10．Spain Environmental ProjectFull DescriptionGreenheart Travel?Casita Verde is an incredible eco-ce——青夏教育精英家教网—

10．Spain Environmental ProjectFull Description
Greenheart Travel？Casita Verde （Green House） is an incredible eco-center situated in a beautiful valley near the village of San Jose，Ibiza．This great Mediterranean island is renowned for its rich culture and incredible scenery．Casita Verde is considered an experiential eco-education center，and showcases the best practices for sustainable living and alternative energies．The center includes almost 14acres of working farm land created to demonstrate ecological development powered by wind and sun energy．
How You Will Make a Difference：
-Maintain and improve the farm facilities
-Install an alternative energy system
-Promote environmental awareness among visitors
-Cook delicious，organic meals for visitors
-Learn farming that emphasizes the use of renewable natural resources and the enrichment of local ecosystem
Assist with Sunday community visit/meals
Dates：Flexible dates available
Duration：1to 12weeks
Cost Details：fee includes：housing，fool，medical insurance，in-country staff support，pre-departure orienta-tion，in-country orientation，24-hour emergency contact
A Great Opportunity for：Teens/Professionals
Skills Needed/Experience
Participants should have an active interest in environmental studies/ecology，and strong desire to contribute to the international effort to protect the environment．Those who are interested in it must have extensive hands-on conservation experience and be willing to live rustically（淳朴地）in an alternative community．Some knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required．

1．What do we know about Casita Verde？B
A．It covers about 14 acres in size．
B．It is powered by renewable resources．
C．It is the center of a beautiful valley．
D．It develops its unique culture．
2．What can you do in Casita Verde？C
A．Teach visitors how to grow organic plants．
B．Help the local promote environmental awareness．
C．Prepare organic meals for visitors on Sunday．
D．Make research into an alternative energy system．
3．Who are the intended readers of the text？D
A．Travelers．
B．Famers．
C．Workers．
D．Volunteers．

9．If you are a motivated person，it is easy to put your personal goals ahead of those of the people around you．It is natural and not necessarily a bad thing．However，it is crucial t learn to be a team player．Acting as a part of a team builds character，teacher empathy （共鸣），and eventually achieves goals．（16）F．Here's why：
Group Effort Is More Effective than Individual Effort．You can run a small business pretty independently，but if you ever plan on being employed or running a business that employs others，you'll have to learn how to work with other people（17）G．
Improving Others Equals Improving Yourself．If you're on a team，your personal success helps make you a good team player．This is because most people are at least a little bit competitive，whether they admit it or not．When you do well，you set a standard that others will want to meet．By pushing yourself，you help push the people on your team．（18）A．When you see someone you're working with do something better than you，more often than not，you'll push yourself to meet that standard．
Your Attitude Matters （19）D．People respect the ability to work well with others more than anything．Your individual actions have an impact，but if you're reluctant to do something to help your team，it'll be evident and your contribution will be less appreciated．Having a genuine interest in your team helps you as well as those you're working with．
（20）B．As much as your work is important and necessary to the success of your team，the success of your team is important and necessary to your success．

A．Of course，this works both ways
B．These is a mutual（相互的）effect between personal success and team achievement
C．People with team spirit try hard to make their team the best of all
D．You should be the kind of person who wants to be a team player
E．Those who show respect for others will be respected in turn
F．All of these things，in turn，contribute to your personal success
G．The most impressive achievements are accomplished by groups of people，not individuals．

8．A report says older adults who test their minds with increasingly difficult projects have better mental ability than those who do less demanding activities．
To keep our brains sharp as we age，we are often told to keep our minds active．As the old saying goes，"Use it or lose it．"But，there is very little scientific evidence to support than．
Denise Park is head of the university's Center for？Vital Longevity．She designed a study in which she and her tern placed 221healthy aging and older adults into one of three groups．
"We asked people to learn new things，like quilting or photography．We asked other people to just do fun things like being in a social group function but were not likely to have a very large effect．"
The subjects took part in their assigned activities for 15hours a week over three months．At the end of that time，the researchers found that the adults who learned new skills，such as digital photography，showed the greatest improvements on memory tests．
No improvements were seen in the results of those in the social group that did activities together like going on field trips．There were also no improvements among the third group that listened to classical music or did crossword puzzles．
Denise Park believes one reason for improved memory in the active learning group is that its members were being pushed to learn new skills．The other groups took part in what she call receptive activities．Learning new skills may not cure age-related mental decline．But，Ms．Park thinks being mentally active slows down the process．
Denise Park says the latest information shows that the improvements lasted for at least a year．She and her team plan to do longer follow-up studies with all three groups．She also is interested in learning whether taking part in demanding mental activities delays the development of conditions like Alzheimer's disease．

