15．We promisewhoeverattends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star．——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．It all began with a stop at a red light．
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter，Hannah，back from a sleepover in 2006．While waiting at a traffic light，they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other．
"Dad，if that man had a less nice car，that man there could have a meal，"Hannah protested．The light changed and they drove on，but Hannah was too young to be reasonable．She pestered（纠缠）her parents about inequity，insisting that she wanted to do something．
"What do you want to do？"her mom responded．"Sell our house？"
Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager．Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds（收入）to charity，while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home．
Eventually，that's what the family did．The project-crazy，impetuous（鲁莽的）and absolutely inspiring-is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month：The Power of Half．It's a book that，frankly，I'd be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it．An impressionable child reads this，and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street．
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere，when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes，the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference-for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help．In a column a week ago，it described neurological（神经生物学的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction．The Salwens'experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness．
Mr．Salwen and his wife，Joan，had always assumed that their kids would be better bigger house．But after they downsized，there was much less space to retreat to，so the family members spent more time around each other．A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house．

32．What does the underlined word"inequity"most probably mean in Paragraph 3？A
A．Unfairness．B．Satisfaction．C．Personal attitude．D．Reasonable statement．
33．What is suggested in the underlined sentence"Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager．"in Paragraph 5？D
A．Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager．
B．Unless a child is realistic，never give an answer immediately．
C．Give an answer if the child is reasonable．
D．Don't respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration．
34．Which of the following statements is IRUE according to the passage？C
A．Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap．
B．Unselfishness has nothing to do with people's primary satisfaction．
C．Hannah asked her parents to do charity and they sold their house．
D．The writer's children asked him to sell their house．
35．What can we learn from the last paragraph？B
A．The Salwens regretted selling their house．
B．The family members get much closer．
C．Small houses can bring happiness．
D．The Salwens intend to buy another big house．

11．An absolute description of the threat hanging over the world's mammals，reptiles，amphibians and other life forms has been published by the well-known scientific journal，Nature．A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that an astonishing 41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened．
Many species are already critically endangered and close to extinction，including the Sumatran elephant，Amur leopard and mountain gorilla．But also in danger of vanishing（消失）for the wild，it now appears，are animals that are currently rated as merely being endangered．
In each case，the finger of blame points directly at human activities．The continuing spread of agriculture is destroying millions of hectares of wild habitats every year，leaving animals without homes，while the introduction of newly-come species，often helped by humans，is also damaging native populations．At the same time，pollution and overfishing are destroying ocean ecosystems．
"Habitat destruction，pollution or overfishing either kill off wild creatures and plants or leaves them badly weakened，"said Derek Tittensor，an ocean ecologist at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge．"The trouble is that in coming decades，the additional threat of worsening climate change will become more and more common and could then kill off these survivors．"
The problem，according to Nature，is worsened because of the huge gaps in scientists knowledge about the planet's biodiversity．Evaluations of the total number of species of animals and plants alive vary from 2million to 50million．In addition，evaluations of current rates of species'disappearances vary from 500to 36，000a year．"That is the real problem we face，"added Tittensor．"The scale of uncertainty is huge．"
In the end，however，the data indicate that the world is heading cruelly towards a mass extinction-which is defined as one involving a loss of 75% of species or more．This could arrive in less than a hundred years or could take a thousand，depending on extinction rates．

28．What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs？C
A．Figures about some wild animals are astonishing．
B．Nature is the famous journal around the world．
C．Many endangered species are close to extinction．
D．Some rare species have appeared around the world．
29．From paragraph 4we know that another future threat isC．
A．destruction of habitats
B．overfishing and pollution
C．the worsening climate change
D．killing off wild creatures and plants
30．What is the real problem we are facing now according to paragraph 5？D
A．The killing of wild creatures and cutting of trees．
B．The global warming caused by human beings．
C．The destruction of ocean ecosystem by pollution．
D．Evaluation of current rates of species'disappearances．
31．What does"This"in the last sentence refer to？A
A．mass extinction．B．extinction rates．C．extinction time．D.75% of species or more．

10．There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life，one becomes happy，the other becomes unhappy．This results from the different ways in which they consider things，persons，events and the resulting effects upon their minds．People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things：the pleasant parts of conversation，the well prepared dishes，the goodness of the wine，the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful things．Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things．Therefore，they are continually dissatisfied．By their words，they sour the pleasure of society，offend （hurt） many people，and make themselves unwelcome everywhere．If this state of mind is founded in nature，such unhappy person would be the more to be shown sympathy．The intention（意图） of criticizing（批评） and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation（模仿）．It grows into a habit，unknown to its owners．The habit may be strong，but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes．I hope this little warning may be of service to them，and help them change this habit．
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination，it has serious results in life since it brings about deep sorrow and bad luck．Those people hurt many others．Nobody loves them，and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect．This often puts them in a bad mood and draws them into arguments．If they want to get some advantages in social position or money，nobody wishes them success．Nor will anyone start a step of speaking a word to favor their hopes．If they bring on themselves public objections（反对），no one will defend or excuse them，and many will join to crticize their wrong doings．These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing，without worrying needlessly about themselves and others．If they do not，it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them．

