．The water processing facilities donated by Pentair Water can produce directly drinkable water．
B．The website"house．china．cn"is the largest property website in China．
C．Shanxi Liansheng Group is an energy corporation attached to CRCF．
D．Pentair Water has been the largest water processing equipment manufacturers for 50years．

11．What kind of pan does the woman want？
A．The smaller the better．B．The bigger the better．C．Not too big．

10．Whose phone is ringing？
A．The woman's．B．The man's．C．Someone else's．

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