8．What may the social group be asked to do？C
A．Learn to take photos．
B．Listen to music at home．
C．Go hiking together．
D．Do the dishes．
9．What did Denise Park and her team find？D
A．Doing more exercise can help slow down our age-related mental decline．
B．Having a relaxing life is beneficial to keeping our minds sharp．
C．Keeping our minds active is associated with our health．
D．Learning new skills may help to keep our minds active．
10．If you want to keep your brain sharp you couldC．
A．go swimming with your friends．
B．play chess with your family．
C．learn how to repair the computer．
D．do crossword puzzles online
11．The text is likely to be selected from a book ofD．
A．medicine
B．education
C．aging
D．science．

7．Trapped under six stories of ruins after the Haiti earthquake leveled his hotel，Dan Woolley believed he was going to die．But rather than give in to despair，the film-maker spent 65hours beneath the earth looking up ways t treat his injuries on his iPhone．He also wrote a moving diary for his family，thinking they would only read his last message of love and comfort after his death．Instead，he was pulled from the disaster after a week-and will soon be reunited with his family．
Mr．Woolley had travelled from America to Haiti with his colleague David Hames．Both had been working for charity．He was in the entrance-hall when the earthquake struck and just had time to dive into a comer before the building fell．Buried under tons of ruins，the film-maker downloaded a first aid application to his iPhone．He used the light from the iPhone to show him his injuries and diagnosed it properly as a broken leg．Then，he used the instructions from the app to treat the serious bleeding．The app advised him not to go to sleep if he felt he was going into shock．The resourceful Mr．Woolley set his phone alarm to go off every 20minutes to keep him awake．New technology has played a huge part．
Mr．Woolley used a small black notebook to write messages to his family．He had thought his relatives would read them after he was dead．"I was in a big accident．Don't be upset at God，"he wrote，"I'm still praying that God will get me out，but He may not．But He will always take care of you．"
Mr．Woolley was eventually located by a French rescue team and removed to the U．S．where he was reunited with his wife．Speaking after being flown to Miami for surgery，he said，"Boy，I cried．I wanted to use that time to do everything I could for my family．If it could be just to leave some notes that would help them in life，I would do that．"
He is now looking forward to seeing his family．

4．In the diary，Mr．Woolley noted his family．D
A．he was looking for ways to survive
B．his iPhone was more than useful
C．he wanted to do something for his family
D．this might be his last messages of love
5．Which of the following statements is not wrong？D
A．Woolley was confident that he would survive．
B．Woolley was making a film when the earthquake broke out．
C．Woolley is now reconvening in a Haiti hospital．
D．Woolley tried to stay conscious under the ruins．
6．What is the most important factor in Woolley's survival？B
A．His beloved family．
B．The high technology．
C．His strong will．
D．The French rescue team．
7．What is the best title for the text？C
A．A Large Earthquake Hit Haiti
B．Strong Will Saved Woolley
C．A Man Used an iPhone to Survive
D．Nothing Is More Important than Family．

6．

Memorandum（备忘录）
To：Members of all departments
From：Annette Derringer
Subject：Year-end party
Date：November 26

This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month's year-end party．As you know，the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club，which we have reserved between 6：00 pm and 10：00 pm on the evening of December 21st.1 have received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance，but if you have not let me know yet，please do so in the next day or two．Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company．
The manager of Green Vale has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before．Basically，there is enough parking space for only 100 vehicles，so he would like to ask those of you planning to drive to try car pool（拼车）as much as possible．Also，the number of lockers available is small，so guests should try to keep belongings to a，minimum．
Thanks in advance，
Annette

To：Annette Derringer aderringer@belway．com
From：Kype Berwick
Subject：Year-end party
Date：November 28

Annette，
I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on December 21st although I do not think I will be able to arrive before 7：30．I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests．I know it is a bit of a last-minute request，but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time，and they would love to see the Green Vale．If it is not a problem，then could you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets？Also，assuming this is OK，we are planning to drive down in a single car to reduce the need for paring and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the ear．I will have a couple of days off before the party，and I will not be in my office December 17th，so could you get back to me before then？
Thanks a lot，
Kyle

1．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the memorandum？A
A．Payments for extra guests．
B．Time of the year-end party
C．Parking restrictions．
D．Storage of personal items．
2．Kyle Berwick writes to Annette Derringer mainly toD．
A．ask the price of movie tickets
B．explain why he cannot to the party
C．confirm the route to the hotel．
D．ask if he can bring guests to the party．
3．What can we infer from the passage？B
A．The manager of the Green Vale doesn't want the members to go there by car．
B．Annette is in charge of making arrangements for the year-end party．
C．The members can take as many belongings as they can with them．
D．Kype Berwick won't bring guests to the party if he as to pay for the tickets．

5．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
改正：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Last Saturday，I went to the People's Park with my parents．We were hanging out while we saw a naughty boy throwing a banana's skin casual on the ground．Just then，an old man passes by and didn't notice the skin．He slipped on it and fell down．On see that，we hurriedly went up and found that he was injure．So I called 120for help immediately and then an ambulance soon arrived at and took an old man to the nearest hospital．However，the boy had left before we knew it．It was the boy's casual behavior caused this accidents．It's high time that we minded our manners and behaved us．