24．People who are unhappyA．
A．always see the unpleasant side of certain things
B．are usually born with the criticizing qualities．
C．usually misunderstand what others think or say
D．always dislike and quarrel with happy people
25．The phrase"sour the pleasure of society"most nearly means"C"．
A．have a good taste with social life
B．tend to praise others openly
C．make others unhappy
D．enjoy the pleasure of life
26．We can conclude from the passage thatB．
A．we should pity all such unhappy people
B．people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
C．such unhappy people are dngerous to social life
D．unhappy people can not understand happy person
27．If such unhappy person insists on keeping the habit，the author suggests people shouldD．
A．quarrel with them until they realize it
B．show no respect and politeness to them
C．help them to recognize the bad effects
D．prevent any communication with them．

9．The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits．Here are some findings and expert advice．
（1）How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday？
•Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day．
•Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush．Brush gently for 2 minutes at least twice a day．
（2）How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday？
•Finding：Seniors，on average，bathe fewer tha 3 days a week．And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4times a day-half of the number doctors recommend．
•step：We touch our faces around 3000 times a day-often inviting germs to enter our mouth，nose and eyes．Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle．And，most importantly，wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds．
（3）．How often do you think about fighting germs？
•Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should．
•Step：Be aware of germs．Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else？To kill these germs，keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds．

21．What is found out about American seniors？D
A．Most of them have good habits．
B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week．
C．All of them are fighting germs better than expected．
D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day．
22．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．We should keep from touching our faces．
B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth．
C．A kichen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet．
D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle．
23．The text probably comes fromB．
A．a guide book．
B．a popular magazine．
C．a book review．
D．an official document．

8．I have loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair，looking at the ink bottle，pens，and white paper，I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world
Years later，during her final illness，Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．But the desk，"she'd said again，"is for Elizabeth．"
I never saw her get angry，never saw her cry．I knew she loved me，she showed it in action．But as a young girl，I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter．
They never happened．
As years passed and I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive（原谅） me．
I posted the letter and waited for her answer．None came．
My hope turned to disappointment，then little interest and，finally，peace，it seemed that nothing happened．
I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it，and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．
Now the present of her desk told me，as she had never been able to，that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work．
Give me an answer，my letter ask，in any way you choose．Mother，you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．

12．What did the writer fail to do when she was young？B
A．Have a heart-to-heart talk with her mother．
B．Have her mother's desk．
C．Have her mother's good habit．
D．Write a letter to her mother．
13．Why did the writer write to her mother？A
A．She missed her mother．
B．Her mother lived far away．
C．She asked her mother to forgive her．
D．Her mother couldn't speak．
14．What can we learn from this passage？C
A．Her mother talked too much in life．
B．Her mother received the letter．
C．The writer got the answer to the letter．
D．Her mother's act greatly influenced（影响） her．
15．Who was Elizabeth？D
A．A girl．B．The writer．C．The mother．D．The sister．

7．A friend of mine named Paul receive an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin（顽童） was walking around the shining car．"Is this your car，Paul？"he asked． Paul answered，"Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．"The boy was surprised．"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything？Boy，I wish…"He hesitated（犹豫）．
Of coure，Paul knew what he was going to wish for．His wish was that he would have a brother like that．But the boy's words greatly surprised Paul
"I wish，"the boy went on，"that I could be a brother like that．"Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，"Would you like to take a ride in my car？"
"Oh yes，I'd love to．"
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，"Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？"
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．"Will you stop where those two steps are？the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．
"There she is，Buddy，just like I told you．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent（美分）．And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things．"

8．From the story we can see the urchinA．
A．wihed to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
9．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his houseD．
A．to show his neighbors the big car
B．to show he had a rich friend
C．to let his brother ride in the car
D．to tell his brother about his wish
10．We can infer（推断）from the story thatB．
A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin's wish came true in the end
11．The best name of the name story isC．
A．A Christmas Present
B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That
D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride．

6．I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination ha plenty of space to expand（拓展）．
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French，my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That's the time I started writing，just for myself，and I've been writing ever since．
I have always loved BIG IDEAS，and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories．And I also write horror（恐怖的）stories．I think they are like the old fairytales（童话故事），and can teach you important things．
I am in my forties on the outside，twelve on the inside．I like rock music，Indian andChinese food，and I enjoy drinking．I live in a small village with my wife Mary，ducs，cats，goats，hens and lots of rabbits．If you'd like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books，go to www．sbowkett．freeserve．co．uk．

1． He liked playing out on the hills because he couldA．
A．expand his imagination
B．learn French
C．listen to stories
D．buy some books
2．Maybe the writer isDyears old now．
A.12 B.22 C.32 D.42
3． According to the passage，the writer keepsB．
A．cats，hens and pigs
B．ducks，goats and rabbits
C．hens，rabbits and dogs
D．rabbits，pigs and cats．

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