4．Some scientists say there will not be enough land for Earth in the near future．So some other places should be （61）found （find） by us to live．While some scientists are considering （62）buiding（build） communities on the Moon and Mars，other scientists feel independent space stations could bring many more （63）benefits （benefit）．
So what is wrong （64）with the Moon or Mars？Firstly，the distances are a problem．The Moon is about 240，000 miles from Earth．Mars is over 35million miles away．The journey to the Moon takes about eight days，and the one to Mars takes from six to eight months．It will be both time-consuming and （65）dangerous（danger） to get settlers to these distant places．Moreover，it takes a message up to 44minutes to go from Earth to Mars，（66）which makes fast communication impossible．However，（67）thespace station circling Earth is just a few hours away．This makes the trip much cheaper and communication （68）relatively （relative） easy．Furthermore，the （69）absence（absent） of light at night on the Moon and Mars isn't a good thing either．On a space station，however，the sun's energy can be made available （70）to support（support） people living there 24 hours a day．

3．It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence．There are some other important ways we shape our kids-particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words．For example，we can say to a child"Don't run into traffic!"or"Stay on the footpath close to me．"In using the latter，you will be helping your kids to think and act positively，and to feel confident in a wide range of situations，because they know what to do，and aren't scaring themselves about what not to do．
Actually，it is all in the way the human mind works．What we think，we automatically rehearse（预演）．For example，if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes，you wouldn't be able to do it．When a child is told"Don't fall off the tree，"he will think of two things："don't"and"fall off the tree"．That is，he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind．A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off．So it is far better to use"Hold on to the tree carefully"．
Clear，positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things．Kids do not always know how to be safe，or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words．So parents should make their commands positive．"Sam，hold on firm to the side of the boat"is much more useful than"Don't you dare to fall out of the boat？"or worse still"How do you think I'll feel if you drown？"The changes are small but difference is obvious．
Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words，so it pays to be positive．

32．Positive choice of words helps kids toA．
A．build up their confidence
B．learn in different situations
C．improve their imagination
D．do things carefully
33．What can we infer from Paragraph 2？B
A．A child will act on what is instructed．
B．One can't help imagining what is heard．
C．A child will fall off the tree when told not to．
D．One won't think of a blue monkey when given money．
34．Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe？C
A．How do you think I'll feel if you get hurt？
B．Don't play by the lake．
C．Fasten your seat belt．
D．Don't you dare to walk through the red light？
35．The main idea of the passage is thatD．
A．praise makes kids confident
B．right instructions keep kids safe
C．clear commands make kids different
D．positive instructions guide kids．

2．Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships．For example，in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure．Yet it also has other uses．A woman's smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child．A smile may show love or politeness．It can also hide true feelings．we often causes confusion （困惑） across cultures．For example，many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper．Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places （although this is less common in big cities）．Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places； frequently used to cover painful feelings，Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile．
Our faces show emotions （情感），but we should not attempt to"read"people from another culture as we would"read"someone from our own culture．The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions．Rather，there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted．For example，in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do．When with friends，Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly．
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States．People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others．The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different．If we judge according to our own cultural habits，we may make the mistake of"reading"the other person incorrectly．

28．What does the smile usually mean in the U．S．？B
A．Love．
B．Joy．
C．Politeness．
D．Thankfulness
29．The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile canC．
A．show friendliness to strangers
B．be used in the wrong places
C．be used to hide true feelings
D．show personal habits
30．What should we do before attempting to"read"people？D
A．Learn about their relations with others．
B．Figure out what they will do next．
C．Find out about their past experience．
D．Understand their cultural backgrounds．
31．What would be the best title for the text？D
A．Cultural Differences
B．Smiles and Relationships
C．Habits and Emotions
D．Facial Expressiveness．

1．My wife，daughter，and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today．We live on a corner，higher than street level，and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall．The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk，the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish．
We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our"rock garden"．Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants，Denise or I would stick them out front，just to bring some color to the area．We would do all of the yard work on our own，even the tiring weed-pulling．
Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify，I knew I didn't plant it and Denise claimed that she didn't either．We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant，it appeared to be a Sunflower with a tall skinny stalk（茎，杆） and only one head on it．I decided to baby it along and weed around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I noticed something unusual．The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin．It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun．
That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower，we can attain the same nourishment（营养） and growth as well．
Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires．

24．We can know from the first paragraph thatC．
A．the author finished building his home hurriedly
B．the author's home is made of rock walls
C．the author's family have lived in this home for nine years
D．there is a wall along the sidewalk
25．The author found it unusual thatD．
A．the mystery plant turned out to be a Sunflower
B．the Sunflower had a tall stalk and only one head
C．the Sunflower had started where the stalk was seen
D．the Sunflower grew under and around a big rock
26．Which of the following best describes the Sunflower？C
A．Brave and stubborn．
B．Optimistic and modest．
C．Confident and persistent．
D．Mysterious and devoted．
27．What can be inferred from this passage？A
A．We can achieve success as long as we are self-confident．
B．The universal truth made the sunflower survive．
C．A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the sunflower．
D．Human beings are able to remove obstacles．

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